Frankfort, KY, Kentucky: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Frankfort, 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 | 15,222 | 22,896 | 38,858 | ||
| R | 16,000 | 22,561 | 39,326 | ||
| R | 13,351 | 20,061 | 35,287 | ||
| R | 14,850 | 18,167 | 33,657 | ||
| R | 15,229 | 18,796 | 34,631 | ||
| R | 14,761 | 18,644 | 33,724 | ||
| R | 13,755 | 15,118 | 29,621 | ||
| D | 14,149 | 10,104 | 27,020 | ||
| D | 12,387 | 10,322 | 27,503 | ||
| R | 11,447 | 13,030 | 24,721 | ||
| R | 9,507 | 14,482 | 24,209 | ||
| D | 13,760 | 8,507 | 23,294 | ||
| D | 12,863 | 7,218 | 20,573 | ||
| R | 6,903 | 10,079 | 17,349 | ||
| D | 7,730 | 5,651 | 16,761 | ||
| D | 12,621 | 3,405 | 16,080 | ||
| D | 9,090 | 6,775 | 15,865 | ||
| D | 8,501 | 5,925 | 14,526 | ||
| D | 9,462 | 4,542 | 14,018 | ||
| D | 8,814 | 2,933 | 11,976 | ||
| D | 8,504 | 3,459 | 12,027 | ||
| D | 9,471 | 3,171 | 12,666 | ||
| D | 8,676 | 3,370 | 12,083 | ||
| D | 8,746 | 3,218 | 12,038 | ||
| D | 5,571 | 5,344 | 10,923 | ||
| D | 6,767 | 4,245 | 11,168 | ||
| D | 8,377 | 4,529 | 12,939 | ||
| D | 4,866 | 2,491 | 7,414 | ||
| D | 4,371 | 1,362 | 6,784 | ||
| D | 4,710 | 2,672 | 7,476 | ||
| D | 4,370 | 2,408 | 6,872 | ||
| D | 4,431 | 3,011 | 7,501 | ||
| D | 3,751 | 3,326 | 7,251 | ||
| D | 3,328 | 1,980 | 5,632 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.1 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
$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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The Democratic margin in Frankfort, KY peaked at fifty-seven points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $68,235 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Frankfort, 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 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.