† 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
GroupRichmondKentuckyUnited States
English16.7%14.5%9.5%
American12.5%11.5%5.3%
Irish9.8%11.0%9.4%
German9.3%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.7%2.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.4%0.8%—
French1.2%1.1%1.6%
African American†5.7%6.6%9.9%
Mexican2.6%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%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
Kentucky
United States
Median age
28.4
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
25.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.7%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Richmond
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$50,870
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.9%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Richmond
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
2.8%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Richmond
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.
Richmond, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.5%
2008
−5.7%
2012
−12.1%
2016
−12.7%
2020
−7.6%
2024
−12.3%
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
42.7%Harris5,961
55.0%Trump7,673
2.2%
R+12.3
R+4.7
R+10.8
13,945
R
44.9%Biden6,051
52.5%Trump7,077
2.7%
R+7.6
D+5.1
R+12.1
13,490
R
40.0%Clinton4,515
52.7%Trump5,947
7.3%
R+12.7
R+0.6
R+14.8
11,289
R
42.9%Obama4,228
55.0%Romney5,423
2.1%
R+12.1
R+6.4
R+16.0
9,853
R
46.3%Obama4,607
52.0%McCain5,178
1.7%
R+5.7
D+1.8
R+13.0
9,955
R
45.6%Kerry4,273
53.1%Bush4,977
1.3%
R+7.5
—
R+5.1
9,370
Richmond anchors Madison County, where a large student population at Eastern Kentucky University coexists with a surrounding electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republicans over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 12.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.
A population of 37,111, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,870 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Murray and Auburn.
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, Richmond, Kentucky voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,945 votes cast, 5,961 went Democratic and 7,673 went Republican.
How many people live in Richmond, Kentucky?
Richmond, Kentucky has a population of 37,111 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richmond, Kentucky?
Median household income in Richmond, Kentucky is $50,870 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Richmond, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Richmond, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
