† 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
GroupSt. MatthewsKentuckyUnited States
German21.6%12.7%12.5%
Irish16.6%11.0%9.4%
English16.6%14.5%9.5%
American7.9%11.5%5.3%
Italian3.7%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.5%2.0%1.3%
French2.2%1.1%1.6%
Polish1.5%—2.2%
African American†3.5%6.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Cuban1.4%0.7%0.7%
Mexican1.1%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian0.8%0.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%—0.6%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Chinese0.2%—1.3%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Nepalese0.2%——
Burmese0.2%——
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
St. Matthews
Kentucky
United States
Median age
36.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
St. Matthews
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$82,412
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.2%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
58.7%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
St. Matthews
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.6%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
3.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.6%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
0.5%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
St. Matthews
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.
St. Matthews, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.3%
2008
+7.2%
2012
+4.3%
2016
+17.8%
2020
+27.6%
2024
+26.2%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
D
62.1%Harris5,910
35.9%Trump3,417
2.0%
D+26.2
R+1.4
D+27.7
9,513
D
62.8%Biden6,449
35.1%Trump3,609
2.1%
D+27.6
D+9.8
D+23.2
10,276
D
55.4%Clinton5,309
37.6%Trump3,601
7.0%
D+17.8
D+13.5
D+15.7
9,584
D
51.3%Obama4,887
47.0%Romney4,477
1.7%
D+4.3
R+2.9
D+0.4
9,527
D
53.0%Obama5,143
45.8%McCain4,445
1.2%
D+7.2
D+10.5
R+0.1
9,700
R
47.8%Kerry4,457
51.1%Bush4,764
1.1%
R+3.3
—
R+0.8
9,324
St. Matthews packs more than 17,000 residents into roughly three square miles, making it one of Kentucky's densest municipalities. Its affluent, white-collar demographics have historically produced Republican margins in statewide races, though Jefferson County's broader leftward drift complicates that pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 3.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.2 points.
A population of 17,577, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,412 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lyndon and Wilsonville.
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, St. Matthews, Kentucky voted Democratic by 26.2 points (D+26.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,513 votes cast, 5,910 went Democratic and 3,417 went Republican.
When did St. Matthews, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Matthews, Kentucky voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in St. Matthews, Kentucky?
St. Matthews, Kentucky has a population of 17,577 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Matthews, Kentucky?
Median household income in St. Matthews, Kentucky is $82,412 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of St. Matthews, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in St. Matthews, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
