Hancock County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 4,633 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A102A102 | 225 | 422 | 17 | 664 | 33.9% | 63.6% | R+29.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 162 | 470 | 9 | 641 | 25.3% | 73.3% | R+48.0 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 130 | 367 | 11 | 508 | 25.6% | 72.2% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 71 | 386 | 6 | 463 | 15.3% | 83.4% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 125 | 327 | 2 | 454 | 27.5% | 72.0% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 71 | 341 | 2 | 414 | 17.1% | 82.4% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 126 | 275 | 7 | 408 | 30.9% | 67.4% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 63 | 298 | 10 | 371 | 17.0% | 80.3% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 113 | 239 | 6 | 358 | 31.6% | 66.8% | R+35.2 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 87 | 250 | 15 | 352 | 24.7% | 71.0% | R+46.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +10.4% |
| 1896 | +2.5% |
| 1900 | −5.8% |
| 1904 | −7.9% |
| 1908 | −9.3% |
| 1912 | +27.8% |
| 1916 | −4.7% |
| 1920 | −2.2% |
| 1924 | −0.3% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +15.9% |
| 1936 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | −3.1% |
| 1944 | −9.4% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | −6.5% |
| 1956 | −12.6% |
| 1960 | −18.8% |
| 1964 | +30.5% |
| 1968 | −7.8% |
| 1972 | −32.3% |
| 1976 | +15.9% |
| 1980 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | −20.6% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −14.5% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | −35.9% |
| 2020 | −39.1% |
| 2024 | −47.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 31.7%1,034 | 68.3%2,223 | 3,257 |
| 2020 | R | 34.5%1,580 | 59.6%2,729 | 4,578 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 37 points more Democratic.
7,008 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
+33 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −64 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,208 in average income, against $69,172 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.9 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Hancock County, KY itself (R+47.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Daviess County, KY86R+31.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Daviess County, KY105
- Perry County, IN42
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 | +21 |
| 2012 | +7 |
| 2013 | −22 |
| 2014 | +36 |
| 2015 | −89 |
| 2016 | +44 |
| 2017 | +14 |
| 2018 | −51 |
| 2019 | −47 |
| 2021 | +5 |
| 2022 | −16 |
| 2023 | −91 |
| 2024 | +92 |
| 2025 | +33 |
Hancock County's 2024 presidential margin of R+47.5 places it among Kentucky's most lopsided rural counties, reflecting the broader realignment of small Ohio River communities away from competitive voting patterns over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.5 points.
A population of 9,034, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,464 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moultrie County and McLean County.
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Hancock County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.