Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Campbellsville, KY, KYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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
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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Democratic margin in Campbellsville, KY peaked at twenty-two points in 1912. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $56,344 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Campbellsville, KY, Kentucky as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.