Whitley County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
36 precincts · 15,075 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -D106D106 | 146 | 962 | 11 | 1,119 | 13.0% | 86.0% | R+72.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -D104D104 | 116 | 871 | 15 | 1,002 | 11.6% | 86.9% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 84 | 812 | 11 | 907 | 9.3% | 89.5% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 181 | 648 | 12 | 841 | 21.5% | 77.1% | R+55.5 |
| Precinct -B107B107 | 134 | 682 | 9 | 825 | 16.2% | 82.7% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct -A107A107 | 145 | 612 | 10 | 767 | 18.9% | 79.8% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -D102D102 | 102 | 625 | 14 | 741 | 13.8% | 84.3% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -B110B110 | 166 | 533 | 8 | 707 | 23.5% | 75.4% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 134 | 518 | 2 | 654 | 20.5% | 79.2% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -A103A103 | 72 | 559 | 6 | 637 | 11.3% | 87.8% | R+76.5 |
| Precinct -B105B105 | 122 | 401 | 6 | 529 | 23.1% | 75.8% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -D105D105 | 66 | 461 | 2 | 529 | 12.5% | 87.1% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -A109A109 | 109 | 386 | 7 | 502 | 21.7% | 76.9% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -C107C107 | 50 | 397 | 2 | 449 | 11.1% | 88.4% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -C112C112 | 35 | 362 | 2 | 399 | 8.8% | 90.7% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -A104A104 | 32 | 326 | 3 | 361 | 8.9% | 90.3% | R+81.4 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 54 | 293 | 2 | 349 | 15.5% | 84.0% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -A111A111 | 33 | 281 | 3 | 317 | 10.4% | 88.6% | R+78.2 |
| Precinct -C106C106 | 33 | 272 | 2 | 307 | 10.7% | 88.6% | R+77.9 |
| Precinct -C108C108 | 28 | 272 | 1 | 301 | 9.3% | 90.4% | R+81.1 |
| Precinct -C111C111 | 27 | 245 | 3 | 275 | 9.8% | 89.1% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -A105A105 | 12 | 261 | 1 | 274 | 4.4% | 95.3% | R+90.9 |
| Precinct -C110C110 | 28 | 198 | 1 | 227 | 12.3% | 87.2% | R+74.9 |
| Precinct -B109B109 | 81 | 142 | 3 | 226 | 35.8% | 62.8% | R+27.0 |
| Precinct -B104B104 | 42 | 177 | 1 | 220 | 19.1% | 80.5% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -C114C114 | 9 | 198 | 2 | 209 | 4.3% | 94.7% | R+90.4 |
| Precinct -B108B108 | 55 | 129 | 4 | 188 | 29.3% | 68.6% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -C105C105 | 15 | 159 | 1 | 175 | 8.6% | 90.9% | R+82.3 |
| Precinct -C109C109 | 37 | 121 | 1 | 159 | 23.3% | 76.1% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -C113C113 | 19 | 138 | 1 | 158 | 12.0% | 87.3% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 13 | 142 | 0 | 155 | 8.4% | 91.6% | R+83.2 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 21 | 128 | 2 | 151 | 13.9% | 84.8% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -A106A106 | 10 | 139 | 1 | 150 | 6.7% | 92.7% | R+86.0 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 132 | 4.5% | 95.5% | R+90.9 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 17 | 54 | 2 | 73 | 23.3% | 74.0% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -C103C103 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 60 | 5.0% | 95.0% | R+90.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −46.1% |
| 1896 | −55.8% |
| 1900 | −56.8% |
| 1904 | −63.6% |
| 1908 | −56.2% |
| 1912 | +21.1% |
| 1916 | −53.5% |
| 1920 | −64.4% |
| 1924 | −47.9% |
| 1928 | −66.6% |
| 1932 | −26.6% |
| 1936 | −28.7% |
| 1940 | −22.9% |
| 1944 | −46.1% |
| 1948 | −31.0% |
| 1952 | −40.7% |
| 1956 | −48.9% |
| 1960 | −43.7% |
| 1964 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | −37.1% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | −18.2% |
| 1980 | −28.1% |
| 1984 | −37.1% |
| 1988 | −31.7% |
| 1992 | −11.5% |
| 1996 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | −28.9% |
| 2004 | −40.9% |
| 2008 | −47.7% |
| 2012 | −57.7% |
| 2016 | −67.1% |
| 2020 | −65.2% |
| 2024 | −69.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 18.1%1,822 | 81.9%8,221 | 10,043 |
| 2020 | R | 18.9%2,887 | 76.0%11,634 | 15,298 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 13 points more Democratic.
27,706 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
+47 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +477 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,244 in average income, against $56,849 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+64.1 on average — 5.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Whitley County, KY itself (R+69.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Laurel County, KY210R+69.8
- Knox County, KY176R+71.1
- Fayette County, KY21D+18.1
- Madison County, KY21R+30.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Laurel County, KY288
- Knox County, KY153
- Campbell County, TN40
- Fayette County, KY38
- Madison County, KY30
- McCreary 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 | +61 |
| 2012 | −184 |
| 2013 | +70 |
| 2014 | −172 |
| 2015 | +196 |
| 2016 | −143 |
| 2017 | −61 |
| 2018 | −4 |
| 2019 | +115 |
| 2021 | +108 |
| 2022 | +263 |
| 2023 | −60 |
| 2024 | +241 |
| 2025 | +47 |
Whitley County, nestled in southeastern Kentucky's Cumberland foothills, recorded an R+69.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided jurisdictions in a region where coal-era Democratic loyalty has largely inverted over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 69.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.3 points.
A population of 36,920, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,615 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Franklin County.
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Whitley County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21235/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.