Campbell County, Kentucky: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 93,4262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,5672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kenton County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Campbell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Campbell County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +4.0% |
| 1896 | −14.8% |
| 1900 | −3.9% |
| 1904 | −10.4% |
| 1908 | −1.4% |
| 1912 | +22.1% |
| 1916 | +11.7% |
| 1920 | −6.7% |
| 1924 | −27.1% |
| 1928 | −8.8% |
| 1932 | +20.2% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | −0.4% |
| 1944 | −2.6% |
| 1948 | +4.6% |
| 1952 | −15.4% |
| 1956 | −28.3% |
| 1960 | −8.4% |
| 1964 | +13.5% |
| 1968 | −13.9% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | −11.7% |
| 1980 | −19.5% |
| 1984 | −40.4% |
| 1988 | −33.8% |
| 1992 | −17.4% |
| 1996 | −15.0% |
| 2000 | −25.9% |
| 2004 | −28.1% |
| 2008 | −20.9% |
| 2012 | −22.8% |
| 2016 | −24.4% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −19.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,952 | 28,450 | 48,334 | ||
| R | 19,374 | 28,482 | 48,878 | ||
| R | 14,658 | 25,050 | 42,510 | ||
| R | 15,080 | 24,240 | 40,177 | ||
| R | 15,622 | 24,046 | 40,297 | ||
| R | 14,253 | 25,540 | 40,175 | ||
| R | 12,040 | 20,789 | 33,829 | ||
| R | 11,957 | 16,640 | 31,216 | ||
| R | 10,673 | 16,382 | 32,840 | ||
| R | 9,553 | 19,387 | 29,104 | ||
| R | 9,068 | 21,473 | 30,679 | ||
| R | 11,059 | 16,743 | 29,208 | ||
| R | 12,423 | 15,798 | 28,821 | ||
| R | 8,585 | 20,025 | 29,445 | ||
| R | 9,747 | 13,681 | 28,203 | ||
| D | 16,012 | 12,209 | 28,264 | ||
| R | 14,690 | 17,388 | 32,078 | ||
| R | 10,359 | 18,617 | 29,171 | ||
| R | 12,976 | 17,705 | 30,716 | ||
| D | 13,008 | 11,851 | 25,231 | ||
| R | 12,959 | 13,647 | 26,670 | ||
| R | 14,801 | 14,916 | 29,820 | ||
| D | 16,780 | 10,327 | 30,196 | ||
| D | 17,776 | 11,665 | 30,208 | ||
| R | 14,508 | 17,317 | 31,920 | ||
| R | 5,564 | 12,329 | 24,936 | ||
| R | 10,597 | 12,210 | 23,976 | ||
| D | 7,290 | 5,696 | 13,595 | ||
| D | 4,687 | 2,276 | 10,900 | ||
| R | 6,813 | 7,025 | 14,804 | ||
| R | 4,562 | 5,759 | 11,553 | ||
| R | 5,141 | 5,567 | 11,050 | ||
| R | 4,304 | 5,821 | 10,263 | ||
| D | 4,302 | 3,959 | 8,470 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.7%
Irish
15.5%
English
14.1%
American
6.4%
Italian
4.7%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.0%
African American
2.2%
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: 39.3 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
$77,567
Campbell County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Campbell County$77,567
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Campbell 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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)17.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Campbell County sits on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati, giving it an urban-adjacent character uncommon in Kentucky's interior. Despite suburban density, recent presidential contests have run roughly 20 points to the right, a shift that has widened steadily since 2008.
The Republican margin here reached forty points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 93,426, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,567 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kenton County and Butler County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Campbell County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Campbell County, Kentucky voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,334 votes cast, 18,952 went Democratic and 28,450 went Republican.
What is Campbell County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Campbell County, Kentucky in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Campbell County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Campbell County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Campbell County, Kentucky?
Campbell County, Kentucky has a population of 93,426 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Campbell County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Campbell County, Kentucky is $77,567 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Campbell County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Campbell County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.