Anderson County, Kentucky: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 24,3532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,4882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mercer County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anderson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +20.0% |
| 1896 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | +12.7% |
| 1904 | +19.3% |
| 1908 | +17.0% |
| 1912 | +33.9% |
| 1916 | +17.5% |
| 1920 | +15.7% |
| 1924 | +18.8% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +33.9% |
| 1936 | +28.6% |
| 1940 | +33.7% |
| 1944 | +20.6% |
| 1948 | +36.9% |
| 1952 | +19.6% |
| 1956 | +5.3% |
| 1960 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | +39.2% |
| 1968 | −7.2% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | +17.1% |
| 1980 | +10.8% |
| 1984 | −32.9% |
| 1988 | −19.2% |
| 1992 | −3.7% |
| 1996 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | −25.2% |
| 2004 | −33.6% |
| 2008 | −32.4% |
| 2012 | −34.0% |
| 2016 | −49.1% |
| 2020 | −47.6% |
| 2024 | −49.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,226 | 9,650 | 13,095 | ||
| R | 3,348 | 9,661 | 13,254 | ||
| R | 2,634 | 8,242 | 11,422 | ||
| R | 3,315 | 6,822 | 10,320 | ||
| R | 3,462 | 6,885 | 10,552 | ||
| R | 3,141 | 6,363 | 9,591 | ||
| R | 2,902 | 4,909 | 7,967 | ||
| R | 2,898 | 2,972 | 6,653 | ||
| R | 2,491 | 2,731 | 6,472 | ||
| R | 2,176 | 3,225 | 5,450 | ||
| R | 1,717 | 3,425 | 5,185 | ||
| D | 2,567 | 2,052 | 4,764 | ||
| D | 2,388 | 1,682 | 4,132 | ||
| R | 1,302 | 2,298 | 3,670 | ||
| R | 1,334 | 1,594 | 3,596 | ||
| D | 2,491 | 1,085 | 3,586 | ||
| D | 2,038 | 2,033 | 4,071 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 1,878 | 3,973 | ||
| D | 2,153 | 1,445 | 3,607 | ||
| D | 2,135 | 971 | 3,154 | ||
| D | 2,148 | 1,409 | 3,579 | ||
| D | 2,515 | 1,244 | 3,769 | ||
| D | 2,454 | 1,360 | 3,825 | ||
| D | 2,415 | 1,184 | 3,634 | ||
| R | 1,718 | 1,859 | 3,578 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 1,419 | 3,562 | ||
| D | 2,499 | 1,819 | 4,330 | ||
| D | 1,521 | 1,065 | 2,613 | ||
| D | 1,391 | 579 | 2,397 | ||
| D | 1,477 | 1,040 | 2,566 | ||
| D | 1,429 | 959 | 2,433 | ||
| D | 1,485 | 1,148 | 2,656 | ||
| D | 1,286 | 1,151 | 2,499 | ||
| D | 1,142 | 749 | 1,967 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.0%
English
15.0%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.1%
French
2.5%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
African American
1.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,488
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson County$74,488
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A small Bluegrass county of roughly 19,000 residents, Anderson has shifted sharply toward Republican dominance in recent cycles, recording a 49-point presidential margin in 2024 that places it among Kentucky's most lopsided counties.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 24,353, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,488 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mercer County and Bullitt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson County, Kentucky voted Republican by 49.1 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,095 votes cast, 3,226 went Democratic and 9,650 went Republican.
What is Anderson County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Anderson County, Kentucky in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Anderson County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Anderson County, Kentucky?
Anderson County, Kentucky has a population of 24,353 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Anderson County, Kentucky is $74,488 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Anderson County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.