† 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
GroupLudlowKentuckyUnited States
German30.2%12.7%12.5%
Irish16.8%11.0%9.4%
English14.0%14.5%9.5%
American6.8%11.5%5.3%
Italian4.0%2.0%4.8%
French1.8%1.1%1.6%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
Polish1.4%—2.2%
Mexican3.6%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan3.2%0.3%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
African American†2.6%6.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Ludlow
Kentucky
United States
Median age
37.4
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ludlow
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$65,284
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.4%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.4%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ludlow
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
3.4%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.5%
0.6%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ludlow
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.
Ludlow, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.9%
2008
−8.7%
2012
−5.6%
2016
−16.5%
2020
−8.6%
2024
−10.7%
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, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
R
43.7%Harris871
54.3%Trump1,084
2.0%
R+10.7
R+2.1
R+9.2
1,995
R
44.8%Biden921
53.3%Trump1,097
1.9%
R+8.6
D+7.9
R+13.0
2,058
R
38.3%Clinton705
54.8%Trump1,008
7.0%
R+16.5
R+10.9
R+18.5
1,841
R
46.2%Obama804
51.8%Romney901
2.1%
R+5.6
D+3.2
R+9.4
1,741
R
44.9%Obama864
53.6%McCain1,032
1.5%
R+8.7
D+11.2
R+16.0
1,924
R
39.9%Kerry743
59.8%Bush1,114
0.3%
R+19.9
—
R+17.5
1,863
Ludlow's roughly 4,400 residents occupy one of Northern Kentucky's most compact river-edge footprints, making it a bellwether for how older industrial suburbs shift as regional demographics evolve.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.7 points.
A population of 4,378, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,284 describe the city.
In 2024, Ludlow, Kentucky voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+10.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,995 votes cast, 871 went Democratic and 1,084 went Republican.
How many people live in Ludlow, Kentucky?
Ludlow, Kentucky has a population of 4,378 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ludlow, Kentucky?
Median household income in Ludlow, Kentucky is $65,284 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Ludlow, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ludlow, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
