Union County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 6,058 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A101A101 | 319 | 1,017 | 19 | 1,355 | 23.5% | 75.1% | R+51.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -B101B101 | 219 | 936 | 6 | 1,161 | 18.9% | 80.6% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 130 | 635 | 15 | 780 | 16.7% | 81.4% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 165 | 596 | 11 | 772 | 21.4% | 77.2% | R+55.8 |
| Precinct -F103F103 | 134 | 376 | 5 | 515 | 26.0% | 73.0% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -F101F101 | 119 | 362 | 8 | 489 | 24.3% | 74.0% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 74 | 361 | 4 | 439 | 16.9% | 82.2% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -E102E102 | 42 | 344 | 5 | 391 | 10.7% | 88.0% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -E104E104 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 66 | 16.7% | 80.3% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -E103E103 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 64 | 14.1% | 85.9% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -F104F104 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -F102F102 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 25.0% | 75.0% | R+50.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +44.1% |
| 1896 | +42.7% |
| 1900 | +36.2% |
| 1904 | +39.1% |
| 1908 | +34.7% |
| 1912 | +45.7% |
| 1916 | +39.3% |
| 1920 | +42.8% |
| 1924 | +30.9% |
| 1928 | +24.6% |
| 1932 | +63.9% |
| 1936 | +64.8% |
| 1940 | +59.3% |
| 1944 | +57.6% |
| 1948 | +65.0% |
| 1952 | +27.3% |
| 1956 | +17.5% |
| 1960 | +31.8% |
| 1964 | +52.4% |
| 1968 | +21.5% |
| 1972 | −18.4% |
| 1976 | +34.3% |
| 1980 | +30.0% |
| 1984 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | +18.2% |
| 1992 | +30.0% |
| 1996 | +26.7% |
| 2000 | −3.8% |
| 2004 | −19.0% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −33.7% |
| 2016 | −54.3% |
| 2020 | −52.2% |
| 2024 | −58.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 24.4%1,193 | 75.6%3,688 | 4,881 |
| 2020 | R | 27.5%1,803 | 66.4%4,351 | 6,553 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Union County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 69-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
10,048 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
−235 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,332 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,710 in average income, against $73,750 for residents who stayed — 46% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+35.5 on average — 23 points more Democratic-leaning than Union County, KY itself (R+58.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Henderson County, KY77R+29.2
- Webster County, KY22R+57.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Henderson County, KY92
- Webster County, KY24
- Vanderburgh County, IN23
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 | −12 |
| 2012 | −207 |
| 2013 | −38 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | −99 |
| 2016 | −171 |
| 2017 | −118 |
| 2018 | −116 |
| 2019 | −72 |
| 2021 | −312 |
| 2022 | −58 |
| 2023 | +16 |
| 2024 | +90 |
| 2025 | −235 |
Union County sits along the Ohio River in Kentucky's western coalfields, and its electorate has shifted over two decades from a reliably Democratic base to one of the most lopsided Republican margins in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.0 points in 1948 and a Republican high of 58.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.3 points.
A population of 13,260, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,327 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moultrie County and White County.
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Union County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21225/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.