† 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
GroupOwensboroKentuckyUnited States
English14.3%14.5%9.5%
American13.6%11.5%5.3%
Irish10.0%11.0%9.4%
German9.4%12.7%12.5%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.3%2.0%4.8%
French0.8%1.1%1.6%
Polish0.7%—2.2%
African American†6.2%6.6%9.9%
Mexican3.0%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Argentinean0.3%——
Burmese1.7%——
Asian Indian0.4%0.3%1.4%
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
Owensboro
Kentucky
United States
Median age
37.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Owensboro
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$56,357
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.1%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Owensboro
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.3%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
3.4%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.8%
0.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Owensboro
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.
Owensboro, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.8%
2008
−3.6%
2012
−12.5%
2016
−20.6%
2020
−15.0%
2024
−18.9%
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
39.8%Harris9,576
58.7%Trump14,116
1.6%
R+18.9
R+3.9
R+17.4
24,068
R
41.5%Biden10,753
56.5%Trump14,645
2.1%
R+15.0
D+5.6
R+19.5
25,942
R
36.4%Clinton8,947
57.0%Trump14,006
6.6%
R+20.6
R+8.1
R+22.7
24,565
R
42.8%Obama9,921
55.3%Romney12,818
1.9%
R+12.5
R+8.9
R+16.4
23,172
R
47.3%Obama11,451
51.0%McCain12,334
1.7%
R+3.6
D+13.2
R+10.9
24,194
R
41.0%Kerry9,377
57.8%Bush13,229
1.2%
R+16.8
—
R+14.4
22,879
Owensboro anchors Daviess County on the Ohio River and has shifted steadily toward Republican margins in recent cycles, reflecting a broader realignment among blue-collar industrial communities across western Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.
A population of 60,302, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,357 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Florence and Columbia.
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, Owensboro, Kentucky voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+18.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,068 votes cast, 9,576 went Democratic and 14,116 went Republican.
How many people live in Owensboro, Kentucky?
Owensboro, Kentucky has a population of 60,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owensboro, Kentucky?
Median household income in Owensboro, Kentucky is $56,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Owensboro, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Owensboro, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
