Ohio County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 10,937 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B102B102 | 251 | 730 | 21 | 1,002 | 25.0% | 72.9% | R+47.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C103C103 | 195 | 687 | 11 | 893 | 21.8% | 76.9% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 123 | 697 | 11 | 831 | 14.8% | 83.9% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 113 | 692 | 18 | 823 | 13.7% | 84.1% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 120 | 513 | 8 | 641 | 18.7% | 80.0% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 152 | 465 | 14 | 631 | 24.1% | 73.7% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 94 | 508 | 8 | 610 | 15.4% | 83.3% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 93 | 492 | 6 | 591 | 15.7% | 83.2% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 140 | 435 | 9 | 584 | 24.0% | 74.5% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 91 | 472 | 6 | 569 | 16.0% | 83.0% | R+67.0 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 95 | 453 | 8 | 556 | 17.1% | 81.5% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 66 | 464 | 5 | 535 | 12.3% | 86.7% | R+74.4 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 137 | 350 | 8 | 495 | 27.7% | 70.7% | R+43.0 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 103 | 382 | 3 | 488 | 21.1% | 78.3% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -D104D104 | 90 | 360 | 6 | 456 | 19.7% | 78.9% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 58 | 281 | 5 | 344 | 16.9% | 81.7% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 83 | 242 | 3 | 328 | 25.3% | 73.8% | R+48.5 |
| Precinct -D106D106 | 48 | 240 | 11 | 299 | 16.1% | 80.3% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -E105E105 | 42 | 216 | 3 | 261 | 16.1% | 82.8% | R+66.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.9% |
| 1896 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | −5.8% |
| 1904 | −9.4% |
| 1908 | −8.8% |
| 1912 | +24.0% |
| 1916 | −9.1% |
| 1920 | −14.2% |
| 1924 | −5.3% |
| 1928 | −34.1% |
| 1932 | −0.1% |
| 1936 | −5.8% |
| 1940 | −8.8% |
| 1944 | −17.8% |
| 1948 | −9.5% |
| 1952 | −24.2% |
| 1956 | −28.4% |
| 1960 | −36.7% |
| 1964 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | −28.0% |
| 1972 | −44.6% |
| 1976 | −3.5% |
| 1980 | −20.0% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −15.2% |
| 1992 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | −23.8% |
| 2004 | −26.8% |
| 2008 | −16.4% |
| 2012 | −36.1% |
| 2016 | −56.4% |
| 2020 | −55.5% |
| 2024 | −60.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 22.8%1,660 | 77.2%5,617 | 7,278 |
| 2020 | R | 25.0%2,765 | 68.8%7,619 | 11,078 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 31 points more Democratic.
17,646 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
+72 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +370 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,552 in average income, against $57,801 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.7 on average — 22 points more Democratic-leaning than Ohio County, KY itself (R+60.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Daviess County, KY151R+31.9
- Butler County, KY33R+66.3
- Muhlenberg County, KY28R+54.4
- Warren County, KY23R+24.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Daviess County, KY142
- Muhlenberg County, KY27
- Butler County, KY22
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 | +105 |
| 2012 | +9 |
| 2013 | −72 |
| 2014 | −18 |
| 2015 | +91 |
| 2016 | +139 |
| 2017 | −40 |
| 2018 | −68 |
| 2019 | −69 |
| 2021 | +21 |
| 2022 | −104 |
| 2023 | +144 |
| 2024 | +160 |
| 2025 | +72 |
Ohio County delivered a 60-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the lopsided partisan alignment that has reshaped rural western Kentucky over the past two decades as manufacturing and agricultural economies contracted.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.2 points.
A population of 23,735, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,798 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and White County.
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Ohio County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21183/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.