Laurel County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 27,887 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -F101F101 | 398 | 2,300 | 36 | 2,734 | 14.6% | 84.1% | R+69.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A104A104 | 276 | 1,586 | 22 | 1,884 | 14.6% | 84.2% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 307 | 1,555 | 19 | 1,881 | 16.3% | 82.7% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 251 | 1,544 | 19 | 1,814 | 13.8% | 85.1% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 275 | 1,375 | 20 | 1,670 | 16.5% | 82.3% | R+65.9 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 186 | 1,314 | 9 | 1,509 | 12.3% | 87.1% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 170 | 1,306 | 18 | 1,494 | 11.4% | 87.4% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -F102F102 | 196 | 1,257 | 15 | 1,468 | 13.4% | 85.6% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 235 | 1,212 | 8 | 1,455 | 16.2% | 83.3% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 302 | 1,121 | 26 | 1,449 | 20.8% | 77.4% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 162 | 1,136 | 18 | 1,316 | 12.3% | 86.3% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 120 | 1,011 | 16 | 1,147 | 10.5% | 88.1% | R+77.7 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 109 | 955 | 14 | 1,078 | 10.1% | 88.6% | R+78.5 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 143 | 768 | 9 | 920 | 15.5% | 83.5% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 132 | 766 | 9 | 907 | 14.6% | 84.5% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 148 | 631 | 12 | 791 | 18.7% | 79.8% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 126 | 567 | 13 | 706 | 17.8% | 80.3% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 84 | 592 | 13 | 689 | 12.2% | 85.9% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 81 | 548 | 8 | 637 | 12.7% | 86.0% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 144 | 462 | 11 | 617 | 23.3% | 74.9% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 56 | 528 | 5 | 589 | 9.5% | 89.6% | R+80.1 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 53 | 529 | 6 | 588 | 9.0% | 90.0% | R+81.0 |
| Precinct -F103F103 | 83 | 453 | 8 | 544 | 15.3% | 83.3% | R+68.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.3% |
| 1896 | −32.0% |
| 1900 | −29.9% |
| 1904 | −33.7% |
| 1908 | −37.4% |
| 1912 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | −33.2% |
| 1920 | −44.5% |
| 1924 | −36.9% |
| 1928 | −62.2% |
| 1932 | −14.9% |
| 1936 | −28.3% |
| 1940 | −28.8% |
| 1944 | −41.2% |
| 1948 | −30.4% |
| 1952 | −43.6% |
| 1956 | −47.9% |
| 1960 | −52.8% |
| 1964 | −15.9% |
| 1968 | −48.6% |
| 1972 | −52.0% |
| 1976 | −23.6% |
| 1980 | −37.7% |
| 1984 | −49.1% |
| 1988 | −43.7% |
| 1992 | −26.7% |
| 1996 | −34.1% |
| 2000 | −45.1% |
| 2004 | −51.8% |
| 2008 | −58.0% |
| 2012 | −63.6% |
| 2016 | −69.1% |
| 2020 | −66.7% |
| 2024 | −69.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 17.6%3,096 | 82.4%14,474 | 17,570 |
| 2020 | R | 17.4%4,882 | 78.3%22,037 | 28,136 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 15 points more Democratic.
49,181 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
+597 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,228 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,816 in average income, against $63,644 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+65.8 on average — 4.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Laurel County, KY itself (R+69.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Whitley County, KY288R+69.3
- Knox County, KY198R+71.1
- Clay County, KY118R+80.3
- Jackson County, KY64R+81.8
- Madison County, KY56R+30.9
- Pulaski County, KY48R+65.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Knox County, KY213
- Whitley County, KY210
- Madison County, KY86
- Clay County, KY84
- Pulaski County, KY54
- Fayette County, KY48
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 | +164 |
| 2012 | +28 |
| 2013 | −102 |
| 2014 | +96 |
| 2015 | −128 |
| 2016 | +23 |
| 2017 | +135 |
| 2018 | +302 |
| 2019 | +115 |
| 2021 | +27 |
| 2022 | +478 |
| 2023 | +495 |
| 2024 | −2 |
| 2025 | +597 |
Laurel County, anchored by London in southeastern Kentucky, recorded an R+69.8 presidential margin in 2024 — among the most lopsided results in a state where rural Appalachian counties have shifted sharply over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 69.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.8 points.
A population of 62,983, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,771 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pulaski County and Russell County.
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Laurel County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21125/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.