Bracken County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 4,153 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A101A101 | 103 | 471 | 10 | 584 | 17.6% | 80.7% | R+63.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D101D101 | 70 | 486 | 5 | 561 | 12.5% | 86.6% | R+74.2 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 87 | 463 | 3 | 553 | 15.7% | 83.7% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -F101F101 | 69 | 443 | 4 | 516 | 13.4% | 85.9% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 109 | 384 | 7 | 500 | 21.8% | 76.8% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -G101G101 | 71 | 410 | 17 | 498 | 14.3% | 82.3% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -H101H101 | 85 | 407 | 3 | 495 | 17.2% | 82.2% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 108 | 335 | 3 | 446 | 24.2% | 75.1% | R+50.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +18.0% |
| 1896 | +17.6% |
| 1900 | +17.1% |
| 1904 | +15.1% |
| 1908 | +15.2% |
| 1912 | +26.2% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | +18.6% |
| 1924 | −8.5% |
| 1928 | −40.2% |
| 1932 | +23.9% |
| 1936 | +15.1% |
| 1940 | +11.6% |
| 1944 | +12.6% |
| 1948 | +19.9% |
| 1952 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | −7.3% |
| 1960 | −20.3% |
| 1964 | +38.9% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −29.8% |
| 1976 | +28.0% |
| 1980 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | −22.7% |
| 1988 | −16.1% |
| 1992 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | −11.6% |
| 2000 | −39.0% |
| 2004 | −31.9% |
| 2008 | −24.3% |
| 2012 | −27.3% |
| 2016 | −56.9% |
| 2020 | −61.2% |
| 2024 | −64.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.4%756 | 76.6%2,478 | 3,234 |
| 2020 | R | 23.3%987 | 71.9%3,042 | 4,232 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Bracken County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 71-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
6,699 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
+70 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −48 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,215 in average income, against $59,731 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.4 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Bracken County, KY itself (R+64.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Mason County, KY30R+43.7
- Campbell County, KY21R+19.7
- Kenton County, KY20R+21.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Mason County, KY47
- Campbell County, KY36
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 | −21 |
| 2012 | −68 |
| 2013 | −71 |
| 2014 | −67 |
| 2015 | −68 |
| 2016 | +71 |
| 2017 | −79 |
| 2018 | −18 |
| 2019 | +28 |
| 2021 | +63 |
| 2022 | +36 |
| 2023 | +8 |
| 2024 | +68 |
| 2025 | +70 |
Bracken County, tucked into Kentucky's Ohio River border, delivers some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins despite a population under 9,000 — a pattern consistent across multiple recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.9 points.
A population of 8,444, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,319 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pendleton County and Highland County.
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Bracken County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.