† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupLexington-Fayette urban countyKentuckyUnited States
English14.8%14.5%9.5%
German12.7%12.7%12.5%
Irish11.2%11.0%9.4%
American7.7%11.5%5.3%
Scottish2.7%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.6%2.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.8%0.8%—
French1.7%1.1%1.6%
African American†13.2%6.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Ghanaian0.2%——
Mexican6.1%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.3%0.5%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Panamanian0.2%——
Peruvian0.2%——
Chinese1.0%—1.3%
Asian Indian0.8%0.3%1.4%
Nepalese0.7%——
Korean0.4%—0.4%
Japanese0.4%—0.2%
Filipino0.3%—0.9%
Cambodian0.2%——
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
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Kentucky
United States
Median age
35.3
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
13.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.7%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$69,479
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.3%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.9%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
7.6%
3.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.8%
0.5%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.5%
1.1%
Other languages
1.5%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Kentucky
United States
Catholic
—
7.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
31.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−6.7%
2008
+4.8%
2012
+1.1%
2016
+9.5%
2020
+20.8%
2024
+18.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
57.9%Harris83,387
39.8%Trump57,344
2.2%
D+18.1
R+2.7
D+19.6
143,932
D
59.3%Biden90,600
38.5%Trump58,860
2.1%
D+20.8
D+11.3
D+16.3
152,714
D
51.2%Clinton69,776
41.8%Trump56,890
7.0%
D+9.5
D+8.4
D+7.4
136,239
D
49.3%Obama62,050
48.3%Romney60,720
2.4%
D+1.1
R+3.8
R+2.8
125,758
D
51.7%Obama66,042
46.9%McCain59,884
1.4%
D+4.8
D+11.5
R+2.5
127,768
R
46.2%Kerry57,994
52.9%Bush66,406
0.9%
R+6.7
—
R+4.2
125,576
Home to the University of Kentucky, Lexington-Fayette trends measurably more Democratic than surrounding Bluegrass counties, making it one of two urban anchors in a state that has shifted sharply rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.8 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 6.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 323,725, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,479 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilmington and Knoxville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 143,932 votes cast, 83,387 went Democratic and 57,344 went Republican.
When did Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky?
Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky has a population of 323,725 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky?
Median household income in Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky is $69,479 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
