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Kentucky's 2nd 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 Brett Guthrie

Brett Guthrie

KY · District 2
RepublicanChair, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Raised $4,707,593 · 43K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
17.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Cook PVI: R+20

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population775,395
Median household income$68,629
Median age39.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%
White alone82.2%
Black alone4.7%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%
Asian alone2.6%
Unemployment rate4.8%
Population density (per sq mi)106

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.