Henderson County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 19,688 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A111A111 | 383 | 1,169 | 22 | 1,574 | 24.3% | 74.3% | R+49.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -B110B110 | 439 | 1,079 | 18 | 1,536 | 28.6% | 70.2% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -E112E112 | 555 | 716 | 29 | 1,300 | 42.7% | 55.1% | R+12.4 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 509 | 485 | 12 | 1,006 | 50.6% | 48.2% | D+2.4 |
| Precinct -A112A112 | 395 | 582 | 10 | 987 | 40.0% | 59.0% | R+18.9 |
| Precinct -E105E105 | 447 | 477 | 12 | 936 | 47.8% | 51.0% | R+3.2 |
| Precinct -E110E110 | 374 | 549 | 9 | 932 | 40.1% | 58.9% | R+18.8 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 309 | 473 | 6 | 788 | 39.2% | 60.0% | R+20.8 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 160 | 579 | 17 | 756 | 21.2% | 76.6% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 169 | 564 | 8 | 741 | 22.8% | 76.1% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 369 | 351 | 8 | 728 | 50.7% | 48.2% | D+2.5 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 144 | 567 | 8 | 719 | 20.0% | 78.9% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -E111E111 | 297 | 403 | 14 | 714 | 41.6% | 56.4% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct -A110A110 | 189 | 485 | 8 | 682 | 27.7% | 71.1% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 125 | 460 | 2 | 587 | 21.3% | 78.4% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 149 | 402 | 14 | 565 | 26.4% | 71.2% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 324 | 222 | 3 | 549 | 59.0% | 40.4% | D+18.6 |
| Precinct -C107C107 | 179 | 338 | 4 | 521 | 34.4% | 64.9% | R+30.5 |
| Precinct -D109D109 | 196 | 309 | 6 | 511 | 38.4% | 60.5% | R+22.1 |
| Precinct -A108A108 | 180 | 321 | 9 | 510 | 35.3% | 62.9% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -C106C106 | 154 | 340 | 3 | 497 | 31.0% | 68.4% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 149 | 309 | 5 | 463 | 32.2% | 66.7% | R+34.6 |
| Precinct -C109C109 | 161 | 288 | 7 | 456 | 35.3% | 63.2% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 180 | 253 | 6 | 439 | 41.0% | 57.6% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 108 | 219 | 7 | 334 | 32.3% | 65.6% | R+33.2 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 77 | 214 | 6 | 297 | 25.9% | 72.1% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 47 | 246 | 3 | 296 | 15.9% | 83.1% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -C110C110 | 69 | 192 | 3 | 264 | 26.1% | 72.7% | R+46.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +10.5% |
| 1896 | +18.3% |
| 1900 | +15.5% |
| 1904 | +19.1% |
| 1908 | +18.5% |
| 1912 | +36.1% |
| 1916 | +24.3% |
| 1920 | +26.5% |
| 1924 | −9.4% |
| 1928 | −14.4% |
| 1932 | +40.7% |
| 1936 | +56.9% |
| 1940 | +46.4% |
| 1944 | +37.3% |
| 1948 | +47.0% |
| 1952 | +9.0% |
| 1956 | +3.8% |
| 1960 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | +49.0% |
| 1968 | +14.5% |
| 1972 | −22.8% |
| 1976 | +31.9% |
| 1980 | +22.0% |
| 1984 | −4.2% |
| 1988 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | +19.5% |
| 1996 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | −12.7% |
| 2008 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | −11.8% |
| 2016 | −27.7% |
| 2020 | −24.6% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.4%5,233 | 62.6%8,765 | 13,998 |
| 2020 | R | 39.9%8,256 | 55.6%11,510 | 20,683 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Henderson County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 46-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
34,959 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
−149 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,763 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,219 in average income, against $71,167 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.8 on average — 2.5 points more Republican-leaning than Henderson County, KY itself (R+29.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Vanderburgh County, IN211R+12.6
- Union County, KY92R+58.3
- Daviess County, KY76R+31.9
- Webster County, KY68R+57.3
- Hopkins County, KY46R+50.9
- Warrick County, IN39R+30.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Vanderburgh County, IN213
- Union County, KY77
- Daviess County, KY64
- Webster County, KY50
- Warrick County, IN34
- Hopkins 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 | +2 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | −159 |
| 2014 | +9 |
| 2015 | −58 |
| 2016 | −173 |
| 2017 | −342 |
| 2018 | −403 |
| 2019 | −297 |
| 2021 | −144 |
| 2022 | −219 |
| 2023 | +142 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | −149 |
Anchored by the city of Henderson on the Ohio River, this county shifted from competitive in the early 2000s to a 29-point Republican margin by 2024, tracking the broader rural realignment across western Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 29.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.2 points.
A population of 44,280, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,851 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coles County and Howard County.
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Henderson County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.