Pulaski County, Kentucky: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+67 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,8972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,8982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Russell County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pulaski CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pulaski County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −15.4% |
| 1896 | −26.7% |
| 1900 | −30.0% |
| 1904 | −32.2% |
| 1908 | −28.4% |
| 1912 | +4.5% |
| 1916 | −23.8% |
| 1920 | −31.8% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −57.8% |
| 1932 | −16.6% |
| 1936 | −23.2% |
| 1940 | −27.0% |
| 1944 | −35.6% |
| 1948 | −32.2% |
| 1952 | −41.0% |
| 1956 | −46.2% |
| 1960 | −58.7% |
| 1964 | −11.6% |
| 1968 | −42.4% |
| 1972 | −54.6% |
| 1976 | −23.0% |
| 1980 | −32.1% |
| 1984 | −53.2% |
| 1988 | −47.4% |
| 1992 | −30.7% |
| 1996 | −35.1% |
| 2000 | −48.4% |
| 2004 | −53.7% |
| 2008 | −55.4% |
| 2012 | −60.5% |
| 2016 | −66.7% |
| 2020 | −62.7% |
| 2024 | −65.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,351 | 26,051 | 31,735 | ||
| R | 5,666 | 25,442 | 31,557 | ||
| R | 4,208 | 22,902 | 28,041 | ||
| R | 4,976 | 20,714 | 26,003 | ||
| R | 5,590 | 19,862 | 25,766 | ||
| R | 5,829 | 19,535 | 25,516 | ||
| R | 5,415 | 15,845 | 21,541 | ||
| R | 5,340 | 11,945 | 18,829 | ||
| R | 5,465 | 11,423 | 19,414 | ||
| R | 4,788 | 13,482 | 18,342 | ||
| R | 4,384 | 14,434 | 18,893 | ||
| R | 6,570 | 12,970 | 19,919 | ||
| R | 5,752 | 9,226 | 15,083 | ||
| R | 3,080 | 10,602 | 13,770 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 8,290 | 12,901 | ||
| R | 5,840 | 7,383 | 13,278 | ||
| R | 3,097 | 11,899 | 14,996 | ||
| R | 3,899 | 10,636 | 14,572 | ||
| R | 4,032 | 9,651 | 13,707 | ||
| R | 3,844 | 7,549 | 11,510 | ||
| R | 3,934 | 8,318 | 12,328 | ||
| R | 4,896 | 8,533 | 13,468 | ||
| R | 4,711 | 7,570 | 12,306 | ||
| R | 4,931 | 6,905 | 11,861 | ||
| R | 2,494 | 9,348 | 11,857 | ||
| R | 3,158 | 6,435 | 10,269 | ||
| R | 3,749 | 7,262 | 11,059 | ||
| R | 2,531 | 4,136 | 6,742 | ||
| D | 1,980 | 1,731 | 5,582 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 4,483 | 7,121 | ||
| R | 1,870 | 3,713 | 5,732 | ||
| R | 2,178 | 4,084 | 6,347 | ||
| R | 2,099 | 3,668 | 5,871 | ||
| R | 1,753 | 2,457 | 4,579 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.3%
American
15.1%
German
10.5%
Irish
9.9%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.1%
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: 42.3 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
$51,898
Pulaski County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Pulaski County$51,898
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Pulaski County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
19.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.1%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)23.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pulaski County, anchored by Somerset in the south-central Cumberland Plateau, recorded an R+65.2 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided counties in a state that has trended sharply toward Republican dominance over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 65,897, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,898 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Russell County and Garfield County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pulaski County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pulaski County, Kentucky voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,735 votes cast, 5,351 went Democratic and 26,051 went Republican.
What is Pulaski County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Pulaski County, Kentucky in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 1 times, Republican 33 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pulaski County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1912.
How many people live in Pulaski County, Kentucky?
Pulaski County, Kentucky has a population of 65,897 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Pulaski County, Kentucky is $51,898 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Pulaski County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.