† 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
GroupProspectKentuckyUnited States
German22.6%12.7%12.5%
English17.7%14.5%9.5%
Irish16.9%11.0%9.4%
American8.3%11.5%5.3%
Italian3.9%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.6%2.0%1.3%
French2.4%1.1%1.6%
Polish1.7%—2.2%
African American†3.9%6.6%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Asian Indian1.3%0.3%1.4%
Vietnamese0.7%—0.6%
Filipino0.4%—0.9%
Chinese0.3%—1.3%
Korean0.3%—0.4%
Nepalese0.3%——
Burmese0.3%——
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
Prospect
Kentucky
United States
Median age
54.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Prospect
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$163,462
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.4%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
74.4%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Prospect
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
6.8%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
0.5%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
0.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Prospect
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.
Prospect, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.5%
2008
−22.8%
2012
−29.0%
2016
−7.6%
2020
+0.1%
2024
+1.5%
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
49.8%Harris1,587
48.3%Trump1,539
1.9%
D+1.5
D+1.4
D+3.0
3,187
D
49.3%Biden1,651
49.2%Trump1,649
1.5%
D+0.1
D+7.6
R+4.4
3,350
R
44.3%Clinton1,315
51.9%Trump1,540
3.9%
R+7.6
D+21.5
R+9.7
2,970
R
34.6%Obama1,036
63.7%Romney1,905
1.7%
R+29.0
R+6.3
R+32.9
2,992
R
38.2%Obama1,142
61.0%McCain1,823
0.8%
R+22.8
D+9.7
R+30.1
2,989
R
33.4%Kerry989
65.9%Bush1,949
0.7%
R+32.5
—
R+30.0
2,958
Prospect sits along the Ohio River corridor northeast of Louisville, drawing high-income households whose voting patterns have historically leaned Republican by wide margins even as surrounding Jefferson County shifted more competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.5 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 32.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.5 points.
A population of 4,542, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $163,462 describe the city.
In 2024, Prospect, Kentucky voted Democratic by 1.5 points (D+1.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,187 votes cast, 1,587 went Democratic and 1,539 went Republican.
When did Prospect, Kentucky last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Prospect, Kentucky voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Prospect, Kentucky?
Prospect, Kentucky has a population of 4,542 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Prospect, Kentucky?
Median household income in Prospect, Kentucky is $163,462 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Prospect, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Prospect, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
