2024 presidential election
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance)
Constituent county margins for Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), KYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 49.3% | 87,843 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 49.1% | 87,473 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 2,941 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | −3.9% |
| 2016 | −4.2% |
| 2020 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | +0.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 49.3%Harris87,843 | 49.1%Trump87,473 | 1.6% | 178,257 | ||
| D | 50.9%Biden96,421 | 47.3%Trump89,644 | 1.8%incl. Jorgensen | 189,496 | ||
| R | 45.6%Clinton77,428 | 49.7%Trump84,481 | 4.7%incl. Johnson | 169,903 | ||
| R | 48.0%Obama75,698 | 52.0%Romney81,886 | 0.0% | 157,584 | ||
| R | 47.8%Obama78,785 | 51.1%McCain84,121 | 1.1% | 164,715 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance)City | KentuckyState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 60.7% | 82.6% | 61.0% |
| Black | 22.4% | 7.7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 1.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 11.0% | 6.2% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 2.9% | 1.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.5% | 5.0% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $66,849 | $63,726 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 15.9% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 37.7 | 39.2 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.2% | 17.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 37.0% | 27.7% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 12.9% | 6.8% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 6.7% | 3.4% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Other languages | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 15.6% | English 14.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.0% | German 12.7% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 12.0% | American 11.5% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 14.2%County context | 7.9% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 21.0%County context | 31.3% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 49.0%County context | 50.7% | 51.5% |
| Black Protestant | 7.0%County context | 2.4% | 2.2% |
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.
German
15.6%
Irish
12.0%
English
12.0%
American
5.7%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 37.7 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
$66,849
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance)$66,849
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
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.1%
speak English only
Spanish6.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages1.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Arabic0.7%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Korean0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted49.0%
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.
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance) sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.6 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 4.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.2 points.
A population of 631,818, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,849 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 178,257 votes cast, 87,843 went Democratic and 87,473 went Republican.
What is Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky?
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky has a population of 631,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky?
Median household income in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky is $66,849 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (balance), Kentucky from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.