† 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
GroupWinchesterKentuckyUnited States
English16.0%14.5%9.5%
Irish10.7%11.0%9.4%
German10.2%12.7%12.5%
American9.9%11.5%5.3%
Scottish3.7%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.9%0.8%—
Italian1.3%2.0%4.8%
Polish0.9%—2.2%
African American†4.6%6.6%9.9%
Mexican2.7%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%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
Winchester
Kentucky
United States
Median age
40.1
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Winchester
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$54,378
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.4%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Winchester
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Winchester
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.
Winchester, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−12.1%
2008
−12.0%
2012
−16.5%
2016
−25.2%
2020
−20.8%
2024
−25.4%
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
36.4%Harris2,950
61.8%Trump5,008
1.8%
R+25.4
R+4.6
R+23.9
8,103
R
38.7%Biden3,202
59.5%Trump4,925
1.9%
R+20.8
D+4.4
R+25.3
8,281
R
34.5%Clinton2,558
59.8%Trump4,427
5.7%
R+25.2
R+8.7
R+27.3
7,407
R
40.9%Obama2,815
57.4%Romney3,954
1.7%
R+16.5
R+4.6
R+20.4
6,884
R
43.2%Obama3,054
55.2%McCain3,899
1.6%
R+12.0
D+0.2
R+19.2
7,068
R
43.4%Kerry3,011
55.5%Bush3,853
1.1%
R+12.1
—
R+9.7
6,941
Winchester anchors Clark County, a mid-size Bluegrass city where working-class white voters and a growing Hispanic population have reshaped precinct-level margins over successive cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.4 points.
A population of 19,213, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,378 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Parkersburg and Oak Hill.
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, Winchester, Kentucky voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,103 votes cast, 2,950 went Democratic and 5,008 went Republican.
How many people live in Winchester, Kentucky?
Winchester, Kentucky has a population of 19,213 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winchester, Kentucky?
Median household income in Winchester, Kentucky is $54,378 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Winchester, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Winchester, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
