† 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
GroupMurray, KYKentuckyUnited States
English18.0%14.5%9.5%
American11.9%11.5%5.3%
German9.2%12.7%12.5%
Irish8.9%11.0%9.4%
Scottish2.2%2.0%1.3%
French1.6%1.1%1.6%
Italian1.1%2.0%4.8%
Polish1.1%—2.2%
African American†3.5%6.6%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Mexican2.6%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Filipino0.3%—0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Cambodian0.2%——
Indonesian0.2%——
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
Murray, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
35.9
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
19.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Murray, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$52,706
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.2%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.2%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Murray, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Murray, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
2.9%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.6%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.7%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.2%
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.
Murray, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+49.4%
1896
+62.3%
1900
+53.4%
1904
+46.4%
1908
+55.7%
1912
+48.8%
1916
+51.1%
1920
+48.6%
1924
+58.5%
1928
+37.5%
1932
+76.9%
1936
+70.8%
1940
+73.1%
1944
+62.5%
1948
+74.4%
1952
+49.6%
1956
+45.6%
1960
+16.6%
1964
+64.3%
1968
+13.6%
1972
−19.5%
1976
+43.2%
1980
+19.3%
1984
−12.3%
1988
−8.1%
1992
+12.0%
1996
+2.5%
2000
−15.1%
2004
−23.5%
2008
−18.3%
2012
−27.4%
2016
−35.0%
2020
−31.8%
2024
−37.9%
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
30.2%Harris5,111
68.1%Trump11,539
1.7%
R+37.9
R+6.1
R+36.5
16,945
R
33.2%Biden5,797
65.0%Trump11,352
1.8%
R+31.8
D+3.2
R+36.3
17,457
R
29.6%Clinton4,749
64.6%Trump10,367
5.8%
R+35.0
R+7.6
R+37.1
16,049
R
35.3%Obama5,317
62.6%Romney9,440
2.1%
R+27.4
R+9.0
R+31.2
15,072
R
40.0%Obama6,165
58.4%McCain8,991
1.6%
R+18.3
D+5.2
R+25.6
15,404
R
37.8%Kerry5,728
61.4%Bush9,293
0.8%
R+23.5
R+8.4
R+21.1
15,145
R
41.2%Gore5,635
56.4%Bush7,705
2.4%
R+15.1
R+17.7
R+15.7
13,673
D
45.7%Clinton5,281
43.1%Dole4,989
11.2%
D+2.5
R+9.5
R+6.0
11,566
D
48.5%Clinton6,181
36.5%Bush4,654
15.0%
D+12.0
D+20.1
D+6.4
12,740
R
45.8%Dukakis5,287
53.9%Bush6,225
0.3%
R+8.1
D+4.2
R+0.4
11,546
R
43.7%Mondale5,028
55.9%Reagan6,442
0.4%
R+12.3
R+31.6
D+5.9
11,515
D
56.9%Carter6,809
37.6%Reagan4,498
5.5%
D+19.3
R+23.9
D+29.1
11,964
D
70.7%Carter8,141
27.6%Ford3,171
1.7%
D+43.2
D+62.6
D+41.1
11,507
R
39.7%McGovern3,468
59.2%Nixon5,167
1.1%
R+19.5
R+33.1
D+3.7
8,732
D
44.4%Humphrey3,854
30.8%Nixon2,672
24.8%
D+13.6
R+50.7
D+14.3
8,682
D
82.0%Johnson7,290
17.7%Goldwater1,576
0.2%
D+64.3
D+47.7
D+41.7
8,886
D
58.3%Kennedy4,693
41.7%Nixon3,356
0.0%
D+16.6
R+29.0
D+16.4
8,049
D
72.7%Stevenson6,152
27.1%Eisenhower2,292
0.2%
D+45.6
R+3.9
D+61.0
8,460
D
74.7%Stevenson5,434
25.1%Eisenhower1,829
0.2%
D+49.6
R+24.8
D+60.3
7,275
D
86.4%Truman4,896
12.0%Dewey681
1.6%
D+74.4
D+11.9
D+69.9
5,668
D
81.1%Roosevelt4,888
18.6%Dewey1,121
0.3%
D+62.5
R+10.6
D+55.0
6,026
D
86.5%Roosevelt5,793
13.4%Willkie896
0.1%
D+73.1
D+2.3
D+63.2
6,698
D
85.3%Roosevelt5,523
14.5%Landon939
0.2%
D+70.8
R+6.0
D+46.6
6,472
D
88.2%Roosevelt6,335
11.3%Hoover813
0.5%
D+76.9
D+39.4
D+59.1
7,184
D
68.6%Smith3,431
31.1%Hoover1,557
0.3%
D+37.5
R+21.0
D+54.9
5,002
D
77.6%Davis3,790
19.2%Coolidge936
3.2%
D+58.5
D+9.9
D+83.6
4,882
D
72.8%Cox4,574
24.2%Harding1,520
3.0%
D+48.6
R+2.5
D+74.8
6,284
D
73.9%Wilson3,334
22.7%Hughes1,026
3.4%
D+51.1
D+2.4
D+48.0
4,513
D
66.3%Wilson2,380
17.5%Taft628
16.2%
D+48.8
R+7.0
D+29.2
3,591
D
76.1%Bryan3,024
20.3%Taft808
3.6%
D+55.7
D+9.4
D+65.3
3,975
D
69.6%Parker2,466
23.3%Roosevelt824
7.1%
D+46.4
R+7.1
D+66.0
3,542
D
75.6%Bryan2,876
22.2%McKinley844
2.2%
D+53.4
R+8.9
D+61.0
3,803
D
79.7%Bryan2,572
17.4%McKinley561
2.9%
D+62.3
D+12.9
D+68.4
3,227
D
65.0%Cleveland1,581
15.6%Harrison379
19.4%
D+49.4
—
D+47.8
2,432
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
33.2%3,934
66.8%7,906
11,841
2020
R
35.4%6,180
60.8%10,635
17,479
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+0.03
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+37.9
Murray, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 38-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
Domestic migration in Murray, KY in Murray, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+218
2012
+246
2013
+182
2014
−140
2015
+31
2016
−83
2017
−48
2018
+154
2019
+71
2021
+444
2022
+342
2023
+334
2024
+309
2025
+519
Murray anchors Calloway County, a persistently Republican corner of the Jackson Purchase region where presidential margins routinely exceed 40 points. Home to Murray State University, the metro punches above its size in higher-education employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 37.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 38,224, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,706 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madisonville, KY and Mayfield, KY.
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In 2024, Murray, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+37.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,945 votes cast, 5,111 went Democratic and 11,539 went Republican.
When did Murray, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Murray, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Murray, KY, Kentucky?
Murray, KY, Kentucky has a population of 38,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Murray, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Murray, KY, Kentucky is $52,706 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Murray, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Murray, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
