† 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
GroupBereaKentuckyUnited States
English17.8%14.5%9.5%
American13.3%11.5%5.3%
Irish10.4%11.0%9.4%
German9.9%12.7%12.5%
Scottish2.0%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.9%2.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.4%0.8%—
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
Mexican3.3%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.7%0.7%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
African American†3.0%6.6%9.9%
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
Berea
Kentucky
United States
Median age
33.2
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
16.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.0%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Berea
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$59,495
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Berea
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Berea
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.
Berea, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.0%
2008
−11.3%
2012
−17.8%
2016
−18.1%
2020
−15.1%
2024
−21.4%
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
38.3%Harris2,718
59.7%Trump4,235
2.0%
R+21.4
R+6.2
R+19.9
7,095
R
41.3%Biden2,994
56.4%Trump4,093
2.3%
R+15.1
D+3.0
R+19.6
7,256
R
37.9%Clinton2,463
56.0%Trump3,642
6.1%
R+18.1
R+0.3
R+20.2
6,502
R
40.1%Obama2,262
57.9%Romney3,268
2.1%
R+17.8
R+6.5
R+21.7
5,646
R
43.4%Obama2,463
54.7%McCain3,105
1.9%
R+11.3
D+1.7
R+18.6
5,676
R
43.3%Kerry2,290
56.3%Bush2,979
0.5%
R+13.0
—
R+10.6
5,293
Berea's tuition-free liberal arts college draws a nationally diverse student body into one of Kentucky's most reliably competitive small cities, producing margins that often diverge sharply from surrounding Madison County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.
A population of 15,786, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,495 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cookeville and Georgetown.
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, Berea, Kentucky voted Republican by 21.4 points (R+21.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,095 votes cast, 2,718 went Democratic and 4,235 went Republican.
How many people live in Berea, Kentucky?
Berea, Kentucky has a population of 15,786 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Berea, Kentucky?
Median household income in Berea, Kentucky is $59,495 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Berea, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Berea, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
