Marshall County, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,7432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,8312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Graves County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Marshall CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Marshall 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,700 | 13,677 | 17,602 | ||
| R | 4,071 | 13,297 | 17,603 | ||
| R | 3,672 | 12,322 | 16,698 | ||
| R | 5,022 | 10,402 | 15,719 | ||
| R | 5,683 | 9,512 | 15,487 | ||
| R | 6,383 | 9,049 | 15,521 | ||
| R | 6,203 | 7,294 | 13,761 | ||
| D | 6,054 | 4,579 | 12,078 | ||
| D | 6,576 | 4,368 | 12,749 | ||
| D | 5,888 | 5,256 | 11,171 | ||
| D | 5,725 | 5,152 | 10,917 | ||
| D | 6,231 | 4,403 | 10,779 | ||
| D | 6,906 | 2,578 | 9,614 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 4,290 | 7,252 | ||
| D | 3,301 | 2,432 | 7,921 | ||
| D | 5,968 | 1,679 | 7,668 | ||
| D | 3,484 | 3,388 | 6,872 | ||
| D | 4,358 | 2,015 | 6,382 | ||
| D | 3,445 | 1,474 | 4,934 | ||
| D | 2,942 | 711 | 3,673 | ||
| D | 2,947 | 1,316 | 4,274 | ||
| D | 3,549 | 1,100 | 4,662 | ||
| D | 3,472 | 1,141 | 4,624 | ||
| D | 4,246 | 863 | 5,129 | ||
| D | 2,036 | 1,879 | 3,925 | ||
| D | 2,752 | 1,192 | 4,010 | ||
| D | 3,569 | 1,883 | 5,492 | ||
| D | 2,263 | 1,201 | 3,530 | ||
| D | 1,675 | 634 | 2,787 | ||
| D | 1,852 | 1,217 | 3,152 | ||
| D | 1,587 | 920 | 2,758 | ||
| D | 1,594 | 997 | 2,735 | ||
| D | 1,926 | 568 | 2,557 | ||
| D | 1,081 | 360 | 2,001 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.8%
American
12.5%
Irish
12.1%
German
8.0%
Polish
2.3%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 45.1 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
$65,831
Marshall County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marshall County$65,831
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Marshall 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
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A median household income of $65,831, a 12% poverty rate, and a 96% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graves County and Lee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marshall County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marshall County, Kentucky voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,602 votes cast, 3,700 went Democratic and 13,677 went Republican.
What is Marshall County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Marshall 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 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Marshall County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marshall County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marshall County, Kentucky?
Marshall County, Kentucky has a population of 31,743 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marshall County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Marshall County, Kentucky is $65,831 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Marshall County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marshall County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.