† 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
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupMiddlesborough-Corbin, KYKentuckyUnited States
English14.1%14.5%9.5%
American13.0%11.5%5.3%
Irish9.4%11.0%9.4%
German6.9%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.4%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%0.8%—
Italian1.0%2.0%4.8%
French0.3%1.1%1.6%
Mexican0.8%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.1%6.6%9.9%
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
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
39.2
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$45,088
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.1%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.1%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
6.8%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
0.8%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
49.7%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.0%
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.
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−29.0%
1896
−45.7%
1900
−46.1%
1904
−50.7%
1908
−48.8%
1912
−2.8%
1916
−44.8%
1920
−54.7%
1924
−43.1%
1928
−60.0%
1932
−13.3%
1936
−18.1%
1940
−18.8%
1944
−34.1%
1948
−17.1%
1952
−32.7%
1956
−42.6%
1960
−37.6%
1964
+4.3%
1968
−33.6%
1972
−44.7%
1976
−16.2%
1980
−22.1%
1984
−34.9%
1988
−29.0%
1992
−14.5%
1996
−14.8%
2000
−31.4%
2004
−41.6%
2008
−50.7%
2012
−59.5%
2016
−68.1%
2020
−67.1%
2024
−70.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
14.0%Harris10,206
84.9%Trump61,941
1.1%
R+70.9
R+3.8
R+69.4
72,975
R
15.8%Biden11,761
82.9%Trump61,633
1.3%
R+67.1
D+1.0
R+71.5
74,375
R
14.5%Clinton9,740
82.6%Trump55,414
2.9%
R+68.1
R+8.6
R+70.2
67,104
R
19.6%Obama12,407
79.0%Romney50,153
1.4%
R+59.5
R+8.8
R+63.3
63,445
R
24.0%Obama15,510
74.7%McCain48,216
1.3%
R+50.7
R+9.0
R+57.9
64,555
R
28.8%Kerry19,215
70.5%Bush46,934
0.7%
R+41.6
R+10.2
R+39.2
66,610
R
33.5%Gore19,157
64.9%Bush37,100
1.5%
R+31.4
R+16.6
R+31.9
57,134
R
37.9%Clinton19,409
52.6%Dole26,991
9.5%
R+14.8
R+0.3
R+23.3
51,274
R
36.9%Clinton20,704
51.5%Bush28,840
11.6%
R+14.5
D+14.4
R+20.1
56,044
R
35.1%Dukakis17,224
64.0%Bush31,451
0.9%
R+29.0
D+5.9
R+21.2
49,141
R
32.2%Mondale16,898
67.1%Reagan35,223
0.8%
R+34.9
R+12.7
R+16.7
52,531
R
38.1%Carter19,884
60.3%Reagan31,441
1.6%
R+22.1
R+6.0
R+12.4
52,180
R
41.4%Carter18,625
57.6%Ford25,904
0.9%
R+16.2
D+28.5
R+18.3
44,945
R
27.2%McGovern11,206
71.9%Nixon29,645
0.9%
R+44.7
R+11.2
R+21.6
41,209
R
26.9%Humphrey11,485
60.4%Nixon25,846
12.7%
R+33.6
R+37.9
R+32.9
42,764
D
51.9%Johnson22,642
47.7%Goldwater20,778
0.4%
D+4.3
D+41.8
R+18.3
43,604
R
31.2%Kennedy14,788
68.8%Nixon32,579
0.0%
R+37.6
D+5.1
R+37.7
47,367
R
28.6%Stevenson13,015
71.2%Eisenhower32,407
0.1%
R+42.6
R+9.9
R+27.2
45,489
R
33.5%Stevenson14,628
66.2%Eisenhower28,898
0.2%
R+32.7
R+15.6
R+22.0
43,620
R
40.9%Truman15,109
58.1%Dewey21,428
1.0%
R+17.1
D+16.9
R+21.6
36,902
R
32.9%Roosevelt12,642
67.0%Dewey25,736
0.1%
R+34.1
R+15.3
R+41.6
38,430
R
40.5%Roosevelt17,799
59.3%Willkie26,042
0.2%
R+18.8
R+0.6
R+28.7
43,912
R
40.8%Roosevelt16,696
59.0%Landon24,112
0.2%
R+18.1
R+4.8
R+42.4
40,872
R
43.1%Roosevelt18,093
56.4%Hoover23,695
0.6%
R+13.3
D+46.7
R+31.1
42,021
R
19.9%Smith7,450
79.9%Hoover29,903
0.2%
R+60.0
R+16.9
R+42.5
37,413
R
25.5%Davis7,711
68.7%Coolidge20,741
5.8%
R+43.1
D+11.6
R+18.0
30,207
R
22.3%Cox7,948
77.1%Harding27,421
0.6%
R+54.7
R+9.9
R+28.6
35,568
R
26.9%Wilson5,661
71.8%Hughes15,086
1.3%
R+44.8
R+42.1
R+48.0
21,019
O
30.5%Wilson4,965
33.3%Taft5,416
36.2%
Roosevelt +2.9
D+46.1
R+22.3
16,277
R
24.6%Bryan4,759
73.4%Taft14,211
2.0%
R+48.8
D+1.9
R+39.3
19,355
R
23.5%Parker3,489
74.2%Roosevelt11,015
2.3%
R+50.7
R+4.6
R+31.0
14,842
R
26.5%Bryan4,592
72.7%McKinley12,571
0.8%
R+46.1
R+0.5
R+38.6
17,298
R
26.3%Bryan3,986
72.0%McKinley10,913
1.8%
R+45.7
R+16.7
R+39.6
15,167
R
33.5%Cleveland3,213
62.5%Harrison5,998
4.0%
R+29.0
—
R+30.7
9,597
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
18.0%8,496
82.0%38,810
47,311
2020
R
18.0%13,358
77.6%57,553
74,193
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+52.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+70.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+178
2012
−1,087
2013
−619
2014
−544
2015
−607
2016
−518
2017
−542
2018
−339
2019
−463
2021
−20
2022
+574
2023
+268
2024
+259
2025
+675
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 70.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.9 points.
A population of 173,198, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,088 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Joplin-Miami, MO-OK-KS and Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
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How did Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 70.9 points (R+70.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,975 votes cast, 10,206 went Democratic and 61,941 went Republican.
When did Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky has a population of 173,198 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky is $45,088 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Middlesborough-Corbin, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
