Kentucky's 33rd Senate district

Kentucky's 33rd State Senate district
Senator	Gerald Neal D–Louisville since January 1, 1989
Registration	71.9% Democratic 17.7% Republican 9.9% No party preference
Demographics	35.9% White 55.0% Black 4.7% Hispanic 0.6% Asian 0.1% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4% Other 3.3% Multiracial
Population (2023)	116,065
Registered voters (2025)	85,412

Kentucky's 33rd Senatorial district is one of 38 districts in the Kentucky Senate. It comprises part of Jefferson County. It has been represented by Gerald Neal (D–Louisville) since 1989.[1] As of 2023, the district had a population of 116,065.[2]

Voter registration

On January 1, 2025, the district had 85,412 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.

Party		Registration
		Voters	%
	Democratic	61,409	71.90
	Republican	15,153	17.74
	Independent	3,166	3.71
	Libertarian	242	0.28
	Green	63	0.07
	Constitution	24	0.03
	Socialist Workers	17	0.02
	Reform	8	0.01
	"Other"	5,330	6.24
Total		85,412	100.00
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

Election results from statewide races

2022 – present

Year	Office	Results[a]
2022	Senator	Booker 77.7 - 22.2%
	Amendment 1	72.6 - 27.4%
	Amendment 2	78.8 - 21.2%
2023	Governor	Beshear 86.0 - 14.0%
	Secretary of State	Wheatley 78.4 - 21.6%
	Attorney General	Stevenson 81.3 - 18.7%
	Auditor of Public Accounts	Reeder 79.8 - 20.2%
	State Treasurer	Bowman 82.0 - 18.0%
	Commissioner of Agriculture	Enlow 81.0 - 19.0%
2024	President	Harris 73.5 - 25.1%
	Amendment 1	56.8 - 43.2%
	Amendment 2	77.2 - 22.8%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Bernard J. Bonn (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1948 – January 1, 1968	Elected in 1947. Reelected in 1951. Reelected in 1955. Reelected in 1959. Reelected in 1963. Retired.	1944–1964 Jefferson County (part).
				1964–1972
Georgia Powers (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1989	Elected in 1967. Reelected in 1971. Reelected in 1975. Reelected in 1979. Reelected in 1983. Retired.
				1972–1974
				1974–1984
				1984–1993 Jefferson County (part).
Gerald Neal (Louisville)	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – present	Elected in 1988. Reelected in 1992. Reelected in 1996. Reelected in 2000. Reelected in 2004. Reelected in 2008. Reelected in 2012. Reelected in 2016. Reelected in 2020. Reelected in 2024.
				1993–1997
				1997–2003
				2003–2015
				2015–2023
				2023–present

Elections

2024

Main article: 2024 Kentucky Senate election

2020

Main article: 2020 Kentucky Senate election

2016

Main article: 2016 Kentucky Senate election

2004

Main article: 2004 Kentucky Senate election

1996

Main article: 1996 Kentucky Senate election

Notes

1. Figures presented in this table are calculated by summing precinct election results published by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, using precinct data that list each precinct's senatorial district.

References

1. "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
2. "Census profile: State Senate District 33, KY". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2025.