Lee County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 2,690 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D102D102 | 63 | 394 | 9 | 466 | 13.5% | 84.5% | R+71.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C103C103 | 67 | 275 | 5 | 347 | 19.3% | 79.3% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 62 | 274 | 6 | 342 | 18.1% | 80.1% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 33 | 270 | 5 | 308 | 10.7% | 87.7% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 28 | 208 | 2 | 238 | 11.8% | 87.4% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 30 | 194 | 6 | 230 | 13.0% | 84.3% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 35 | 171 | 6 | 212 | 16.5% | 80.7% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 39 | 152 | 3 | 194 | 20.1% | 78.4% | R+58.2 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 26 | 149 | 10 | 185 | 14.1% | 80.5% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 23 | 140 | 5 | 168 | 13.7% | 83.3% | R+69.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −19.7% |
| 1900 | −14.6% |
| 1904 | −24.7% |
| 1908 | −19.7% |
| 1912 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | −17.6% |
| 1920 | −19.6% |
| 1924 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | −27.9% |
| 1932 | +9.5% |
| 1936 | −11.4% |
| 1940 | −7.0% |
| 1944 | −15.5% |
| 1948 | −7.6% |
| 1952 | −17.6% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −35.5% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −28.9% |
| 1972 | −37.1% |
| 1976 | −14.0% |
| 1980 | −23.2% |
| 1984 | −41.4% |
| 1988 | −23.3% |
| 1992 | −14.2% |
| 1996 | −11.1% |
| 2000 | −38.2% |
| 2004 | −39.0% |
| 2008 | −44.2% |
| 2012 | −52.7% |
| 2016 | −64.0% |
| 2020 | −64.0% |
| 2024 | −67.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.4%423 | 79.6%1,648 | 2,071 |
| 2020 | R | 20.3%520 | 76.2%1,954 | 2,564 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 27 points more Democratic.
4,996 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
+65 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +127 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $37,616 in average income, against $48,563 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +22 |
| 2012 | −86 |
| 2013 | −717 |
| 2014 | −45 |
| 2015 | −25 |
| 2016 | −128 |
| 2017 | +13 |
| 2018 | +465 |
| 2019 | +373 |
| 2021 | +172 |
| 2022 | −121 |
| 2023 | +88 |
| 2024 | +51 |
| 2025 | +65 |
Nestled in the eastern Kentucky coalfields, Lee County recorded an R+67.7 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state — a reflection of the region's sharp partisan realignment over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 67.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.7 points.
A population of 7,339, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,568 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Owsley County and Cocke County.
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Lee County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21129/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.