Cumberland County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 3,442 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A102A102 | 67 | 486 | 6 | 559 | 12.0% | 86.9% | R+75.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D101D101 | 50 | 378 | 4 | 432 | 11.6% | 87.5% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 49 | 347 | 2 | 398 | 12.3% | 87.2% | R+74.9 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 60 | 320 | 2 | 382 | 15.7% | 83.8% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 56 | 292 | 7 | 355 | 15.8% | 82.3% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 35 | 299 | 4 | 338 | 10.4% | 88.5% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 59 | 259 | 3 | 321 | 18.4% | 80.7% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 42 | 220 | 5 | 267 | 15.7% | 82.4% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 23 | 217 | 2 | 242 | 9.5% | 89.7% | R+80.2 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 42 | 104 | 2 | 148 | 28.4% | 70.3% | R+41.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.9% |
| 1896 | −29.7% |
| 1900 | −30.3% |
| 1904 | −27.4% |
| 1908 | −31.4% |
| 1912 | −23.1% |
| 1916 | −35.9% |
| 1920 | −43.6% |
| 1924 | −39.8% |
| 1928 | −65.6% |
| 1932 | −31.4% |
| 1936 | −38.9% |
| 1940 | −48.7% |
| 1944 | −56.8% |
| 1948 | −41.5% |
| 1952 | −45.3% |
| 1956 | −44.0% |
| 1960 | −52.5% |
| 1964 | −14.1% |
| 1968 | −47.1% |
| 1972 | −53.6% |
| 1976 | −31.7% |
| 1980 | −45.3% |
| 1984 | −55.9% |
| 1988 | −49.3% |
| 1992 | −31.0% |
| 1996 | −33.8% |
| 2000 | −49.4% |
| 2004 | −46.6% |
| 2008 | −48.6% |
| 2012 | −56.7% |
| 2016 | −66.6% |
| 2020 | −68.3% |
| 2024 | −70.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.3%355 | 85.7%2,123 | 2,478 |
| 2020 | R | 18.6%610 | 74.6%2,446 | 3,277 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.5 points.
5,388 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
−7 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +272 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,386 in average income, against $51,452 for residents who stayed — 2% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +18 |
| 2012 | −6 |
| 2013 | −46 |
| 2014 | −52 |
| 2015 | +56 |
| 2016 | +11 |
| 2017 | +1 |
| 2018 | +14 |
| 2019 | −41 |
| 2021 | +77 |
| 2022 | +94 |
| 2023 | +60 |
| 2024 | +93 |
| 2025 | −7 |
Cumberland County's R+70.9 margin in 2024 places it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state, reflecting a broader shift in Appalachian Kentucky toward overwhelming Republican alignment over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.9 points.
A population of 5,948, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,000 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clinton County and Russell County.
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Cumberland County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.