Bullitt County, Kentucky: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,0272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,5582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Barren County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bullitt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bullitt County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +32.7% |
| 1896 | +18.0% |
| 1900 | +30.1% |
| 1904 | +36.0% |
| 1908 | +31.4% |
| 1912 | +54.6% |
| 1916 | +29.1% |
| 1920 | +29.2% |
| 1924 | +29.4% |
| 1928 | −1.0% |
| 1932 | +45.6% |
| 1936 | +58.3% |
| 1940 | +49.1% |
| 1944 | +40.9% |
| 1948 | +42.3% |
| 1952 | +24.3% |
| 1956 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | −4.8% |
| 1964 | +46.6% |
| 1968 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | −22.4% |
| 1976 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | −3.8% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | −25.8% |
| 2004 | −36.3% |
| 2008 | −32.3% |
| 2012 | −35.7% |
| 2016 | −49.8% |
| 2020 | −48.0% |
| 2024 | −51.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,280 | 32,299 | 43,209 | ||
| R | 10,552 | 30,708 | 41,998 | ||
| R | 8,255 | 26,210 | 36,069 | ||
| R | 9,971 | 21,306 | 31,779 | ||
| R | 10,177 | 20,102 | 30,726 | ||
| R | 9,043 | 19,433 | 28,627 | ||
| R | 8,195 | 14,054 | 22,701 | ||
| R | 7,651 | 8,697 | 18,395 | ||
| D | 7,830 | 7,745 | 18,969 | ||
| R | 6,005 | 8,859 | 15,013 | ||
| R | 5,005 | 9,556 | 14,676 | ||
| R | 5,884 | 6,364 | 12,576 | ||
| D | 5,623 | 3,639 | 9,477 | ||
| R | 2,827 | 4,517 | 7,553 | ||
| O | 2,135 | 1,965 | 6,310 | ||
| D | 3,900 | 1,417 | 5,330 | ||
| R | 2,437 | 2,683 | 5,120 | ||
| D | 2,279 | 2,007 | 4,290 | ||
| D | 2,121 | 1,292 | 3,418 | ||
| D | 1,681 | 673 | 2,385 | ||
| D | 2,092 | 876 | 2,976 | ||
| D | 2,388 | 813 | 3,207 | ||
| D | 2,474 | 647 | 3,136 | ||
| D | 2,918 | 1,088 | 4,014 | ||
| R | 1,758 | 1,793 | 3,554 | ||
| D | 1,789 | 946 | 2,863 | ||
| D | 2,548 | 1,393 | 3,954 | ||
| D | 1,508 | 826 | 2,342 | ||
| D | 1,299 | 209 | 1,995 | ||
| D | 1,409 | 726 | 2,176 | ||
| D | 1,284 | 593 | 1,918 | ||
| D | 1,442 | 772 | 2,229 | ||
| D | 1,168 | 799 | 2,048 | ||
| D | 862 | 398 | 1,419 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
German
13.5%
Irish
13.3%
American
10.2%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.6%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,558
Bullitt County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Bullitt County$80,558
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Bullitt County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bullitt County sits at Louisville's southern edge and has urbanized rapidly over the past two decades, yet its presidential margins have widened alongside its population, reaching R+51 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 84,027, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,558 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Barren County and Jeff Davis County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bullitt County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bullitt County, Kentucky voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,209 votes cast, 10,280 went Democratic and 32,299 went Republican.
What is Bullitt County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Bullitt County, Kentucky in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bullitt County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bullitt County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Bullitt County, Kentucky?
Bullitt County, Kentucky has a population of 84,027 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bullitt County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Bullitt County, Kentucky is $80,558 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Bullitt County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bullitt County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.