Leslie County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 4,357 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B101B101 | 32 | 442 | 3 | 477 | 6.7% | 92.7% | R+86.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 44 | 425 | 5 | 474 | 9.3% | 89.7% | R+80.4 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 47 | 398 | 6 | 451 | 10.4% | 88.2% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 27 | 394 | 3 | 424 | 6.4% | 92.9% | R+86.6 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 38 | 320 | 7 | 365 | 10.4% | 87.7% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 29 | 258 | 9 | 296 | 9.8% | 87.2% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 23 | 251 | 9 | 283 | 8.1% | 88.7% | R+80.6 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 22 | 213 | 3 | 238 | 9.2% | 89.5% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 43 | 188 | 4 | 235 | 18.3% | 80.0% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 12 | 169 | 2 | 183 | 6.6% | 92.3% | R+85.8 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 10 | 166 | 5 | 181 | 5.5% | 91.7% | R+86.2 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 19 | 159 | 3 | 181 | 10.5% | 87.8% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 21 | 157 | 2 | 180 | 11.7% | 87.2% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 5 | 168 | 1 | 174 | 2.9% | 96.6% | R+93.7 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 110 | 7.3% | 90.9% | R+83.6 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 69 | 2.9% | 97.1% | R+94.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 0.0% | 91.7% | R+91.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −74.6% |
| 1896 | −83.3% |
| 1900 | −82.8% |
| 1904 | −85.2% |
| 1908 | −86.6% |
| 1912 | −43.8% |
| 1916 | −83.6% |
| 1920 | −89.0% |
| 1924 | −79.2% |
| 1928 | −89.1% |
| 1932 | −66.2% |
| 1936 | −62.9% |
| 1940 | −68.0% |
| 1944 | −68.6% |
| 1948 | −50.3% |
| 1952 | −64.0% |
| 1956 | −75.1% |
| 1960 | −66.1% |
| 1964 | −4.7% |
| 1968 | −48.6% |
| 1972 | −56.3% |
| 1976 | −43.5% |
| 1980 | −44.9% |
| 1984 | −51.6% |
| 1988 | −49.3% |
| 1992 | −26.1% |
| 1996 | −20.3% |
| 2000 | −44.0% |
| 2004 | −48.2% |
| 2008 | −63.9% |
| 2012 | −80.9% |
| 2016 | −80.5% |
| 2020 | −80.5% |
| 2024 | −80.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 12.9%371 | 87.1%2,509 | 2,880 |
| 2020 | R | 11.7%562 | 84.7%4,061 | 4,792 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.5 points more Democratic.
7,468 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
−52 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,543 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,950 in average income, against $51,442 for residents who stayed — 20% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+59.5 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Leslie County, KY itself (R+80.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Perry County, KY23R+59.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Perry County, KY32
- Laurel County, KY21
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 | −23 |
| 2012 | −105 |
| 2013 | −110 |
| 2014 | −145 |
| 2015 | −174 |
| 2016 | −180 |
| 2017 | −69 |
| 2018 | −109 |
| 2019 | −206 |
| 2021 | −103 |
| 2022 | −123 |
| 2023 | −90 |
| 2024 | −54 |
| 2025 | −52 |
Leslie County, tucked in the central Appalachian coalfields, delivered an R+80.9 margin in 2024 — among the most lopsided results of any county nationwide, reflecting a decades-long partisan realignment in rural eastern Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 89.1 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 80.9 points.
A population of 10,079, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,934 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holmes County and Russell County.
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Leslie County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21131/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.