Webster County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 5,556 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A101A101 | 122 | 528 | 7 | 657 | 18.6% | 80.4% | R+61.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 192 | 385 | 6 | 583 | 32.9% | 66.0% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 89 | 436 | 10 | 535 | 16.6% | 81.5% | R+64.9 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 111 | 351 | 7 | 469 | 23.7% | 74.8% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 65 | 391 | 6 | 462 | 14.1% | 84.6% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 66 | 328 | 3 | 397 | 16.6% | 82.6% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 80 | 297 | 4 | 381 | 21.0% | 78.0% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -A102A102 | 70 | 281 | 2 | 353 | 19.8% | 79.6% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 62 | 260 | 4 | 326 | 19.0% | 79.8% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -B103B103 | 76 | 239 | 3 | 318 | 23.9% | 75.2% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 49 | 256 | 6 | 311 | 15.8% | 82.3% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 75 | 216 | 1 | 292 | 25.7% | 74.0% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 55 | 211 | 1 | 267 | 20.6% | 79.0% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 41 | 160 | 4 | 205 | 20.0% | 78.0% | R+58.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +14.8% |
| 1896 | +24.7% |
| 1900 | +14.3% |
| 1904 | +18.2% |
| 1908 | +15.0% |
| 1912 | +2.3% |
| 1916 | +12.3% |
| 1920 | +15.2% |
| 1924 | +4.8% |
| 1928 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | +36.1% |
| 1936 | +41.3% |
| 1940 | +33.1% |
| 1944 | +28.6% |
| 1948 | +49.4% |
| 1952 | +30.8% |
| 1956 | +21.0% |
| 1960 | +12.0% |
| 1964 | +50.8% |
| 1968 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | −16.4% |
| 1976 | +42.7% |
| 1980 | +28.3% |
| 1984 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | +34.8% |
| 1996 | +25.2% |
| 2000 | −4.2% |
| 2004 | −16.3% |
| 2008 | −11.7% |
| 2012 | −33.7% |
| 2016 | −54.4% |
| 2020 | −51.6% |
| 2024 | −57.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 25.0%1,054 | 75.0%3,158 | 4,212 |
| 2020 | R | 26.8%1,600 | 67.4%4,029 | 5,976 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Webster County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 63-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
9,153 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
+8 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −854 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,034 in average income, against $67,584 for residents who stayed — 38% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+45.2 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Webster County, KY itself (R+57.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hopkins County, KY86R+50.9
- Henderson County, KY50R+29.2
- Union County, KY24R+58.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hopkins County, KY110
- Henderson County, KY68
- Union County, KY22
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 | −42 |
| 2012 | −42 |
| 2013 | −104 |
| 2014 | −168 |
| 2015 | −45 |
| 2016 | +31 |
| 2017 | −159 |
| 2018 | +5 |
| 2019 | −145 |
| 2021 | −110 |
| 2022 | −100 |
| 2023 | −20 |
| 2024 | +37 |
| 2025 | +8 |
Webster County, a rural coal-country community in western Kentucky, recorded an R+57.3 presidential margin in 2024—reflecting a broader realignment that has made once-competitive Appalachian-adjacent counties among the most Republican-leaning in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.3 points.
A population of 12,842, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,628 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ohio County and McLean County.
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Webster County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21233/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.