† 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
2 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
GroupCampbellsville, KYKentuckyUnited States
English14.8%14.5%9.5%
American13.8%11.5%5.3%
Irish11.1%11.0%9.4%
German7.5%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.0%2.0%4.8%
Dutch0.6%——
Swedish0.5%——
African American†3.4%6.6%9.9%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
Mexican0.3%2.4%11.3%
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
Campbellsville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
40
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Campbellsville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$56,344
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.4%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.3%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Campbellsville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
6.8%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
1.7%
0.6%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Campbellsville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
2.6%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
57.7%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.0%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.7%
5.5%
5.2%
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.
Campbellsville, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.7%
1896
−2.7%
1900
−0.0%
1904
−1.6%
1908
−1.8%
1912
+22.4%
1916
−2.7%
1920
−7.8%
1924
−7.5%
1928
−33.7%
1932
+2.3%
1936
−3.8%
1940
−5.0%
1944
−7.7%
1948
−2.7%
1952
−15.7%
1956
−24.3%
1960
−37.4%
1964
+5.4%
1968
−30.7%
1972
−37.4%
1976
−1.7%
1980
−15.1%
1984
−30.1%
1988
−30.9%
1992
−12.6%
1996
−24.5%
2000
−42.7%
2004
−44.0%
2008
−43.8%
2012
−42.6%
2016
−55.9%
2020
−56.4%
2024
−61.8%
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
18.5%Harris3,358
80.3%Trump14,556
1.1%
R+61.8
R+5.4
R+60.3
18,118
R
21.2%Biden3,883
77.5%Trump14,214
1.3%
R+56.4
R+0.4
R+60.8
18,329
R
20.3%Clinton3,385
76.3%Trump12,692
3.4%
R+55.9
R+13.3
R+58.0
16,639
R
28.2%Obama4,450
70.8%Romney11,185
1.1%
R+42.6
D+1.2
R+46.5
15,806
R
27.4%Obama4,369
71.2%McCain11,353
1.4%
R+43.8
D+0.2
R+51.1
15,939
R
27.7%Kerry4,291
71.7%Bush11,113
0.6%
R+44.0
R+1.3
R+41.6
15,501
R
28.1%Gore3,875
70.7%Bush9,766
1.2%
R+42.7
R+18.2
R+43.2
13,807
R
32.5%Clinton4,182
57.0%Dole7,336
10.5%
R+24.5
R+11.9
R+33.0
12,875
R
38.0%Clinton5,278
50.5%Bush7,028
11.5%
R+12.6
D+18.3
R+18.1
13,906
R
34.3%Dukakis4,474
65.2%Bush8,501
0.4%
R+30.9
R+0.8
R+23.2
13,031
R
34.8%Mondale4,897
64.9%Reagan9,142
0.3%
R+30.1
R+15.1
R+11.9
14,083
R
41.7%Carter5,158
56.8%Reagan7,018
1.4%
R+15.1
R+13.4
R+5.3
12,355
R
48.7%Carter5,541
50.4%Ford5,734
1.0%
R+1.7
D+35.7
R+3.8
11,385
R
30.8%McGovern3,068
68.2%Nixon6,790
1.0%
R+37.4
R+6.7
R+14.2
9,955
R
23.4%Humphrey2,370
54.1%Nixon5,480
22.5%
R+30.7
R+36.1
R+30.0
10,129
D
52.4%Johnson5,242
47.1%Goldwater4,704
0.5%
D+5.4
D+42.8
R+17.2
9,995
R
31.3%Kennedy3,766
68.7%Nixon8,275
0.0%
R+37.4
R+13.1
R+37.6
12,041
R
37.7%Stevenson4,159
62.0%Eisenhower6,843
0.3%
R+24.3
R+8.7
R+8.9
11,031
R
42.0%Stevenson4,296
57.6%Eisenhower5,899
0.4%
R+15.7
R+12.9
R+4.9
10,233
R
47.9%Truman4,043
50.6%Dewey4,273
1.5%
R+2.7
D+4.9
R+7.2
8,441
R
45.8%Roosevelt4,284
53.5%Dewey5,001
0.7%
R+7.7
R+2.7
R+15.2
9,355
R
47.3%Roosevelt4,783
52.3%Willkie5,289
0.4%
R+5.0
R+1.2
R+14.9
10,114
R
48.0%Roosevelt4,702
51.8%Landon5,074
0.3%
R+3.8
R+6.1
R+28.1
9,802
D
50.8%Roosevelt5,100
48.6%Hoover4,873
0.6%
D+2.3
D+36.0
R+15.5
10,037
R
33.1%Smith2,956
66.8%Hoover5,973
0.2%
R+33.7
R+26.2
R+16.3
8,943
R
46.0%Davis3,600
53.5%Coolidge4,187
0.6%
R+7.5
D+0.3
D+17.7
7,833
R
45.9%Cox4,103
53.7%Harding4,803
0.5%
R+7.8
R+5.1
D+18.4
8,948
R
48.3%Wilson2,599
50.9%Hughes2,744
0.8%
R+2.7
R+25.1
R+5.8
5,386
D
45.7%Wilson2,267
23.3%Taft1,155
31.1%
D+22.4
D+24.2
D+2.9
4,964
R
48.1%Bryan2,461
50.0%Taft2,555
1.9%
R+1.8
R+0.2
D+7.7
5,114
R
47.8%Parker2,218
49.4%Roosevelt2,293
2.8%
R+1.6
R+1.6
D+18.1
4,639
R
49.3%Bryan2,529
49.3%McKinley2,530
1.3%
R+0.02
D+2.7
D+7.5
5,127
R
48.0%Bryan2,308
50.7%McKinley2,439
1.3%
R+2.7
D+1.0
D+3.4
4,808
R
35.3%Cleveland1,238
39.0%Harrison1,369
25.7%
R+3.7
—
R+5.4
3,509
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
21.8%2,899
78.2%10,409
13,309
2020
R
23.8%4,353
71.6%13,109
18,296
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+33.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+61.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 29 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Campbellsville, KY in Campbellsville, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+217
2012
+89
2013
−91
2014
−28
2015
+116
2016
−178
2017
+114
2018
−76
2019
+201
2021
+464
2022
+435
2023
+284
2024
+338
2025
+66
Campbellsville anchors Taylor County, a rural south-central Kentucky area where warehouse and light-manufacturing jobs have grown alongside a longstanding Baptist college presence, producing a working-class electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.
A population of 37,766, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,344 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Forest City, NC and Cleveland, TN.
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How did Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+61.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,118 votes cast, 3,358 went Democratic and 14,556 went Republican.
When did Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky has a population of 37,766 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky is $56,344 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.
