Madison County, Kentucky: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 95,7692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,3512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Oglethorpe County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +5.0% |
| 1896 | −5.7% |
| 1900 | −0.6% |
| 1904 | +2.0% |
| 1908 | −2.0% |
| 1912 | +14.9% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −3.1% |
| 1924 | −3.7% |
| 1928 | −14.3% |
| 1932 | +8.9% |
| 1936 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | +5.6% |
| 1944 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | +7.1% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −2.4% |
| 1960 | −8.7% |
| 1964 | +23.3% |
| 1968 | −12.1% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −26.8% |
| 1988 | −19.6% |
| 1992 | −3.6% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −18.5% |
| 2004 | −24.1% |
| 2008 | −22.4% |
| 2012 | −28.9% |
| 2016 | −31.1% |
| 2020 | −26.8% |
| 2024 | −30.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 15,180 | 29,130 | 45,329 | ||
| R | 15,581 | 27,356 | 43,957 | ||
| R | 11,793 | 23,431 | 37,371 | ||
| R | 11,512 | 21,128 | 33,322 | ||
| R | 12,392 | 19,694 | 32,537 | ||
| R | 11,525 | 18,922 | 30,707 | ||
| R | 9,309 | 13,682 | 23,666 | ||
| R | 8,142 | 9,212 | 19,102 | ||
| R | 8,005 | 8,719 | 19,841 | ||
| R | 6,672 | 9,958 | 16,766 | ||
| R | 6,509 | 11,309 | 17,926 | ||
| R | 8,208 | 8,437 | 17,671 | ||
| D | 7,299 | 6,581 | 14,114 | ||
| R | 4,328 | 8,659 | 13,199 | ||
| R | 3,884 | 5,325 | 11,878 | ||
| D | 6,877 | 4,266 | 11,200 | ||
| R | 5,621 | 6,692 | 12,313 | ||
| R | 5,670 | 5,955 | 11,710 | ||
| D | 5,901 | 5,886 | 11,815 | ||
| D | 5,344 | 4,619 | 10,156 | ||
| D | 5,769 | 5,468 | 11,307 | ||
| D | 6,484 | 5,789 | 12,340 | ||
| D | 6,259 | 6,034 | 12,375 | ||
| D | 6,957 | 5,811 | 12,884 | ||
| R | 4,736 | 6,325 | 11,090 | ||
| R | 4,895 | 5,276 | 10,292 | ||
| R | 5,647 | 6,012 | 11,739 | ||
| D | 3,295 | 3,017 | 6,344 | ||
| D | 2,992 | 2,094 | 6,039 | ||
| R | 3,065 | 3,191 | 6,359 | ||
| D | 2,891 | 2,774 | 5,790 | ||
| R | 3,046 | 3,084 | 6,197 | ||
| R | 2,756 | 3,100 | 5,997 | ||
| D | 2,565 | 2,312 | 5,025 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
American
12.9%
Irish
10.1%
German
9.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
African American
3.2%
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: 34.7 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
$63,351
Madison County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Madison County$63,351
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Madison County ranks near the middle 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
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Madison County has shifted sharply toward Republican margins over the past decade despite its college presence, posting a 30-point gap in 2024 — a pattern common across Appalachian-adjacent Kentucky counties.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 95,769, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,351 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oglethorpe County and Gilmer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Kentucky voted Republican by 30.8 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 45,329 votes cast, 15,180 went Democratic and 29,130 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Madison County, Kentucky in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Madison County, Kentucky?
Madison County, Kentucky has a population of 95,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Madison County, Kentucky is $63,351 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Madison County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.