Kenton County, Kentucky

2024 results by precinct

71 precincts · 81,241 votes cast

Trump · R+22

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.6%	30,859	48,444	81,241
2020	R	−19.3%	32,271	48,129	82,198
2016	R	−26.0%	24,214	42,958	71,998
2012	R	−24.3%	24,920	41,389	67,704
2008	R	−20.9%	26,480	40,714	68,213
2004	R	−31.0%	22,834	43,664	67,123
2000	R	−28.9%	19,100	35,363	56,249
1996	R	−17.6%	19,407	28,579	52,180
1992	R	−20.5%	16,344	27,261	53,135
1988	R	−34.7%	14,838	30,738	45,793
1984	R	−39.9%	14,642	34,304	49,245
1980	R	−17.4%	17,907	25,965	46,232
1976	R	−7.8%	18,833	22,087	41,680
1972	R	−36.1%	12,872	28,076	42,121
1968	R	−6.6%	14,656	17,263	39,557
1964	D	+19.3%	23,103	15,630	38,795
1960	R	−5.8%	19,466	21,857	41,323
1956	R	−16.6%	14,923	20,895	36,070
1952	D	+0.7%	19,457	19,200	38,709
1948	D	+27.0%	18,918	10,771	30,200
1944	D	+16.1%	17,524	12,654	30,236
1940	D	+18.8%	19,261	13,147	32,482
1936	D	+37.5%	21,879	8,885	34,667
1932	D	+32.4%	22,311	11,202	34,263
1928	R	−7.3%	18,165	21,043	39,285
1924	R	−18.3%	7,948	13,537	30,539
1920	D	+17.0%	16,300	11,411	28,730
1916	D	+31.7%	10,402	5,267	16,183
1912	D	+38.2%	7,761	2,512	13,755
1908	D	+14.3%	8,683	6,431	15,777
1904	R	−4.2%	5,760	6,306	13,098
1900	D	+12.2%	7,263	5,650	13,268
1896	D	+6.3%	7,008	6,165	13,322
1892	D	+23.0%	5,686	3,494	9,545
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

3.1%

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: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.9%

75–84

2.5%

4.7%

65–74

5.1%

6.3%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

5.8%

6.8%

35–44

6.7%

7.5%

25–34

7.3%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

8.7%

5–17

8.2%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,548

Kenton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Kenton County$80,548

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

24.2%

Other Christian

8.5%

Baptist

4.4%

Methodist

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kenton County sits directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, making it one of northern Kentucky's most populous suburban counties. Once competitive, it has moved toward consistent Republican margins above 20 points in recent presidential cycles.

The Republican margin in Kenton County reached its widest at forty points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Kenton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,548, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 171,288 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 Campbell County and Union County.

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Kenton County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.