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1892–2024
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Lexington
presidential margin
2008R+21.82012R+28.82016R+32.62020R+28.12024R+32.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+32.2
2024
median income$60,420U.S. $80,734 · KY $63,726
median age38.8U.S. 39.1 · KY 39.2
poverty rate18.0%U.S. 12.5% · KY 16.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.1%U.S. 35.6% · KY 27.7%
non-english6.4%U.S. 22.3% · KY 6.8%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American15.4%
English15.1%
Irish10.0%
African American†5.0%
African0.2%
Mexican2.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Cuban0.2%
Chinese0.3%
Asian Indian0.2%
Nepalese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.1%
Black Protestant1.9%
Latter-day Saints0.8%
Other Christian0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Lexington, Kentucky

Akashic
LexingtonTrumpR+32.2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lexington, KYA map of the constituent counties of Lexington, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Lincoln County, KY · R+61.2Anderson County, KY · R+49.1Harrison County, KY · R+48.5Clay County, KY · R+80.3Clark County, KY · R+35.3Estill County, KY · R+63.2Jessamine County, KY · R+35.8Knox County, KY · R+71.1Breathitt County, KY · R+59.3Jackson County, KY · R+81.8Powell County, KY · R+54.4Fleming County, KY · R+60.6Madison County, KY · R+30.9Nicholas County, KY · R+49.0Magoffin County, KY · R+64.1Mercer County, KY · R+50.5Garrard County, KY · R+60.2Russell County, KY · R+72.2Woodford County, KY · R+14.3Morgan County, KY · R+63.5Lee County, KY · R+67.7Pulaski County, KY · R+65.2Knott County, KY · R+59.2Owsley County, KY · R+77.3Rowan County, KY · R+27.8Wolfe County, KY · R+50.6Menifee County, KY · R+57.7Fayette County, KY · D+18.1Rockcastle County, KY · R+73.1Bath County, KY · R+51.3Boyle County, KY · R+29.0Wayne County, KY · R+65.9Montgomery County, KY · R+46.6Laurel County, KY · R+69.8Scott County, KY · R+27.7Bourbon County, KY · R+33.5Casey County, KY · R+76.4Whitley County, KY · R+69.3Franklin County, KY · R+4.9Perry County, KY · R+59.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.3%397,044
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.1%201,068
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%10,210
D+60
R+60
40 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (40 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Lexington, KY — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Anderson County, KYRepublicanR+49.1
Bath County, KYRepublicanR+51.3
Bourbon County, KYRepublicanR+33.5
Boyle County, KYRepublicanR+29.0
Breathitt County, KYRepublicanR+59.3
Casey County, KYRepublicanR+76.4
Clark County, KYRepublicanR+35.3
Clay County, KYRepublicanR+80.3
Estill County, KYRepublicanR+63.2
Fayette County, KYDemocraticD+18.1
Fleming County, KYRepublicanR+60.6
Franklin County, KYRepublicanR+4.9
Garrard County, KYRepublicanR+60.2
Harrison County, KYRepublicanR+48.5
Jackson County, KYRepublicanR+81.8
Jessamine County, KYRepublicanR+35.8
Knott County, KYRepublicanR+59.2
Knox County, KYRepublicanR+71.1
Laurel County, KYRepublicanR+69.8
Lee County, KYRepublicanR+67.7
Lincoln County, KYRepublicanR+61.2
Madison County, KYRepublicanR+30.9
Magoffin County, KYRepublicanR+64.1
Menifee County, KYRepublicanR+57.7
Mercer County, KYRepublicanR+50.5
Montgomery County, KYRepublicanR+46.6
Morgan County, KYRepublicanR+63.5
Nicholas County, KYRepublicanR+49.0
Owsley County, KYRepublicanR+77.3
Perry County, KYRepublicanR+59.5
Powell County, KYRepublicanR+54.4
Pulaski County, KYRepublicanR+65.2
Rockcastle County, KYRepublicanR+73.1
Rowan County, KYRepublicanR+27.8
Russell County, KYRepublicanR+72.2
Scott County, KYRepublicanR+27.7
Wayne County, KYRepublicanR+65.9
Whitley County, KYRepublicanR+69.3
Wolfe County, KYRepublicanR+50.6
Woodford County, KYRepublicanR+14.3
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.1%Harris201,068
65.3%Trump397,044
1.7%Kennedy10,210
−32.2%
608,322
R
35.1%Biden217,264
63.1%Trump391,108
1.8%Jorgensen11,263
−28.1%
619,635
R
31.2%Clinton171,755
63.8%Trump351,048
5.0%Johnson27,281
−32.6%
550,084
R
34.7%Obama176,043
63.5%Romney322,089
1.9%Johnson9,490
−28.8%
507,622
R
38.4%Obama196,676
60.2%McCain308,590
1.5%Nader7,522
−21.8%
512,788
R
38.3%Kerry195,906
60.9%Bush311,002
0.8%Nader4,067
−22.5%
510,975
R
39.3%Gore169,738
58.4%Bush252,418
2.3%Nader9,969
−19.1%
432,125
R
43.8%Clinton164,842
47.1%Dole177,122
9.0%Perot34,018
−3.3%
375,982
R
40.7%Clinton162,824
44.6%Bush178,467
14.7%Perot58,942
−3.9%
400,233
R
40.5%Dukakis142,101
58.8%Bush206,457
0.8%Duke2,722
−18.3%
351,280
R
35.7%Mondale128,135
63.6%Reagan227,995
0.7%Mason2,405
−27.9%
358,535
R
45.7%Carter156,179
50.6%Reagan172,894
3.8%Anderson12,825
−4.9%
341,898
D
50.0%Carter148,239
48.5%Ford143,676
1.5%Anderson4,555
+1.5%
296,470
R
32.5%McGovern90,288
66.1%Nixon183,692
1.5%Schmitz4,081
−33.6%
278,061
R
34.3%Humphrey89,684
49.3%Nixon128,754
16.4%Wallace42,971
−14.9%
261,409
D
60.5%Johnson153,943
39.1%Goldwater99,359
0.4%Hass951
+21.5%
254,253
R
41.0%Kennedy111,591
59.0%Nixon160,900
0.0%
−18.1%
272,491
R
42.4%Stevenson111,325
57.2%Eisenhower150,307
0.4%Andrews1,162
−14.8%
262,794
R
47.4%Stevenson117,428
52.4%Eisenhower129,771
0.2%Hallinan584
−5.0%
247,783
D
53.6%Truman114,564
44.8%Dewey95,831
1.6%Thurmond3,519
+8.8%
213,914
D
49.8%Roosevelt112,280
49.8%Dewey112,179
0.4%Thomas842
+0.0%
225,301
D
53.0%Roosevelt136,134
46.7%Willkie119,970
0.2%Thomas618
+6.3%
256,722
D
52.5%Roosevelt129,316
47.2%Landon116,313
0.3%Lemke770
+5.3%
246,399
D
56.4%Roosevelt147,074
43.1%Hoover112,562
0.5%Thomas1,284
+13.2%
260,920
R
36.8%Smith86,949
63.1%Hoover149,342
0.1%Thomas259
−26.4%
236,550
R
46.5%Davis99,410
51.1%Coolidge109,105
2.4%La Follette5,161
−4.5%
213,676
R
47.7%Cox115,683
51.7%Harding125,474
0.6%Debs1,420
−4.0%
242,577
R
49.2%Wilson69,494
49.8%Hughes70,365
0.9%Benson1,334
−0.6%
141,193
D
49.0%Wilson60,419
31.8%Taft39,206
19.2%Roosevelt23,700
+17.2%
123,325
R
46.2%Bryan62,968
52.2%Taft71,142
1.6%Debs2,220
−6.0%
136,330
R
47.7%Parker57,829
50.4%Roosevelt61,113
1.9%Debs2,356
−2.7%
121,298
R
46.4%Bryan60,889
52.7%McKinley69,185
0.9%Woolley1,247
−6.3%
131,321
R
44.5%Bryan54,517
53.2%McKinley65,225
2.3%Palmer2,764
−8.7%
122,506
D
49.8%Cleveland46,917
45.0%Harrison42,396
5.2%Weaver4,853
+4.8%
94,166
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −32.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−32.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+4.8%
1896−8.7%
1900−6.3%
1904−2.7%
1908−6.0%
1912+17.2%
1916−0.6%
1920−4.0%
1924−4.5%
1928−26.4%
1932+13.2%
1936+5.3%
1940+6.3%
1944+0.0%
1948+8.8%
1952−5.0%
1956−14.8%
1960−18.1%
1964+21.5%
1968−14.9%
1972−33.6%
1976+1.5%
1980−4.9%
1984−27.9%
1988−18.3%
1992−3.9%
1996−3.3%
2000−19.1%
2004−22.5%
2008−21.8%
2012−28.8%
2016−32.6%
2020−28.1%
2024−32.2%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time

