Glasgow, KY, Kentucky: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,3632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,7872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Glasgow, 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 | 5,449 | 19,216 | 24,929 | ||
| R | 6,102 | 18,613 | 25,076 | ||
| R | 5,251 | 16,974 | 23,108 | ||
| R | 6,825 | 13,598 | 20,752 | ||
| R | 6,784 | 13,867 | 21,006 | ||
| R | 6,688 | 13,467 | 20,297 | ||
| R | 6,248 | 11,217 | 17,693 | ||
| R | 6,393 | 7,351 | 15,221 | ||
| D | 7,391 | 7,150 | 16,786 | ||
| R | 6,504 | 8,832 | 15,421 | ||
| R | 6,078 | 10,066 | 16,221 | ||
| R | 6,913 | 8,418 | 15,640 | ||
| D | 7,755 | 5,153 | 13,037 | ||
| R | 4,692 | 7,966 | 12,934 | ||
| R | 4,465 | 5,775 | 12,872 | ||
| D | 8,387 | 4,213 | 12,632 | ||
| R | 6,499 | 7,333 | 13,832 | ||
| D | 7,220 | 6,618 | 13,852 | ||
| D | 6,466 | 5,919 | 12,402 | ||
| D | 5,778 | 4,077 | 10,061 | ||
| D | 6,133 | 5,568 | 11,713 | ||
| D | 6,714 | 5,439 | 12,176 | ||
| D | 6,885 | 5,129 | 12,044 | ||
| D | 8,503 | 5,351 | 13,911 | ||
| R | 4,674 | 7,415 | 12,094 | ||
| D | 5,711 | 4,938 | 10,750 | ||
| D | 6,941 | 5,781 | 12,790 | ||
| D | 4,416 | 3,569 | 8,060 | ||
| D | 3,880 | 2,045 | 7,353 | ||
| D | 4,113 | 3,619 | 7,886 | ||
| D | 4,062 | 3,188 | 7,376 | ||
| D | 4,220 | 3,396 | 7,714 | ||
| D | 3,914 | 3,245 | 7,324 | ||
| D | 2,556 | 2,125 | 5,651 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.2%
American
14.3%
Irish
7.7%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.4%
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: 40.2 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
$50,787
Glasgow, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Glasgow, KY$50,787
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.7%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Glasgow anchors Barren County in south-central Kentucky, a region where decades of tobacco and light-manufacturing employment have reinforced a working-class electorate that has shifted sharply toward Republican margins in statewide races over the past two cycles.
The Democratic margin in Glasgow, KY peaked at thirty-three points in 1964. By 1996 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $50,787 sits well below state and national norms, and 21% 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 Glasgow, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Glasgow, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 55.2 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,929 votes cast, 5,449 went Democratic and 19,216 went Republican.
What is Glasgow, KY, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Glasgow, 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Glasgow, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glasgow, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Glasgow, KY, Kentucky?
Glasgow, KY, Kentucky has a population of 55,363 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glasgow, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Glasgow, KY, Kentucky is $50,787 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Glasgow, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Glasgow, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.