† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBardstownKentuckyUnited States
English14.7%14.5%9.5%
American12.1%11.5%5.3%
Irish10.2%11.0%9.4%
German9.3%12.7%12.5%
Italian1.9%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
French1.1%1.1%1.6%
Swedish0.9%——
African American†13.3%6.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%0.5%
Mexican4.3%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bardstown
Kentucky
United States
Median age
38.1
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bardstown
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$51,381
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.7%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.7%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bardstown
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.2%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bardstown
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
—
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bardstown, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.6%
2008
−1.6%
2012
−4.8%
2016
−9.8%
2020
−12.2%
2024
−18.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.9%Harris2,186
58.7%Trump3,216
1.5%
R+18.8
R+6.5
R+17.3
5,483
R
43.1%Biden2,465
55.3%Trump3,165
1.6%
R+12.2
R+2.4
R+16.7
5,720
R
42.7%Clinton2,230
52.5%Trump2,742
4.8%
R+9.8
R+5.1
R+11.9
5,220
R
47.0%Obama2,419
51.7%Romney2,664
1.3%
R+4.8
R+3.2
R+8.6
5,152
R
48.2%Obama2,505
49.8%McCain2,586
1.9%
R+1.6
D+8.1
R+8.8
5,192
R
44.9%Kerry2,134
54.5%Bush2,591
0.6%
R+9.6
—
R+7.2
4,755
Bardstown anchors Kentucky's bourbon industry and draws significant tourism, but its Nelson County context means it sits in a reliably conservative rural orbit despite its small-city amenities and Catholic institutional presence.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.8 points.
A population of 13,804, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,381 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Paris and Maysville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Bardstown, Kentucky voted Republican by 18.8 points (R+18.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,483 votes cast, 2,186 went Democratic and 3,216 went Republican.
How many people live in Bardstown, Kentucky?
Bardstown, Kentucky has a population of 13,804 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bardstown, Kentucky?
Median household income in Bardstown, Kentucky is $51,381 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Bardstown, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bardstown, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
