Calloway County, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,2242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,7062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trigg County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Calloway CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Calloway County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,111 | 11,539 | 16,945 | ||
| R | 5,797 | 11,352 | 17,457 | ||
| R | 4,749 | 10,367 | 16,049 | ||
| R | 5,317 | 9,440 | 15,072 | ||
| R | 6,165 | 8,991 | 15,404 | ||
| R | 5,728 | 9,293 | 15,145 | ||
| R | 5,635 | 7,705 | 13,673 | ||
| D | 5,281 | 4,989 | 11,566 | ||
| D | 6,181 | 4,654 | 12,740 | ||
| R | 5,287 | 6,225 | 11,546 | ||
| R | 5,028 | 6,442 | 11,515 | ||
| D | 6,809 | 4,498 | 11,964 | ||
| D | 8,141 | 3,171 | 11,507 | ||
| R | 3,468 | 5,167 | 8,732 | ||
| D | 3,854 | 2,672 | 8,682 | ||
| D | 7,290 | 1,576 | 8,886 | ||
| D | 4,693 | 3,356 | 8,049 | ||
| D | 6,152 | 2,292 | 8,460 | ||
| D | 5,434 | 1,829 | 7,275 | ||
| D | 4,896 | 681 | 5,668 | ||
| D | 4,888 | 1,121 | 6,026 | ||
| D | 5,793 | 896 | 6,698 | ||
| D | 5,523 | 939 | 6,472 | ||
| D | 6,335 | 813 | 7,184 | ||
| D | 3,431 | 1,557 | 5,002 | ||
| D | 3,790 | 936 | 4,882 | ||
| D | 4,574 | 1,520 | 6,284 | ||
| D | 3,334 | 1,026 | 4,513 | ||
| D | 2,380 | 628 | 3,591 | ||
| D | 3,024 | 808 | 3,975 | ||
| D | 2,466 | 824 | 3,542 | ||
| D | 2,876 | 844 | 3,803 | ||
| D | 2,572 | 561 | 3,227 | ||
| D | 1,581 | 379 | 2,432 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.0%
American
11.9%
German
9.2%
Irish
8.9%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
African American
3.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 35.9 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
$52,706
Calloway County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Calloway County$52,706
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Calloway County ranks in the bottom 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
17.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)15.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A median household income of $52,706, a 17% poverty rate, and a 88% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trigg County and Butts County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Calloway County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Calloway County, Kentucky voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,945 votes cast, 5,111 went Democratic and 11,539 went Republican.
What is Calloway County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Calloway County, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Calloway County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Calloway County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Calloway County, Kentucky?
Calloway County, Kentucky has a population of 38,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Calloway County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Calloway County, Kentucky is $52,706 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Calloway County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Calloway County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.