Logan County, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+55 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,9862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,3822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1948MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Scott County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Logan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Logan County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +9.3% |
| 1896 | +13.2% |
| 1900 | +12.5% |
| 1904 | +8.7% |
| 1908 | +14.2% |
| 1912 | +21.4% |
| 1916 | +14.7% |
| 1920 | +21.4% |
| 1924 | +12.3% |
| 1928 | −11.7% |
| 1932 | +43.3% |
| 1936 | +46.0% |
| 1940 | +49.0% |
| 1944 | +39.5% |
| 1948 | +51.2% |
| 1952 | +28.1% |
| 1956 | +29.9% |
| 1960 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | +47.1% |
| 1968 | −0.7% |
| 1972 | −18.0% |
| 1976 | +32.8% |
| 1980 | +11.5% |
| 1984 | −18.6% |
| 1988 | −11.9% |
| 1992 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −28.6% |
| 2008 | −28.6% |
| 2012 | −32.6% |
| 2016 | −46.1% |
| 2020 | −48.4% |
| 2024 | −55.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,734 | 9,620 | 12,511 | ||
| R | 3,094 | 9,067 | 12,350 | ||
| R | 2,755 | 7,778 | 10,899 | ||
| R | 3,469 | 6,899 | 10,510 | ||
| R | 3,811 | 6,925 | 10,890 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 6,815 | 10,644 | ||
| R | 3,885 | 5,344 | 9,332 | ||
| D | 4,181 | 3,888 | 8,807 | ||
| D | 4,064 | 3,710 | 8,849 | ||
| R | 3,379 | 4,295 | 7,705 | ||
| R | 3,347 | 4,889 | 8,310 | ||
| D | 4,264 | 3,366 | 7,781 | ||
| D | 4,850 | 2,430 | 7,389 | ||
| R | 2,459 | 3,573 | 6,175 | ||
| R | 3,339 | 3,402 | 8,687 | ||
| D | 6,234 | 2,232 | 8,494 | ||
| D | 4,719 | 4,117 | 8,836 | ||
| D | 5,299 | 2,855 | 8,174 | ||
| D | 4,917 | 2,758 | 7,690 | ||
| D | 4,355 | 1,352 | 5,865 | ||
| D | 5,110 | 2,211 | 7,339 | ||
| D | 6,631 | 2,268 | 8,908 | ||
| D | 4,912 | 1,812 | 6,745 | ||
| D | 7,072 | 2,778 | 9,917 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 4,858 | 8,708 | ||
| D | 4,772 | 3,705 | 8,656 | ||
| D | 6,111 | 3,948 | 10,125 | ||
| D | 3,373 | 2,501 | 5,948 | ||
| D | 2,697 | 1,632 | 4,975 | ||
| D | 3,114 | 2,326 | 5,566 | ||
| D | 2,696 | 2,250 | 5,103 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 2,624 | 6,138 | ||
| D | 3,266 | 2,484 | 5,902 | ||
| D | 2,191 | 1,763 | 4,587 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.6%
English
12.4%
Irish
9.4%
German
8.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
Italian
0.7%
African American
3.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,382
Logan County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Logan County$60,382
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Logan County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.1%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Logan County's tobacco-farming heritage and small-town demographics have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward over two decades, reaching R+55 in 2024 — roughly double the gap recorded at the turn of the century.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A median household income of $60,382, a 17% poverty rate, and a 89% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scott County and Dixie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Logan County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Logan County, Kentucky voted Republican by 55.0 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,511 votes cast, 2,734 went Democratic and 9,620 went Republican.
What is Logan County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Logan County, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Logan County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Logan County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Logan County, Kentucky?
Logan County, Kentucky has a population of 27,986 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Logan County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Logan County, Kentucky is $60,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Logan County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Logan County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.