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1876–2024
Frankfort, KY·Kentucky

Frankfort, KY has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+20 in 2024.

Kentucky's capital anchors a metro shaped by government and horse country

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
LatestR+20in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population76,1952024 ACS

Frankfort, KY, Kentucky: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
76,1952024 5-year
Median household income
$68,2352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
84.8%2024 5-year
Black
6.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Frankfort, KY
TrumpR+20
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2024 presidential margin by county for Frankfort, KY, KYA map of the constituent counties of Frankfort, KY, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Anderson County, KY · R+49Franklin County, KY · R+5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.9%22,896
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.2%15,222
OtherAll other candidates1.9%740
D+60
R+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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −19.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−19.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+23.9%
1896+5.9%
1900+18.9%
1904+28.6%
1908+27.3%
1912+44.4%
1916+32.0%
1920+29.7%
1924+22.6%
1928+2.1%
1932+45.9%
1936+43.9%
1940+49.7%
1944+41.9%
1948+49.1%
1952+35.1%
1956+17.7%
1960+14.6%
1964+57.3%
1968+12.4%
1972−18.3%
1976+27.4%
1980+22.6%
1984−20.6%
1988−6.4%
1992+7.5%
1996+15.0%
2000−4.6%
2004−11.5%
2008−10.3%
2012−9.9%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.7%
2024−19.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−19.7%
15,22222,89638,858
R
−16.7%
16,00022,56139,326
R
−19.0%
13,35120,06135,287
R
−9.9%
14,85018,16733,657
R
−10.3%
15,22918,79634,631
R
−11.5%
14,76118,64433,724
R
−4.6%
13,75515,11829,621
D
+15.0%
14,14910,10427,020
D
+7.5%
12,38710,32227,503
R
−6.4%
11,44713,03024,721
R
−20.6%
9,50714,48224,209
D
+22.6%
13,7608,50723,294
D
+27.4%
12,8637,21820,573
R
−18.3%
6,90310,07917,349
D
+12.4%
7,7305,65116,761
D
+57.3%
12,6213,40516,080
D
+14.6%
9,0906,77515,865
D
+17.7%
8,5015,92514,526
D
+35.1%
9,4624,54214,018
D
+49.1%
8,8142,93311,976
D
+41.9%
8,5043,45912,027
D
+49.7%
9,4713,17112,666
D
+43.9%
8,6763,37012,083
D
+45.9%
8,7463,21812,038
D
+2.1%
5,5715,34410,923
D
+22.6%
6,7674,24511,168
D
+29.7%
8,3774,52912,939
D
+32.0%
4,8662,4917,414
D
+44.4%
4,3711,3626,784
D
+27.3%
4,7102,6727,476
D
+28.6%
4,3702,4086,872
D
+18.9%
4,4313,0117,501
D
+5.9%
3,7513,3267,251
D
+23.9%
3,3281,9805,632
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.8%
English
16.0%
Irish
11.9%
German
11.6%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.9%
French
0.8%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.9%
2.6%
75–84
3.3%
5.2%
65–74
5.9%
6.4%
55–64
7.2%
6.6%
45–54
6.6%
6.1%
35–44
6.1%
6.5%
25–34
6.5%
4.1%
18–24
4.1%
8.6%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,235
Frankfort, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Frankfort, KY$68,235
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.8%
Other Christian
10.9%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Methodist
4.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Frankfort's small-metro electorate leans on state-government employment and the surrounding Bluegrass agricultural economy, producing voting patterns that track closely with statewide trends rather than breaking sharply urban or rural.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of twenty-one points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 76,195, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,235 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Frankfort, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Frankfort, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,858 votes cast, 15,222 went Democratic and 22,896 went Republican.
What is Frankfort, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Frankfort, KY, Kentucky in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Frankfort, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Frankfort, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Frankfort, KY, Kentucky?
Frankfort, KY, Kentucky has a population of 76,195 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Frankfort, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Frankfort, KY, Kentucky is $68,235 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Frankfort, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Frankfort, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.