Owen County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 5,500 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B102B102 | 134 | 618 | 10 | 762 | 17.6% | 81.1% | R+63.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -B103B103 | 135 | 473 | 14 | 622 | 21.7% | 76.0% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 118 | 480 | 7 | 605 | 19.5% | 79.3% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 68 | 445 | 1 | 514 | 13.2% | 86.6% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 113 | 384 | 11 | 508 | 22.2% | 75.6% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 86 | 361 | 7 | 454 | 18.9% | 79.5% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 97 | 337 | 12 | 446 | 21.7% | 75.6% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 49 | 390 | 2 | 441 | 11.1% | 88.4% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 56 | 296 | 4 | 356 | 15.7% | 83.1% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 61 | 281 | 5 | 347 | 17.6% | 81.0% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 53 | 217 | 2 | 272 | 19.5% | 79.8% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 18 | 152 | 3 | 173 | 10.4% | 87.9% | R+77.5 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +49.6% |
| 1896 | +50.4% |
| 1900 | +49.5% |
| 1904 | +55.1% |
| 1908 | +57.3% |
| 1912 | +64.1% |
| 1916 | +62.3% |
| 1920 | +62.8% |
| 1924 | +54.6% |
| 1928 | +23.7% |
| 1932 | +72.2% |
| 1936 | +67.2% |
| 1940 | +72.9% |
| 1944 | +66.6% |
| 1948 | +71.2% |
| 1952 | +58.9% |
| 1956 | +54.6% |
| 1960 | +33.7% |
| 1964 | +76.0% |
| 1968 | +24.9% |
| 1972 | −11.1% |
| 1976 | +54.3% |
| 1980 | +41.2% |
| 1984 | −4.9% |
| 1988 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | +20.2% |
| 1996 | −2.8% |
| 2000 | −29.2% |
| 2004 | −31.0% |
| 2008 | −26.8% |
| 2012 | −32.3% |
| 2016 | −53.6% |
| 2020 | −58.5% |
| 2024 | −62.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 24.6%958 | 75.4%2,937 | 3,895 |
| 2020 | R | 22.7%1,235 | 72.7%3,958 | 5,446 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 49 points more Democratic.
8,526 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
+151 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +601 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,896 in average income, against $63,614 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.6 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Owen County, KY itself (R+62.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Grant County, KY38R+64.8
- Boone County, KY29R+37.2
- Carroll County, KY27R+51.0
- Franklin County, KY23R+4.9
- Kenton County, KY22R+21.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Gallatin County, KY28
- Carroll County, KY24
- Franklin County, KY24
- Boone County, KY21
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 | −70 |
| 2013 | −107 |
| 2014 | +13 |
| 2015 | +107 |
| 2016 | −32 |
| 2017 | +130 |
| 2018 | +92 |
| 2019 | +20 |
| 2021 | +69 |
| 2022 | +55 |
| 2023 | +47 |
| 2024 | +155 |
| 2025 | +151 |
Owen County, a rural enclave north of Frankfort with a population under 11,000, delivered a 62-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already defined by outsized rural Republican dominance.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.7 points.
A population of 11,330, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,134 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pendleton County and Madison County.
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Owen County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21187/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.