Woodford County, Kentucky: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,2792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,7882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Benton County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Woodford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Woodford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +7.7% |
| 1896 | −3.6% |
| 1900 | +2.8% |
| 1904 | +11.6% |
| 1908 | +10.4% |
| 1912 | +28.0% |
| 1916 | +15.6% |
| 1920 | +19.5% |
| 1924 | +8.3% |
| 1928 | −9.5% |
| 1932 | +29.7% |
| 1936 | +24.6% |
| 1940 | +26.9% |
| 1944 | +22.0% |
| 1948 | +26.6% |
| 1952 | +11.4% |
| 1956 | −3.4% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +41.8% |
| 1968 | −5.7% |
| 1972 | −43.8% |
| 1976 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | −34.5% |
| 1988 | −25.8% |
| 1992 | −9.5% |
| 1996 | −4.0% |
| 2000 | −18.7% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −17.1% |
| 2012 | −18.9% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −12.0% |
| 2024 | −14.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,282 | 8,419 | 14,993 | ||
| R | 6,530 | 8,362 | 15,211 | ||
| R | 4,958 | 7,697 | 13,563 | ||
| R | 4,883 | 7,219 | 12,332 | ||
| R | 5,027 | 7,130 | 12,297 | ||
| R | 4,480 | 6,937 | 11,502 | ||
| R | 3,995 | 5,890 | 10,137 | ||
| R | 3,910 | 4,270 | 8,977 | ||
| R | 3,161 | 3,992 | 8,725 | ||
| R | 2,653 | 4,512 | 7,204 | ||
| R | 2,290 | 4,746 | 7,112 | ||
| D | 3,122 | 3,105 | 6,515 | ||
| D | 2,689 | 2,646 | 5,465 | ||
| R | 1,268 | 3,363 | 4,781 | ||
| R | 1,646 | 1,901 | 4,472 | ||
| D | 2,974 | 1,215 | 4,213 | ||
| R | 1,950 | 2,227 | 4,177 | ||
| R | 2,027 | 2,170 | 4,257 | ||
| D | 2,319 | 1,845 | 4,171 | ||
| D | 2,175 | 1,229 | 3,555 | ||
| D | 2,154 | 1,374 | 3,542 | ||
| D | 2,630 | 1,514 | 4,151 | ||
| D | 2,574 | 1,558 | 4,138 | ||
| D | 3,180 | 1,720 | 4,918 | ||
| R | 2,056 | 2,490 | 4,551 | ||
| D | 2,472 | 2,091 | 4,576 | ||
| D | 3,299 | 2,218 | 5,542 | ||
| D | 1,786 | 1,300 | 3,106 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 779 | 2,795 | ||
| D | 1,690 | 1,369 | 3,099 | ||
| D | 1,620 | 1,280 | 2,934 | ||
| D | 1,712 | 1,617 | 3,359 | ||
| R | 1,546 | 1,665 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 1,289 | 1,097 | 2,483 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.2%
American
15.5%
German
13.0%
Irish
11.9%
Italian
2.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.0%
African American
3.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,788
Woodford County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Woodford County$83,788
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Woodford County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Woodford County anchors the heart of Kentucky's Thoroughbred industry, yet its proximity to Lexington keeps its margins closer than the surrounding rural counties — the 2024 presidential result came in at R+14.3, notably tighter than many neighboring districts.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of forty-four points in 1972 at its widest — Woodford County has trended Democratic. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A median household income of $83,788 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 27,279 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benton County and Greene County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Woodford County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Woodford County, Kentucky voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,993 votes cast, 6,282 went Democratic and 8,419 went Republican.
What is Woodford County, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Woodford County, Kentucky in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Woodford County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woodford County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Woodford County, Kentucky?
Woodford County, Kentucky has a population of 27,279 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woodford County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Woodford County, Kentucky is $83,788 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Woodford County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Woodford County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.