† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupMayfield, KYKentuckyUnited States
English17.4%14.5%9.5%
American16.1%11.5%5.3%
Irish8.0%11.0%9.4%
German6.3%12.7%12.5%
Italian1.4%2.0%4.8%
Scottish1.2%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.8%0.8%—
Polish0.7%—2.2%
Mexican6.5%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.3%0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Peruvian0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†3.8%6.6%9.9%
South African0.2%——
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
Mayfield, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
40.4
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mayfield, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$50,772
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.4%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mayfield, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mayfield, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
7.5%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
56.9%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
27.0%
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.
Mayfield, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+34.3%
1896
+47.4%
1900
+38.5%
1904
+49.1%
1908
+46.2%
1912
+52.6%
1916
+44.9%
1920
+46.2%
1924
+50.8%
1928
+31.8%
1932
+68.5%
1936
+68.1%
1940
+64.2%
1944
+57.5%
1948
+70.5%
1952
+53.2%
1956
+46.2%
1960
+22.6%
1964
+61.1%
1968
+15.3%
1972
−23.7%
1976
+46.6%
1980
+3.2%
1984
−3.7%
1988
+6.5%
1992
+17.5%
1996
+13.5%
2000
−12.3%
2004
−22.8%
2008
−26.1%
2012
−39.7%
2016
−56.4%
2020
−56.7%
2024
−61.6%
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
18.6%Harris3,105
80.2%Trump13,378
1.2%
R+61.6
R+4.9
R+60.1
16,678
R
20.9%Biden3,560
77.6%Trump13,206
1.5%
R+56.7
R+0.3
R+61.1
17,019
R
19.9%Clinton3,308
76.3%Trump12,671
3.8%
R+56.4
R+16.7
R+58.5
16,606
R
29.3%Obama4,547
69.0%Romney10,699
1.7%
R+39.7
R+13.6
R+43.5
15,503
R
36.2%Obama5,843
62.2%McCain10,056
1.6%
R+26.1
R+3.3
R+33.4
16,155
R
38.2%Kerry6,206
61.0%Bush9,903
0.7%
R+22.8
R+10.5
R+20.3
16,229
R
42.8%Gore6,097
55.2%Bush7,849
2.0%
R+12.3
R+25.8
R+12.8
14,231
D
50.6%Clinton6,991
37.2%Dole5,130
12.2%
D+13.5
R+4.1
D+5.0
13,803
D
52.2%Clinton8,001
34.6%Bush5,311
13.2%
D+17.5
D+11.0
D+12.0
15,341
D
52.8%Dukakis7,153
46.3%Bush6,274
0.9%
D+6.5
D+10.2
D+14.2
13,545
R
47.7%Mondale6,759
51.4%Reagan7,287
0.9%
R+3.7
R+6.9
D+14.5
14,170
D
50.7%Carter6,999
47.5%Reagan6,556
1.9%
D+3.2
R+43.4
D+12.9
13,816
D
72.3%Carter8,982
25.7%Ford3,195
2.0%
D+46.6
D+70.3
D+44.5
12,420
R
36.6%McGovern3,701
60.4%Nixon6,098
3.0%
R+23.7
R+39.0
R+0.6
10,100
D
41.8%Humphrey5,103
26.5%Nixon3,239
31.7%
D+15.3
R+45.8
D+16.0
12,213
D
80.4%Johnson9,958
19.3%Goldwater2,389
0.3%
D+61.1
D+38.5
D+38.5
12,390
D
61.3%Kennedy7,689
38.7%Nixon4,854
0.0%
D+22.6
R+23.6
D+22.4
12,543
D
73.0%Stevenson10,090
26.9%Eisenhower3,711
0.1%
D+46.2
R+7.0
D+61.6
13,815
D
76.6%Stevenson9,592
23.3%Eisenhower2,925
0.1%
D+53.2
R+17.2
D+64.0
12,530
D
84.5%Truman8,682
14.0%Dewey1,442
1.5%
D+70.5
D+13.0
D+66.0
10,276
D
78.7%Roosevelt8,057
21.2%Dewey2,172
0.1%
D+57.5
R+6.7
D+50.0
10,238
D
82.0%Roosevelt9,786
17.8%Willkie2,122
0.2%
D+64.2
R+3.9
D+54.3
11,935
D
83.4%Roosevelt9,231
15.3%Landon1,692
1.3%
D+68.1
R+0.4
D+43.9
11,065
D
84.1%Roosevelt9,888
15.5%Hoover1,825
0.4%
D+68.5
D+36.8
D+50.8
11,764
D
65.8%Smith6,237
34.0%Hoover3,223
0.3%
D+31.8
R+19.0
D+49.2
9,484
D
74.0%Davis7,266
23.2%Coolidge2,279
2.7%
D+50.8
D+4.6
D+76.0
9,813
D
72.1%Cox9,018
25.9%Harding3,241
1.9%
D+46.2
D+1.3
D+72.4
12,500
D
71.4%Wilson5,197
26.5%Hughes1,930
2.0%
D+44.9
R+7.7
D+41.8
7,275
D
67.8%Wilson3,838
15.2%Taft862
16.9%
D+52.6
D+6.4
D+33.1
5,657
D
71.3%Bryan4,952
25.1%Taft1,744
3.6%
D+46.2
R+2.9
D+55.8
6,943
D
73.0%Parker4,935
23.9%Roosevelt1,615
3.1%
D+49.1
D+10.6
D+68.8
6,758
D
68.3%Bryan4,759
29.8%McKinley2,073
2.0%
D+38.5
R+8.9
D+46.1
6,968
D
72.6%Bryan4,699
25.1%McKinley1,628
2.3%
D+47.4
D+13.2
D+53.5
6,474
D
57.2%Cleveland2,563
23.0%Harrison1,028
19.8%
D+34.3
—
D+32.6
4,479
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
21.3%2,575
78.7%9,514
12,093
2020
R
23.2%3,939
72.7%12,334
16,963
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+2.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+61.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 59 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Mayfield, KY in Mayfield, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+189
2012
−124
2013
−213
2014
+97
2015
−417
2016
−134
2017
−134
2018
+2
2019
−144
2021
+210
2022
−45
2023
−16
2024
+98
2025
+257
Mayfield, KY sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.5 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 61.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.6 points.
A population of 36,630, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,772 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrenceburg, TN and Middlesborough, KY.
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In 2024, Mayfield, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 61.6 points (R+61.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,678 votes cast, 3,105 went Democratic and 13,378 went Republican.
When did Mayfield, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mayfield, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mayfield, KY, Kentucky?
Mayfield, KY, Kentucky has a population of 36,630 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mayfield, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Mayfield, KY, Kentucky is $50,772 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Mayfield, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mayfield, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
