† 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
1 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
GroupMadisonville, KYKentuckyUnited States
English15.7%14.5%9.5%
American10.5%11.5%5.3%
Irish8.4%11.0%9.4%
German6.7%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.5%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%0.8%—
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
Dutch0.7%——
African American†5.8%6.6%9.9%
Mexican1.8%2.4%11.3%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
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
Madisonville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
41.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Madisonville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$56,815
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.0%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Madisonville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Madisonville, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
1.9%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
45.5%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.8%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.2%
5.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.2%
2.4%
2.2%
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.
Madisonville, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+6.6%
1896
+16.2%
1900
+4.6%
1904
+4.8%
1908
+5.6%
1912
+27.5%
1916
+1.9%
1920
+7.4%
1924
+4.8%
1928
+2.4%
1932
+40.8%
1936
+38.8%
1940
+38.2%
1944
+31.8%
1948
+37.8%
1952
+25.0%
1956
+10.4%
1960
+7.2%
1964
+40.9%
1968
+5.1%
1972
−38.5%
1976
+20.3%
1980
+16.8%
1984
−16.2%
1988
−3.4%
1992
+16.3%
1996
+5.8%
2000
−16.7%
2004
−31.3%
2008
−24.9%
2012
−39.9%
2016
−53.9%
2020
−48.0%
2024
−50.9%
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
23.9%Harris4,916
74.8%Trump15,361
1.3%
R+50.9
R+2.9
R+49.4
20,537
R
25.3%Biden5,439
73.2%Trump15,757
1.5%
R+48.0
D+5.9
R+52.4
21,512
R
21.2%Clinton4,310
75.1%Trump15,277
3.7%
R+53.9
R+14.0
R+56.0
20,345
R
29.3%Obama5,789
69.2%Romney13,681
1.5%
R+39.9
R+15.1
R+43.8
19,767
R
36.7%Obama7,104
61.6%McCain11,916
1.7%
R+24.9
D+6.4
R+32.1
19,348
R
34.1%Kerry6,420
65.4%Bush12,314
0.6%
R+31.3
R+14.6
R+28.8
18,843
R
40.8%Gore6,734
57.6%Bush9,490
1.6%
R+16.7
R+22.5
R+17.2
16,489
D
47.7%Clinton7,239
41.9%Dole6,363
10.5%
D+5.8
R+10.5
R+2.8
15,190
D
50.7%Clinton8,881
34.4%Bush6,032
14.9%
D+16.3
D+19.6
D+10.7
17,531
R
48.1%Dukakis7,453
51.5%Bush7,979
0.5%
R+3.4
D+12.8
D+4.3
15,505
R
41.7%Mondale6,743
57.9%Reagan9,368
0.3%
R+16.2
R+33.0
D+2.0
16,166
D
57.4%Carter8,810
40.6%Reagan6,238
2.0%
D+16.8
R+3.5
D+26.5
15,355
D
59.7%Carter7,749
39.4%Ford5,115
1.0%
D+20.3
D+58.8
D+18.2
12,990
R
30.1%McGovern3,129
68.7%Nixon7,133
1.2%
R+38.5
R+43.6
R+15.4
10,388
D
37.0%Humphrey4,391
31.9%Nixon3,791
31.1%
D+5.1
R+35.9
D+5.8
11,869
D
70.4%Johnson7,954
29.5%Goldwater3,328
0.1%
D+40.9
D+33.8
D+18.4
11,297
D
53.6%Kennedy6,436
46.4%Nixon5,574
0.0%
D+7.2
R+3.2
D+7.0
12,010
D
54.8%Stevenson6,535
44.5%Eisenhower5,300
0.7%
D+10.4
R+14.7
D+25.8
11,917
D
62.4%Stevenson7,157
37.4%Eisenhower4,285
0.2%
D+25.0
R+12.8
D+35.8
11,469
D
65.7%Truman6,149
27.8%Dewey2,608
6.5%
D+37.8
D+6.0
D+33.3
9,366
D
65.8%Roosevelt7,352
34.0%Dewey3,795
0.2%
D+31.8
R+6.3
D+24.3
11,174
D
69.0%Roosevelt8,695
30.8%Willkie3,884
0.2%
D+38.2
R+0.6
D+28.2
12,609
D
69.2%Roosevelt8,193
30.4%Landon3,602
0.4%
D+38.8
R+2.0
D+14.5
11,837
D
70.0%Roosevelt9,158
29.2%Hoover3,817
0.9%
D+40.8
D+38.4
D+23.0
13,088
D
51.1%Smith6,640
48.7%Hoover6,330
0.2%
D+2.4
R+2.4
D+19.9
13,000
D
49.5%Davis5,864
44.6%Coolidge5,292
5.9%
D+4.8
R+2.6
D+30.0
11,854
D
52.8%Cox7,829
45.4%Harding6,732
1.9%
D+7.4
D+5.5
D+33.6
14,836
D
50.1%Wilson3,757
48.2%Hughes3,615
1.8%
D+1.9
R+25.6
R+1.3
7,505
D
48.4%Wilson3,147
20.9%Taft1,357
30.7%
D+27.5
D+21.9
D+8.0
6,502
D
51.5%Bryan3,721
45.8%Taft3,315
2.7%
D+5.6
D+0.8
D+15.2
7,231
D
50.2%Parker3,125
45.4%Roosevelt2,826
4.4%
D+4.8
D+0.2
D+24.5
6,226
D
51.0%Bryan3,321
46.5%McKinley3,024
2.5%
D+4.6
R+11.6
D+12.1
6,506
D
57.3%Bryan3,470
41.1%McKinley2,490
1.5%
D+16.2
D+9.6
D+22.3
6,052
D
46.0%Cleveland2,014
39.4%Harrison1,726
14.6%
D+6.6
—
D+4.9
4,380
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
28.4%4,204
71.6%10,592
14,796
2020
R
28.3%6,066
66.4%14,247
21,468
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+0.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+50.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 51 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Madisonville, KY in Madisonville, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−56
2012
−202
2013
−120
2014
−240
2015
−73
2016
−393
2017
−191
2018
−255
2019
−325
2021
−95
2022
−40
2023
+81
2024
+143
2025
+158
Madisonville, KY sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.9 points.
A population of 45,119, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,815 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lebanon, MO and Mount Airy, NC.
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In 2024, Madisonville, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 50.9 points (R+50.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,537 votes cast, 4,916 went Democratic and 15,361 went Republican.
When did Madisonville, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madisonville, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Madisonville, KY, Kentucky?
Madisonville, KY, Kentucky has a population of 45,119 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madisonville, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Madisonville, KY, Kentucky is $56,815 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Madisonville, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Madisonville, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
