Boyd County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
48 precincts · 20,951 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A118A118 | 189 | 686 | 15 | 890 | 21.2% | 77.1% | R+55.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A107A107 | 153 | 592 | 10 | 755 | 20.3% | 78.4% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -C115C115 | 196 | 487 | 6 | 689 | 28.4% | 70.7% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -B115B115 | 229 | 385 | 2 | 616 | 37.2% | 62.5% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -A121A121 | 142 | 451 | 9 | 602 | 23.6% | 74.9% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 142 | 447 | 5 | 594 | 23.9% | 75.3% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 188 | 382 | 15 | 585 | 32.1% | 65.3% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -C112C112 | 139 | 419 | 8 | 566 | 24.6% | 74.0% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -A119A119 | 140 | 411 | 7 | 558 | 25.1% | 73.7% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -C116C116 | 149 | 402 | 5 | 556 | 26.8% | 72.3% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -C114C114 | 131 | 395 | 5 | 531 | 24.7% | 74.4% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -C113C113 | 131 | 387 | 6 | 524 | 25.0% | 73.9% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 193 | 311 | 6 | 510 | 37.8% | 61.0% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -B110B110 | 212 | 278 | 8 | 498 | 42.6% | 55.8% | R+13.3 |
| Precinct -A113A113 | 180 | 300 | 10 | 490 | 36.7% | 61.2% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -B119B119 | 142 | 334 | 9 | 485 | 29.3% | 68.9% | R+39.6 |
| Precinct -A115A115 | 175 | 296 | 4 | 475 | 36.8% | 62.3% | R+25.5 |
| Precinct -B121B121 | 151 | 309 | 10 | 470 | 32.1% | 65.7% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 195 | 260 | 8 | 463 | 42.1% | 56.2% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 110 | 336 | 8 | 454 | 24.2% | 74.0% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -C106C106 | 117 | 332 | 4 | 453 | 25.8% | 73.3% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -A110A110 | 137 | 305 | 2 | 444 | 30.9% | 68.7% | R+37.8 |
| Precinct -C117C117 | 92 | 340 | 5 | 437 | 21.1% | 77.8% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 183 | 235 | 9 | 427 | 42.9% | 55.0% | R+12.2 |
| Precinct -C108C108 | 140 | 282 | 5 | 427 | 32.8% | 66.0% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 136 | 283 | 7 | 426 | 31.9% | 66.4% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 148 | 270 | 5 | 423 | 35.0% | 63.8% | R+28.8 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 80 | 329 | 7 | 416 | 19.2% | 79.1% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -B114B114 | 145 | 254 | 10 | 409 | 35.5% | 62.1% | R+26.7 |
| Precinct -B116B116 | 159 | 238 | 12 | 409 | 38.9% | 58.2% | R+19.3 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 106 | 297 | 4 | 407 | 26.0% | 73.0% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -B118B118 | 80 | 313 | 7 | 400 | 20.0% | 78.3% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -A108A108 | 59 | 333 | 6 | 398 | 14.8% | 83.7% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 111 | 279 | 5 | 395 | 28.1% | 70.6% | R+42.5 |
| Precinct -A116A116 | 142 | 244 | 6 | 392 | 36.2% | 62.2% | R+26.0 |
| Precinct -A111A111 | 154 | 227 | 4 | 385 | 40.0% | 59.0% | R+19.0 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 80 | 294 | 4 | 378 | 21.2% | 77.8% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -B117B117 | 141 | 226 | 5 | 372 | 37.9% | 60.8% | R+22.8 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 149 | 210 | 5 | 364 | 40.9% | 57.7% | R+16.8 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 125 | 205 | 6 | 336 | 37.2% | 61.0% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 127 | 205 | 3 | 335 | 37.9% | 61.2% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -A109A109 | 65 | 249 | 8 | 322 | 20.2% | 77.3% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -C107C107 | 97 | 218 | 3 | 318 | 30.5% | 68.6% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -C109C109 | 129 | 163 | 3 | 295 | 43.7% | 55.3% | R+11.5 |
| Precinct -C111C111 | 46 | 91 | 4 | 141 | 32.6% | 64.5% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -A114A114 | 55 | 65 | 2 | 122 | 45.1% | 53.3% | R+8.2 |
| Precinct -C110C110 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20.0% | 80.0% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -A122A122 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | −24.8% |
| 1900 | −13.6% |
| 1904 | −19.0% |
| 1908 | −19.0% |
| 1912 | +11.1% |
| 1916 | −2.5% |
| 1920 | −10.6% |
| 1924 | −18.2% |
| 1928 | −32.8% |
| 1932 | +9.5% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | +14.7% |
| 1944 | +8.4% |
| 1948 | +14.5% |
| 1952 | −0.9% |
| 1956 | −14.7% |
| 1960 | −10.8% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | −3.8% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | −6.4% |
| 1988 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | −6.3% |
| 2008 | −12.3% |
| 2012 | −16.3% |
| 2016 | −37.0% |
| 2020 | −33.2% |
| 2024 | −38.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.0%5,098 | 64.0%9,071 | 14,169 |
| 2020 | R | 36.4%7,915 | 59.3%12,909 | 21,755 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 36 points more Democratic.
40,086 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
+55 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,712 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,409 in average income, against $70,029 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+48.7 on average — 10 points more Republican-leaning than Boyd County, KY itself (R+38.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Greenup County, KY245R+50.5
- Lawrence County, OH121R+50.5
- Cabell County, WV86R+21.9
- Carter County, KY73R+58.4
- Wayne County, WV62R+53.4
- Lawrence County, KY37R+67.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Greenup County, KY239
- Lawrence County, OH116
- Carter County, KY88
- Cabell County, WV55
- Wayne County, WV50
- Lawrence County, KY38
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 | −139 |
| 2012 | −179 |
| 2013 | −301 |
| 2014 | −107 |
| 2015 | −347 |
| 2016 | −327 |
| 2017 | −211 |
| 2018 | −396 |
| 2019 | −460 |
| 2021 | −210 |
| 2022 | +604 |
| 2023 | +30 |
| 2024 | +276 |
| 2025 | +55 |
Boyd County sits at the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, anchoring a small urban core around Ashland. Once a union-heavy Democratic stronghold tied to steel and coal, it has shifted decisively rightward over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 38.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 47,911, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,118 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenup County and Giles County.
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Boyd County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.