Christian County, Kentucky: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+38 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 72,0692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,4942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wayne County, MS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Christian CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Christian 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 | −9.4% |
| 1896 | −17.6% |
| 1900 | −15.5% |
| 1904 | −17.9% |
| 1908 | −19.1% |
| 1912 | −10.2% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −9.6% |
| 1924 | −4.4% |
| 1928 | −10.7% |
| 1932 | +18.4% |
| 1936 | +10.7% |
| 1940 | +8.5% |
| 1944 | +16.2% |
| 1948 | +24.6% |
| 1952 | +16.5% |
| 1956 | +13.3% |
| 1960 | +13.4% |
| 1964 | +38.4% |
| 1968 | +3.9% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +22.3% |
| 1980 | −7.5% |
| 1984 | −32.5% |
| 1988 | −23.6% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −33.1% |
| 2008 | −21.2% |
| 2012 | −23.8% |
| 2016 | −31.3% |
| 2020 | −28.4% |
| 2024 | −33.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,055 | 14,332 | 21,671 | ||
| R | 8,296 | 15,080 | 23,863 | ||
| R | 7,188 | 14,108 | 22,083 | ||
| R | 8,252 | 13,475 | 21,955 | ||
| R | 8,880 | 13,699 | 22,778 | ||
| R | 6,970 | 13,935 | 21,015 | ||
| R | 6,778 | 10,787 | 17,773 | ||
| R | 6,843 | 8,285 | 16,260 | ||
| R | 6,709 | 7,737 | 16,288 | ||
| R | 5,704 | 9,250 | 15,008 | ||
| R | 5,432 | 10,708 | 16,209 | ||
| R | 7,048 | 8,209 | 15,512 | ||
| D | 7,845 | 4,964 | 12,914 | ||
| R | 4,063 | 7,414 | 11,705 | ||
| O | 4,281 | 3,788 | 12,614 | ||
| D | 8,727 | 3,882 | 12,630 | ||
| D | 6,874 | 5,251 | 12,125 | ||
| D | 6,487 | 4,963 | 11,495 | ||
| D | 6,787 | 4,858 | 11,672 | ||
| D | 5,582 | 3,242 | 9,502 | ||
| D | 6,260 | 4,506 | 10,801 | ||
| D | 6,599 | 5,566 | 12,181 | ||
| D | 6,660 | 5,370 | 12,030 | ||
| D | 7,618 | 5,235 | 12,920 | ||
| R | 5,702 | 7,069 | 12,771 | ||
| R | 6,585 | 7,192 | 13,892 | ||
| R | 7,209 | 8,743 | 16,057 | ||
| R | 3,644 | 4,594 | 8,336 | ||
| R | 2,784 | 3,520 | 7,189 | ||
| R | 3,120 | 4,618 | 7,823 | ||
| R | 2,681 | 3,870 | 6,653 | ||
| R | 3,264 | 4,473 | 7,785 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 4,525 | 7,819 | ||
| R | 2,324 | 2,868 | 5,808 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.6%
German
9.1%
American
6.4%
Irish
6.3%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.1%
African American
15.0%
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: 28.8 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
$55,494
Christian County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Christian County$55,494
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Christian County ranks near the middle 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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to one of the Army's largest installations, Christian County blends a transient military population with a rural western Kentucky base, producing lopsided presidential margins that have widened consistently over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A median household income of $55,494, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 72,069 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Carroll County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Christian County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Christian County, Kentucky voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,671 votes cast, 7,055 went Democratic and 14,332 went Republican.
What is Christian County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Christian County, Kentucky in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Christian County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Christian County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Christian County, Kentucky?
Christian County, Kentucky has a population of 72,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Christian County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Christian County, Kentucky is $55,494 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Christian County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Christian County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.