2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 83,387 | 57,347 | 143,935 | |
| 2020 | D | 90,600 | 58,860 | 152,912 | |
| 2016 | D | 69,778 | 56,894 | 136,315 | |
| 2012 | D | 62,080 | 60,795 | 125,866 | |
| 2008 | D | 66,042 | 59,884 | 127,639 | |
| 2004 | R | 57,994 | 66,406 | 125,576 | |
| 2000 | R | 47,277 | 54,495 | 105,477 | |
| 1996 | D | 43,632 | 42,930 | 92,664 | |
| 1992 | R | 38,306 | 41,908 | 95,534 | |
| 1988 | R | 32,554 | 48,065 | 81,525 | |
| 1984 | R | 28,961 | 51,993 | 81,746 | |
| 1980 | R | 30,511 | 35,349 | 71,817 | |
| 1976 | R | 28,012 | 35,170 | 64,989 | |
| 1972 | R | 19,828 | 42,362 | 63,666 | |
| 1968 | R | 16,902 | 24,948 | 50,373 | |
| 1964 | D | 25,317 | 18,739 | 44,192 | |
| 1960 | R | 16,478 | 25,169 | 41,647 | |
| 1956 | R | 13,547 | 21,904 | 35,683 | |
| 1952 | R | 14,275 | 17,376 | 31,789 | |
| 1948 | D | 13,202 | 10,959 | 25,155 | |
| 1944 | D | 13,567 | 10,857 | 24,598 | |
| 1940 | D | 15,834 | 12,514 | 28,432 | |
| 1936 | D | 14,428 | 11,544 | 26,175 | |
| 1932 | D | 15,765 | 11,847 | 27,869 | |
| 1928 | R | 9,065 | 16,988 | 26,092 | |
| 1924 | R | 10,433 | 11,755 | 22,519 | |
| 1920 | D | 12,926 | 11,032 | 24,139 | |
| 1916 | D | 6,348 | 5,472 | 11,909 | |
| 1912 | D | 5,268 | 4,060 | 10,742 | |
| 1908 | D | 5,247 | 4,748 | 10,153 | |
| 1904 | D | 5,119 | 3,947 | 9,207 | |
| 1900 | R | 4,293 | 5,302 | 9,678 | |
| 1896 | R | 3,938 | 5,143 | 9,260 | |
| 1892 | D | 3,753 | 2,431 | 6,536 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.5%
African American
11.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.3 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
$69,479
Fayette County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fayette County$69,479
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Kentucky and a diversifying professional workforce, Fayette County has swung steadily toward Democratic margins in presidential cycles, posting an 18-point gap in 2024 even as most of the state moved the other direction.
The Democratic margin in Fayette County reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.
Fayette County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,479, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 323,725 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Los Alamos County and Island County.
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