Nicholas County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 3,319 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B101B101 | 175 | 550 | 13 | 738 | 23.7% | 74.5% | R+50.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D101D101 | 224 | 427 | 9 | 660 | 33.9% | 64.7% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 144 | 505 | 9 | 658 | 21.9% | 76.7% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 125 | 516 | 6 | 647 | 19.3% | 79.8% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 156 | 453 | 7 | 616 | 25.3% | 73.5% | R+48.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +21.1% |
| 1896 | +23.1% |
| 1900 | +19.5% |
| 1904 | +23.4% |
| 1908 | +22.3% |
| 1912 | +35.1% |
| 1916 | +30.6% |
| 1920 | +32.4% |
| 1924 | +24.5% |
| 1928 | −0.8% |
| 1932 | +37.8% |
| 1936 | +29.0% |
| 1940 | +27.4% |
| 1944 | +26.1% |
| 1948 | +39.0% |
| 1952 | +22.3% |
| 1956 | +24.8% |
| 1960 | +15.8% |
| 1964 | +47.1% |
| 1968 | +9.0% |
| 1972 | −14.2% |
| 1976 | +35.5% |
| 1980 | +18.5% |
| 1984 | −16.0% |
| 1988 | −1.1% |
| 1992 | +16.0% |
| 1996 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | −23.2% |
| 2004 | −12.0% |
| 2008 | −12.2% |
| 2012 | −24.6% |
| 2016 | −41.2% |
| 2020 | −42.8% |
| 2024 | −49.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 33.3%824 | 66.7%1,649 | 2,473 |
| 2020 | R | 32.1%1,088 | 63.5%2,151 | 3,388 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Nicholas County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 74-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
5,525 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
+179 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +639 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,514 in average income, against $51,908 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.0 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Nicholas County, KY itself (R+49.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bourbon County, KY33R+33.5
- Fayette County, KY20D+18.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bourbon County, KY38
- Harrison 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 | −29 |
| 2012 | −78 |
| 2013 | +23 |
| 2014 | +40 |
| 2015 | +21 |
| 2016 | +32 |
| 2017 | +85 |
| 2018 | +44 |
| 2019 | +86 |
| 2021 | +220 |
| 2022 | +69 |
| 2023 | −84 |
| 2024 | +31 |
| 2025 | +179 |
Nicholas County sits in the Bluegrass region with a population under 7,000, and its lopsided recent presidential results reflect the broader rural realignment that has reshaped small Appalachian-adjacent counties over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.0 points.
A population of 7,708, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,531 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bath County and Montgomery County.
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Nicholas County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21181/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.