Jessamine County, Kentucky: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 54,5882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,5762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Whitfield County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jessamine CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jessamine County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +5.6% |
| 1896 | +2.9% |
| 1900 | +8.0% |
| 1904 | +7.8% |
| 1908 | +10.3% |
| 1912 | +21.7% |
| 1916 | +12.9% |
| 1920 | +15.1% |
| 1924 | +6.8% |
| 1928 | −10.9% |
| 1932 | +25.3% |
| 1936 | +15.2% |
| 1940 | +20.8% |
| 1944 | +15.0% |
| 1948 | +22.9% |
| 1952 | +8.0% |
| 1956 | −5.9% |
| 1960 | −15.9% |
| 1964 | +11.4% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −48.7% |
| 1976 | −4.8% |
| 1980 | −17.6% |
| 1984 | −49.2% |
| 1988 | −40.5% |
| 1992 | −22.0% |
| 1996 | −18.5% |
| 2000 | −36.1% |
| 2004 | −40.3% |
| 2008 | −37.0% |
| 2012 | −39.9% |
| 2016 | −40.0% |
| 2020 | −32.5% |
| 2024 | −35.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,303 | 17,854 | 26,685 | ||
| R | 8,567 | 17,096 | 26,280 | ||
| R | 6,144 | 15,474 | 23,326 | ||
| R | 6,001 | 14,233 | 20,633 | ||
| R | 6,236 | 13,711 | 20,214 | ||
| R | 5,476 | 12,972 | 18,580 | ||
| R | 4,633 | 10,074 | 15,061 | ||
| R | 4,428 | 6,686 | 12,210 | ||
| R | 3,764 | 6,474 | 12,339 | ||
| R | 2,955 | 7,057 | 10,116 | ||
| R | 2,379 | 7,081 | 9,556 | ||
| R | 3,310 | 4,809 | 8,530 | ||
| R | 2,795 | 3,081 | 6,004 | ||
| R | 1,269 | 3,819 | 5,238 | ||
| R | 1,334 | 2,338 | 5,143 | ||
| D | 2,485 | 1,968 | 4,530 | ||
| R | 2,022 | 2,787 | 4,809 | ||
| R | 2,072 | 2,340 | 4,553 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 2,193 | 4,792 | ||
| D | 2,301 | 1,414 | 3,878 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 1,790 | 4,248 | ||
| D | 2,815 | 1,837 | 4,692 | ||
| D | 2,813 | 2,066 | 4,902 | ||
| D | 2,873 | 1,710 | 4,595 | ||
| R | 2,295 | 2,857 | 5,152 | ||
| D | 2,470 | 2,144 | 4,764 | ||
| D | 3,206 | 2,349 | 5,689 | ||
| D | 1,727 | 1,326 | 3,118 | ||
| D | 1,506 | 895 | 2,822 | ||
| D | 1,574 | 1,271 | 2,952 | ||
| D | 1,466 | 1,247 | 2,813 | ||
| D | 1,565 | 1,326 | 2,976 | ||
| D | 1,428 | 1,343 | 2,886 | ||
| D | 1,042 | 922 | 2,156 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.6%
American
15.0%
Irish
11.0%
German
9.7%
French
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
African American
3.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,576
Jessamine County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jessamine County$74,576
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Jessamine County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jessamine County sits just south of Lexington but votes far more conservatively than its urban neighbor, posting a 35-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite steady population growth tied to suburban sprawl.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-nine points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,576, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Whitfield County and St. Johns County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jessamine County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jessamine County, Kentucky voted Republican by 35.8 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,685 votes cast, 8,303 went Democratic and 17,854 went Republican.
What is Jessamine County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Jessamine County, Kentucky in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jessamine County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jessamine County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Jessamine County, Kentucky?
Jessamine County, Kentucky has a population of 54,588 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jessamine County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Jessamine County, Kentucky is $74,576 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Jessamine County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jessamine County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.