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Kentucky's 1st district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of James Comer

James Comer

KY · District 1
RepublicanChair, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Raised $1,899,533 · 499K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.3% of votes
9.9 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Education and Workforce +2 more
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Cook PVI: R+23

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population759,138
Median household income$57,974
Median age40.2
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%
White alone83.8%
Black alone6.4%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Asian alone0.7%
Unemployment rate3.8%
Population density (per sq mi)66

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.