Thomas Massie
Kentucky's 4th congressional district
KY-4 Midterms Intelligence
Thomas Massie has turned KY-04 into a one-man brand: 13 years in office, a hard-edged libertarian conservative profile, and a seat so red it’s functionally unopposed—2024 was uncontested. The district is overwhelmingly White (87.9%) and built around stable, property-owning exurbs and small towns, with 75.4% homeownership reinforcing an anti-tax, anti-regulation baseline. His Judiciary and Transportation & Infrastructure posts give him leverage on policing, civil liberties, and infrastructure permitting, but he’s more likely to buck leadership than court swing voters.
For advocates, persuasion isn’t about partisan conversion; it’s about aligning with local economics and skepticism of federal overreach. Lead with cost-of-living and fiscal restraint: median income is $80,457, yet 14.3% of jobs are in manufacturing and sensitive to energy, trade, and regulatory costs. Coalitions that pair business certainty with constitutional framing can move Massie; threats of primary pressure, not general-election backlash, are the only real accountability lever.
Economic & Demographic Snapshot
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.
Kentucky District 4 Demographics
Median Age 39.3 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 75.4% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 32.0% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 7.5% (vs 12.4%) · Income $80,457 (vs $37,585)
Age Distribution
Near the national median age (39.3 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 50–59 at 13.2%.
Race & Ethnicity
White residents are the largest group at 87.9%.
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.
Education
32.0% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. 8.4% of residents lack a high school diploma.
Income Distribution
Median household income is $80,457, well above the $37,585 national median.
Housing
A homeowner district: 75.4% own their home, well above the 65.5% national average. Median rent is $1,048. Median home value is $246,500.
How People Get to Work
Car-dependent: 76.1% drive alone to work. Average commute is 25.8 minutes.
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