† 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
GroupRichmond-Berea, KYKentuckyUnited States
English16.2%14.5%9.5%
American15.1%11.5%5.3%
Irish9.2%11.0%9.4%
German8.6%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.9%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.6%2.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.4%0.8%—
French1.0%1.1%1.6%
African American†2.9%6.6%9.9%
Mexican1.8%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.7%0.7%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
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
Richmond-Berea, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median age
36.8
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
13.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Richmond-Berea, KY
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$59,564
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.1%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.3%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Richmond-Berea, KY
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.3%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Richmond-Berea, KY
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
2.0%
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.3%
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.0%
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.
Richmond-Berea, KY
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.1%
1896
−11.5%
1900
−8.8%
1904
−10.4%
1908
−12.7%
1912
+6.4%
1916
−8.6%
1920
−15.2%
1924
−10.2%
1928
−29.4%
1932
−1.1%
1936
−10.1%
1940
−6.5%
1944
−12.7%
1948
−7.0%
1952
−13.6%
1956
−17.5%
1960
−24.1%
1964
+7.7%
1968
−22.4%
1972
−38.7%
1976
−3.0%
1980
−11.9%
1984
−35.0%
1988
−28.3%
1992
−11.7%
1996
−12.5%
2000
−25.7%
2004
−29.7%
2008
−29.0%
2012
−35.6%
2016
−39.2%
2020
−36.0%
2024
−39.8%
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
29.2%Harris17,280
69.0%Trump40,856
1.8%
R+39.8
R+3.9
R+38.4
59,202
R
31.0%Biden18,070
67.0%Trump39,033
2.0%
R+36.0
D+3.3
R+40.4
58,281
R
27.9%Clinton13,816
67.1%Trump33,276
5.1%
R+39.2
R+3.6
R+41.3
49,607
R
31.2%Obama13,965
66.9%Romney29,905
1.9%
R+35.6
R+6.7
R+39.5
44,722
R
34.8%Obama15,357
63.8%McCain28,136
1.4%
R+29.0
D+0.7
R+36.2
44,125
R
34.8%Kerry14,752
64.5%Bush27,359
0.8%
R+29.7
R+4.0
R+27.2
42,448
R
35.9%Gore12,074
61.6%Bush20,707
2.5%
R+25.7
R+13.2
R+26.2
33,623
R
39.1%Clinton11,026
51.5%Dole14,538
9.4%
R+12.5
R+0.8
R+21.0
28,202
R
36.9%Clinton10,986
48.6%Bush14,459
14.5%
R+11.7
D+16.7
R+17.2
29,777
R
35.5%Dukakis9,405
63.8%Bush16,915
0.7%
R+28.3
D+6.6
R+20.6
26,508
R
32.3%Mondale9,191
67.2%Reagan19,149
0.5%
R+35.0
R+23.0
R+16.7
28,476
R
41.9%Carter11,518
53.9%Reagan14,798
4.2%
R+11.9
R+8.9
R+2.2
27,479
R
47.9%Carter10,741
50.9%Ford11,414
1.3%
R+3.0
D+35.7
R+5.1
22,441
R
30.0%McGovern6,618
68.7%Nixon15,150
1.3%
R+38.7
R+16.3
R+15.6
22,044
R
29.1%Humphrey6,013
51.5%Nixon10,633
19.4%
R+22.4
R+30.1
R+21.7
20,640
D
53.7%Johnson10,613
46.0%Goldwater9,091
0.4%
D+7.7
D+31.7
R+14.9
19,778
R
38.0%Kennedy8,517
62.0%Nixon13,912
0.0%
R+24.1
R+6.6
R+24.2
22,429
R
41.0%Stevenson8,895
58.5%Eisenhower12,688
0.5%
R+17.5
R+3.9
R+2.1
21,690
R
43.0%Stevenson9,127
56.7%Eisenhower12,019
0.3%
R+13.6
R+6.6
R+2.9
21,207
R
45.8%Truman8,590
52.8%Dewey9,911
1.4%
R+7.0
D+5.7
R+11.5
18,765
R
43.4%Roosevelt9,096
56.1%Dewey11,763
0.5%
R+12.7
R+6.2
R+20.2
20,960
R
46.6%Roosevelt10,723
53.1%Willkie12,214
0.4%
R+6.5
D+3.6
R+16.4
23,020
R
44.7%Roosevelt10,473
54.9%Landon12,840
0.4%
R+10.1
R+9.0
R+34.4
23,408
R
49.1%Roosevelt12,083
50.2%Hoover12,351
0.6%
R+1.1
D+28.3
R+18.9
24,584
R
35.2%Smith7,530
64.6%Hoover13,824
0.2%
R+29.4
R+19.2
R+12.0
21,388
R
43.7%Davis8,224
53.9%Coolidge10,140
2.4%
R+10.2
D+5.0
D+15.0
18,810
R
42.1%Cox8,908
57.3%Harding12,125
0.5%
R+15.2
R+6.6
D+11.0
21,144
R
45.4%Wilson5,443
54.0%Hughes6,473
0.6%
R+8.6
R+15.0
R+11.7
11,984
D
44.3%Wilson4,726
37.9%Taft4,045
17.7%
D+6.4
D+19.1
R+13.2
10,661
R
42.8%Bryan5,023
55.5%Taft6,510
1.7%
R+12.7
R+2.3
R+3.1
11,731
R
43.7%Parker4,589
54.1%Roosevelt5,678
2.2%
R+10.4
R+1.5
D+9.3
10,496
R
45.0%Bryan5,056
53.9%McKinley6,050
1.1%
R+8.8
D+2.6
R+1.3
11,233
R
43.3%Bryan4,531
54.8%McKinley5,733
1.8%
R+11.5
R+10.4
R+5.4
10,455
R
47.1%Cleveland3,939
48.1%Harrison4,030
4.8%
R+1.1
—
R+2.7
8,370
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
33.7%13,291
66.3%26,124
39,421
2020
R
32.6%19,011
63.5%37,046
58,318
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024R+19.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+39.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Richmond-Berea, KY in Richmond-Berea, KY: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+986
2012
+92
2013
−187
2014
+912
2015
+859
2016
+899
2017
+1,071
2018
+879
2019
+617
2021
+614
2022
+1,845
2023
+2,127
2024
+1,877
2025
+1,976
Richmond-Berea sits at the edge of Kentucky's Bluegrass and Appalachian regions, and its R+38.6 presidential margin in 2020 reflects a decades-long partisan realignment that has made the surrounding Madison County corridor among the most one-sided in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 39.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.8 points.
A population of 125,967, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,564 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson City, TN and Corbin, KY.
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How did Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+39.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,202 votes cast, 17,280 went Democratic and 40,856 went Republican.
When did Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky?
Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky has a population of 125,967 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky is $59,564 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Richmond-Berea, KY, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
