† 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
GroupShivelyKentuckyUnited States
African American†50.5%6.6%9.9%
African5.1%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.6%—0.2%
Somali0.6%——
Haitian0.6%—0.3%
Jamaican0.6%—0.4%
German8.7%12.7%12.5%
Irish6.7%11.0%9.4%
English6.7%14.5%9.5%
American3.2%11.5%5.3%
Italian1.5%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.0%2.0%1.3%
French0.9%1.1%1.6%
Polish0.6%—2.2%
Cuban1.1%0.7%0.7%
Mexican0.8%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
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
Shively
Kentucky
United States
Median age
47.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.1%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shively
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$50,221
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.7%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.9%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shively
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
3.4%
13.6%
Arabic
1.0%
0.2%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shively
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.
Shively, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+42.2%
2008
+50.1%
2012
+57.8%
2016
+55.5%
2020
+58.6%
2024
+52.9%
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 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
75.8%Harris4,538
22.9%Trump1,372
1.2%
D+52.9
R+5.7
D+54.4
5,984
D
78.7%Biden5,526
20.0%Trump1,408
1.3%
D+58.6
D+3.2
D+54.2
7,024
D
76.4%Clinton5,110
21.0%Trump1,402
2.6%
D+55.5
R+2.3
D+53.4
6,685
D
78.0%Obama5,379
20.3%Romney1,396
1.7%
D+57.8
D+7.7
D+53.9
6,893
D
74.7%Obama5,269
24.6%McCain1,735
0.7%
D+50.1
D+7.9
D+42.8
7,053
D
71.1%Kerry4,565
28.9%Bush1,854
0.0%
D+42.2
—
D+44.7
6,419
Shively sits along the western edge of Louisville's urban core, with a majority-minority population and median household incomes well below the state average — factors that consistently produce distinct voting patterns from its wealthier Jefferson County neighbors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.9 points.
A population of 15,638, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,221 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trotwood and East Cleveland.
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, Shively, Kentucky voted Democratic by 52.9 points (D+52.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,984 votes cast, 4,538 went Democratic and 1,372 went Republican.
How many people live in Shively, Kentucky?
Shively, Kentucky has a population of 15,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shively, Kentucky?
Median household income in Shively, Kentucky is $50,221 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Shively, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Shively, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
