Marshall County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 17,602 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -C104C104 | 246 | 1,113 | 23 | 1,382 | 17.8% | 80.5% | R+62.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A107A107 | 238 | 876 | 18 | 1,132 | 21.0% | 77.4% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 210 | 840 | 10 | 1,060 | 19.8% | 79.2% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 177 | 750 | 9 | 936 | 18.9% | 80.1% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 179 | 731 | 13 | 923 | 19.4% | 79.2% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 174 | 690 | 7 | 871 | 20.0% | 79.2% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 205 | 626 | 10 | 841 | 24.4% | 74.4% | R+50.1 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 160 | 671 | 10 | 841 | 19.0% | 79.8% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 131 | 689 | 6 | 826 | 15.9% | 83.4% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 230 | 579 | 13 | 822 | 28.0% | 70.4% | R+42.5 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 172 | 638 | 12 | 822 | 20.9% | 77.6% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 184 | 618 | 13 | 815 | 22.6% | 75.8% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 136 | 451 | 7 | 594 | 22.9% | 75.9% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -A108A108 | 101 | 476 | 9 | 586 | 17.2% | 81.2% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 86 | 459 | 9 | 554 | 15.5% | 82.9% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -C108C108 | 151 | 373 | 11 | 535 | 28.2% | 69.7% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 109 | 421 | 4 | 534 | 20.4% | 78.8% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 103 | 421 | 4 | 528 | 19.5% | 79.7% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 113 | 393 | 4 | 510 | 22.2% | 77.1% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 142 | 310 | 5 | 457 | 31.1% | 67.8% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -C106C106 | 106 | 346 | 5 | 457 | 23.2% | 75.7% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 84 | 349 | 7 | 440 | 19.1% | 79.3% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 90 | 333 | 5 | 428 | 21.0% | 77.8% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 105 | 286 | 9 | 400 | 26.3% | 71.5% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -C107C107 | 68 | 238 | 2 | 308 | 22.1% | 77.3% | R+55.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.0% |
| 1896 | +53.1% |
| 1900 | +21.8% |
| 1904 | +24.2% |
| 1908 | +20.1% |
| 1912 | +37.4% |
| 1916 | +30.1% |
| 1920 | +30.7% |
| 1924 | +38.9% |
| 1928 | +4.0% |
| 1932 | +66.0% |
| 1936 | +50.4% |
| 1940 | +52.5% |
| 1944 | +38.2% |
| 1948 | +60.7% |
| 1952 | +39.9% |
| 1956 | +36.7% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +55.9% |
| 1968 | +11.0% |
| 1972 | −20.5% |
| 1976 | +45.0% |
| 1980 | +17.0% |
| 1984 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | +12.2% |
| 2000 | −7.9% |
| 2004 | −17.2% |
| 2008 | −24.7% |
| 2012 | −34.2% |
| 2016 | −51.8% |
| 2020 | −52.4% |
| 2024 | −56.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.6%3,054 | 76.4%9,875 | 12,930 |
| 2020 | R | 25.7%4,532 | 70.3%12,384 | 17,607 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 49 points more Democratic.
26,221 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
+203 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,517 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,790 in average income, against $74,913 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+43.9 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Marshall County, KY itself (R+56.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McCracken County, KY155R+34.9
- Calloway County, KY119R+37.9
- Graves County, KY82R+61.6
- Livingston County, KY33R+63.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- McCracken County, KY166
- Calloway County, KY117
- Graves County, KY54
- Livingston County, KY37
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 | +86 |
| 2013 | +53 |
| 2014 | −150 |
| 2015 | +146 |
| 2016 | +311 |
| 2017 | +194 |
| 2018 | −5 |
| 2019 | +37 |
| 2021 | +301 |
| 2022 | +169 |
| 2023 | +102 |
| 2024 | +149 |
| 2025 | +203 |
Marshall County, anchored by Benton and framed by Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, has shifted decisively rightward over two decades — its 2024 presidential margin of R+56.7 placing it among the commonwealth's most one-sided rural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.7 points.
A population of 31,743, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,831 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ballard County and Polk County.
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Marshall County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21157/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.