Hardin County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
58 precincts · 48,082 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D005D005 | 729 | 990 | 25 | 1,744 | 41.8% | 56.8% | R+15.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -H005H005 | 775 | 877 | 35 | 1,687 | 45.9% | 52.0% | R+6.0 |
| Precinct -D004D004 | 665 | 957 | 39 | 1,661 | 40.0% | 57.6% | R+17.6 |
| Precinct -F003F003 | 408 | 1,084 | 14 | 1,506 | 27.1% | 72.0% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -H006H006 | 535 | 842 | 25 | 1,402 | 38.2% | 60.1% | R+21.9 |
| Precinct -C004C004 | 428 | 932 | 21 | 1,381 | 31.0% | 67.5% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -G006G006 | 327 | 959 | 24 | 1,310 | 25.0% | 73.2% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -D002D002 | 460 | 779 | 24 | 1,263 | 36.4% | 61.7% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -G008G008 | 201 | 1,037 | 11 | 1,249 | 16.1% | 83.0% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -B003B003 | 601 | 567 | 20 | 1,188 | 50.6% | 47.7% | D+2.9 |
| Precinct -F004F004 | 298 | 828 | 18 | 1,144 | 26.0% | 72.4% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -C006C006 | 368 | 736 | 16 | 1,120 | 32.9% | 65.7% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -H004H004 | 278 | 746 | 13 | 1,037 | 26.8% | 71.9% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -E003E003 | 383 | 632 | 21 | 1,036 | 37.0% | 61.0% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -H007H007 | 272 | 723 | 14 | 1,009 | 27.0% | 71.7% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -F001F001 | 320 | 668 | 13 | 1,001 | 32.0% | 66.7% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -C003C003 | 229 | 755 | 14 | 998 | 22.9% | 75.7% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -D003D003 | 387 | 551 | 16 | 954 | 40.6% | 57.8% | R+17.2 |
| Precinct -B002B002 | 466 | 446 | 21 | 933 | 49.9% | 47.8% | D+2.1 |
| Precinct -E005E005 | 356 | 515 | 15 | 886 | 40.2% | 58.1% | R+17.9 |
| Precinct -E007E007 | 415 | 443 | 15 | 873 | 47.5% | 50.7% | R+3.2 |
| Precinct -F005F005 | 201 | 663 | 4 | 868 | 23.2% | 76.4% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -F006F006 | 182 | 663 | 11 | 856 | 21.3% | 77.5% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -F002F002 | 164 | 675 | 11 | 850 | 19.3% | 79.4% | R+60.1 |
| Precinct -G009G009 | 257 | 570 | 22 | 849 | 30.3% | 67.1% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -C002C002 | 364 | 440 | 32 | 836 | 43.5% | 52.6% | R+9.1 |
| Precinct -B004B004 | 410 | 386 | 15 | 811 | 50.6% | 47.6% | D+3.0 |
| Precinct -A006A006 | 396 | 354 | 16 | 766 | 51.7% | 46.2% | D+5.5 |
| Precinct -G007G007 | 167 | 562 | 10 | 739 | 22.6% | 76.0% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -A002A002 | 334 | 376 | 14 | 724 | 46.1% | 51.9% | R+5.8 |
| Precinct -A008A008 | 328 | 366 | 13 | 707 | 46.4% | 51.8% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -C005C005 | 181 | 513 | 10 | 704 | 25.7% | 72.9% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -A004A004 | 345 | 332 | 11 | 688 | 50.1% | 48.3% | D+1.9 |
| Precinct -B006B006 | 314 | 342 | 25 | 681 | 46.1% | 50.2% | R+4.1 |
| Precinct -G003G003 | 81 | 591 | 1 | 673 | 12.0% | 87.8% | R+75.8 |
| Precinct -C001C001 | 248 | 399 | 12 | 659 | 37.6% | 60.5% | R+22.9 |
| Precinct -G005G005 | 191 | 455 | 7 | 653 | 29.2% | 69.7% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -A005A005 | 265 | 369 | 11 | 645 | 41.1% | 57.2% | R+16.1 |
| Precinct -G002G002 | 121 | 495 | 10 | 626 | 19.3% | 79.1% | R+59.7 |
| Precinct -C007C007 | 284 | 328 | 8 | 620 | 45.8% | 52.9% | R+7.1 |
| Precinct -B005B005 | 200 | 387 | 8 | 595 | 33.6% | 65.0% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -H008H008 | 131 | 442 | 12 | 585 | 22.4% | 75.6% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -D006D006 | 212 | 336 | 9 | 557 | 38.1% | 60.3% | R+22.3 |
| Precinct -A009A009 | 257 | 287 | 12 | 556 | 46.2% | 51.6% | R+5.4 |
