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1876–2024
Middlesborough·Kentucky

Middlesborough moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
KY
2024 presidential election
Middlesborough
TrumpR+53.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Middlesborough, KYThe boundary of Middlesborough, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+53.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Middlesborough · R+53.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.3%2,334
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.6%692
OtherAll other candidates1.0%32
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −53.7% in 2024.−53.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−32.4%
2012−40.4%
2016−46.8%
2020−47.6%
2024−53.7%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported these votes at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from the adjacent cycles’ precinct geography, scaled to the unit’s certified totals.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
22.6%Harris692
76.3%Trump2,334
1.0%
−53.7%
3,058
R
25.6%Biden855
73.2%Trump2,443
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
−47.6%
3,337
R
24.8%Clinton813
71.6%Trump2,345
3.6%incl. Johnson
−46.8%
3,276
R
29.8%Obama909
70.2%Romney2,143
0.0%
−40.4%
3,052
R
32.7%Obama1,056
65.0%McCain2,101
2.3%
−32.4%
3,230

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorMiddlesboroughCityKentuckyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White88.4%82.6%61.0%
Black5.8%7.7%12.2%
Asian0.7%1.6%6.0%
Two or more races4.7%6.2%12.6%
Other race0.4%1.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.0%5.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$31,106$63,726$84,427
Poverty rate31.0%16.1%12.5%
Median age42.139.239.1
Age 18–247.5%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.9%17.3%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)15.8%27.7%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home0.5%6.8%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 10.5%English 14.5%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.9%German 12.7%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryAmerican 8.3%American 11.5%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic1.5%County context7.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant76.4%County context31.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed15.3%County context50.7%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
10.5%
Irish
9.9%
American
8.3%
German
7.6%
Italian
1.6%
Scotch-Irish
1.4%
Scottish
1.0%
Polish
0.7%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Nigerian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
No single reported origin clears the display floor at this geography.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.5%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
5.3%
65–74
6.0%
7.2%
55–64
7.0%
6.2%
45–54
6.7%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
6.3%
25–34
6.5%
4.1%
18–24
3.4%
8.6%
5–17
7.2%
3.2%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$31,106
Middlesborough$31,106
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
31.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1831.0%
Working age (18–64)29.5%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.5%
speak English only
Spanish0.1%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
76.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Black Protestant
2.3%
Catholic
1.5%
Unaffiliated or not counted15.3%
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.

Middlesborough sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.7 points.

A population of 9,123, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $31,106 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Middlesborough, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Middlesborough, Kentucky voted Republican by 53.7 points (R+53.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,058 votes cast, 692 went Democratic and 2,334 went Republican.
How many people live in Middlesborough, Kentucky?
Middlesborough, Kentucky has a population of 9,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Middlesborough, Kentucky?
Median household income in Middlesborough, Kentucky is $31,106 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Middlesborough, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Middlesborough, Kentucky from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.