Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,7662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,3442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Campbellsville, KY
TrumpR+62
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 80.3% | 14,556 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 18.5% | 3,358 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 204 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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 | −3.7% |
| 1896 | −2.7% |
| 1900 | −0.0% |
| 1904 | −1.6% |
| 1908 | −1.8% |
| 1912 | +22.4% |
| 1916 | −2.7% |
| 1920 | −7.8% |
| 1924 | −7.5% |
| 1928 | −33.7% |
| 1932 | +2.3% |
| 1936 | −3.8% |
| 1940 | −5.0% |
| 1944 | −7.7% |
| 1948 | −2.7% |
| 1952 | −15.7% |
| 1956 | −24.3% |
| 1960 | −37.4% |
| 1964 | +5.4% |
| 1968 | −30.7% |
| 1972 | −37.4% |
| 1976 | −1.7% |
| 1980 | −15.1% |
| 1984 | −30.1% |
| 1988 | −30.9% |
| 1992 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | −24.5% |
| 2000 | −42.7% |
| 2004 | −44.0% |
| 2008 | −43.8% |
| 2012 | −42.6% |
| 2016 | −55.9% |
| 2020 | −56.4% |
| 2024 | −61.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,358 | 14,556 | 18,118 | ||
| R | 3,883 | 14,214 | 18,329 | ||
| R | 3,385 | 12,692 | 16,639 | ||
| R | 4,450 | 11,185 | 15,806 | ||
| R | 4,369 | 11,353 | 15,939 | ||
| R | 4,291 | 11,113 | 15,501 | ||
| R | 3,875 | 9,766 | 13,807 | ||
| R | 4,182 | 7,336 | 12,875 | ||
| R | 5,278 | 7,028 | 13,906 | ||
| R | 4,474 | 8,501 | 13,031 | ||
| R | 4,897 | 9,142 | 14,083 | ||
| R | 5,158 | 7,018 | 12,355 | ||
| R | 5,541 | 5,734 | 11,385 | ||
| R | 3,068 | 6,790 | 9,955 | ||
| R | 2,370 | 5,480 | 10,129 | ||
| D | 5,242 | 4,704 | 9,995 | ||
| R | 3,766 | 8,275 | 12,041 | ||
| R | 4,159 | 6,843 | 11,031 | ||
| R | 4,296 | 5,899 | 10,233 | ||
| R | 4,043 | 4,273 | 8,441 | ||
| R | 4,284 | 5,001 | 9,355 | ||
| R | 4,783 | 5,289 | 10,114 | ||
| R | 4,702 | 5,074 | 9,802 | ||
| D | 5,100 | 4,873 | 10,037 | ||
| R | 2,956 | 5,973 | 8,943 | ||
| R | 3,600 | 4,187 | 7,833 | ||
| R | 4,103 | 4,803 | 8,948 | ||
| R | 2,599 | 2,744 | 5,386 | ||
| D | 2,267 | 1,155 | 4,964 | ||
| R | 2,461 | 2,555 | 5,114 | ||
| R | 2,218 | 2,293 | 4,639 | ||
| R | 2,529 | 2,530 | 5,127 | ||
| R | 2,308 | 2,439 | 4,808 | ||
| R | 1,238 | 1,369 | 3,509 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.8%
American
13.8%
Irish
11.1%
German
7.5%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.0%
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: 40.0 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
$56,344
Campbellsville, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Campbellsville, KY$56,344
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.4%
Working age (18–64)17.3%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.4%
Spanish0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Campbellsville anchors Taylor County, a rural south-central Kentucky area where warehouse and light-manufacturing jobs have grown alongside a longstanding Baptist college presence, producing a working-class electorate that has shifted decisively toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-two points in 1912 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A population of 37,766, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,344 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,118 votes cast, 3,358 went Democratic and 14,556 went Republican.
What is Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. 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 metro has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky has a population of 37,766 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky is $56,344 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.