Johnson County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
31 precincts · 9,622 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A105A105 | 102 | 579 | 5 | 686 | 14.9% | 84.4% | R+69.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A106A106 | 91 | 506 | 9 | 606 | 15.0% | 83.5% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -A108A108 | 90 | 409 | 4 | 503 | 17.9% | 81.3% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -C107C107 | 47 | 439 | 5 | 491 | 9.6% | 89.4% | R+79.8 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 45 | 427 | 8 | 480 | 9.4% | 89.0% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -B110B110 | 53 | 393 | 9 | 455 | 11.6% | 86.4% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 51 | 322 | 6 | 379 | 13.5% | 85.0% | R+71.5 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 48 | 306 | 6 | 360 | 13.3% | 85.0% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 60 | 286 | 3 | 349 | 17.2% | 81.9% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 35 | 306 | 8 | 349 | 10.0% | 87.7% | R+77.7 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 36 | 294 | 6 | 336 | 10.7% | 87.5% | R+76.8 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 50 | 263 | 7 | 320 | 15.6% | 82.2% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 56 | 245 | 7 | 308 | 18.2% | 79.5% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 55 | 230 | 5 | 290 | 19.0% | 79.3% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -C111C111 | 27 | 251 | 4 | 282 | 9.6% | 89.0% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 47 | 230 | 2 | 279 | 16.8% | 82.4% | R+65.6 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 33 | 243 | 1 | 277 | 11.9% | 87.7% | R+75.8 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 39 | 230 | 4 | 273 | 14.3% | 84.2% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -C109C109 | 32 | 231 | 1 | 264 | 12.1% | 87.5% | R+75.4 |
| Precinct -A107A107 | 58 | 201 | 1 | 260 | 22.3% | 77.3% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -C110C110 | 19 | 227 | 4 | 250 | 7.6% | 90.8% | R+83.2 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 28 | 214 | 2 | 244 | 11.5% | 87.7% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 40 | 200 | 3 | 243 | 16.5% | 82.3% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -C106C106 | 31 | 191 | 4 | 226 | 13.7% | 84.5% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -C108C108 | 22 | 202 | 1 | 225 | 9.8% | 89.8% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 46 | 175 | 1 | 222 | 20.7% | 78.8% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 35 | 138 | 0 | 173 | 20.2% | 79.8% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -A110A110 | 15 | 153 | 2 | 170 | 8.8% | 90.0% | R+81.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 39 | 121 | 2 | 162 | 24.1% | 74.7% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -A109A109 | 6 | 91 | 2 | 99 | 6.1% | 91.9% | R+85.9 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 61 | 23.0% | 77.0% | R+54.1 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −25.0% |
| 1896 | −29.3% |
| 1900 | −29.6% |
| 1904 | −36.6% |
| 1908 | −39.2% |
| 1912 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | −32.7% |
| 1920 | −43.3% |
| 1924 | −32.0% |
| 1928 | −48.1% |
| 1932 | −21.6% |
| 1936 | −16.1% |
| 1940 | −24.7% |
| 1944 | −35.2% |
| 1948 | −25.3% |
| 1952 | −32.4% |
| 1956 | −42.2% |
| 1960 | −33.9% |
| 1964 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | −29.1% |
| 1972 | −45.2% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −22.8% |
| 1984 | −25.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | −18.7% |
| 2004 | −28.5% |
| 2008 | −41.6% |
| 2012 | −59.5% |
| 2016 | −71.0% |
| 2020 | −67.1% |
| 2024 | −70.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 19.2%1,084 | 80.8%4,559 | 5,643 |
| 2020 | R | 18.4%1,868 | 77.8%7,898 | 10,152 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 33 points more Democratic.
17,613 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
+20 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −929 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,245 in average income, against $60,880 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+62.0 on average — 8.6 points more Democratic-leaning than Johnson County, KY itself (R+70.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Floyd County, KY100R+59.2
- Lawrence County, KY31R+67.2
- Magoffin County, KY27R+64.1
- Pike County, KY21R+65.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Floyd County, KY67
- Fayette County, KY31
- Lawrence County, KY26
- Pike County, KY24
- Magoffin County, KY22
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 | +16 |
| 2012 | −34 |
| 2013 | +42 |
| 2014 | −230 |
| 2015 | −110 |
| 2016 | −204 |
| 2017 | −221 |
| 2018 | −109 |
| 2019 | −138 |
| 2021 | +48 |
| 2022 | −128 |
| 2023 | +23 |
| 2024 | +96 |
| 2025 | +20 |
A rural Appalachian county in eastern Kentucky, Johnson delivered an R+70.7 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state and reflecting a broader realignment across the region's working-class electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.1 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 71.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.7 points.
A population of 22,334, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,904 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tazewell County and Martin County.
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Johnson County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21115/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.