Wolfe County, Kentucky
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 2,915 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A105A105 | 112 | 363 | 5 | 480 | 23.3% | 75.6% | R+52.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -C101C101 | 112 | 348 | 12 | 472 | 23.7% | 73.7% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -B106B106 | 144 | 299 | 12 | 455 | 31.6% | 65.7% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -C102C102 | 100 | 334 | 12 | 446 | 22.4% | 74.9% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 61 | 246 | 13 | 320 | 19.1% | 76.9% | R+57.8 |
| Precinct -B102B102 | 73 | 236 | 3 | 312 | 23.4% | 75.6% | R+52.2 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 27 | 217 | 2 | 246 | 11.0% | 88.2% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -C104C104 | 60 | 120 | 4 | 184 | 32.6% | 65.2% | R+32.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +23.7% |
| 1896 | +25.0% |
| 1900 | +14.7% |
| 1904 | +24.4% |
| 1908 | +14.5% |
| 1912 | +31.4% |
| 1916 | +26.3% |
| 1920 | +22.1% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +3.3% |
| 1932 | +43.7% |
| 1936 | +23.7% |
| 1940 | +36.2% |
| 1944 | +24.0% |
| 1948 | +40.4% |
| 1952 | +28.0% |
| 1956 | +22.8% |
| 1960 | +10.5% |
| 1964 | +56.1% |
| 1968 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | +45.5% |
| 1980 | +30.8% |
| 1984 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | +24.2% |
| 1992 | +36.4% |
| 1996 | +22.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | −22.1% |
| 2016 | −39.9% |
| 2020 | −42.2% |
| 2024 | −50.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 37.9%853 | 62.1%1,400 | 2,253 |
| 2020 | R | 31.7%945 | 64.1%1,912 | 2,981 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Wolfe County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 104-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
5,418 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
+57 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −165 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,534 in average income, against $50,978 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+59.3 on average — 8.8 points more Republican-leaning than Wolfe County, KY itself (R+50.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Breathitt County, KY21R+59.3
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 | −13 |
| 2012 | −154 |
| 2013 | +106 |
| 2014 | −12 |
| 2015 | +11 |
| 2016 | −17 |
| 2017 | +63 |
| 2018 | −44 |
| 2019 | −24 |
| 2021 | −5 |
| 2022 | −17 |
| 2023 | −76 |
| 2024 | −40 |
| 2025 | +57 |
Wolfe County's roughly 7,000 residents have shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, producing a 50-point margin in 2024 that reflects broader Appalachian realignment patterns across eastern Kentucky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 50.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.6 points.
A population of 6,443, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $30,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Powell County and McDowell County.
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Wolfe County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21237/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.