Garrard County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 8,917 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -C102C102 | 157 | 818 | 16 | 991 | 15.8% | 82.5% | R+66.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C103C103 | 198 | 780 | 7 | 985 | 20.1% | 79.2% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 138 | 720 | 6 | 864 | 16.0% | 83.3% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 174 | 681 | 7 | 862 | 20.2% | 79.0% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 144 | 679 | 8 | 831 | 17.3% | 81.7% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 152 | 598 | 16 | 766 | 19.8% | 78.1% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 124 | 614 | 9 | 747 | 16.6% | 82.2% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 89 | 532 | 4 | 625 | 14.2% | 85.1% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 105 | 432 | 7 | 544 | 19.3% | 79.4% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 125 | 322 | 5 | 452 | 27.7% | 71.2% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 104 | 254 | 11 | 369 | 28.2% | 68.8% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 90 | 254 | 9 | 353 | 25.5% | 72.0% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 49 | 248 | 3 | 300 | 16.3% | 82.7% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 70 | 154 | 4 | 228 | 30.7% | 67.5% | R+36.8 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −1.2% |
| 1896 | −14.8% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −6.7% |
| 1908 | −11.0% |
| 1912 | +27.1% |
| 1916 | −8.4% |
| 1920 | −10.2% |
| 1924 | −9.8% |
| 1928 | −24.7% |
| 1932 | +6.3% |
| 1936 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | −7.3% |
| 1948 | −4.5% |
| 1952 | −10.9% |
| 1956 | −12.4% |
| 1960 | −21.6% |
| 1964 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | −30.7% |
| 1972 | −36.5% |
| 1976 | −4.0% |
| 1980 | −18.1% |
| 1984 | −35.2% |
| 1988 | −21.8% |
| 1992 | −13.1% |
| 1996 | −24.1% |
| 2000 | −40.0% |
| 2004 | −44.2% |
| 2008 | −43.1% |
| 2012 | −51.6% |
| 2016 | −58.4% |
| 2020 | −56.6% |
| 2024 | −60.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 22.8%1,346 | 77.2%4,560 | 5,906 |
| 2020 | R | 22.5%1,959 | 73.3%6,371 | 8,693 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Democratic.
13,970 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
+307 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,097 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,763 in average income, against $67,933 for residents who stayed — 9% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+26.4 on average — 34 points more Democratic-leaning than Garrard County, KY itself (R+60.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jessamine County, KY97R+35.8
- Madison County, KY86R+30.9
- Fayette County, KY79D+18.1
- Lincoln County, KY60R+61.2
- Boyle County, KY56R+29.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Madison County, KY73
- Jessamine County, KY65
- Fayette County, KY64
- Boyle County, KY61
- Lincoln County, KY57
- Mercer County, KY25
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 | −92 |
| 2012 | +93 |
| 2013 | −18 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | +211 |
| 2016 | +130 |
| 2017 | +79 |
| 2018 | +51 |
| 2019 | +144 |
| 2021 | +513 |
| 2022 | +255 |
| 2023 | +298 |
| 2024 | +126 |
| 2025 | +307 |
Garrard County, a rural Bluegrass region county of under 15,000 residents, delivered a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of small, non-metropolitan Kentucky counties over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.2 points.
A population of 17,568, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,087 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rockcastle County and Casey County.
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Garrard County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21079/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.