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1876–2024
Oldham County, Kentucky
Oldham County·Kentucky

Oldham County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Louisville's northern suburb that votes decidedly redder than the city it borders

18762024·38 elections
Oldham County, Kentucky · W.marsh · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
69,257
2024 ACS
Most similar
Cherokee County
GA · similarity 1.00
38 precincts · 38,210 votes cast
Trump · R+23
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−22.6%
14,40223,02538,210
2020R
−21.5%
14,50522,65437,976
2016R
−31.1%
10,26820,46932,853
2012R
−36.6%
9,24020,17929,884
2008R
−30.7%
10,00018,99729,316
2004R
−39.5%
8,08018,80127,132
2000R
−36.2%
6,23613,58020,268
1996R
−23.4%
6,20210,47718,301
1992R
−16.9%
5,4578,26316,639
1988R
−36.7%
4,0258,71612,792
1984R
−47.8%
2,8578,11210,991
1980R
−22.1%
3,4875,5869,510
1976R
−13.2%
2,8193,6956,631
1972R
−38.7%
1,3113,0414,472
1968R
−6.4%
1,3991,6553,993
1964D
+35.2%
2,6221,2563,884
1960R
−6.2%
1,9602,2214,181
1956R
−9.2%
1,7692,1283,909
1952D
+0.3%
1,7351,7233,476
1948D
+23.6%
1,7031,0362,829
1944D
+30.1%
1,9081,0212,947
1940D
+40.0%
1,9838482,841
1936D
+45.1%
2,0207602,794
1932D
+44.3%
2,3198883,233
1928R
−8.3%
1,3591,6042,969
1924D
+36.2%
1,9549062,895
1920D
+44.5%
2,6551,0143,684
1916D
+38.4%
1,4556422,116
1912D
+51.2%
1,1592611,754
1908D
+32.8%
1,2596251,933
1904D
+30.9%
8824521,390
1900D
+22.6%
1,0626671,751
1896D
+14.9%
9466911,707
1892D
+33.4%
7833651,250
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.7%
Methodist
7.6%
Baptist
7.4%
Other Christian
5.9%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oldham County's rapid residential growth along the Louisville metro fringe has not diluted its Republican lean — the 2024 presidential margin held above 22 points despite an influx of suburban commuters.

The Republican margin in Oldham County reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Oldham County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $122,497, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 69,257 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cherokee County and Cleveland County.