Kentucky / KY-02
Kentucky District 2
Score
Irregularity score 30 CompactLess compact than 25% of other congressional districts.
323rd least compact of 429 nationally, 4th of 6 in Kentucky.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.24at least as compact as 45% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.71at least as compact as 91% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.84at least as compact as 72% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
22% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Bowling Green cityall 72,294 residents
- Owensboro cityall 60,183 residents
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government31,497 of its 386,884 residents
- Elizabethtown cityall 31,394 residents
- Radcliff cityall 23,042 residents
- Mount Washington cityall 18,090 residents
- Glasgow cityall 15,014 residents
- Shepherdsville cityall 14,201 residents
- Bardstown city9,749 of its 13,567 residents
- Hillview cityall 8,622 residents
And 89 smaller places. 48% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
141 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 33 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 141 ZIP codes
- 40004 (48%)
- 40013 (13%)
- 40023 (53%)
- 40037 (8%)
- 40047 (99%)
- 40051
- 40052 (79%)
- 40071 (10%)
- 40104
- 40107
- 40108
- 40109 (99%)
- 40110
- 40111
- 40115
- 40117
- 40119
- 40121
- 40140
- 40142
- 40143
- 40144
- 40145
- 40146
- 40150
- 40152
- 40155
- 40157
- 40160
- 40161
- 40162
- 40165
- 40170
- 40171
- 40175
- 40176
- 40177 (91%)
- 40178
- 40229 (32%)
- 40245 (54%)
- 40272 (1%)
- 40291 (14%)
- 40299 (7%)
- 42101
- 42103
- 42104 (99%)
- 42122 (98%)
- 42123
- 42127
- 42130
- 42131
- 42133 (35%)
- 42141
- 42154 (15%)
- 42156
- 42159
- 42160
- 42163
- 42166 (23%)
- 42170 (63%)
- 42171
- 42206 (37%)
- 42207
- 42210
- 42214 (16%)
- 42220 (1%)
- 42252
- 42256 (15%)
- 42259
- 42261
- 42273
- 42274
- 42275
- 42276 (1%)
- 42285
- 42301 (99%)
- 42303
- 42320
- 42321
- 42322
- 42323
- 42324
- 42325
- 42326
- 42327
- 42328
- 42330
- 42332
- 42333
- 42337
- 42338
- 42339
- 42343
- 42344
- 42345 (99%)
- 42347
- 42348
- 42349
- 42350
- 42351
- 42352
- 42354
- 42355
- 42356
- 42361
- 42366
- 42367
- 42368
- 42369
- 42370
- 42371
- 42372
- 42374
- 42376
- 42378
- 42464 (7%)
- 42701
- 42712
- 42713
- 42716 (97%)
- 42718 (3%)
- 42721
- 42722
- 42724
- 42726
- 42729
- 42732
- 42740
- 42743 (98%)
- 42746 (92%)
- 42748
- 42749 (94%)
- 42754
- 42757
- 42762
- 42764
- 42765
- 42776
- 42782
- 42784
- 42788
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Kentucky used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
S. Brett Guthrie, Republican
Elected November 3, 2026, takes office January 3, 2027.
Unofficial results from the Kentucky State Board of Elections / Secretary of State, checked November 6, 2026. A race shows a winner once news decision desks have called it. Results become official when the state certifies them. Where this comes from
Kentucky's senators
- Mitch McConnell, RepublicanSeat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Andy Barr, Republican, won and takes office January 3, 2027.
- Rand Paul, Republican
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Kentucky
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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