Bell County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 9,340 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -E105E105 | 96 | 465 | 14 | 575 | 16.7% | 80.9% | R+64.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A106A106 | 71 | 418 | 1 | 490 | 14.5% | 85.3% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 110 | 323 | 6 | 439 | 25.1% | 73.6% | R+48.5 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 26 | 389 | 3 | 418 | 6.2% | 93.1% | R+86.8 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 70 | 340 | 4 | 414 | 16.9% | 82.1% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 49 | 343 | 1 | 393 | 12.5% | 87.3% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 36 | 355 | 2 | 393 | 9.2% | 90.3% | R+81.2 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 45 | 314 | 2 | 361 | 12.5% | 87.0% | R+74.5 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 34 | 323 | 1 | 358 | 9.5% | 90.2% | R+80.7 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 46 | 298 | 1 | 345 | 13.3% | 86.4% | R+73.0 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 69 | 264 | 6 | 339 | 20.4% | 77.9% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 89 | 247 | 1 | 337 | 26.4% | 73.3% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 31 | 301 | 3 | 335 | 9.3% | 89.9% | R+80.6 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 27 | 297 | 1 | 325 | 8.3% | 91.4% | R+83.1 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 29 | 279 | 4 | 312 | 9.3% | 89.4% | R+80.1 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 62 | 241 | 3 | 306 | 20.3% | 78.8% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 30 | 264 | 5 | 299 | 10.0% | 88.3% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 59 | 231 | 4 | 294 | 20.1% | 78.6% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 58 | 225 | 3 | 286 | 20.3% | 78.7% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 43 | 231 | 3 | 277 | 15.5% | 83.4% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 29 | 242 | 4 | 275 | 10.5% | 88.0% | R+77.5 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 63 | 209 | 2 | 274 | 23.0% | 76.3% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 14 | 251 | 3 | 268 | 5.2% | 93.7% | R+88.4 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 32 | 225 | 4 | 261 | 12.3% | 86.2% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 71 | 172 | 2 | 245 | 29.0% | 70.2% | R+41.2 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 22 | 184 | 4 | 210 | 10.5% | 87.6% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 51 | 115 | 1 | 167 | 30.5% | 68.9% | R+38.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 28 | 131 | 1 | 160 | 17.5% | 81.9% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 24 | 119 | 0 | 143 | 16.8% | 83.2% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 12.2% | 85.4% | R+73.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −18.7% |
| 1896 | −50.4% |
| 1900 | −47.9% |
| 1904 | −51.5% |
| 1908 | −49.0% |
| 1912 | −5.4% |
| 1916 | −40.9% |
| 1920 | −49.0% |
| 1924 | −40.6% |
| 1928 | −43.9% |
| 1932 | +7.3% |
| 1936 | +12.2% |
| 1940 | +8.7% |
| 1944 | −2.2% |
| 1948 | +13.6% |
| 1952 | −10.1% |
| 1956 | −20.7% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.9% |
| 1968 | −7.5% |
| 1972 | −33.4% |
| 1976 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | −13.6% |
| 1988 | −5.2% |
| 1992 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −22.8% |
| 2008 | −40.6% |
| 2012 | −51.7% |
| 2016 | −62.2% |
| 2020 | −63.2% |
| 2024 | −68.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.2%1,375 | 79.8%5,420 | 6,795 |
| 2020 | R | 21.7%2,159 | 73.9%7,346 | 9,947 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 39 points more Democratic.
19,503 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
+43 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,415 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $35,272 in average income, against $48,014 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+70.4 on average — 1.7 points more Republican-leaning than Bell County, KY itself (R+68.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Claiborne County, TN88R+70.1
- Knox County, KY30R+71.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Claiborne County, TN116
- Knox County, KY48
- Laurel County, KY28
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 | −15 |
| 2012 | −383 |
| 2013 | −271 |
| 2014 | −149 |
| 2015 | −407 |
| 2016 | −112 |
| 2017 | −266 |
| 2018 | −316 |
| 2019 | −398 |
| 2021 | −41 |
| 2022 | +63 |
| 2023 | −126 |
| 2024 | −37 |
| 2025 | +43 |
Bell County, tucked in southeastern Kentucky's coal country along the Virginia border, recorded an R+68.7 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state that has shifted decisively away from its historically Democratic roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 68.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.7 points.
A population of 23,509, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $31,354 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Wayne County.
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Bell County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.