| Precinct -D001D001 | 208 | 335 | 11 | 554 | 37.5% | 60.5% | R+22.9 |
| Precinct -E006E006 | 173 | 358 | 16 | 547 | 31.6% | 65.4% | R+33.8 |
| Precinct -F007F007 | 106 | 426 | 15 | 547 | 19.4% | 77.9% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -E004E004 | 183 | 346 | 12 | 541 | 33.8% | 64.0% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct -G004G004 | 98 | 430 | 6 | 534 | 18.4% | 80.5% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -H001H001 | 140 | 355 | 15 | 510 | 27.5% | 69.6% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -E001E001 | 228 | 267 | 13 | 508 | 44.9% | 52.6% | R+7.7 |
| Precinct -E002E002 | 223 | 270 | 14 | 507 | 44.0% | 53.3% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -G001G001 | 82 | 410 | 10 | 502 | 16.3% | 81.7% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -B001B001 | 163 | 288 | 9 | 460 | 35.4% | 62.6% | R+27.2 |
| Precinct -A001A001 | 94 | 316 | 10 | 420 | 22.4% | 75.2% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -A003A003 | 181 | 210 | 7 | 398 | 45.5% | 52.8% | R+7.3 |
| Precinct -A007A007 | 134 | 207 | 2 | 343 | 39.1% | 60.3% | R+21.3 |
| Precinct -A010A010 | 25 | 56 | 0 | 81 | 30.9% | 69.1% | R+38.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +23.7% |
| 1896 | +19.8% |
| 1900 | +19.3% |
| 1904 | +23.0% |
| 1908 | +22.0% |
| 1912 | +43.8% |
| 1916 | +26.7% |
| 1920 | +23.3% |
| 1924 | +21.7% |
| 1928 | −18.0% |
| 1932 | +36.4% |
| 1936 | +32.2% |
| 1940 | +33.4% |
| 1944 | +22.0% |
| 1948 | +26.3% |
| 1952 | +8.0% |
| 1956 | −7.7% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +33.0% |
| 1968 | −6.7% |
| 1972 | −35.3% |
| 1976 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | −7.7% |
| 1984 | −38.3% |
| 1988 | −29.0% |
| 1992 | −11.1% |
| 1996 | −6.1% |
| 2000 | −25.6% |
| 2004 | −36.0% |
| 2008 | −20.6% |
| 2012 | −20.8% |
| 2016 | −30.2% |
| 2020 | −24.0% |
| 2024 | −29.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.1%11,459 | 62.9%19,413 | 30,886 |
| 2020 | R | 39.3%19,221 | 56.1%27,448 | 48,949 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 24 points more Democratic.
89,373 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
+460 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,459 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,639 in average income, against $71,583 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+23.6 on average — 5.7 points more Democratic-leaning than Hardin County, KY itself (R+29.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jefferson County, KY468D+16.5
- Meade County, KY237R+52.0
- Bullitt County, KY138R+51.0
- Larue County, KY132R+60.4
- Grayson County, KY84R+61.8
- Nelson County, KY71R+41.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jefferson County, KY468
- Meade County, KY255
- Larue County, KY177
- Bullitt County, KY118
- Grayson County, KY104
- Nelson County, KY99
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 | −512 |
| 2012 | −466 |
| 2013 | −383 |
| 2014 | −1,526 |
| 2015 | −3,150 |
| 2016 | +9 |
| 2017 | +574 |
| 2018 | +1,579 |
| 2019 | +271 |
| 2021 | +756 |
| 2022 | −121 |
| 2023 | +169 |
| 2024 | −119 |
| 2025 | +460 |
Home to Fort Knox and one of Kentucky's larger non-metro populations, Hardin County combines a substantial military-connected workforce with rural surrounding communities, producing consistent double-digit Republican margins in recent federal elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 38.3 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 111,942, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,647 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Onslow County and Washington County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Browse places by community — income, education, race & ethnicity, language — all community cuts →
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Hardin County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21093/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.