Evansville, Kentucky: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+37 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 736,8962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Evansville, 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 | 104,704 | 229,316 | 339,350 | ||
| R | 114,419 | 231,497 | 352,073 | ||
| R | 96,606 | 216,295 | 329,916 | ||
| R | 119,220 | 190,567 | 315,863 | ||
| R | 151,134 | 172,232 | 327,905 | ||
| R | 119,587 | 191,631 | 313,276 | ||
| R | 118,307 | 160,105 | 283,368 | ||
| D | 129,162 | 114,188 | 274,597 | ||
| D | 139,603 | 113,278 | 304,206 | ||
| R | 129,884 | 152,040 | 283,233 | ||
| R | 120,908 | 164,584 | 286,880 | ||
| R | 129,108 | 138,609 | 280,757 | ||
| D | 143,536 | 126,273 | 271,892 | ||
| R | 87,203 | 162,166 | 251,897 | ||
| R | 106,486 | 121,483 | 264,837 | ||
| D | 164,882 | 93,587 | 259,401 | ||
| R | 125,024 | 144,419 | 269,977 | ||
| R | 110,593 | 145,057 | 257,497 | ||
| R | 112,793 | 139,848 | 253,817 | ||
| D | 119,515 | 94,724 | 217,576 | ||
| D | 117,961 | 111,141 | 230,492 | ||
| D | 140,082 | 113,400 | 254,747 | ||
| D | 150,854 | 83,586 | 238,322 | ||
| D | 144,178 | 80,657 | 228,394 | ||
| R | 98,698 | 119,647 | 219,471 | ||
| R | 97,690 | 104,915 | 213,561 | ||
| R | 101,652 | 108,414 | 217,763 | ||
| D | 69,644 | 63,573 | 137,542 | ||
| D | 52,710 | 27,469 | 112,049 | ||
| D | 62,332 | 56,914 | 123,973 | ||
| D | 54,130 | 54,072 | 114,538 | ||
| D | 61,089 | 55,500 | 119,260 | ||
| D | 61,217 | 51,759 | 114,570 | ||
| D | 46,273 | 38,658 | 95,897 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.2%
English
14.8%
Irish
10.4%
American
9.2%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.1%
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: 40.5 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
$65,947
Evansville ranks near the middle of US counties.
Evansville$65,947
Kentucky$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Evansville DMA anchors southwest Indiana and clips Kentucky and Illinois, producing a cross-state audience that makes it a rare tri-state bellwether for downballot messaging and turnout modeling.
The Democratic margin in Evansville peaked at twenty-eight points in 1936. By 2000 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,947 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Evansville, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Evansville, Kentucky voted Republican by 36.7 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 339,350 votes cast, 104,704 went Democratic and 229,316 went Republican.
What is Evansville, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Evansville, Kentucky as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Evansville, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Evansville, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Evansville, Kentucky?
Evansville, Kentucky has a population of 736,896 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Evansville, Kentucky?
Median household income in Evansville, Kentucky is $65,947 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Evansville, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Evansville, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.