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1876–2024
Corbin, KY·Kentucky

Corbin, KY has voted Republican in thirty-four straight presidential elections — R+71 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
LatestR+71in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population149,6892024 ACS

Corbin, KY, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+71%. Republican peak: R+71 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+71MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
149,6892024 5-year
Median household income
$47,2442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
95.0%2024 5-year
Black
1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+71 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Corbin, KY
TrumpR+71
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2024 presidential margin by county for Corbin, KY, KYA map of the constituent counties of Corbin, KY, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Clay County, KY · R+80Laurel County, KY · R+70Whitley County, KY · R+69Knox County, KY · R+71
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican84.9%54,110
Kamala HarrisDemocratic13.8%8,787
OtherAll other candidates1.3%821
D+60
R+60
4 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −71.1% in 2024.−71.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−31.3%
1896−44.7%
1900−45.8%
1904−50.6%
1908−48.8%
1912−1.9%
1916−46.0%
1920−56.7%
1924−44.0%
1928−65.2%
1932−20.0%
1936−28.6%
1940−27.8%
1944−44.5%
1948−28.8%
1952−41.1%
1956−49.9%
1960−45.7%
1964−2.9%
1968−41.8%
1972−48.3%
1976−21.8%
1980−31.1%
1984−41.9%
1988−36.0%
1992−21.1%
1996−21.1%
2000−36.9%
2004−45.3%
2008−52.4%
2012−60.9%
2016−69.1%
2020−67.7%
2024−71.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−71.1%
8,78754,11063,718
R
−67.7%
9,97253,49364,331
R
−69.1%
8,02047,65057,386
R
−60.9%
10,18343,02653,963
R
−52.4%
12,72841,53554,957
R
−45.3%
15,00540,21255,608
R
−36.9%
14,37031,51546,523
R
−21.1%
14,35123,07441,266
R
−21.1%
14,95924,33944,469
R
−36.0%
12,04225,69237,948
R
−41.9%
11,40827,97439,570
R
−31.1%
13,52226,00840,092
R
−21.8%
13,34120,86934,462
R
−48.3%
7,98723,12731,342
R
−41.8%
7,34720,94132,489
R
−2.9%
15,66316,59332,377
R
−45.7%
9,60725,77435,381
R
−49.9%
8,53825,58334,170
R
−41.1%
9,35222,43731,859
R
−28.8%
9,40117,10126,778
R
−44.5%
8,02620,91428,956
R
−27.8%
11,88921,08033,013
R
−28.6%
10,84319,53930,411
R
−20.0%
12,65319,00031,808
R
−65.2%
4,89923,33328,268
R
−44.0%
5,54515,37022,311
R
−56.7%
5,67120,73026,554
R
−46.0%
4,28811,76516,252
R
−1.9%
3,9954,23312,299
R
−48.8%
3,83411,39615,497
R
−50.6%
2,9519,25112,462
R
−45.8%
3,84410,42914,387
R
−44.7%
3,3719,01312,618
R
−31.3%
2,5204,9797,850
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.7%
American
13.7%
Irish
9.4%
German
6.8%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
0.9%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.3%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
6.4%
45–54
6.2%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.8%
25–34
6.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.1%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,244
Corbin, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Corbin, KY$47,244
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
26.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.2%
Working age (18–64)25.1%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.7%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
38.6%
Other Christian
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Methodist
2.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Corbin, KY sits in the Border South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of seventy-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-one points.

A population of 149,689, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,244 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Corbin, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Corbin, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 71.1 points (R+71), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,718 votes cast, 8,787 went Democratic and 54,110 went Republican.
What is Corbin, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Corbin, 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 0 times, Republican 34 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Corbin, KY, Kentucky has a population of 149,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Corbin, KY, Kentucky is $47,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Corbin, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Corbin, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 34 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.