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1876–2024
Bowling Green·Kentucky

Bowling Green has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

South-central Kentucky's anchor market, where rural counties dominate the dial

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
240,632
2024 ACS

Bowling Green, Kentucky: Republican loyalist market. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
240,6322024 5-year
Median household income
$60,1842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.8%2024 5-year
Black
6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 0 D · 6 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.5%
30,23970,722102,419
R
−33.4%
32,79566,537101,103
R
−37.5%
25,87359,53089,646
R
−27.9%
28,58051,18781,005
R
−26.1%
29,95051,51582,546
R
−30.5%
26,77650,54077,851
R
−27.7%
23,63842,08166,692
R
−12.8%
23,41730,98659,053
R
−7.5%
24,89329,51461,931
R
−23.5%
21,19534,29555,740
R
−31.1%
18,54835,42054,186
R
−14.5%
22,08729,77353,131
D
+5.9%
23,60720,94444,964
R
−33.3%
14,49029,29744,456
R
−20.5%
12,69321,59343,472
D
+19.9%
24,16416,12140,397
R
−16.2%
19,15326,55745,710
R
−9.7%
19,86424,12044,078
R
−6.8%
18,67321,39540,150
D
+7.3%
17,17714,78532,821
R
−0.9%
18,96819,31338,356
D
+5.4%
20,35018,25238,689
D
+8.2%
20,90517,74338,764
D
+16.7%
24,97517,79742,961
R
−30.2%
13,86525,87239,770
R
−0.2%
17,93818,01436,335
R
−3.7%
19,45020,96440,703
D
+1.5%
12,78512,39725,432
D
+21.5%
10,6795,78522,734
R
−2.6%
11,49112,11724,062
R
−1.2%
10,91511,18922,642
R
−1.2%
11,65711,95323,871
D
+2.7%
11,58310,96923,121
D
+5.0%
8,0437,15717,617
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.8%
American
12.0%
Irish
8.8%
German
8.7%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.1%
Polish
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.0%
75–84
2.5%
4.4%
65–74
5.0%
5.9%
55–64
6.2%
6.0%
45–54
5.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.2%
6.6%
25–34
6.5%
5.9%
18–24
5.8%
8.6%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,184
Bowling Green ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bowling Green$60,184
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.5%
Other Christian
9.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.8%
Methodist
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Bowling Green DMA stretches across a swath of south-central Kentucky where agricultural counties consistently post some of the state's widest partisan margins, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide rural turnout patterns.

The Republican margin in Bowling Green reached its widest at forty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the market's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $60,184, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 240,632 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bowling Green, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bowling Green, Kentucky voted Republican by 39.5 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 102,419 votes cast, 30,239 went Democratic and 70,722 went Republican.
What is Bowling Green, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bowling Green, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bowling Green, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bowling Green, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Bowling Green, Kentucky?
Bowling Green, Kentucky has a population of 240,632 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bowling Green, Kentucky?
Median household income in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $60,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Bowling Green, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bowling Green, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.