Bath County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 5,389 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B103B103 | 207 | 665 | 16 | 888 | 23.3% | 74.9% | R+51.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 106 | 423 | 3 | 532 | 19.9% | 79.5% | R+59.6 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 104 | 384 | 8 | 496 | 21.0% | 77.4% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 177 | 300 | 10 | 487 | 36.3% | 61.6% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 74 | 367 | 6 | 447 | 16.6% | 82.1% | R+65.5 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 96 | 344 | 5 | 445 | 21.6% | 77.3% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 80 | 263 | 3 | 346 | 23.1% | 76.0% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 80 | 264 | 0 | 344 | 23.3% | 76.7% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 94 | 246 | 3 | 343 | 27.4% | 71.7% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 65 | 204 | 4 | 273 | 23.8% | 74.7% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 80 | 167 | 5 | 252 | 31.7% | 66.3% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 55 | 188 | 2 | 245 | 22.4% | 76.7% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 46 | 127 | 2 | 175 | 26.3% | 72.6% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 14 | 99 | 3 | 116 | 12.1% | 85.3% | R+73.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.0% |
| 1896 | +6.2% |
| 1900 | +5.2% |
| 1904 | +5.6% |
| 1908 | +8.6% |
| 1912 | +17.2% |
| 1916 | +13.7% |
| 1920 | +9.9% |
| 1924 | +9.6% |
| 1928 | −9.7% |
| 1932 | +29.6% |
| 1936 | +23.6% |
| 1940 | +21.4% |
| 1944 | +16.0% |
| 1948 | +28.2% |
| 1952 | +16.0% |
| 1956 | +8.0% |
| 1960 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | +43.5% |
| 1968 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | −17.4% |
| 1976 | +38.3% |
| 1980 | +19.2% |
| 1984 | −6.3% |
| 1988 | +13.0% |
| 1992 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | −4.8% |
| 2004 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | −0.5% |
| 2012 | −12.3% |
| 2016 | −37.5% |
| 2020 | −42.9% |
| 2024 | −51.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 33.2%1,404 | 66.8%2,827 | 4,233 |
| 2020 | R | 32.6%1,827 | 63.0%3,537 | 5,610 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Bath County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 76-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
9,559 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
+216 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,195 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,466 in average income, against $52,702 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.5 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Bath County, KY itself (R+51.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Montgomery County, KY88R+46.6
- Rowan County, KY42R+27.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Montgomery County, KY66
- Rowan County, KY48
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 | +103 |
| 2012 | +49 |
| 2013 | +141 |
| 2014 | +126 |
| 2015 | +47 |
| 2016 | +40 |
| 2017 | +95 |
| 2018 | +8 |
| 2019 | +26 |
| 2021 | +92 |
| 2022 | +90 |
| 2023 | +178 |
| 2024 | −16 |
| 2025 | +216 |
Bath County's 2024 presidential margin of R+51.3 reflects a broader eastern Kentucky realignment that has made once-competitive rural counties among the most reliably Republican in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 51.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.
A population of 12,851, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,541 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Humphreys County and Perry County.
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Bath County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21011/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.