† 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
GroupUnionKentuckyUnited States
German28.2%12.7%12.5%
English15.4%14.5%9.5%
Irish15.3%11.0%9.4%
American6.6%11.5%5.3%
Italian4.4%2.0%4.8%
Scottish2.5%2.0%1.3%
French2.0%1.1%1.6%
Polish1.5%—2.2%
Mexican1.7%2.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Asian Indian0.8%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.2%—1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
Filipino0.2%—0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Union
Kentucky
United States
Median age
39.5
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.8%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Union
Kentucky
United States
Median household income
$136,712
$63,726
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.9%
16.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
58.9%
27.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Union
Kentucky
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
6.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
3.4%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
0.5%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Union
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.
Union, Kentucky
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−47.9%
2008
−38.7%
2012
−45.1%
2016
−40.9%
2020
−31.7%
2024
−31.8%
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
33.1%Harris1,485
64.9%Trump2,909
1.9%
R+31.8
R+0.1
R+30.3
4,481
R
33.1%Biden1,349
64.8%Trump2,641
2.1%
R+31.7
D+9.2
R+36.2
4,075
R
26.0%Clinton810
66.9%Trump2,086
7.1%
R+40.9
D+4.2
R+43.0
3,119
R
26.5%Obama784
71.6%Romney2,117
1.8%
R+45.1
R+6.4
R+49.0
2,955
R
30.0%Obama766
68.8%McCain1,754
1.2%
R+38.7
D+9.2
R+46.0
2,551
R
25.5%Kerry583
73.5%Bush1,677
1.0%
R+47.9
—
R+45.5
2,283
Union sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.9 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 31.8 points.
A population of 7,642, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $136,712 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Francisville and Edgewood.
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, Union, Kentucky voted Republican by 31.8 points (R+31.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,481 votes cast, 1,485 went Democratic and 2,909 went Republican.
How many people live in Union, Kentucky?
Union, Kentucky has a population of 7,642 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Union, Kentucky?
Median household income in Union, Kentucky is $136,712 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Union, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Union, Kentucky from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
