Johnson County, KY

KY · Presidential Elections 18922024

R+70.6
2024 Margin
R+3.4%
2020→2024 Swing
R since 2000
Voting Streak
22K
Population

Johnson County, KY (Kentucky) voted R+70.6 for Donald Trump (Republican) in the 2024 presidential election, with Trump receiving 8,150 votes (84.57%) to 1,350 (14.01%) for Harris.

This represents a R+3.4% swing toward Republicans compared to 2020. Johnson County is classified as a deep Republican county. Johnson County has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000. The county has a population of approximately 22,334.

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Quick Stats

2024 ResultR+70.6
2020→2024 SwingR+3.4%
Voting StreakR since 2000
Elections on Record34

Demographics

Population22,334
Median Age
42.0(US: 38.7)
College (BA+)
16.8%(US: 35.2%)
Median Income
$44,904(US: $80k)
White (non-Hisp)
95.3%(US: 57.6%)
Asian
1.2%(US: 5.7%)
Homeownership
68.3%(US: 64.5%)
Poverty Rate
22.8%(US: 12.3%)
Veterans
4.9%(US: 6.2%)
Non-English (CVAP)
1.2%(US: 17.0%)
Source: Census ACS 5-Year (2020-2024)

Community Profile

Religious Composition

Source: Religion Census 2020
Evangelical
22.4%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Catholic
1.2%(Below Average)
LDS/Mormon
1.0%

Ancestry Groups

Source: Census ACS

Top reported ancestry groups (compared to national average).

American Heritage
24.1%Major Concentration(4.5x)
English
16.4%Above Average(1.9x)
Irish
11.8%(1.3x)
German
6.4%
Scotch-Irish
1.7%Above Average(2.2x)

Age Distribution

Median:42.0 yrs(US: 38.5)
Under 18
22.2%
18-29
7.3%
30-44
18.1%
45-64
33.2%
65+
19.1%
National average

Employment by Industry

Census ACS
Retail TradeRegional Strength
18.7%(1.7x US)
Professional & Technical
7.1%(0.6x US)
Educational Services
6.1%(0.7x US)
Construction
5.9%(0.9x US)
Manufacturing
3.7%(0.4x US)
Healthcare & Social Services
3.2%(0.7x US)
National average
+ 1 more sectors

Presidential Elections

Presidential Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
202414.0%(1,350)84.6%(8,150)R+70.6R+3.4
202015.8%(1,608)82.9%(8,450)R+67.1D+3.8
201613.1%(1,250)84.0%(8,043)R+71.0R+11.5
201219.1%(1,723)78.5%(7,095)R+59.5R+17.9
200828.3%(2,407)69.8%(5,948)R+41.6R+13.1
200435.3%(3,288)63.8%(5,940)R+28.5R+9.8
200039.7%(3,251)58.5%(4,783)R+18.7R+19.9
199643.7%(3,348)42.6%(3,262)D+1.1D+0.5
199243.5%(3,669)42.8%(3,614)D+0.7D+13.8
198843.1%(3,538)56.3%(4,619)R+13.2D+12.6

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Presidential Margin Trend

Johnson County, KY18922024

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Democratic margin
Republican margin

Senate Elections

Senate Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
202219.2%(1,084)80.8%(4,559)R+61.6R+2.2
202018.4%(1,868)77.8%(7,898)R+59.4R+24.2
201632.4%(2,968)67.6%(6,187)R+35.2D+7.6
201426.6%(2,152)69.4%(5,608)R+42.7R+10.9
201034.0%(2,692)65.9%(5,216)R+31.9R+8.8
200838.5%(3,252)61.5%(5,199)R+23.0R+5.9
200441.5%(3,711)58.5%(5,242)R+17.1D+19.0
200231.9%(2,292)68.1%(4,882)R+36.1R+26.2
199844.2%(3,028)54.1%(3,709)R+9.9D+9.3
199639.4%(2,791)58.7%(4,154)R+19.2R+46.5

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

Governor Elections

Governor Results

YearDemocratRepublicanMarginSwing
202337.1%(1,898)62.9%(3,220)R+25.8D+0.1
201935.5%(2,304)61.5%(3,988)R+26.0D+8.6
201530.8%(1,432)65.4%(3,040)R+34.6R+37.7
201148.0%(1,668)44.9%(1,560)D+3.1R+4.3
200753.7%(2,606)46.3%(2,247)D+7.4D+26.7
200340.4%(2,266)59.6%(3,348)R+19.3R+35.0
199949.0%(1,564)33.3%(1,062)D+15.7D+16.4
199549.6%(2,836)50.3%(2,874)R+0.7R+27.2
199163.3%(2,678)36.7%(1,554)D+26.6D+5.9
198760.3%(2,801)39.7%(1,842)D+20.7D+17.5

Source: Official state election returns via MIT Election Data + Science Lab

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