Calloway County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 16,945 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A103A103 | 270 | 1,140 | 18 | 1,428 | 18.9% | 79.8% | R+60.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C102C102 | 358 | 887 | 23 | 1,268 | 28.2% | 70.0% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 336 | 845 | 24 | 1,205 | 27.9% | 70.1% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -D106D106 | 186 | 943 | 17 | 1,146 | 16.2% | 82.3% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 420 | 591 | 18 | 1,029 | 40.8% | 57.4% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 211 | 712 | 14 | 937 | 22.5% | 76.0% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -C109C109 | 327 | 591 | 18 | 936 | 34.9% | 63.1% | R+28.2 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 211 | 693 | 12 | 916 | 23.0% | 75.7% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 419 | 450 | 22 | 891 | 47.0% | 50.5% | R+3.5 |
| Precinct -D108D108 | 335 | 426 | 17 | 778 | 43.1% | 54.8% | R+11.7 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 195 | 387 | 9 | 591 | 33.0% | 65.5% | R+32.5 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 138 | 407 | 4 | 549 | 25.1% | 74.1% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 296 | 244 | 7 | 547 | 54.1% | 44.6% | D+9.5 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 242 | 293 | 10 | 545 | 44.4% | 53.8% | R+9.4 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 94 | 433 | 6 | 533 | 17.6% | 81.2% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 101 | 409 | 15 | 525 | 19.2% | 77.9% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 116 | 402 | 7 | 525 | 22.1% | 76.6% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -C108C108 | 159 | 337 | 5 | 501 | 31.7% | 67.3% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 224 | 256 | 16 | 496 | 45.2% | 51.6% | R+6.5 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 116 | 346 | 5 | 467 | 24.8% | 74.1% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 122 | 322 | 16 | 460 | 26.5% | 70.0% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 95 | 262 | 5 | 362 | 26.2% | 72.4% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 140 | 163 | 7 | 310 | 45.2% | 52.6% | R+7.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +49.4% |
| 1896 | +62.3% |
| 1900 | +53.4% |
| 1904 | +46.4% |
| 1908 | +55.7% |
| 1912 | +48.8% |
| 1916 | +51.1% |
| 1920 | +48.6% |
| 1924 | +58.5% |
| 1928 | +37.5% |
| 1932 | +76.9% |
| 1936 | +70.8% |
| 1940 | +73.1% |
| 1944 | +62.5% |
| 1948 | +74.4% |
| 1952 | +49.6% |
| 1956 | +45.6% |
| 1960 | +16.6% |
| 1964 | +64.3% |
| 1968 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | −19.5% |
| 1976 | +43.2% |
| 1980 | +19.3% |
| 1984 | −12.3% |
| 1988 | −8.1% |
| 1992 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −23.5% |
| 2008 | −18.3% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −35.0% |
| 2020 | −31.8% |
| 2024 | −37.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 33.2%3,934 | 66.8%7,906 | 11,841 |
| 2020 | R | 35.3%6,177 | 60.9%10,634 | 17,475 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Calloway County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 38-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
30,668 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
+519 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,579 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,101 in average income, against $69,450 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+51.2 on average — 13 points more Republican-leaning than Calloway County, KY itself (R+37.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Marshall County, KY117R+56.7
- Graves County, KY115R+61.6
- Henry County, TN61R+55.3
- McCracken County, KY60R+34.9
- Christian County, KY22R+33.6
- Montgomery County, TN22R+18.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marshall County, KY119
- Graves County, KY92
- McCracken County, KY83
- Henry County, TN48
- Davidson County, TN23
- Christian County, KY21
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 | +218 |
| 2012 | +246 |
| 2013 | +182 |
| 2014 | −140 |
| 2015 | +31 |
| 2016 | −83 |
| 2017 | −48 |
| 2018 | +154 |
| 2019 | +71 |
| 2021 | +444 |
| 2022 | +342 |
| 2023 | +334 |
| 2024 | +309 |
| 2025 | +519 |
Home to Murray State University, Calloway County pairs a small college-town core with a predominantly rural surrounding population, a mix that once produced competitive margins but has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 37.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 38,224, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,706 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McCracken County and Washington County.
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Calloway County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.