† 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
GroupShepherdsvilleKentuckyUnited States
English14.8%14.5%9.5%
German13.9%12.7%12.5%
Irish13.7%11.0%9.4%
American10.5%11.5%5.3%
Italian2.4%2.0%4.8%
French1.6%1.1%1.6%
Scottish1.6%2.0%1.3%
Dutch1.1%——
Mexican0.8%2.4%11.3%
Cuban0.7%0.7%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
African American†1.5%6.6%9.9%
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
Shepherdsville
Kentucky
United States
Median age
34.7
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Shepherdsville
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$71,476
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.5%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Shepherdsville
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.4%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
3.4%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Shepherdsville
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.
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−37.2%
2008
−32.8%
2012
−34.6%
2016
−48.9%
2020
−46.9%
2024
−49.5%
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, 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
24.5%Harris1,440
74.0%Trump4,345
1.5%
R+49.5
R+2.6
R+48.0
5,872
R
25.6%Biden1,455
72.5%Trump4,117
1.9%
R+46.9
D+2.1
R+51.3
5,679
R
22.9%Clinton1,111
71.8%Trump3,489
5.3%
R+48.9
R+14.3
R+51.0
4,859
R
31.9%Obama1,306
66.5%Romney2,723
1.6%
R+34.6
R+1.8
R+38.5
4,094
R
32.6%Obama1,303
65.4%McCain2,611
2.0%
R+32.8
D+4.4
R+40.0
3,992
R
31.2%Kerry1,153
68.4%Bush2,527
0.4%
R+37.2
—
R+34.7
3,696
Shepherdsville has grown rapidly as Louisville commuters push south along I-65, shifting its electorate from a rural courthouse-town base toward a newer exurban demographic that has trended decisively Republican in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.5 points.
A population of 14,533, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,476 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bolivar and Lebanon.
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, Shepherdsville, Kentucky voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,872 votes cast, 1,440 went Democratic and 4,345 went Republican.
How many people live in Shepherdsville, Kentucky?
Shepherdsville, Kentucky has a population of 14,533 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Shepherdsville, Kentucky?
Median household income in Shepherdsville, Kentucky is $71,476 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Shepherdsville, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Shepherdsville, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
