HarrisDemocratic41.9%6,282TrumpRepublican56.2%8,419KennedyIndependent1.0%144
R+14.3- Lead
- 2,137
- Total
- 14,993
- vs nation
- R+12.8
- Turnout
- 74.8%
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Woodford County, KY
Contests in this Place (87 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 74.8% of 20,280 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic42.9%6,530TrumpRepublican55.0%8,362JorgensenLibertarian1.6%237
R+12.0- Lead
- 1,832
- Total
- 15,211
- vs nation
- R+16.5
- Turnout
- 78.1%
ClintonDemocratic36.6%4,958TrumpRepublican56.7%7,697JohnsonLibertarian3.9%529
R+20.2- Lead
- 2,739
- Total
- 13,563
- vs nation
- R+22.3
- Turnout
- 73.4%
ObamaDemocratic39.6%4,883RomneyRepublican58.5%7,219OtherAll other candidates1.9%230
R+18.9- Lead
- 2,336
- Total
- 12,332
- vs nation
- R+22.8
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic40.9%5,027McCainRepublican58.0%7,130OtherAll other candidates1.1%140
R+17.1- Lead
- 2,103
- Total
- 12,297
- vs nation
- R+24.4
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic38.9%4,480BushRepublican60.3%6,937OtherAll other candidates0.7%85
R+21.4- Lead
- 2,457
- Total
- 11,502
- vs nation
- R+18.9
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic39.4%3,995BushRepublican58.1%5,890NaderGreen2.0%199
R+18.7- Lead
- 1,895
- Total
- 10,137
- vs nation
- R+19.2
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic43.6%3,910DoleRepublican47.6%4,270PerotReform8.3%746
R+4.0- Lead
- 360
- Total
- 8,977
- vs nation
- R+12.5
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+14.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 27,2792024 5-year
- Population density
- 144 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 190 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $83,7882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Salem city, VA · twin score 82.0
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 74.8%15,172 participants ÷ 20,280 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +21.2 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +1.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 53.6%–61.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,172 | 20,280 ± 251 | 74.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 11,434 | 20,073 ± 264 | 57.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 15,280 | 19,556 ± 195 | 78.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 13,007 | 19,224 ± 180 | 67.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 13,797 | 18,804 ± 189 | 73.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 12,332 | 17,707 | 69.6% | Derived | — | |
| 12,297 | 17,486 | 70.3% | Derived | — | |
| 11,502 | 17,265 extrapolated | 66.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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The map and local result cover Woodford County only. The complete district District 6 result is shown below for comparison.
Woodford County result
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 14,993 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -G101G101 | 1,041 | 1,370 | 53 | 2,464 | 42.2% | 55.6% | R+13.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -H101H101 | 804 | 1,466 | 42 | 2,312 | 34.8% | 63.4% | R+28.6 |
| Precinct -F101F101 | 733 | 1,165 | 45 | 1,943 | 37.7% | 60.0% | R+22.2 |
| Precinct -D101D101 | 771 | 1,066 | 32 | 1,869 | 41.3% | 57.0% | R+15.8 |
| Precinct -C101C101 | 756 | 999 | 33 | 1,788 | 42.3% | 55.9% | R+13.6 |
| Precinct -A101A101 | 880 | 847 | 27 | 1,754 | 50.2% | 48.3% | D+1.9 |
| Precinct -B101B101 | 630 | 792 | 31 | 1,453 | 43.4% | 54.5% | R+11.1 |
| Precinct -E101E101 | 667 | 714 | 29 | 1,410 | 47.3% | 50.6% | R+3.3 |
presidential history
Party record book
Woodford County, KY · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
70.6%
2,974 votes · D+41.8
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 64.7%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
70.3%
3,363 votes · R+43.8
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 66.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
6,530votes
42.9% of the vote · R+12.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 6,282 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
8,419votes
56.2% of the vote · R+14.3
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 8,362 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+45.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+19.5 · U.S. R+26.2
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +33.5 pts
Republican
John McCain2008
+24.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+17.1 · U.S. D+7.3
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · +22.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RAmanda BledsoeState Senate · 12
RDan FisterState House · 56
Seats representing Woodford County, KY. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2024D+1.2
Presidential vote · 2024R+14.3
Woodford County, KY registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 15-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
22,576 registered voters · 2024
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+84 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,644 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,052 in average income, against $90,998 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+1.5 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Woodford County, KY itself (R+14.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Fayette County, KY265D+18.1
- Franklin County, KY61R+4.9
- Jessamine County, KY49R+35.8
- Scott County, KY35R+27.7
- Anderson County, KY31R+49.1
- Jefferson County, KY26D+16.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Fayette County, KY188
- Franklin County, KY83
- Anderson County, KY64
- Jessamine County, KY43
- Scott County, KY40
- Mercer County, KY31
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 | −184 |
| 2012 | +86 |
| 2013 | +162 |
| 2014 | +196 |
| 2015 | +239 |
| 2016 | +175 |
| 2017 | +193 |
| 2018 | +63 |
| 2019 | +195 |
| 2021 | +235 |
| 2022 | +42 |
| 2023 | +198 |
| 2024 | −40 |
| 2025 | +84 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 43.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.
A population of 27,279, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,788 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Salem city and Knox County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Salem city
Virginia
82.0twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelical2024 margin
Knox County
Tennessee
77.9twin score
12-yr trendcollege share% Evangelical≠ population scale
James City County
Virginia
77.2twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryEnglish ancestry≠ median income
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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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+14.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,993 votes cast, 6,282 went Democratic and 8,419 went Republican.
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.