Caldwell County, Kentucky

2024 results by precinct

13 precincts · 6,188 votes cast

Trump · R+58

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−58.2%	1,256	4,860	6,188
2020	R	−54.0%	1,433	4,906	6,434
2016	R	−54.3%	1,260	4,507	5,975
2012	R	−35.0%	1,852	3,904	5,860
2008	R	−26.7%	2,212	3,866	6,199
2004	R	−28.7%	2,245	4,066	6,349
2000	R	−17.1%	2,223	3,161	5,482
1996	D	+7.1%	2,434	2,067	5,155
1992	D	+18.3%	3,000	1,966	5,651
1988	R	−7.0%	2,564	2,952	5,577
1984	R	−13.0%	2,427	3,162	5,653
1980	D	+5.6%	2,924	2,609	5,645
1976	D	+24.7%	3,016	1,808	4,899
1972	R	−36.1%	1,345	2,952	4,451
1968	R	−13.8%	1,439	2,139	5,065
1964	D	+23.8%	2,831	1,738	4,598
1960	R	−23.4%	2,137	3,442	5,579
1956	R	−5.2%	2,417	2,681	5,124
1952	R	−8.0%	2,133	2,507	4,650
1948	D	+14.7%	2,210	1,626	3,985
1944	D	+4.3%	2,444	2,242	4,696
1940	D	+11.9%	2,858	2,246	5,130
1936	D	+11.9%	2,699	2,121	4,848
1932	D	+18.9%	2,971	2,020	5,039
1928	R	−25.4%	1,695	2,855	4,560
1924	R	−6.5%	2,183	2,498	4,855
1920	R	−3.7%	2,746	2,958	5,792
1916	R	−2.0%	1,605	1,672	3,343
1912	R	−1.1%	1,231	1,263	2,964
1908	D	+0.8%	1,541	1,517	3,142
1904	R	−6.7%	1,227	1,413	2,776
1900	R	−4.6%	1,475	1,622	3,164
1896	R	−0.5%	1,530	1,544	3,109
1892	R	−6.8%	960	1,126	2,425
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

4.8%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.7%

4.0%

75–84

3.4%

5.5%

65–74

6.3%

7.0%

55–64

7.0%

6.8%

45–54

5.8%

5.4%

35–44

5.4%

25–34

6.0%

3.5%

18–24

3.4%

7.8%

5–17

9.2%

3.4%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,583

Caldwell County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Caldwell County$59,583

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

75.9%

Other Christian

7.1%

Mainline Protestant

6.9%

Methodist

5.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 2.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Caldwell County has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 58-point margin in 2024. Its economy centers on agriculture and small-town commerce in the western Kentucky coalfield fringe.

The Republican margin in Caldwell County reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Caldwell County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,583, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,618 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harrison County and Macon County.

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Caldwell County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.