McCracken County, Kentucky
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 3.3pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 81.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 3.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 9.7% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(2) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 59.1% | 76.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.9% | 8.9% |
| Catholic | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Black Protestant | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Non-religious | 22.8% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+34.9 |
| 2020 | Trump+31.7 |
| 2016 | Trump+37.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+32.5 |
| 2008 | McCain+25.2 |
| 2004 | Bush+23.0 |
| 2000 | Bush+12.5 |
| 1996 | Clinton+9.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+9.9 |
McCracken, Kentucky is a county that has a population of 67,564. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+34.9. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.9% | 66.8% | R+34.9 | R+3.3 |
| 2020 | 33.4% | 65.0% | R+31.7 | D+5.5 |
| 2016 | 29.2% | 66.4% | R+37.2 | R+4.7 |
| 2012 | 32.9% | 65.4% | R+32.5 | R+7.2 |
| 2008 | 36.7% | 61.9% | R+25.2 | R+2.2 |
| 2004 | 38.1% | 61.1% | R+23.0 | R+10.5 |
| 2000 | 42.8% | 55.2% | R+12.5 | R+22.2 |
| 1996 | 50.1% | 40.4% | D+9.7 | R+0.2 |
| 1992 | 49.1% | 39.2% | D+9.9 | D+9.7 |
| 1988 | 49.5% | 49.3% | D+0.2 | D+1.6 |
| 1984 | 48.7% | 50.1% | R+1.4 | R+14.1 |
| 1980 | 54.9% | 42.3% | D+12.7 | R+22.4 |
| 1976 | 65.9% | 30.8% | D+35.1 | D+54.0 |
| 1972 | 38.8% | 57.7% | R+18.9 | R+36.8 |
| 1968 | 45.2% | 27.3% | D+17.9 | R+38.0 |
| 1964 | 77.7% | 21.8% | D+55.9 | D+43.1 |
| 1960 | 56.4% | 43.6% | D+12.8 | R+20.2 |
| 1956 | 66.3% | 33.3% | D+33.1 | R+1.0 |
| 1952 | 66.9% | 32.9% | D+34.0 | R+19.7 |
| 1948 | 75.8% | 22.0% | D+53.8 | — |
What defines McCracken?
McCracken voted overwhelmingly Republican in 2024. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, revealing how its political character has evolved over more than a century.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 34.9% margin
- Turnout decreased by 3.1 percentage points since the previous presidential election