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Assignment 2: Congressional District Analysis

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The congressional district I live in is the 6th district in Kentucky. Counties within this district are Nicholas, Bath, Bourbon, Madison, Clark, Fayette, Menifee, and parts of Harrison, Wolfe, Jessamine, Franklin, and Estill. Major cities within this district include Lexington in Fayette County, Cynthiana in Harrison County, and Frankfort in Franklin County. Due to Lexington and Frankfort being in this district, there are a wide variety of universities and colleges, tourist spots, and major employers. These include the University of Kentucky and Transylvania of Kentucky, Keeneland Horse Park, Rupp Arena, and Lexmark. What truly makes our district unique is the blend of city life in big cities, such as Lexington, and the quaint life in smaller towns, such as my hometown of Carlisle. The 6th congressional district of Kentucky’s demographic is heavily white, with around 83.3% of the population being white and only 12.9% being either African American or Hispanic. …show more content…

Previous representatives include Ben Chandler, who was a Democrat and served from February 17th, 2004 to January 3rd, 2013, and Ernie Fletcher, who was a Republican and served from January 3rd 1999 to December 8th, 2013 after resigning when elected Governor of Kentucky. In very recent years, from 1979 to present, Representatives have had a “tug-of-war” game with elected Representatives’ party affiliations switching from Republican to Democrat between every election. However, from 1979 to 1866, Kentucky’s 6th district was represented solely by Democrats with only one Republican representative being elected within 113 years. During this time, in 1931, Kentucky 6th congressional district was changed to an at-large district and continues to use the at-large voting system to this

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