Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 7,724 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A101A101 | 142 | 938 | 15 | 1,095 | 13.0% | 85.7% | R+72.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D101D101 | 134 | 775 | 13 | 922 | 14.5% | 84.1% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 118 | 759 | 9 | 886 | 13.3% | 85.7% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 75 | 737 | 9 | 821 | 9.1% | 89.8% | R+80.6 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 97 | 653 | 12 | 762 | 12.7% | 85.7% | R+73.0 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 60 | 458 | 5 | 523 | 11.5% | 87.6% | R+76.1 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 66 | 428 | 8 | 502 | 13.1% | 85.3% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 63 | 381 | 9 | 453 | 13.9% | 84.1% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 42 | 372 | 2 | 416 | 10.1% | 89.4% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 49 | 325 | 5 | 379 | 12.9% | 85.8% | R+72.8 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 36 | 241 | 6 | 283 | 12.7% | 85.2% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 12 | 210 | 2 | 224 | 5.4% | 93.8% | R+88.4 |
| Precinct -E105E105 | 31 | 162 | 5 | 198 | 15.7% | 81.8% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -D103D103 | 44 | 118 | 3 | 165 | 26.7% | 71.5% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 17 | 78 | 0 | 95 | 17.9% | 82.1% | R+64.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −16.5% |
| 1896 | −26.8% |
| 1900 | −23.6% |
| 1904 | −30.8% |
| 1908 | −30.2% |
| 1912 | −8.9% |
| 1916 | −33.1% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.1% |
| 1928 | −61.9% |
| 1932 | −28.8% |
| 1936 | −42.4% |
| 1940 | −36.3% |
| 1944 | −48.2% |
| 1948 | −42.2% |
| 1952 | −45.0% |
| 1956 | −48.4% |
| 1960 | −55.5% |
| 1964 | −26.8% |
| 1968 | −48.0% |
| 1972 | −55.5% |
| 1976 | −29.3% |
| 1980 | −44.4% |
| 1984 | −59.7% |
| 1988 | −57.4% |
| 1992 | −43.8% |
| 1996 | −41.8% |
| 2000 | −53.7% |
| 2004 | −56.5% |
| 2008 | −53.3% |
| 2012 | −63.2% |
| 2016 | −70.2% |
| 2020 | −69.9% |
| 2024 | −73.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.9%761 | 84.1%4,020 | 4,781 |
| 2020 | R | 15.8%1,225 | 79.9%6,194 | 7,755 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.4 points more Democratic.
12,688 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
+42 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +542 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $38,547 in average income, against $52,880 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.3 on average — 36 points more Democratic-leaning than Rockcastle County, KY itself (R+73.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Madison County, KY109R+30.9
- Pulaski County, KY31R+65.2
- Laurel County, KY29R+69.8
- Fayette County, KY20D+18.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Madison County, KY94
- Pulaski County, KY37
- Laurel County, KY27
- Lincoln County, KY26
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 | +61 |
| 2012 | −39 |
| 2013 | −305 |
| 2014 | +122 |
| 2015 | +128 |
| 2016 | −41 |
| 2017 | −104 |
| 2018 | +73 |
| 2019 | −48 |
| 2021 | +191 |
| 2022 | +222 |
| 2023 | +69 |
| 2024 | +171 |
| 2025 | +42 |
Rockcastle County, a rural Appalachian county of roughly 16,500 residents, recorded an R+73.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided Republican counties in a state that has shifted dramatically rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 73.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.1 points.
A population of 16,163, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,862 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Casey County and Monroe County.
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Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21203/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.