Corbin, KY, Kentucky: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+71%. Republican peak: R+71 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+71MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Corbin, 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 | 8,787 | 54,110 | 63,718 | ||
| R | 9,972 | 53,493 | 64,331 | ||
| R | 8,020 | 47,650 | 57,386 | ||
| R | 10,183 | 43,026 | 53,963 | ||
| R | 12,728 | 41,535 | 54,957 | ||
| R | 15,005 | 40,212 | 55,608 | ||
| R | 14,370 | 31,515 | 46,523 | ||
| R | 14,351 | 23,074 | 41,266 | ||
| R | 14,959 | 24,339 | 44,469 | ||
| R | 12,042 | 25,692 | 37,948 | ||
| R | 11,408 | 27,974 | 39,570 | ||
| R | 13,522 | 26,008 | 40,092 | ||
| R | 13,341 | 20,869 | 34,462 | ||
| R | 7,987 | 23,127 | 31,342 | ||
| R | 7,347 | 20,941 | 32,489 | ||
| R | 15,663 | 16,593 | 32,377 | ||
| R | 9,607 | 25,774 | 35,381 | ||
| R | 8,538 | 25,583 | 34,170 | ||
| R | 9,352 | 22,437 | 31,859 | ||
| R | 9,401 | 17,101 | 26,778 | ||
| R | 8,026 | 20,914 | 28,956 | ||
| R | 11,889 | 21,080 | 33,013 | ||
| R | 10,843 | 19,539 | 30,411 | ||
| R | 12,653 | 19,000 | 31,808 | ||
| R | 4,899 | 23,333 | 28,268 | ||
| R | 5,545 | 15,370 | 22,311 | ||
| R | 5,671 | 20,730 | 26,554 | ||
| R | 4,288 | 11,765 | 16,252 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 4,233 | 12,299 | ||
| R | 3,834 | 11,396 | 15,497 | ||
| R | 2,951 | 9,251 | 12,462 | ||
| R | 3,844 | 10,429 | 14,387 | ||
| R | 3,371 | 9,013 | 12,618 | ||
| R | 2,520 | 4,979 | 7,850 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 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
$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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Corbin, KY peaked at an earlier high. The 2024 margin was seventy-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $47,244 sits well below state and national norms, and 27% 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 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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Corbin, 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 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.