Henderson, KY, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,1222024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,0262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Henderson, KY
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 67.1% | 16,931 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.7% | 7,990 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 323 |
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 | +12.1% |
| 1896 | +20.6% |
| 1900 | +15.1% |
| 1904 | +18.8% |
| 1908 | +17.1% |
| 1912 | +21.6% |
| 1916 | +19.0% |
| 1920 | +21.8% |
| 1924 | −3.4% |
| 1928 | −7.9% |
| 1932 | +38.6% |
| 1936 | +50.1% |
| 1940 | +41.0% |
| 1944 | +34.0% |
| 1948 | +47.9% |
| 1952 | +16.2% |
| 1956 | +9.4% |
| 1960 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | +49.6% |
| 1968 | +14.2% |
| 1972 | −21.0% |
| 1976 | +35.0% |
| 1980 | +23.8% |
| 1984 | −0.3% |
| 1988 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | +23.5% |
| 1996 | +21.3% |
| 2000 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | −13.5% |
| 2008 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | −16.8% |
| 2016 | −33.7% |
| 2020 | −30.7% |
| 2024 | −35.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,990 | 16,931 | 25,244 | ||
| R | 9,051 | 17,236 | 26,690 | ||
| R | 7,947 | 16,556 | 25,515 | ||
| R | 9,856 | 13,903 | 24,092 | ||
| R | 12,439 | 12,560 | 25,401 | ||
| R | 10,405 | 13,674 | 24,248 | ||
| D | 10,442 | 10,297 | 21,111 | ||
| D | 10,903 | 6,660 | 19,908 | ||
| D | 11,650 | 6,533 | 21,791 | ||
| D | 10,667 | 9,070 | 19,822 | ||
| R | 9,837 | 9,893 | 19,822 | ||
| D | 11,588 | 7,013 | 19,194 | ||
| D | 11,439 | 5,455 | 17,088 | ||
| R | 5,601 | 8,627 | 14,431 | ||
| D | 7,176 | 4,958 | 15,631 | ||
| D | 11,763 | 3,951 | 15,749 | ||
| D | 8,744 | 7,800 | 16,544 | ||
| D | 8,551 | 7,033 | 16,091 | ||
| D | 9,429 | 6,787 | 16,279 | ||
| D | 8,787 | 2,991 | 12,105 | ||
| D | 9,211 | 4,523 | 13,784 | ||
| D | 10,924 | 4,562 | 15,532 | ||
| D | 11,623 | 3,794 | 15,625 | ||
| D | 10,933 | 4,742 | 16,019 | ||
| R | 7,659 | 8,970 | 16,671 | ||
| R | 7,495 | 8,033 | 15,785 | ||
| D | 12,103 | 7,715 | 20,133 | ||
| D | 6,372 | 4,300 | 10,894 | ||
| D | 4,096 | 2,062 | 9,408 | ||
| D | 6,226 | 4,356 | 10,935 | ||
| D | 5,582 | 3,753 | 9,753 | ||
| D | 6,418 | 4,714 | 11,304 | ||
| D | 6,475 | 4,234 | 10,861 | ||
| D | 3,556 | 2,585 | 8,046 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.6%
American
12.4%
German
9.1%
Irish
8.8%
Scottish
1.4%
French
1.2%
Polish
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: 40.6 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
$59,026
Henderson, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Henderson, KY$59,026
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Henderson sits along the Ohio River in far western Kentucky, where decades of tobacco and manufacturing employment shaped a working-class electorate that has moved sharply toward Republican margins over the past two cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 57,122, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,026 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henderson, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henderson, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,244 votes cast, 7,990 went Democratic and 16,931 went Republican.
What is Henderson, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Henderson, 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Henderson, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henderson, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Henderson, KY, Kentucky has a population of 57,122 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Henderson, KY, Kentucky is $59,026 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Henderson, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henderson, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.