Spencer County, Kentucky: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $102,6182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Barren County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Spencer CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Spencer County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +42.8% |
| 1896 | +23.3% |
| 1900 | +33.6% |
| 1904 | +31.3% |
| 1908 | +34.8% |
| 1912 | +49.3% |
| 1916 | +36.4% |
| 1920 | +31.8% |
| 1924 | +15.7% |
| 1928 | −24.6% |
| 1932 | +41.2% |
| 1936 | +44.0% |
| 1940 | +50.5% |
| 1944 | +38.0% |
| 1948 | +44.4% |
| 1952 | +27.9% |
| 1956 | +15.0% |
| 1960 | −3.9% |
| 1964 | +45.9% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −39.2% |
| 1976 | +23.6% |
| 1980 | +12.8% |
| 1984 | −23.0% |
| 1988 | −9.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −6.2% |
| 2000 | −33.4% |
| 2004 | −41.7% |
| 2008 | −35.5% |
| 2012 | −37.7% |
| 2016 | −55.4% |
| 2020 | −54.3% |
| 2024 | −56.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,415 | 8,927 | 11,480 | ||
| R | 2,530 | 8,737 | 11,433 | ||
| R | 1,921 | 7,196 | 9,515 | ||
| R | 2,549 | 5,726 | 8,431 | ||
| R | 2,519 | 5,378 | 8,049 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 4,816 | 6,822 | ||
| R | 1,554 | 3,150 | 4,772 | ||
| R | 1,404 | 1,614 | 3,368 | ||
| D | 1,383 | 1,305 | 3,167 | ||
| R | 1,121 | 1,368 | 2,505 | ||
| R | 910 | 1,456 | 2,372 | ||
| D | 1,216 | 935 | 2,200 | ||
| D | 1,209 | 742 | 1,983 | ||
| R | 481 | 1,120 | 1,629 | ||
| R | 564 | 733 | 1,750 | ||
| D | 1,422 | 525 | 1,954 | ||
| R | 1,048 | 1,134 | 2,182 | ||
| D | 1,214 | 896 | 2,117 | ||
| D | 1,283 | 723 | 2,007 | ||
| D | 1,298 | 493 | 1,812 | ||
| D | 1,443 | 646 | 2,096 | ||
| D | 1,728 | 567 | 2,300 | ||
| D | 1,647 | 638 | 2,294 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 736 | 2,515 | ||
| R | 947 | 1,565 | 2,516 | ||
| D | 1,320 | 961 | 2,291 | ||
| D | 2,135 | 1,102 | 3,253 | ||
| D | 1,271 | 591 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 1,052 | 271 | 1,585 | ||
| D | 1,175 | 563 | 1,761 | ||
| D | 1,024 | 529 | 1,582 | ||
| D | 1,174 | 582 | 1,762 | ||
| D | 969 | 596 | 1,601 | ||
| D | 848 | 316 | 1,242 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
English
16.2%
Irish
13.2%
American
9.4%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
2.6%
French
1.4%
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: 42.9 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
$102,618
Spencer County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Spencer County$102,618
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Spencer County ranks in the top 5% 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)5.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.4%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spencer County's 2024 presidential margin of R+56.7 places it among Kentucky's most lopsided rural counties, a pattern consistent with the broader shift of small Bluegrass communities toward overwhelming Republican alignment over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A population of 20,193, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,618 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Barren County and Larue County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Spencer County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Spencer County, Kentucky voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,480 votes cast, 2,415 went Democratic and 8,927 went Republican.
What is Spencer County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Spencer County, Kentucky in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Spencer County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Spencer County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Spencer County, Kentucky?
Spencer County, Kentucky has a population of 20,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Spencer County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Spencer County, Kentucky is $102,618 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Spencer County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Spencer County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.