Harrison County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 9,018 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D102D102 | 164 | 592 | 4 | 760 | 21.6% | 77.9% | R+56.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -F102F102 | 157 | 507 | 7 | 671 | 23.4% | 75.6% | R+52.2 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 190 | 468 | 5 | 663 | 28.7% | 70.6% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -G101G101 | 117 | 514 | 14 | 645 | 18.1% | 79.7% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 157 | 470 | 13 | 640 | 24.5% | 73.4% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 197 | 426 | 6 | 629 | 31.3% | 67.7% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -F101F101 | 134 | 476 | 8 | 618 | 21.7% | 77.0% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 132 | 465 | 6 | 603 | 21.9% | 77.1% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -H101H101 | 84 | 509 | 7 | 600 | 14.0% | 84.8% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 162 | 355 | 9 | 526 | 30.8% | 67.5% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 128 | 368 | 7 | 503 | 25.4% | 73.2% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 167 | 301 | 5 | 473 | 35.3% | 63.6% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct -H102H102 | 108 | 349 | 7 | 464 | 23.3% | 75.2% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -G102G102 | 73 | 375 | 7 | 455 | 16.0% | 82.4% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 127 | 198 | 2 | 327 | 38.8% | 60.6% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 106 | 184 | 4 | 294 | 36.1% | 62.6% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 43 | 35 | 1 | 79 | 54.4% | 44.3% | D+10.1 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 68 | 27.9% | 69.1% | R+41.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +24.5% |
| 1896 | +21.8% |
| 1900 | +20.5% |
| 1904 | +26.8% |
| 1908 | +27.7% |
| 1912 | +33.2% |
| 1916 | +32.2% |
| 1920 | +33.5% |
| 1924 | +28.4% |
| 1928 | +4.2% |
| 1932 | +45.3% |
| 1936 | +42.6% |
| 1940 | +42.3% |
| 1944 | +43.1% |
| 1948 | +47.3% |
| 1952 | +28.6% |
| 1956 | +24.5% |
| 1960 | +20.3% |
| 1964 | +59.6% |
| 1968 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | −20.8% |
| 1976 | +30.1% |
| 1980 | +20.1% |
| 1984 | −18.0% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | −17.2% |
| 2004 | −26.5% |
| 2008 | −21.1% |
| 2012 | −29.1% |
| 2016 | −43.7% |
| 2020 | −44.4% |
| 2024 | −48.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.5%2,030 | 69.4%4,624 | 6,659 |
| 2020 | R | 29.0%2,565 | 66.8%5,911 | 8,844 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Harrison County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 49-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
14,329 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
+202 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,180 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,087 in average income, against $64,061 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.4 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Harrison County, KY itself (R+48.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Scott County, KY125R+27.7
- Bourbon County, KY65R+33.5
- Fayette County, KY56D+18.1
- Nicholas County, KY23R+49.0
- Pendleton County, KY21R+63.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Scott County, KY85
- Bourbon County, KY46
- Fayette County, KY34
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 | −113 |
| 2012 | −79 |
| 2013 | −65 |
| 2014 | +74 |
| 2015 | +23 |
| 2016 | −82 |
| 2017 | +157 |
| 2018 | +30 |
| 2019 | +94 |
| 2021 | +306 |
| 2022 | +191 |
| 2023 | +332 |
| 2024 | +110 |
| 2025 | +202 |
Harrison County's R+48.5 margin in 2024 places it among Kentucky's most decisive rural counties. Its roughly 18,000 residents are concentrated in Cynthiana, a small Bluegrass-region seat with a manufacturing and agricultural employment base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.5 points.
A population of 19,140, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,442 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Caldwell County and Jackson County.
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Harrison County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21097/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.