Bourbon County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 9,537 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -F101F101 | 522 | 1,105 | 30 | 1,657 | 31.5% | 66.7% | R+35.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -E101E101 | 467 | 1,011 | 20 | 1,498 | 31.2% | 67.5% | R+36.3 |
| Precinct -G101G101 | 467 | 837 | 24 | 1,328 | 35.2% | 63.0% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 357 | 920 | 24 | 1,301 | 27.4% | 70.7% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 449 | 805 | 35 | 1,289 | 34.8% | 62.5% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -H101H101 | 462 | 774 | 12 | 1,248 | 37.0% | 62.0% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 364 | 832 | 20 | 1,216 | 29.9% | 68.4% | R+38.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +14.1% |
| 1896 | −7.5% |
| 1900 | +4.1% |
| 1904 | +9.1% |
| 1908 | +4.0% |
| 1912 | +13.6% |
| 1916 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | +14.9% |
| 1924 | +4.4% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +25.5% |
| 1936 | +22.0% |
| 1940 | +22.8% |
| 1944 | +32.2% |
| 1948 | +36.8% |
| 1952 | +19.9% |
| 1956 | +13.6% |
| 1960 | +14.0% |
| 1964 | +53.5% |
| 1968 | +13.2% |
| 1972 | −25.7% |
| 1976 | +21.1% |
| 1980 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | −18.1% |
| 1988 | −8.3% |
| 1992 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | +7.0% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −17.2% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −31.6% |
| 2020 | −30.0% |
| 2024 | −33.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 35.7%2,429 | 64.3%4,381 | 6,810 |
| 2020 | R | 36.0%3,477 | 60.2%5,807 | 9,648 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Bourbon County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 36-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
15,136 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
−50 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −234 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,157 in average income, against $75,633 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+13.3 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Bourbon County, KY itself (R+33.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Fayette County, KY153D+18.1
- Harrison County, KY46R+48.5
- Scott County, KY44R+27.7
- Nicholas County, KY38R+49.0
- Clark County, KY24R+35.3
- Montgomery County, KY20R+46.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Fayette County, KY109
- Harrison County, KY65
- Scott County, KY55
- Clark County, KY34
- Nicholas County, KY33
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 | +5 |
| 2012 | −79 |
| 2013 | −82 |
| 2014 | +11 |
| 2015 | +94 |
| 2016 | −41 |
| 2017 | −22 |
| 2018 | +38 |
| 2019 | −299 |
| 2021 | +19 |
| 2022 | −24 |
| 2023 | +82 |
| 2024 | +114 |
| 2025 | −50 |
Bourbon County, namesake of the distinctly American whiskey, sits in Kentucky's Inner Bluegrass region and has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, delivering a 33-point Republican margin in 2024 despite a historically competitive rural Democratic tradition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 33.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.5 points.
A population of 20,240, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,354 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Simpson County.
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Bourbon County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21017/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.