Robertson County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
5 precincts · 1,144 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -E101E101 | 31 | 229 | 0 | 260 | 11.9% | 88.1% | R+76.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D101D101 | 50 | 188 | 4 | 242 | 20.7% | 77.7% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 31 | 188 | 2 | 221 | 14.0% | 85.1% | R+71.0 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 47 | 166 | 5 | 218 | 21.6% | 76.1% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 56 | 144 | 3 | 203 | 27.6% | 70.9% | R+43.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +12.2% |
| 1896 | +19.1% |
| 1900 | +18.3% |
| 1904 | +26.4% |
| 1908 | +26.4% |
| 1912 | +41.6% |
| 1916 | +22.9% |
| 1920 | +20.2% |
| 1924 | +15.3% |
| 1928 | −7.4% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +28.4% |
| 1940 | +17.8% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +32.1% |
| 1952 | +14.1% |
| 1956 | +12.5% |
| 1960 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | +31.4% |
| 1968 | −1.0% |
| 1972 | −3.9% |
| 1976 | +32.7% |
| 1980 | +14.6% |
| 1984 | −9.6% |
| 1988 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −23.6% |
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −25.6% |
| 2016 | −53.0% |
| 2020 | −55.1% |
| 2024 | −61.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.1%295 | 69.9%684 | 979 |
| 2020 | R | 25.3%288 | 69.9%796 | 1,139 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Robertson County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 85-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
1,799 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
−6 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +142 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,491 in average income, against $55,787 for residents who stayed — 7% higher. (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 | +5 |
| 2012 | −65 |
| 2013 | +26 |
| 2014 | −24 |
| 2015 | −33 |
| 2016 | +1 |
| 2017 | +5 |
| 2018 | +12 |
| 2019 | −22 |
| 2021 | +102 |
| 2022 | +7 |
| 2023 | +82 |
| 2024 | +52 |
| 2025 | −6 |
Robertson County's roughly 2,200 residents make it one of the least populous jurisdictions in the state, yet it has consistently produced some of Kentucky's widest presidential margins, hitting R+61 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.2 points.
A population of 2,283, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,830 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shannon County and Orange County.
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Robertson County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21201/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.