† 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
3 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
GroupMount Sterling, KYKentuckyUnited States
American26.1%11.5%5.3%
English12.0%14.5%9.5%
Irish8.5%11.0%9.4%
German7.0%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.0%2.0%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%0.8%—
Italian0.9%2.0%4.8%
Ukrainian0.3%——
Mexican2.2%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
African American†0.7%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
Mount Sterling, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
40.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Sterling, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$54,952
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.6%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Sterling, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.7%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
3.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.6%
0.6%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Sterling, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
1.1%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.6%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.9%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
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.
Mount Sterling, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+16.0%
1896
+8.3%
1900
+7.7%
1904
+9.5%
1908
+12.2%
1912
+26.2%
1916
+18.1%
1920
+16.7%
1924
+12.4%
1928
−11.8%
1932
+33.3%
1936
+24.6%
1940
+25.6%
1944
+20.4%
1948
+36.6%
1952
+18.0%
1956
+10.5%
1960
+4.9%
1964
+39.9%
1968
−5.9%
1972
−17.9%
1976
+31.3%
1980
+14.2%
1984
−12.0%
1988
+4.6%
1992
+20.2%
1996
+14.2%
2000
−6.9%
2004
−4.1%
2008
−9.3%
2012
−21.4%
2016
−41.1%
2020
−43.3%
2024
−49.5%
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
24.5%Harris5,271
74.0%Trump15,906
1.5%
R+49.5
R+6.2
R+48.0
21,504
R
27.6%Biden5,953
70.9%Trump15,290
1.5%
R+43.3
R+2.2
R+47.7
21,570
R
27.7%Clinton5,219
68.8%Trump12,948
3.5%
R+41.1
R+19.6
R+43.2
18,818
R
38.4%Obama6,519
59.9%Romney10,157
1.7%
R+21.4
R+12.1
R+25.3
16,968
R
44.5%Obama7,720
53.8%McCain9,336
1.8%
R+9.3
R+5.2
R+16.6
17,363
R
47.5%Kerry8,398
51.7%Bush9,131
0.8%
R+4.1
D+2.7
R+1.7
17,677
R
45.7%Gore6,958
52.5%Bush8,007
1.8%
R+6.9
R+21.0
R+7.4
15,241
D
51.3%Clinton6,237
37.2%Dole4,518
11.5%
D+14.2
R+6.0
D+5.6
12,147
D
51.8%Clinton7,226
31.6%Bush4,406
16.7%
D+20.2
D+15.6
D+14.6
13,960
D
52.1%Dukakis6,277
47.5%Bush5,719
0.4%
D+4.6
D+16.7
D+12.4
12,049
R
43.7%Mondale5,227
55.7%Reagan6,669
0.6%
R+12.0
R+26.2
D+6.2
11,967
D
56.0%Carter6,531
41.8%Reagan4,879
2.1%
D+14.2
R+17.1
D+23.9
11,659
D
65.2%Carter6,295
33.9%Ford3,274
1.0%
D+31.3
D+49.1
D+29.2
9,661
R
40.5%McGovern3,736
58.4%Nixon5,383
1.1%
R+17.9
R+11.9
D+5.3
9,219
R
36.7%Humphrey3,356
42.6%Nixon3,899
20.8%
R+5.9
R+45.8
R+5.2
9,156
D
69.9%Johnson6,686
30.0%Goldwater2,867
0.2%
D+39.9
D+35.0
D+17.3
9,571
D
52.4%Kennedy5,684
47.6%Nixon5,156
0.0%
D+4.9
R+5.6
D+4.7
10,840
D
55.1%Stevenson6,062
44.6%Eisenhower4,908
0.3%
D+10.5
R+7.5
D+25.9
11,005
D
58.9%Stevenson6,272
40.9%Eisenhower4,356
0.2%
D+18.0
R+18.6
D+28.7
10,653
D
67.3%Truman6,130
30.7%Dewey2,794
2.1%
D+36.6
D+16.2
D+32.1
9,115
D
60.1%Roosevelt5,494
39.7%Dewey3,630
0.2%
D+20.4
R+5.2
D+12.9
9,143
D
62.7%Roosevelt6,459
37.0%Willkie3,818
0.3%
D+25.6
D+1.0
D+15.7
10,307
D
62.1%Roosevelt6,512
37.5%Landon3,933
0.4%
D+24.6
R+8.7
D+0.3
10,483
D
66.4%Roosevelt7,144
33.2%Hoover3,565
0.4%
D+33.3
D+45.1
D+15.5
10,753
R
44.0%Smith4,493
55.8%Hoover5,697
0.3%
R+11.8
R+24.2
D+5.7
10,217
D
55.7%Davis5,313
43.3%Coolidge4,129
1.0%
D+12.4
R+4.3
D+37.6
9,535
D
58.1%Cox6,658
41.4%Harding4,741
0.6%
D+16.7
R+1.4
D+42.9
11,465
D
58.7%Wilson4,231
40.6%Hughes2,924
0.7%
D+18.1
R+8.0
D+15.0
7,203
D
56.8%Wilson3,735
30.6%Taft2,014
12.6%
D+26.2
D+14.0
D+6.6
6,581
D
55.5%Bryan4,136
43.3%Taft3,227
1.2%
D+12.2
D+2.7
D+21.7
7,456
D
53.9%Parker3,710
44.4%Roosevelt3,058
1.6%
D+9.5
D+1.8
D+29.1
6,881
D
53.5%Bryan4,270
45.8%McKinley3,657
0.6%
D+7.7
R+0.6
D+15.2
7,977
D
53.5%Bryan4,051
45.2%McKinley3,422
1.4%
D+8.3
R+7.7
D+14.4
7,579
D
56.1%Cleveland3,425
40.1%Harrison2,447
3.7%
D+16.0
—
D+14.4
6,100
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
31.8%4,917
68.2%10,565
15,484
2020
R
31.1%6,692
64.9%13,953
21,502
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+10.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+49.5
Mount Sterling, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 60-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
Domestic migration in Mount Sterling, KY in Mount Sterling, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+213
2012
−28
2013
+340
2014
+110
2015
+279
2016
+175
2017
+333
2018
+165
2019
+109
2021
+356
2022
+389
2023
+471
2024
+341
2025
+355
Montgomery County anchors this compact metro at the eastern edge of the Bluegrass region, where Republican margins in federal races have widened steadily over the past two decades as coal-era economic anxieties reshaped voter alignment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.5 points.
A population of 47,476, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,952 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewisburg, TN and McMinnville, TN.
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How did Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,504 votes cast, 5,271 went Democratic and 15,906 went Republican.
When did Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky?
Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky has a population of 47,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky is $54,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Sterling, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.