1,026,313 registered voters · 2024

Democratic40.3%Republican49.7%Unaffiliated4.7%Other5.2%
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

The Lexington DMA blends a large university population with surrounding rural counties, producing a media audience that swings measurably younger and more educated than Kentucky's statewide average.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 33.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.2 points.

A population of 1,328,194, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,420 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knoxville and Tri-Cities, TN-VA.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Knoxville
Tennessee
89.7twin score
% Catholicelasticity2008–2012 trajectory≠ American ancestry
Tri-Cities, TN-VA
87.7twin score
elasticity% Catholic2012 margin≠ 2020 margin
Chattanooga
Tennessee
87.2twin score
2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity% Catholic≠ American ancestry

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.

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Places within Lexington

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Anderson CountyBath CountyBourbon CountyBoyle CountyBreathitt CountyCasey CountyClark CountyClay CountyEstill CountyFayette CountyFleming CountyFranklin CountyGarrard CountyHarrison CountyJackson CountyJessamine CountyKnott CountyKnox CountyLaurel CountyLee CountyLincoln CountyMadison CountyMagoffin CountyMenifee County+16 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Lexington, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lexington, Kentucky voted Republican by 32.2 points (R+32.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 608,322 votes cast, 201,068 went Democratic and 397,044 went Republican.
When did Lexington, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Lexington, Kentucky?
Lexington, Kentucky has a population of 1,328,194 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington, Kentucky?
Median household income in Lexington, Kentucky is $60,420 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Lexington, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lexington, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.