What happened in southeast Kentucky?

[ElectionsGuy]

Not just in the governor race, but nearly all Dems down the ballot did better than their statewide number in many counties in southeast Kentucky that trended R well before Trump. Counties like Knott, Floyd, Breathitt, and Magoffin. Why did this happen? Western Kentucky trended a lot more Republican but these areas snapped back to Democratic this election cycle, and it doesn't look like it was just because of Bevin.

[DINGO Joe]

I guess you'd have to explain why Harlan and Bell went the other way though.

[Gass3268]

I guess you'd have to explain why Harlan and Bell went the other way though.

They say in Harlan County, there are no neutrals there.

[Holmes]

Dead cat bounce?

[Alben Barkley]

There is still a strong Democratic tradition in these counties. Seems people were a little too quick to declare it dead. No, they don't like national Democrats -- especially not Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton -- but that doesn't mean they hate local Democrats. The state party still has a pulse there, and is essentially seen as a separate entity from the national party. It has been for a long time, and clearly that hasn't quite changed yet no matter how hard the GOP has been working to nationalize state races here.

[Frenchrepublican]

This area is still fairly friendly to democrats downballot. Just look at the numerous State House districts that democrats still hold in the area.

[Frodo]

Does anyone have an updated statewide map showing the partisan breakdown of seats in the Kentucky House?  I am curious to see how many Republicans now represent the ancestrally Democratic region of eastern Kentucky, especially now that they have a three-quarters super-majority in the chamber.

Here is the partisan breakdown from 2016 after they first won the chamber (and along the lines of what I am looking for):



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[Frenchrepublican]

Does anyone have an updated statewide map showing the partisan breakdown of seats in the Kentucky House?  I am curious to see how many Republicans now represent the ancestrally Democratic region of eastern Kentucky, especially now that they have a three-quarters super-majority in the chamber.

Here is the partisan breakdown from 2016 after they first won the chamber (and along the lines of what I am looking for):



source

I hope it can help you.

https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-state-legislative-results/

[Frodo]

Does anyone have an updated statewide map showing the partisan breakdown of seats in the Kentucky House?  I am curious to see how many Republicans now represent the ancestrally Democratic region of eastern Kentucky, especially now that they have a three-quarters super-majority in the chamber.

Here is the partisan breakdown from 2016 after they first won the chamber (and along the lines of what I am looking for):



source

I hope it can help you.

https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-state-legislative-results/

That works, thanks! 

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Does anyone have an updated statewide map showing the partisan breakdown of seats in the Kentucky House?  I am curious to see how many Republicans now represent the ancestrally Democratic region of eastern Kentucky, especially now that they have a three-quarters super-majority in the chamber.

Here is the partisan breakdown from 2016 after they first won the chamber (and along the lines of what I am looking for):



source

Democrats were reduced to just 2 seats in Appalachian Kentucky in the State House in 2020, 1 of which went unopposed.