† 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
GroupHenderson, KYKentuckyUnited States
English13.6%14.5%9.5%
American12.4%11.5%5.3%
German9.1%12.7%12.5%
Irish8.8%11.0%9.4%
Scottish1.4%2.0%1.3%
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
Polish0.8%—2.2%
Italian0.8%2.0%4.8%
African American†7.0%6.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Mexican2.4%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.9%0.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
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
Henderson, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
40.6
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Henderson, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$59,026
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.5%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Henderson, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Henderson, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
9.1%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.2%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.1%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.6%
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.
Henderson, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+12.1%
1896
+20.6%
1900
+15.1%
1904
+18.8%
1908
+17.1%
1912
+21.6%
1916
+19.0%
1920
+21.8%
1924
−3.4%
1928
−7.9%
1932
+38.6%
1936
+50.1%
1940
+41.0%
1944
+34.0%
1948
+47.9%
1952
+16.2%
1956
+9.4%
1960
+5.7%
1964
+49.6%
1968
+14.2%
1972
−21.0%
1976
+35.0%
1980
+23.8%
1984
−0.3%
1988
+8.1%
1992
+23.5%
1996
+21.3%
2000
+0.7%
2004
−13.5%
2008
−0.5%
2012
−16.8%
2016
−33.7%
2020
−30.7%
2024
−35.4%
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
31.7%Harris7,990
67.1%Trump16,931
1.3%
R+35.4
R+4.8
R+33.9
25,244
R
33.9%Biden9,051
64.6%Trump17,236
1.5%
R+30.7
D+3.1
R+35.1
26,690
R
31.1%Clinton7,947
64.9%Trump16,556
4.0%
R+33.7
R+16.9
R+35.8
25,515
R
40.9%Obama9,856
57.7%Romney13,903
1.4%
R+16.8
R+16.3
R+20.7
24,092
R
49.0%Obama12,439
49.4%McCain12,560
1.6%
R+0.5
D+13.0
R+7.7
25,401
R
42.9%Kerry10,405
56.4%Bush13,674
0.7%
R+13.5
R+14.2
R+11.0
24,248
D
49.5%Gore10,442
48.8%Bush10,297
1.8%
D+0.7
R+20.6
D+0.2
21,111
D
54.8%Clinton10,903
33.5%Dole6,660
11.8%
D+21.3
R+2.2
D+12.8
19,908
D
53.5%Clinton11,650
30.0%Bush6,533
16.6%
D+23.5
D+15.4
D+17.9
21,791
D
53.8%Dukakis10,667
45.8%Bush9,070
0.4%
D+8.1
D+8.3
D+15.8
19,822
R
49.6%Mondale9,837
49.9%Reagan9,893
0.5%
R+0.3
R+24.1
D+17.9
19,822
D
60.4%Carter11,588
36.5%Reagan7,013
3.1%
D+23.8
R+11.2
D+33.6
19,194
D
66.9%Carter11,439
31.9%Ford5,455
1.1%
D+35.0
D+56.0
D+33.0
17,088
R
38.8%McGovern5,601
59.8%Nixon8,627
1.4%
R+21.0
R+35.2
D+2.2
14,431
D
45.9%Humphrey7,176
31.7%Nixon4,958
22.4%
D+14.2
R+35.4
D+14.9
15,631
D
74.7%Johnson11,763
25.1%Goldwater3,951
0.2%
D+49.6
D+43.9
D+27.0
15,749
D
52.9%Kennedy8,744
47.1%Nixon7,800
0.0%
D+5.7
R+3.7
D+5.5
16,544
D
53.1%Stevenson8,551
43.7%Eisenhower7,033
3.2%
D+9.4
R+6.8
D+24.8
16,091
D
57.9%Stevenson9,429
41.7%Eisenhower6,787
0.4%
D+16.2
R+31.7
D+27.0
16,279
D
72.6%Truman8,787
24.7%Dewey2,991
2.7%
D+47.9
D+13.9
D+43.4
12,105
D
66.8%Roosevelt9,211
32.8%Dewey4,523
0.4%
D+34.0
R+7.0
D+26.5
13,784
D
70.3%Roosevelt10,924
29.4%Willkie4,562
0.3%
D+41.0
R+9.1
D+31.0
15,532
D
74.4%Roosevelt11,623
24.3%Landon3,794
1.3%
D+50.1
D+11.5
D+25.8
15,625
D
68.3%Roosevelt10,933
29.6%Hoover4,742
2.1%
D+38.6
D+46.5
D+20.9
16,019
R
45.9%Smith7,659
53.8%Hoover8,970
0.3%
R+7.9
R+4.5
D+9.6
16,671
R
47.5%Davis7,495
50.9%Coolidge8,033
1.6%
R+3.4
R+25.2
D+21.8
15,785
D
60.1%Cox12,103
38.3%Harding7,715
1.6%
D+21.8
D+2.8
D+48.0
20,133
D
58.5%Wilson6,372
39.5%Hughes4,300
2.0%
D+19.0
R+2.6
D+15.9
10,894
D
43.5%Wilson4,096
21.9%Taft2,062
34.5%
D+21.6
D+4.5
D+2.1
9,408
D
56.9%Bryan6,226
39.8%Taft4,356
3.2%
D+17.1
R+1.7
D+26.7
10,935
D
57.2%Parker5,582
38.5%Roosevelt3,753
4.3%
D+18.8
D+3.7
D+38.4
9,753
D
56.8%Bryan6,418
41.7%McKinley4,714
1.5%
D+15.1
R+5.6
D+22.6
11,304
D
59.6%Bryan6,475
39.0%McKinley4,234
1.4%
D+20.6
D+8.6
D+26.7
10,861
D
44.2%Cleveland3,556
32.1%Harrison2,585
23.7%
D+12.1
—
D+10.4
8,046
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
34.5%6,287
65.5%11,923
18,210
2020
R
37.0%9,856
58.3%15,539
26,659
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+14.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+35.4
Henderson, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 50-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
Domestic migration in Henderson, KY in Henderson, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−40
2012
−43
2013
−263
2014
−159
2015
−103
2016
−142
2017
−501
2018
−398
2019
−442
2021
−254
2022
−319
2023
+122
2024
+66
2025
−141
Henderson sits along the Ohio River in far western Kentucky, where decades of tobacco and manufacturing employment shaped a working-class electorate that has moved sharply toward Republican margins over the past two cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.4 points.
A population of 57,122, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,026 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kokomo, IN and Centralia, IL.
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In 2024, Henderson, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,244 votes cast, 7,990 went Democratic and 16,931 went Republican.
When did Henderson, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henderson, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Henderson, KY, Kentucky has a population of 57,122 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Henderson, KY, Kentucky is $59,026 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Henderson, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
