Carter County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
27 precincts · 11,422 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -C101C101 | 221 | 581 | 8 | 810 | 27.3% | 71.7% | R+44.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A105A105 | 177 | 500 | 8 | 685 | 25.8% | 73.0% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 139 | 486 | 16 | 641 | 21.7% | 75.8% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 108 | 490 | 12 | 610 | 17.7% | 80.3% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 156 | 438 | 12 | 606 | 25.7% | 72.3% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 99 | 419 | 7 | 525 | 18.9% | 79.8% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 64 | 448 | 6 | 518 | 12.4% | 86.5% | R+74.1 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 106 | 403 | 3 | 512 | 20.7% | 78.7% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 84 | 405 | 2 | 491 | 17.1% | 82.5% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 122 | 344 | 5 | 471 | 25.9% | 73.0% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 85 | 355 | 7 | 447 | 19.0% | 79.4% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 97 | 326 | 4 | 427 | 22.7% | 76.3% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 79 | 331 | 6 | 416 | 19.0% | 79.6% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -D107D107 | 81 | 316 | 6 | 403 | 20.1% | 78.4% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 62 | 308 | 6 | 376 | 16.5% | 81.9% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 67 | 299 | 0 | 366 | 18.3% | 81.7% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -D106D106 | 69 | 283 | 4 | 356 | 19.4% | 79.5% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 88 | 262 | 5 | 355 | 24.8% | 73.8% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -E106E106 | 52 | 287 | 5 | 344 | 15.1% | 83.4% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -E105E105 | 60 | 280 | 1 | 341 | 17.6% | 82.1% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 50 | 279 | 1 | 330 | 15.2% | 84.5% | R+69.4 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 37 | 276 | 2 | 315 | 11.7% | 87.6% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 64 | 246 | 3 | 313 | 20.4% | 78.6% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 55 | 253 | 3 | 311 | 17.7% | 81.4% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 31 | 152 | 2 | 185 | 16.8% | 82.2% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 38 | 114 | 1 | 153 | 24.8% | 74.5% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 14 | 100 | 1 | 115 | 12.2% | 87.0% | R+74.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −14.1% |
| 1896 | −18.6% |
| 1900 | −17.4% |
| 1904 | −24.8% |
| 1908 | −23.7% |
| 1912 | +8.1% |
| 1916 | −17.9% |
| 1920 | −24.8% |
| 1924 | −26.4% |
| 1928 | −38.0% |
| 1932 | +2.1% |
| 1936 | −12.4% |
| 1940 | −14.1% |
| 1944 | −20.2% |
| 1948 | −5.9% |
| 1952 | −16.6% |
| 1956 | −24.4% |
| 1960 | −17.5% |
| 1964 | +18.8% |
| 1968 | −13.7% |
| 1972 | −22.2% |
| 1976 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1984 | −7.7% |
| 1988 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −4.9% |
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | −9.5% |
| 2012 | −21.3% |
| 2016 | −51.7% |
| 2020 | −52.9% |
| 2024 | −58.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 29.1%2,383 | 70.8%5,792 | 8,176 |
| 2020 | R | 28.2%3,253 | 66.9%7,725 | 11,548 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 51 points more Democratic.
19,770 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
+111 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −956 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,855 in average income, against $57,349 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.0 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Carter County, KY itself (R+58.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Boyd County, KY88R+38.5
- Rowan County, KY57R+27.8
- Greenup County, KY48R+50.5
- Elliott County, KY36R+61.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rowan County, KY77
- Boyd County, KY73
- Greenup County, KY59
- Elliott County, KY29
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 | −152 |
| 2012 | −20 |
| 2013 | −114 |
| 2014 | −224 |
| 2015 | −119 |
| 2016 | −200 |
| 2017 | −105 |
| 2018 | −170 |
| 2019 | −221 |
| 2021 | −64 |
| 2022 | +103 |
| 2023 | +167 |
| 2024 | +52 |
| 2025 | +111 |
Carter County's 2024 presidential margin of R+58.5 places it among the most one-sided counties in the state, reflecting a broader realignment across eastern Kentucky's rural, working-class communities over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.4 points.
A population of 26,341, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,235 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenup County and Wayne County.
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Carter County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21043/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.