Adair County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 8,974 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -F101F101 | 152 | 753 | 7 | 912 | 16.7% | 82.6% | R+65.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -G102G102 | 113 | 657 | 3 | 773 | 14.6% | 85.0% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 79 | 620 | 6 | 705 | 11.2% | 87.9% | R+76.7 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 156 | 528 | 11 | 695 | 22.4% | 76.0% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -G101G101 | 114 | 502 | 3 | 619 | 18.4% | 81.1% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 47 | 540 | 4 | 591 | 8.0% | 91.4% | R+83.4 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 91 | 452 | 4 | 547 | 16.6% | 82.6% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -F103F103 | 63 | 446 | 6 | 515 | 12.2% | 86.6% | R+74.4 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 128 | 370 | 3 | 501 | 25.5% | 73.9% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 39 | 454 | 5 | 498 | 7.8% | 91.2% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 88 | 396 | 9 | 493 | 17.8% | 80.3% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 42 | 439 | 3 | 484 | 8.7% | 90.7% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 51 | 411 | 3 | 465 | 11.0% | 88.4% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 47 | 405 | 5 | 457 | 10.3% | 88.6% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 29 | 372 | 0 | 401 | 7.2% | 92.8% | R+85.5 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 18 | 298 | 2 | 318 | 5.7% | 93.7% | R+88.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.0% |
| 1896 | −8.8% |
| 1900 | −8.2% |
| 1904 | −10.7% |
| 1908 | −13.2% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −5.3% |
| 1920 | −12.8% |
| 1924 | −7.5% |
| 1928 | −38.0% |
| 1932 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | −11.6% |
| 1940 | −15.1% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −13.8% |
| 1952 | −26.2% |
| 1956 | −25.0% |
| 1960 | −34.1% |
| 1964 | −3.3% |
| 1968 | −34.4% |
| 1972 | −40.7% |
| 1976 | −14.8% |
| 1980 | −27.5% |
| 1984 | −42.4% |
| 1988 | −42.9% |
| 1992 | −26.4% |
| 1996 | −31.4% |
| 2000 | −50.2% |
| 2004 | −51.9% |
| 2008 | −52.7% |
| 2012 | −55.0% |
| 2016 | −64.5% |
| 2020 | −67.1% |
| 2024 | −71.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.0%1,075 | 83.0%5,249 | 6,324 |
| 2020 | R | 18.6%1,623 | 77.4%6,753 | 8,724 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
14,281 registered voters · 2024
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+176 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +982 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,232 in average income, against $57,479 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+65.6 on average — 5.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Adair County, KY itself (R+71.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Russell County, KY79R+72.2
- Taylor County, KY58R+56.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Russell County, KY67
- Taylor County, KY66
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +218 |
| 2012 | −40 |
| 2013 | +137 |
| 2014 | +94 |
| 2015 | −116 |
| 2016 | +50 |
| 2017 | +23 |
| 2018 | −58 |
| 2019 | +38 |
| 2021 | +115 |
| 2022 | +217 |
| 2023 | +208 |
| 2024 | −80 |
| 2025 | +176 |
Adair County, in Kentucky's south-central Pennyrile region, recorded a 71-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions. Its population of roughly 17,000 has trended steadily toward consolidated single-party outcomes over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 71.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.2 points.
A population of 19,089, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,553 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brantley County and Jackson County.
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Adair County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.