Jackson County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 5,934 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B102B102 | 133 | 1,260 | 12 | 1,405 | 9.5% | 89.7% | R+80.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 142 | 1,227 | 22 | 1,391 | 10.2% | 88.2% | R+78.0 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 91 | 1,090 | 15 | 1,196 | 7.6% | 91.1% | R+83.5 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 35 | 419 | 8 | 462 | 7.6% | 90.7% | R+83.1 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 26 | 421 | 1 | 448 | 5.8% | 94.0% | R+88.2 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 19 | 295 | 8 | 322 | 5.9% | 91.6% | R+85.7 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 19 | 253 | 3 | 275 | 6.9% | 92.0% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 18 | 138 | 1 | 157 | 11.5% | 87.9% | R+76.4 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 9 | 143 | 0 | 152 | 5.9% | 94.1% | R+88.2 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 13 | 57 | 0 | 70 | 18.6% | 81.4% | R+62.9 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 56 | 1.8% | 98.2% | R+96.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −63.5% |
| 1896 | −76.9% |
| 1900 | −74.3% |
| 1904 | −75.6% |
| 1908 | −77.5% |
| 1912 | −21.4% |
| 1916 | −76.6% |
| 1920 | −84.6% |
| 1924 | −78.5% |
| 1928 | −93.2% |
| 1932 | −68.8% |
| 1936 | −78.2% |
| 1940 | −77.5% |
| 1944 | −83.2% |
| 1948 | −73.0% |
| 1952 | −73.6% |
| 1956 | −77.1% |
| 1960 | −80.7% |
| 1964 | −48.2% |
| 1968 | −75.8% |
| 1972 | −84.6% |
| 1976 | −60.2% |
| 1980 | −64.9% |
| 1984 | −75.1% |
| 1988 | −70.5% |
| 1992 | −57.8% |
| 1996 | −47.9% |
| 2000 | −69.6% |
| 2004 | −69.5% |
| 2008 | −70.1% |
| 2012 | −74.2% |
| 2016 | −80.1% |
| 2020 | −79.3% |
| 2024 | −81.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 10.5%385 | 89.5%3,283 | 3,668 |
| 2020 | R | 11.3%689 | 84.9%5,168 | 6,086 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.0 points more Democratic.
10,077 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
+82 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +432 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,127 in average income, against $50,173 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+49.6 on average — 32 points more Democratic-leaning than Jackson County, KY itself (R+81.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Madison County, KY52R+30.9
- Laurel County, KY48R+69.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Laurel County, KY64
- Madison County, KY46
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 | −80 |
| 2012 | −64 |
| 2013 | +70 |
| 2014 | −108 |
| 2015 | +7 |
| 2016 | +23 |
| 2017 | +45 |
| 2018 | +19 |
| 2019 | −60 |
| 2021 | +76 |
| 2022 | +77 |
| 2023 | +146 |
| 2024 | +199 |
| 2025 | +82 |
Jackson County recorded an R+81.8 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided presidential results in the nation. A rural Appalachian county with a population under 14,000, it has shifted sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 93.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 81.8 points.
A population of 13,086, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,000 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Russell County and Adair County.
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Jackson County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21109/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.