† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupOwensboro, KYKentuckyUnited States
English15.6%14.5%9.5%
American14.0%11.5%5.3%
Irish10.5%11.0%9.4%
German10.1%12.7%12.5%
Scottish2.3%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.4%2.0%4.8%
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
Polish0.6%—2.2%
Mexican2.3%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Argentinean0.2%——
African American†3.6%6.6%9.9%
Burmese1.2%——
Asian Indian0.3%0.3%1.4%
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
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
39
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$68,002
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.4%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.8%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
3.4%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
20.6%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.8%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.9%
50.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
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.
Owensboro, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+24.8%
1896
+21.5%
1900
+11.0%
1904
+14.0%
1908
+11.5%
1912
+31.8%
1916
+11.6%
1920
+10.8%
1924
+6.4%
1928
−11.0%
1932
+34.3%
1936
+33.7%
1940
+24.3%
1944
+13.5%
1948
+28.2%
1952
−12.7%
1956
−21.3%
1960
−15.0%
1964
+30.2%
1968
−0.6%
1972
−34.2%
1976
+7.8%
1980
+2.6%
1984
−16.7%
1988
−5.7%
1992
+6.1%
1996
−0.0%
2000
−19.1%
2004
−22.5%
2008
−10.1%
2012
−21.9%
2016
−34.0%
2020
−30.1%
2024
−34.1%
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
32.2%Harris16,662
66.3%Trump34,283
1.5%
R+34.1
R+3.9
R+32.6
51,731
R
34.0%Biden18,360
64.1%Trump34,658
1.9%
R+30.1
D+3.9
R+34.6
54,069
R
30.1%Clinton15,151
64.1%Trump32,288
5.8%
R+34.0
R+12.1
R+36.1
50,373
R
38.1%Obama17,640
60.1%Romney27,797
1.8%
R+21.9
R+11.9
R+25.8
46,287
R
44.2%Obama21,245
54.3%McCain26,078
1.5%
R+10.1
D+12.5
R+17.3
48,044
R
38.4%Kerry17,611
60.9%Bush27,956
0.8%
R+22.5
R+3.4
R+20.1
45,918
R
39.4%Gore15,873
58.6%Bush23,580
2.0%
R+19.1
R+19.1
R+19.7
40,262
R
44.6%Clinton17,200
44.7%Dole17,212
10.7%
R+0.03
R+6.2
R+8.6
38,525
D
45.8%Clinton18,815
39.7%Bush16,291
14.5%
D+6.1
D+11.9
D+0.6
41,058
R
46.7%Dukakis17,084
52.5%Bush19,185
0.8%
R+5.7
D+11.0
D+2.0
36,556
R
41.3%Mondale15,264
58.0%Reagan21,437
0.7%
R+16.7
R+19.3
D+1.5
36,968
D
49.5%Carter17,049
46.9%Reagan16,140
3.6%
D+2.6
R+5.2
D+12.4
34,427
D
53.0%Carter16,460
45.2%Ford14,038
1.8%
D+7.8
D+42.0
D+5.7
31,047
R
31.4%McGovern9,359
65.6%Nixon19,532
3.0%
R+34.2
R+33.6
R+11.0
29,786
R
39.1%Humphrey11,320
39.6%Nixon11,483
21.3%
R+0.6
R+30.8
D+0.1
28,982
D
64.8%Johnson17,829
34.6%Goldwater9,523
0.6%
D+30.2
D+45.2
D+7.6
27,510
R
42.5%Kennedy11,562
57.5%Nixon15,654
0.0%
R+15.0
D+6.3
R+15.2
27,216
R
38.8%Stevenson8,639
60.1%Eisenhower13,377
1.0%
R+21.3
R+8.6
R+5.9
22,243
R
43.6%Stevenson9,483
56.3%Eisenhower12,253
0.2%
R+12.7
R+41.0
R+2.0
21,773
D
63.5%Truman10,786
35.2%Dewey5,985
1.3%
D+28.2
D+14.7
D+23.8
16,999
D
56.5%Roosevelt10,365
43.0%Dewey7,887
0.5%
D+13.5
R+10.8
D+6.0
18,352
D
62.0%Roosevelt12,053
37.7%Willkie7,331
0.3%
D+24.3
R+9.4
D+14.3
19,443
D
64.8%Roosevelt12,453
31.1%Landon5,974
4.2%
D+33.7
R+0.6
D+9.4
19,226
D
66.8%Roosevelt13,298
32.5%Hoover6,471
0.7%
D+34.3
D+45.3
D+16.5
19,909
R
44.4%Smith9,060
55.4%Hoover11,304
0.1%
R+11.0
R+17.4
D+6.5
20,390
D
52.4%Davis10,400
46.0%Coolidge9,127
1.6%
D+6.4
R+4.3
D+31.6
19,836
D
55.0%Cox12,423
44.3%Harding9,992
0.7%
D+10.8
R+0.8
D+37.0
22,580
D
55.1%Wilson6,985
43.6%Hughes5,517
1.3%
D+11.6
R+20.2
D+8.4
12,666
D
54.2%Wilson5,618
22.5%Taft2,328
23.3%
D+31.8
D+20.2
D+12.2
10,360
D
54.5%Bryan6,648
43.0%Taft5,241
2.5%
D+11.5
R+2.5
D+21.1
12,195
D
55.2%Parker6,090
41.2%Roosevelt4,544
3.7%
D+14.0
D+3.0
D+33.7
11,041
D
54.3%Bryan6,373
43.3%McKinley5,082
2.4%
D+11.0
R+10.5
D+18.5
11,741
D
59.1%Bryan6,341
37.7%McKinley4,040
3.2%
D+21.5
R+3.3
D+27.5
10,727
D
50.1%Cleveland4,300
25.3%Harrison2,172
24.7%
D+24.8
—
D+23.1
8,590
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
35.0%12,780
65.0%23,758
36,540
2020
R
36.3%19,624
57.9%31,298
54,064
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+1.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+34.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Owensboro, KY in Owensboro, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+70
2012
+211
2013
−1
2014
−347
2015
+566
2016
−58
2017
−59
2018
+158
2019
+288
2021
−255
2022
+159
2023
−31
2024
−100
2025
+205
Owensboro anchors a mid-sized metro where manufacturing and health-care employment shape the electorate. Republican presidential candidates have carried Daviess County by double-digit margins in every cycle since 2000.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 34.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.
A population of 112,762, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,002 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Quincy, IL-MO and Decatur, IN.
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In 2024, Owensboro, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,731 votes cast, 16,662 went Democratic and 34,283 went Republican.
When did Owensboro, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Owensboro, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Owensboro, KY, Kentucky?
Owensboro, KY, Kentucky has a population of 112,762 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owensboro, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Owensboro, KY, Kentucky is $68,002 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Owensboro, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Owensboro, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
