Trigg County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 7,196 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -B200B200 | 272 | 963 | 18 | 1,253 | 21.7% | 76.9% | R+55.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -F600F600 | 197 | 931 | 12 | 1,140 | 17.3% | 81.7% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -G700G700 | 281 | 843 | 10 | 1,134 | 24.8% | 74.3% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -A100A100 | 270 | 765 | 7 | 1,042 | 25.9% | 73.4% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -C300C300 | 247 | 744 | 16 | 1,007 | 24.5% | 73.9% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -D400D400 | 243 | 644 | 11 | 898 | 27.1% | 71.7% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -E500E500 | 157 | 546 | 19 | 722 | 21.7% | 75.6% | R+53.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.8% |
| 1896 | +11.3% |
| 1900 | +2.5% |
| 1904 | −4.4% |
| 1908 | +10.6% |
| 1912 | −2.1% |
| 1916 | +5.7% |
| 1920 | +11.5% |
| 1924 | +10.3% |
| 1928 | −7.2% |
| 1932 | +42.5% |
| 1936 | +31.5% |
| 1940 | +31.7% |
| 1944 | +30.6% |
| 1948 | +49.3% |
| 1952 | +39.0% |
| 1956 | +30.8% |
| 1960 | +23.3% |
| 1964 | +50.6% |
| 1968 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | −7.6% |
| 1976 | +46.4% |
| 1980 | +15.3% |
| 1984 | −13.7% |
| 1988 | −9.8% |
| 1992 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | −19.1% |
| 2004 | −32.4% |
| 2008 | −29.8% |
| 2012 | −35.7% |
| 2016 | −49.5% |
| 2020 | −50.1% |
| 2024 | −52.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 25.6%1,396 | 74.4%4,057 | 5,455 |
| 2020 | R | 27.6%2,034 | 67.9%5,000 | 7,368 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 37 points more Democratic.
12,325 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
+62 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,266 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,529 in average income, against $63,235 for residents who stayed — 4% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.1 on average — 22 points more Democratic-leaning than Trigg County, KY itself (R+52.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Christian County, KY117R+33.6
- Montgomery County, TN35R+18.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Christian County, KY75
- Montgomery County, TN20
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 | −78 |
| 2012 | +183 |
| 2013 | −70 |
| 2014 | −133 |
| 2015 | +103 |
| 2016 | +87 |
| 2017 | +136 |
| 2018 | +247 |
| 2019 | +4 |
| 2021 | +208 |
| 2022 | +218 |
| 2023 | +79 |
| 2024 | +220 |
| 2025 | +62 |
Trigg County's 2024 presidential margin of R+52.4 reflects a broader shift in rural western Kentucky toward lopsided Republican support, a pattern that has accelerated steadily over the past two decades as the region's agricultural and working-class base realigned.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 52.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.4 points.
A population of 14,315, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,857 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Caldwell County and Massac County.
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Trigg County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21221/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.