Knox County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 13,156 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -E105E105 | 212 | 981 | 12 | 1,205 | 17.6% | 81.4% | R+63.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C103C103 | 127 | 869 | 14 | 1,010 | 12.6% | 86.0% | R+73.5 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 93 | 688 | 7 | 788 | 11.8% | 87.3% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 87 | 592 | 4 | 683 | 12.7% | 86.7% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 74 | 600 | 6 | 680 | 10.9% | 88.2% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 119 | 521 | 10 | 650 | 18.3% | 80.2% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 93 | 513 | 10 | 616 | 15.1% | 83.3% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 119 | 453 | 7 | 579 | 20.6% | 78.2% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 54 | 491 | 5 | 550 | 9.8% | 89.3% | R+79.5 |
| Precinct -E106E106 | 133 | 373 | 3 | 509 | 26.1% | 73.3% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 63 | 437 | 2 | 502 | 12.5% | 87.1% | R+74.5 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 42 | 380 | 2 | 424 | 9.9% | 89.6% | R+79.7 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 27 | 379 | 9 | 415 | 6.5% | 91.3% | R+84.8 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 67 | 324 | 3 | 394 | 17.0% | 82.2% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 33 | 325 | 4 | 362 | 9.1% | 89.8% | R+80.7 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 37 | 313 | 10 | 360 | 10.3% | 86.9% | R+76.7 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 73 | 277 | 7 | 357 | 20.4% | 77.6% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 35 | 317 | 3 | 355 | 9.9% | 89.3% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 44 | 299 | 4 | 347 | 12.7% | 86.2% | R+73.5 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 81 | 248 | 4 | 333 | 24.3% | 74.5% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 25 | 275 | 7 | 307 | 8.1% | 89.6% | R+81.4 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 24 | 263 | 2 | 289 | 8.3% | 91.0% | R+82.7 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 28 | 230 | 3 | 261 | 10.7% | 88.1% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 24 | 202 | 3 | 229 | 10.5% | 88.2% | R+77.7 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 20 | 165 | 2 | 187 | 10.7% | 88.2% | R+77.5 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 26 | 156 | 4 | 186 | 14.0% | 83.9% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 36 | 148 | 2 | 186 | 19.4% | 79.6% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 6 | 155 | 4 | 165 | 3.6% | 93.9% | R+90.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 9 | 111 | 4 | 124 | 7.3% | 89.5% | R+82.3 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 103 | 9.7% | 90.3% | R+80.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −30.7% |
| 1896 | −45.1% |
| 1900 | −45.3% |
| 1904 | −51.1% |
| 1908 | −50.8% |
| 1912 | −14.1% |
| 1916 | −47.4% |
| 1920 | −54.2% |
| 1924 | −39.9% |
| 1928 | −59.6% |
| 1932 | −14.3% |
| 1936 | −18.0% |
| 1940 | −20.2% |
| 1944 | −36.9% |
| 1948 | −20.0% |
| 1952 | −32.8% |
| 1956 | −42.8% |
| 1960 | −32.6% |
| 1964 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | −28.2% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | −14.9% |
| 1980 | −21.6% |
| 1984 | −32.2% |
| 1988 | −25.2% |
| 1992 | −12.5% |
| 1996 | −8.4% |
| 2000 | −23.9% |
| 2004 | −35.6% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −53.9% |
| 2016 | −67.6% |
| 2020 | −67.0% |
| 2024 | −71.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 19.0%1,516 | 81.0%6,457 | 7,973 |
| 2020 | R | 18.2%2,413 | 77.7%10,291 | 13,240 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Democratic.
24,134 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
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −877 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $35,066 in average income, against $51,545 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+69.5 on average — 1.6 points more Democratic-leaning than Knox County, KY itself (R+71.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Laurel County, KY213R+69.8
- Whitley County, KY153R+69.3
- Bell County, KY48R+68.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Laurel County, KY198
- Whitley County, KY176
- Madison County, KY31
- Bell County, KY30
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 | +41 |
| 2012 | −445 |
| 2013 | +57 |
| 2014 | −151 |
| 2015 | −106 |
| 2016 | +28 |
| 2017 | +7 |
| 2018 | −148 |
| 2019 | −117 |
| 2021 | −86 |
| 2022 | −102 |
| 2023 | +101 |
| 2024 | +63 |
| 2025 | −19 |
Nestled in the Cumberland Mountains along the Tennessee border, Knox County recorded an R+71.1 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state and reflecting the deep partisan realignment of rural Appalachian Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 71.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.1 points.
A population of 29,865, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $32,527 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wayne County and Whitley County.
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Knox County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21121/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.