Taylor County, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+57 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,3972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,4562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allen County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Taylor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Taylor County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | +5.1% |
| 1900 | +6.3% |
| 1904 | +2.4% |
| 1908 | +3.0% |
| 1912 | +27.5% |
| 1916 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | −2.3% |
| 1924 | −4.9% |
| 1928 | −30.3% |
| 1932 | +4.2% |
| 1936 | −0.1% |
| 1940 | −0.0% |
| 1944 | −2.9% |
| 1948 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | −12.3% |
| 1956 | −23.0% |
| 1960 | −36.2% |
| 1964 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | −27.9% |
| 1972 | −36.6% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −10.9% |
| 1984 | −28.6% |
| 1988 | −30.0% |
| 1992 | −9.0% |
| 1996 | −20.1% |
| 2000 | −37.1% |
| 2004 | −41.5% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −39.0% |
| 2016 | −51.0% |
| 2020 | −51.2% |
| 2024 | −56.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,576 | 9,523 | 12,261 | ||
| R | 2,963 | 9,376 | 12,517 | ||
| R | 2,553 | 8,320 | 11,306 | ||
| R | 3,285 | 7,551 | 10,950 | ||
| R | 3,165 | 7,568 | 10,860 | ||
| R | 2,979 | 7,247 | 10,295 | ||
| R | 2,790 | 6,151 | 9,051 | ||
| R | 2,897 | 4,573 | 8,335 | ||
| R | 3,518 | 4,319 | 8,920 | ||
| R | 2,879 | 5,362 | 8,280 | ||
| R | 3,286 | 5,932 | 9,245 | ||
| R | 3,400 | 4,243 | 7,768 | ||
| D | 3,456 | 3,337 | 6,866 | ||
| R | 1,859 | 4,035 | 5,952 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 3,032 | 5,959 | ||
| D | 3,082 | 2,594 | 5,709 | ||
| R | 2,186 | 4,669 | 6,855 | ||
| R | 2,433 | 3,892 | 6,342 | ||
| R | 2,439 | 3,126 | 5,592 | ||
| D | 2,415 | 2,087 | 4,581 | ||
| R | 2,475 | 2,622 | 5,136 | ||
| R | 2,790 | 2,792 | 5,606 | ||
| R | 2,732 | 2,738 | 5,490 | ||
| D | 2,823 | 2,592 | 5,454 | ||
| R | 1,684 | 3,149 | 4,841 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 2,267 | 4,352 | ||
| R | 2,380 | 2,493 | 4,898 | ||
| D | 1,360 | 1,332 | 2,716 | ||
| D | 1,150 | 468 | 2,481 | ||
| D | 1,294 | 1,218 | 2,573 | ||
| D | 1,147 | 1,092 | 2,327 | ||
| D | 1,286 | 1,131 | 2,466 | ||
| D | 1,166 | 1,050 | 2,253 | ||
| D | 653 | 630 | 1,635 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.8%
American
11.8%
Irish
11.2%
German
8.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.6%
African American
3.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 37.8 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
$60,456
Taylor County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taylor County$60,456
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Taylor County ranks near the middle 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
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)16.4%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taylor County, anchored by the small city of Campbellsville, has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades; its 56-point Republican margin in 2024 reflects a broader realignment among rural, working-class communities across western Appalachia.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A median household income of $60,456, a 18% poverty rate, and a 88% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allen County and Chase County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taylor County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taylor County, Kentucky voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,261 votes cast, 2,576 went Democratic and 9,523 went Republican.
What is Taylor County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Taylor County, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Taylor County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylor County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Taylor County, Kentucky?
Taylor County, Kentucky has a population of 26,397 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylor County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Taylor County, Kentucky is $60,456 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Taylor County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taylor County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.