2024 presidential election
Fort Knox
TrumpR+20.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 59.2% | 591 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.1% | 390 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 17 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −2.6% |
| 2012 | −4.6% |
| 2016 | −27.1% |
| 2020 | −23.4% |
| 2024 | −20.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 390 | 591 | 998 | ||
| R | 1,131 | 1,841 | 3,034 | ||
| R | 297 | 544 | 910 | ||
| R | 237 | 260 | 497 | ||
| R | 275 | 290 | 581 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Fort KnoxCity | KentuckyState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 55.6% | 82.6% | 61.0% |
| Black | 16.4% | 7.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 19.9% | 6.2% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.7% | 1.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22.7% | 5.0% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $82,663 | $63,726 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 9.0% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 24 | 39.2 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.3% | 17.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 48.3% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 16.3% | 6.8% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 12.2% | 3.4% | 13.6% |
| Other languages | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 13.6% | English 14.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 12.7% | German 12.7% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 11.2% | American 11.5% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 6.6%County context | 7.9% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 31.1%County context | 31.3% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 55.2%County context | 50.7% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.6%
German
12.7%
Irish
11.2%
American
9.2%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 24.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,663
Fort Knox$82,663
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)15.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Other languages1.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.0%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Korean0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted55.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Fort Knox sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.1 points.
A population of 8,836, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,663 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fort Knox, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fort Knox, Kentucky voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 998 votes cast, 390 went Democratic and 591 went Republican.
What is Fort Knox, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Fort Knox, Kentucky in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Fort Knox, Kentucky?
Fort Knox, Kentucky has a population of 8,836 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Knox, Kentucky?
Median household income in Fort Knox, Kentucky is $82,663 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Fort Knox, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Fort Knox, Kentucky from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.