Hopkins County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
50 precincts · 20,537 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D027D027 | 274 | 620 | 18 | 912 | 30.0% | 68.0% | R+37.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D023D023 | 128 | 721 | 9 | 858 | 14.9% | 84.0% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -A003A003 | 146 | 697 | 11 | 854 | 17.1% | 81.6% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -C018C018 | 139 | 522 | 7 | 668 | 20.8% | 78.1% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -F043F043 | 208 | 439 | 12 | 659 | 31.6% | 66.6% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -D024D024 | 121 | 514 | 10 | 645 | 18.8% | 79.7% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -C016C016 | 141 | 445 | 10 | 596 | 23.7% | 74.7% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -E033E033 | 109 | 478 | 8 | 595 | 18.3% | 80.3% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -C021C021 | 162 | 404 | 6 | 572 | 28.3% | 70.6% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -D028D028 | 153 | 403 | 3 | 559 | 27.4% | 72.1% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -E034E034 | 221 | 324 | 8 | 553 | 40.0% | 58.6% | R+18.6 |
| Precinct -A007A007 | 69 | 452 | 3 | 524 | 13.2% | 86.3% | R+73.1 |
| Precinct -G047G047 | 189 | 288 | 9 | 486 | 38.9% | 59.3% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -C017C017 | 102 | 369 | 8 | 479 | 21.3% | 77.0% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -E031E031 | 86 | 374 | 5 | 465 | 18.5% | 80.4% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -F038F038 | 84 | 367 | 5 | 456 | 18.4% | 80.5% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -F040F040 | 54 | 392 | 3 | 449 | 12.0% | 87.3% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -C019C019 | 101 | 338 | 7 | 446 | 22.6% | 75.8% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct -B011B011 | 97 | 339 | 5 | 441 | 22.0% | 76.9% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -B009B009 | 93 | 337 | 5 | 435 | 21.4% | 77.5% | R+56.1 |
| Precinct -G049G049 | 100 | 305 | 8 | 413 | 24.2% | 73.8% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -B014B014 | 173 | 228 | 7 | 408 | 42.4% | 55.9% | R+13.5 |
| Precinct -A002A002 | 55 | 331 | 7 | 393 | 14.0% | 84.2% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -F042F042 | 63 | 326 | 4 | 393 | 16.0% | 83.0% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -G048G048 | 131 | 250 | 7 | 388 | 33.8% | 64.4% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -B008B008 | 135 | 245 | 4 | 384 | 35.2% | 63.8% | R+28.6 |
| Precinct -C020C020 | 106 | 267 | 5 | 378 | 28.0% | 70.6% | R+42.6 |
| Precinct -A006A006 | 92 | 279 | 6 | 377 | 24.4% | 74.0% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -A001A001 | 71 | 302 | 2 | 375 | 18.9% | 80.5% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -G045G045 | 121 | 240 | 8 | 369 | 32.8% | 65.0% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -F039F039 | 73 | 276 | 6 | 355 | 20.6% | 77.7% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -B012B012 | 72 | 264 | 5 | 341 | 21.1% | 77.4% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -E030E030 | 54 | 284 | 3 | 341 | 15.8% | 83.3% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -E032E032 | 32 | 292 | 1 | 325 | 9.8% | 89.8% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -A005A005 | 28 | 273 | 0 | 301 | 9.3% | 90.7% | R+81.4 |
| Precinct -E036E036 | 59 | 224 | 4 | 287 | 20.6% | 78.0% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -B010B010 | 34 | 244 | 2 | 280 | 12.1% | 87.1% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -G046G046 | 121 | 148 | 5 | 274 | 44.2% | 54.0% | R+9.9 |
| Precinct -B015B015 | 94 | 176 | 2 | 272 | 34.6% | 64.7% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct -D026D026 | 55 | 209 | 2 | 266 | 20.7% | 78.6% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -G044G044 | 80 | 183 | 2 | 265 | 30.2% | 69.1% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -G050G050 | 80 | 159 | 2 | 241 | 33.2% | 66.0% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -F041F041 | 25 | 187 | 3 | 215 | 11.6% | 87.0% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -B013B013 | 39 | 171 | 2 | 212 | 18.4% | 80.7% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -E035E035 | 65 | 129 | 2 | 196 | 33.2% | 65.8% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -F037F037 | 32 | 150 | 1 | 183 | 17.5% | 82.0% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -A004A004 | 19 | 151 | 0 | 170 | 11.2% | 88.8% | R+77.6 |
| Precinct -D025D025 | 77 | 81 | 4 | 162 | 47.5% | 50.0% | R+2.5 |
| Precinct -D029D029 | 48 | 110 | 3 | 161 | 29.8% | 68.3% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -C022C022 | 105 | 54 | 1 | 160 | 65.6% | 33.8% | D+31.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +6.6% |
| 1896 | +16.2% |
| 1900 | +4.6% |
| 1904 | +4.8% |
| 1908 | +5.6% |
| 1912 | +27.5% |
| 1916 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | +7.4% |
| 1924 | +4.8% |
| 1928 | +2.4% |
| 1932 | +40.8% |
| 1936 | +38.8% |
| 1940 | +38.2% |
| 1944 | +31.8% |
| 1948 | +37.8% |
| 1952 | +25.0% |
| 1956 | +10.4% |
| 1960 | +7.2% |
| 1964 | +40.9% |
| 1968 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | −38.5% |
| 1976 | +20.3% |
| 1980 | +16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | −16.7% |
| 2004 | −31.3% |
| 2008 | −24.9% |
| 2012 | −39.9% |
| 2016 | −53.9% |
| 2020 | −48.0% |
| 2024 | −50.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 28.4%4,205 | 71.6%10,592 | 14,797 |
| 2020 | R | 28.3%6,066 | 66.4%14,247 | 21,468 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 51 points more Democratic.
34,235 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
+158 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,608 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,966 in average income, against $67,014 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+45.2 on average — 5.6 points more Democratic-leaning than Hopkins County, KY itself (R+50.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Webster County, KY110R+57.3
- Christian County, KY55R+33.6
- Muhlenberg County, KY44R+54.4
- Caldwell County, KY35R+58.2
- Henderson County, KY34R+29.2
- Vanderburgh County, IN22R+12.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Webster County, KY86
- Henderson County, KY46
- Christian County, KY44
- Muhlenberg County, KY43
- Vanderburgh County, IN38
- Caldwell County, KY35
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 | −56 |
| 2012 | −202 |
| 2013 | −120 |
| 2014 | −240 |
| 2015 | −73 |
| 2016 | −393 |
| 2017 | −191 |
| 2018 | −255 |
| 2019 | −325 |
| 2021 | −95 |
| 2022 | −40 |
| 2023 | +81 |
| 2024 | +143 |
| 2025 | +158 |
Hopkins County sits in western Kentucky's former coal belt, and its presidential margins have widened steadily over the past two decades as the region's energy-sector identity increasingly aligns with Republican voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.9 points.
A population of 45,119, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,815 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ohio County and Wayne County.
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Hopkins County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.