† 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
GroupNicholasvilleKentuckyUnited States
English15.6%14.5%9.5%
American15.0%11.5%5.3%
Irish11.0%11.0%9.4%
German9.7%12.7%12.5%
Ukrainian2.6%——
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
Scottish1.2%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.1%2.0%4.8%
Mexican2.7%2.4%11.3%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.7%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
African American†4.3%6.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Ghanaian0.2%——
Taiwanese0.6%——
Asian Indian0.4%0.3%1.4%
Cambodian0.4%——
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
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
Nicholasville
Kentucky
United States
Median age
37.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nicholasville
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$68,503
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.9%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nicholasville
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
3.4%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.9%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nicholasville
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.
Nicholasville, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.6%
2008
−29.0%
2012
−33.0%
2016
−35.0%
2020
−31.2%
2024
−31.6%
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
R
33.2%Harris4,607
64.9%Trump8,995
1.9%
R+31.6
R+0.5
R+30.2
13,865
R
33.4%Biden4,892
64.5%Trump9,460
2.1%
R+31.2
D+3.8
R+35.6
14,661
R
29.3%Clinton3,613
64.3%Trump7,924
6.3%
R+35.0
R+2.0
R+37.1
12,315
R
32.6%Obama3,740
65.5%Romney7,528
1.9%
R+33.0
R+4.0
R+36.8
11,490
R
34.7%Obama3,837
63.7%McCain7,037
1.6%
R+29.0
D+3.7
R+36.2
11,048
R
33.2%Kerry3,352
65.9%Bush6,644
0.9%
R+32.6
—
R+30.2
10,084
Nicholasville has roughly doubled in population since 2000 as Lexington's suburban sprawl pushed south, bringing a younger, homeowning electorate that tracks closely with statewide Republican trends while remaining sensitive to local growth pressures.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.0 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 31.6 points.
A population of 32,197, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,503 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Salem and Northport.
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.
In 2024, Nicholasville, Kentucky voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+31.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,865 votes cast, 4,607 went Democratic and 8,995 went Republican.
How many people live in Nicholasville, Kentucky?
Nicholasville, Kentucky has a population of 32,197 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nicholasville, Kentucky?
Median household income in Nicholasville, Kentucky is $68,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Nicholasville, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nicholasville, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
