Lincoln County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 11,034 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D103D103 | 210 | 1,137 | 19 | 1,366 | 15.4% | 83.2% | R+67.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A102A102 | 268 | 880 | 11 | 1,159 | 23.1% | 75.9% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 178 | 676 | 7 | 861 | 20.7% | 78.5% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 114 | 599 | 9 | 722 | 15.8% | 83.0% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 199 | 503 | 9 | 711 | 28.0% | 70.7% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 132 | 552 | 10 | 694 | 19.0% | 79.5% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 100 | 538 | 10 | 648 | 15.4% | 83.0% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 137 | 459 | 9 | 605 | 22.6% | 75.9% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 95 | 452 | 6 | 553 | 17.2% | 81.7% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 75 | 430 | 5 | 510 | 14.7% | 84.3% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 65 | 395 | 8 | 468 | 13.9% | 84.4% | R+70.5 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 86 | 358 | 3 | 447 | 19.2% | 80.1% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 90 | 346 | 7 | 443 | 20.3% | 78.1% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 49 | 384 | 5 | 438 | 11.2% | 87.7% | R+76.5 |
| Precinct -D106D106 | 42 | 345 | 0 | 387 | 10.9% | 89.1% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 77 | 285 | 1 | 363 | 21.2% | 78.5% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 107 | 230 | 2 | 339 | 31.6% | 67.8% | R+36.3 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 56 | 264 | 0 | 320 | 17.5% | 82.5% | R+65.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +10.3% |
| 1896 | −5.6% |
| 1900 | −1.4% |
| 1904 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | +3.6% |
| 1912 | +27.3% |
| 1916 | +8.3% |
| 1920 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | +2.6% |
| 1928 | −25.5% |
| 1932 | +19.6% |
| 1936 | +5.3% |
| 1940 | +8.4% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | +5.8% |
| 1952 | −4.5% |
| 1956 | −8.9% |
| 1960 | −22.3% |
| 1964 | +25.6% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −31.3% |
| 1976 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | −0.7% |
| 1984 | −23.0% |
| 1988 | −13.7% |
| 1992 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | −7.5% |
| 2000 | −27.9% |
| 2004 | −36.1% |
| 2008 | −38.5% |
| 2012 | −41.9% |
| 2016 | −57.2% |
| 2020 | −57.1% |
| 2024 | −61.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.2%1,715 | 76.8%5,687 | 7,403 |
| 2020 | R | 23.1%2,521 | 71.8%7,820 | 10,893 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 35 points more Democratic.
18,821 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
+279 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +709 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,777 in average income, against $55,555 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+44.5 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Lincoln County, KY itself (R+61.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Boyle County, KY140R+29.0
- Garrard County, KY57R+60.2
- Casey County, KY52R+76.4
- Pulaski County, KY51R+65.2
- Mercer County, KY46R+50.5
- Fayette County, KY35D+18.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Boyle County, KY107
- Garrard County, KY60
- Casey County, KY44
- Pulaski County, KY37
- Mercer County, KY25
- Fayette County, KY23
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 | −79 |
| 2012 | −341 |
| 2013 | −29 |
| 2014 | −31 |
| 2015 | −87 |
| 2016 | −21 |
| 2017 | +80 |
| 2018 | +72 |
| 2019 | −104 |
| 2021 | +44 |
| 2022 | +286 |
| 2023 | +413 |
| 2024 | +227 |
| 2025 | +279 |
Lincoln County's 2024 presidential margin of R+61.2 places it among the most one-sided counties in a state that has shifted sharply toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.2 points.
A population of 24,504, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,440 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilkes County and Garrard County.
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Lincoln County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21137/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.