† 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
GroupRussell SpringsKentuckyUnited States
English14.6%14.5%9.5%
American14.0%11.5%5.3%
Irish11.0%11.0%9.4%
German10.8%12.7%12.5%
Scottish1.8%2.0%1.3%
French1.5%1.1%1.6%
Italian0.7%2.0%4.8%
Polish0.5%—2.2%
Mexican2.6%2.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.3%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
Russell Springs
Kentucky
United States
Median age
45.9
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
12.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Russell Springs
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$38,697
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.3%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.1%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Russell Springs
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
6.1%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Russell Springs
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.
Russell Springs, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−48.6%
2008
−50.9%
2012
−60.0%
2016
−66.2%
2020
−62.8%
2024
−66.6%
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, 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
16.0%Harris185
82.7%Trump954
1.3%
R+66.6
R+3.8
R+65.2
1,154
R
17.9%Biden210
80.7%Trump949
1.4%
R+62.8
D+3.4
R+67.3
1,176
R
15.3%Clinton165
81.5%Trump879
3.2%
R+66.2
R+6.3
R+68.3
1,078
R
19.2%Obama188
79.2%Romney774
1.5%
R+60.0
R+9.1
R+63.8
977
R
23.0%Obama211
73.9%McCain677
3.1%
R+50.9
R+2.2
R+58.1
916
R
25.4%Kerry242
74.1%Bush705
0.5%
R+48.6
—
R+46.2
952
Russell Springs anchors a rural county where Republican margins in statewide races have widened steadily over the past two decades, reflecting a broader partisan realignment across small-town south-central Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 66.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.6 points.
A population of 2,773, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,697 describe the city.
In 2024, Russell Springs, Kentucky voted Republican by 66.6 points (R+66.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,154 votes cast, 185 went Democratic and 954 went Republican.
How many people live in Russell Springs, Kentucky?
Russell Springs, Kentucky has a population of 2,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russell Springs, Kentucky?
Median household income in Russell Springs, Kentucky is $38,697 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Russell Springs, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Russell Springs, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
