Boyle County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 14,373 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B103B103 | 237 | 768 | 17 | 1,022 | 23.2% | 75.1% | R+52.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D102D102 | 314 | 682 | 22 | 1,018 | 30.8% | 67.0% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 189 | 595 | 10 | 794 | 23.8% | 74.9% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 157 | 624 | 12 | 793 | 19.8% | 78.7% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 351 | 432 | 10 | 793 | 44.3% | 54.5% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 106 | 621 | 6 | 733 | 14.5% | 84.7% | R+70.3 |
| Precinct -F103F103 | 272 | 449 | 11 | 732 | 37.2% | 61.3% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 296 | 378 | 8 | 682 | 43.4% | 55.4% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 227 | 436 | 6 | 669 | 33.9% | 65.2% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 246 | 408 | 8 | 662 | 37.2% | 61.6% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 127 | 494 | 9 | 630 | 20.2% | 78.4% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 306 | 286 | 12 | 604 | 50.7% | 47.4% | D+3.3 |
| Precinct -F104F104 | 251 | 322 | 18 | 591 | 42.5% | 54.5% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct -F102F102 | 214 | 327 | 10 | 551 | 38.8% | 59.3% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 111 | 430 | 9 | 550 | 20.2% | 78.2% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 254 | 242 | 10 | 506 | 50.2% | 47.8% | D+2.4 |
| Precinct -F101F101 | 241 | 223 | 8 | 472 | 51.1% | 47.2% | D+3.8 |
| Precinct -F105F105 | 205 | 235 | 7 | 447 | 45.9% | 52.6% | R+6.7 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 218 | 202 | 9 | 429 | 50.8% | 47.1% | D+3.7 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 63 | 316 | 4 | 383 | 16.4% | 82.5% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 192 | 158 | 6 | 356 | 53.9% | 44.4% | D+9.6 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 88 | 261 | 3 | 352 | 25.0% | 74.1% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 208 | 80 | 4 | 292 | 71.2% | 27.4% | D+43.8 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 92 | 63 | 4 | 159 | 57.9% | 39.6% | D+18.2 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 25 | 127 | 1 | 153 | 16.3% | 83.0% | R+66.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | −16.0% |
| 1900 | −2.1% |
| 1904 | +9.1% |
| 1908 | +9.1% |
| 1912 | +33.8% |
| 1916 | +15.6% |
| 1920 | +12.2% |
| 1924 | +8.4% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | +33.8% |
| 1936 | +26.0% |
| 1940 | +28.7% |
| 1944 | +22.6% |
| 1948 | +27.0% |
| 1952 | +11.9% |
| 1956 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | −4.6% |
| 1964 | +43.1% |
| 1968 | −0.8% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | −25.3% |
| 1988 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | −20.9% |
| 2004 | −25.0% |
| 2008 | −23.2% |
| 2012 | −26.1% |
| 2016 | −29.0% |
| 2020 | −24.7% |
| 2024 | −29.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 38.9%4,021 | 61.0%6,304 | 10,326 |
| 2020 | R | 37.6%5,445 | 58.2%8,418 | 14,466 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 24 points more Democratic.
23,132 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
+358 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,397 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $63,382 in average income, against $93,622 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.1 on average — 8.0 points more Republican-leaning than Boyle County, KY itself (R+29.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lincoln County, KY107R+61.2
- Mercer County, KY103R+50.5
- Fayette County, KY89D+18.1
- Garrard County, KY61R+60.2
- Jessamine County, KY52R+35.8
- Jefferson County, KY26D+16.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lincoln County, KY140
- Mercer County, KY124
- Fayette County, KY89
- Garrard County, KY56
- Madison County, KY30
- Jessamine County, KY22
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 | +145 |
| 2012 | +247 |
| 2013 | +537 |
| 2014 | +140 |
| 2015 | −51 |
| 2016 | +161 |
| 2017 | +20 |
| 2018 | +124 |
| 2019 | −14 |
| 2021 | −24 |
| 2022 | +338 |
| 2023 | +192 |
| 2024 | +224 |
| 2025 | +358 |
Boyle County anchors a compact agricultural and small-college community around Danville, and its roughly 27,000 residents have shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican presidential margins over the past decade, reaching R+29 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 29.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.0 points.
A population of 30,941, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,159 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bristol city and McCracken County.
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Boyle County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.