† 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
4 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
GroupCorbin, KYKentuckyUnited States
English14.7%14.5%9.5%
American13.7%11.5%5.3%
Irish9.4%11.0%9.4%
German6.8%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.4%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%0.8%—
Italian1.0%2.0%4.8%
French0.4%1.1%1.6%
Mexican0.9%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
African American†0.9%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
Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
38.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$47,244
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.8%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.3%
6.8%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Corbin, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
0.7%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
45.5%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.6%
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.
Corbin, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−31.3%
1896
−44.7%
1900
−45.8%
1904
−50.6%
1908
−48.8%
1912
−1.9%
1916
−46.0%
1920
−56.7%
1924
−44.0%
1928
−65.2%
1932
−20.0%
1936
−28.6%
1940
−27.8%
1944
−44.5%
1948
−28.8%
1952
−41.1%
1956
−49.9%
1960
−45.7%
1964
−2.9%
1968
−41.8%
1972
−48.3%
1976
−21.8%
1980
−31.1%
1984
−41.9%
1988
−36.0%
1992
−21.1%
1996
−21.1%
2000
−36.9%
2004
−45.3%
2008
−52.4%
2012
−60.9%
2016
−69.1%
2020
−67.7%
2024
−71.2%
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
13.8%Harris8,787
85.0%Trump54,110
1.2%
R+71.2
R+3.6
R+69.8
63,635
R
15.5%Biden9,972
83.2%Trump53,493
1.3%
R+67.7
D+1.4
R+72.1
64,331
R
14.0%Clinton8,020
83.0%Trump47,650
3.0%
R+69.1
R+8.2
R+71.1
57,386
R
18.9%Obama10,183
79.7%Romney43,026
1.4%
R+60.9
R+8.4
R+64.7
53,963
R
23.2%Obama12,728
75.6%McCain41,535
1.3%
R+52.4
R+7.1
R+59.7
54,957
R
27.0%Kerry15,005
72.3%Bush40,212
0.7%
R+45.3
R+8.5
R+42.9
55,608
R
30.9%Gore14,370
67.7%Bush31,515
1.4%
R+36.9
R+15.7
R+37.4
46,523
R
34.8%Clinton14,351
55.9%Dole23,074
9.3%
R+21.1
±0.0
R+29.7
41,266
R
33.6%Clinton14,959
54.7%Bush24,339
11.6%
R+21.1
D+14.9
R+26.7
44,469
R
31.7%Dukakis12,042
67.7%Bush25,692
0.6%
R+36.0
D+5.9
R+28.2
37,948
R
28.8%Mondale11,408
70.7%Reagan27,974
0.5%
R+41.9
R+10.7
R+23.6
39,570
R
33.7%Carter13,522
64.9%Reagan26,008
1.4%
R+31.1
R+9.3
R+21.4
40,092
R
38.7%Carter13,341
60.6%Ford20,869
0.7%
R+21.8
D+26.5
R+23.9
34,462
R
25.5%McGovern7,987
73.8%Nixon23,127
0.7%
R+48.3
R+6.5
R+25.2
31,342
R
22.6%Humphrey7,347
64.5%Nixon20,941
12.9%
R+41.8
R+39.0
R+41.1
32,489
R
48.4%Johnson15,663
51.2%Goldwater16,593
0.4%
R+2.9
D+42.8
R+25.5
32,377
R
27.2%Kennedy9,607
72.8%Nixon25,774
0.0%
R+45.7
D+4.2
R+45.9
35,381
R
25.0%Stevenson8,538
74.9%Eisenhower25,583
0.1%
R+49.9
R+8.8
R+34.5
34,170
R
29.4%Stevenson9,352
70.4%Eisenhower22,437
0.2%
R+41.1
R+12.3
R+30.3
31,859
R
35.1%Truman9,401
63.9%Dewey17,101
1.0%
R+28.8
D+15.8
R+33.2
26,778
R
27.7%Roosevelt8,026
72.2%Dewey20,914
0.1%
R+44.5
R+16.7
R+52.0
28,956
R
36.0%Roosevelt11,889
63.9%Willkie21,080
0.1%
R+27.8
D+0.8
R+37.8
33,013
R
35.7%Roosevelt10,843
64.2%Landon19,539
0.1%
R+28.6
R+8.6
R+52.9
30,411
R
39.8%Roosevelt12,653
59.7%Hoover19,000
0.5%
R+20.0
D+45.3
R+37.7
31,808
R
17.3%Smith4,899
82.5%Hoover23,333
0.1%
R+65.2
R+21.2
R+47.7
28,268
R
24.9%Davis5,545
68.9%Coolidge15,370
6.3%
R+44.0
D+12.7
R+18.9
22,311
R
21.4%Cox5,671
78.1%Harding20,730
0.6%
R+56.7
R+10.7
R+30.5
26,554
R
26.4%Wilson4,288
72.4%Hughes11,765
1.2%
R+46.0
R+44.1
R+49.2
16,252
R
32.5%Wilson3,995
34.4%Taft4,233
33.1%
R+1.9
D+46.9
R+21.5
12,299
R
24.7%Bryan3,834
73.5%Taft11,396
1.7%
R+48.8
D+1.8
R+39.2
15,497
R
23.7%Parker2,951
74.2%Roosevelt9,251
2.1%
R+50.6
R+4.8
R+30.9
12,462
R
26.7%Bryan3,844
72.5%McKinley10,429
0.8%
R+45.8
R+1.1
R+38.2
14,387
R
26.7%Bryan3,371
71.4%McKinley9,013
1.9%
R+44.7
R+13.4
R+38.6
12,618
R
32.1%Cleveland2,520
63.4%Harrison4,979
4.5%
R+31.3
—
R+33.0
7,850
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
17.6%7,121
82.4%33,390
40,516
2020
R
17.4%11,199
78.1%50,207
64,246
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+56.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+71.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Corbin, KY in Corbin, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+193
2012
−704
2013
−348
2014
−395
2015
−200
2016
−406
2017
−276
2018
−23
2019
−65
2021
+21
2022
+511
2023
+394
2024
+296
2025
+632
Corbin, KY sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 71.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.2 points.
A population of 149,689, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,244 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Somerset, KY and Cullman, AL.
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In 2024, Corbin, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 71.2 points (R+71.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,635 votes cast, 8,787 went Democratic and 54,110 went Republican.
How many people live in Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Corbin, KY, Kentucky has a population of 149,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Corbin, KY, Kentucky is $47,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Corbin, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.
