Fulton County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 2,145 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A102A102 | 217 | 296 | 6 | 519 | 41.8% | 57.0% | R+15.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -B101B101 | 73 | 371 | 3 | 447 | 16.3% | 83.0% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 179 | 164 | 2 | 345 | 51.9% | 47.5% | D+4.3 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 46 | 176 | 1 | 223 | 20.6% | 78.9% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 67 | 146 | 2 | 215 | 31.2% | 67.9% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 36 | 160 | 2 | 198 | 18.2% | 80.8% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 16 | 149 | 2 | 167 | 9.6% | 89.2% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 6.5% | 93.5% | R+87.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +47.0% |
| 1896 | +38.6% |
| 1900 | +43.1% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +44.9% |
| 1912 | +47.8% |
| 1916 | +48.6% |
| 1920 | +47.3% |
| 1924 | +56.6% |
| 1928 | +39.2% |
| 1932 | +65.0% |
| 1936 | +65.1% |
| 1940 | +63.8% |
| 1944 | +63.7% |
| 1948 | +65.8% |
| 1952 | +35.7% |
| 1956 | +43.8% |
| 1960 | +26.7% |
| 1964 | +36.1% |
| 1968 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | −26.6% |
| 1976 | +37.8% |
| 1980 | +15.6% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | +27.7% |
| 2000 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | −6.5% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2012 | −16.2% |
| 2016 | −32.5% |
| 2020 | −33.5% |
| 2024 | −39.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 29.0%445 | 71.0%1,087 | 1,532 |
| 2020 | R | 33.6%808 | 61.9%1,488 | 2,405 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Fulton County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 68-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
5,047 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
+9 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −655 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $33,971 in average income, against $53,535 for residents who stayed — 37% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+64.9 on average — 25 points more Republican-leaning than Fulton County, KY itself (R+39.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Obion County, TN26R+64.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Obion County, TN32
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 | −52 |
| 2012 | −161 |
| 2013 | −123 |
| 2014 | −107 |
| 2015 | +5 |
| 2016 | −77 |
| 2017 | +29 |
| 2018 | −70 |
| 2019 | −62 |
| 2021 | +56 |
| 2022 | −69 |
| 2023 | +21 |
| 2024 | −54 |
| 2025 | +9 |
Fulton County sits at Kentucky's southwestern tip, bordered by the Mississippi River and Missouri, with a population under 8,000 that has declined sharply over decades. Its R+39.9 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a rural western Kentucky shift that accelerated after 2008.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.8 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 39.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.9 points.
A population of 6,409, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,217 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Galax city and Colbert County.
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Fulton County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21075/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.