† 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
6 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupPaducah-Mayfield, KY-ILUnited States
English18.4%9.5%
American12.1%5.3%
German10.2%12.5%
Irish8.5%9.4%
Scottish1.6%1.3%
Italian1.5%4.8%
French1.1%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.0%—
African American†5.7%9.9%
African0.6%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%—
Mexican2.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
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
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
United States
Median age
42.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
United States
Median household income
$60,560
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
United States
Catholic
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
58.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
25.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
5.2%
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.
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+18.8%
1896
+25.5%
1900
+21.2%
1904
+21.8%
1908
+23.2%
1912
+30.6%
1916
+17.7%
1920
+22.9%
1924
+23.0%
1928
+4.4%
1932
+51.0%
1936
+46.5%
1940
+42.3%
1944
+36.9%
1948
+49.2%
1952
+32.4%
1956
+30.7%
1960
+11.8%
1964
+51.1%
1968
+12.1%
1972
−22.0%
1976
+37.8%
1980
+8.3%
1984
−1.9%
1988
+3.4%
1992
+14.5%
1996
+13.3%
2000
−10.5%
2004
−21.9%
2008
−25.8%
2012
−35.5%
2016
−47.0%
2020
−44.5%
2024
−48.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
25.3%Harris16,970
73.5%Trump49,200
1.2%
R+48.1
R+3.6
R+46.7
66,971
R
27.0%Biden18,707
71.5%Trump49,548
1.4%
R+44.5
D+2.4
R+49.0
69,253
R
24.5%Clinton16,135
71.4%Trump47,116
4.1%
R+47.0
R+11.5
R+49.1
65,957
R
31.4%Obama19,986
66.9%Romney42,527
1.7%
R+35.5
R+9.7
R+39.3
63,574
R
36.3%Obama23,749
62.1%McCain40,596
1.6%
R+25.8
R+3.9
R+33.0
65,365
R
38.7%Kerry25,240
60.6%Bush39,497
0.7%
R+21.9
R+11.3
R+19.4
65,178
R
43.7%Gore25,472
54.3%Bush31,617
2.0%
R+10.5
R+23.8
R+11.1
58,257
D
51.3%Clinton28,340
38.0%Dole20,996
10.8%
D+13.3
R+1.2
D+4.8
55,285
D
51.0%Clinton30,726
36.5%Bush22,013
12.5%
D+14.5
D+11.0
D+8.9
60,287
D
51.3%Dukakis28,230
47.8%Bush26,339
0.9%
D+3.4
D+5.3
D+11.2
55,053
R
48.6%Mondale27,774
50.5%Reagan28,854
0.9%
R+1.9
R+10.2
D+16.3
57,168
D
53.0%Carter29,597
44.7%Reagan24,956
2.2%
D+8.3
R+29.5
D+18.1
55,792
D
67.6%Carter34,880
29.8%Ford15,380
2.6%
D+37.8
D+59.7
D+35.7
51,608
R
37.6%McGovern16,447
59.5%Nixon26,055
2.9%
R+22.0
R+34.1
D+1.2
43,756
D
42.2%Humphrey20,826
30.0%Nixon14,826
27.8%
D+12.1
R+38.9
D+12.8
49,392
D
75.4%Johnson36,111
24.3%Goldwater11,632
0.4%
D+51.1
D+39.3
D+28.5
47,913
D
55.9%Kennedy28,906
44.1%Nixon22,802
0.0%
D+11.8
R+18.9
D+11.6
51,714
D
65.2%Stevenson33,498
34.6%Eisenhower17,745
0.2%
D+30.7
R+1.7
D+46.1
51,360
D
66.1%Stevenson30,936
33.8%Eisenhower15,797
0.1%
D+32.4
R+16.9
D+43.1
46,783
D
73.8%Truman27,930
24.6%Dewey9,298
1.7%
D+49.2
D+12.4
D+44.7
37,860
D
68.2%Roosevelt27,249
31.3%Dewey12,520
0.5%
D+36.9
R+5.4
D+29.4
39,957
D
71.0%Roosevelt31,752
28.7%Willkie12,840
0.3%
D+42.3
R+4.3
D+32.3
44,739
D
72.8%Roosevelt30,397
26.3%Landon10,978
0.8%
D+46.5
R+4.4
D+22.3
41,728
D
75.1%Roosevelt30,727
24.1%Hoover9,860
0.9%
D+51.0
D+46.5
D+33.2
40,937
D
52.1%Smith19,120
47.6%Hoover17,490
0.3%
D+4.4
R+18.5
D+21.9
36,711
D
58.6%Davis21,360
35.6%Coolidge12,986
5.8%
D+23.0
±0.0
D+48.1
36,470
D
60.5%Cox26,810
37.6%Harding16,642
1.9%
D+22.9
D+5.2
D+49.1
44,315
D
57.5%Wilson15,944
39.7%Hughes11,023
2.8%
D+17.7
R+12.9
D+14.6
27,737
D
55.2%Wilson11,509
24.6%Taft5,129
20.1%
D+30.6
D+7.4
D+11.1
20,833
D
59.9%Bryan14,656
36.7%Taft8,979
3.4%
D+23.2
D+1.4
D+32.8
24,456
D
59.0%Parker12,641
37.2%Roosevelt7,968
3.8%
D+21.8
D+0.6
D+41.5
21,419
D
59.7%Bryan13,554
38.5%McKinley8,745
1.8%
D+21.2
R+4.4
D+28.7
22,707
D
61.7%Bryan13,163
36.2%McKinley7,715
2.2%
D+25.5
D+6.8
D+31.6
21,338
D
51.6%Cleveland7,746
32.8%Harrison4,925
15.7%
D+18.8
—
D+17.1
15,026
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
15,275
2018 (partial)
11,107
2020 (partial)
11,485
2022 (partial)
11,444
2024
115,585
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+292 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −948 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+448
2012
−509
2013
−724
2014
+14
2015
−930
2016
−150
2017
−68
2018
−273
2019
−224
2021
+259
2022
+260
2023
+327
2024
+330
2025
+292
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.1 points.
A population of 139,378, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,560 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union City-Martin, TN and Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL.
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How did Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky voted Republican by 48.1 points (R+48.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,971 votes cast, 16,970 went Democratic and 49,200 went Republican.
When did Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky?
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky has a population of 139,378 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky?
Median household income in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky is $60,560 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL, Kentucky from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
