Owsley County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 1,839 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A102A102 | 25 | 291 | 2 | 318 | 7.9% | 91.5% | R+83.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C102C102 | 44 | 255 | 2 | 301 | 14.6% | 84.7% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 37 | 247 | 5 | 289 | 12.8% | 85.5% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 19 | 245 | 0 | 264 | 7.2% | 92.8% | R+85.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 11 | 195 | 1 | 207 | 5.3% | 94.2% | R+88.9 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 33 | 160 | 0 | 193 | 17.1% | 82.9% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 22 | 139 | 0 | 161 | 13.7% | 86.3% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 12 | 93 | 1 | 106 | 11.3% | 87.7% | R+76.4 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −47.4% |
| 1896 | −65.7% |
| 1900 | −62.5% |
| 1904 | −65.8% |
| 1908 | −68.9% |
| 1912 | −38.0% |
| 1916 | −70.6% |
| 1920 | −76.0% |
| 1924 | −62.3% |
| 1928 | −79.3% |
| 1932 | −58.4% |
| 1936 | −66.1% |
| 1940 | −63.7% |
| 1944 | −72.3% |
| 1948 | −59.3% |
| 1952 | −64.3% |
| 1956 | −71.7% |
| 1960 | −72.5% |
| 1964 | −34.2% |
| 1968 | −59.4% |
| 1972 | −67.9% |
| 1976 | −54.7% |
| 1980 | −47.9% |
| 1984 | −58.9% |
| 1988 | −57.1% |
| 1992 | −32.4% |
| 1996 | −15.8% |
| 2000 | −61.7% |
| 2004 | −56.4% |
| 2008 | −53.3% |
| 2012 | −63.0% |
| 2016 | −69.2% |
| 2020 | −76.7% |
| 2024 | −77.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 16.6%292 | 83.4%1,467 | 1,759 |
| 2020 | R | 14.9%280 | 80.8%1,516 | 1,876 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 27 points more Democratic.
3,333 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
+45 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −53 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,190 in average income, against $46,705 for residents who stayed — 14% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +77 |
| 2012 | −88 |
| 2013 | −29 |
| 2014 | −80 |
| 2015 | −37 |
| 2016 | +50 |
| 2017 | −63 |
| 2018 | +64 |
| 2019 | −55 |
| 2021 | −14 |
| 2022 | +6 |
| 2023 | +84 |
| 2024 | −13 |
| 2025 | +45 |
Owsley County, tucked in the Daniel Boone National Forest highlands, posted an R+77.3 margin in 2024 — among the widest presidential gaps of any county in the country — in a population of under 5,000 that has shed residents for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 79.3 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 77.3 points.
A population of 3,971, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $22,188 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Jackson County.
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Owsley County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21189/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.