Clark County, Kentucky: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,1922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,3482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mercer County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clark CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clark County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 5,639 | 11,950 | 17,885 | ||
| R | 6,004 | 11,811 | 18,139 | ||
| R | 4,706 | 10,710 | 16,205 | ||
| R | 5,228 | 9,931 | 15,416 | ||
| R | 5,749 | 9,664 | 15,628 | ||
| R | 5,661 | 9,540 | 15,317 | ||
| R | 4,918 | 7,297 | 12,473 | ||
| D | 4,987 | 4,739 | 10,896 | ||
| D | 4,892 | 4,625 | 11,517 | ||
| R | 4,252 | 5,329 | 9,622 | ||
| R | 3,595 | 6,130 | 9,758 | ||
| D | 5,071 | 4,302 | 9,685 | ||
| D | 4,575 | 3,114 | 7,768 | ||
| R | 2,020 | 4,506 | 6,585 | ||
| R | 2,385 | 2,698 | 6,808 | ||
| D | 4,205 | 2,019 | 6,237 | ||
| R | 3,024 | 3,317 | 6,341 | ||
| D | 3,609 | 3,030 | 6,663 | ||
| D | 3,620 | 2,592 | 6,212 | ||
| D | 3,292 | 1,508 | 4,908 | ||
| D | 3,608 | 1,929 | 5,564 | ||
| D | 3,970 | 2,136 | 6,125 | ||
| D | 4,396 | 2,246 | 6,659 | ||
| D | 4,920 | 1,981 | 6,936 | ||
| R | 3,460 | 3,495 | 6,955 | ||
| D | 3,857 | 2,703 | 6,629 | ||
| D | 4,846 | 3,105 | 7,987 | ||
| D | 2,620 | 1,731 | 4,388 | ||
| D | 2,321 | 1,056 | 4,050 | ||
| D | 2,525 | 1,859 | 4,456 | ||
| D | 2,442 | 1,683 | 4,174 | ||
| D | 2,302 | 1,900 | 4,231 | ||
| D | 2,055 | 2,032 | 4,218 | ||
| D | 1,958 | 1,599 | 3,627 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
Irish
11.1%
German
10.5%
American
10.2%
Scottish
3.8%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
African American
2.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,348
Clark County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clark County$64,348
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clark County sits in Kentucky's Inner Bluegrass region and has moved steadily toward lopsided Republican presidential margins since the early 2000s, reflecting a broader rural realignment that reshaped much of the non-metropolitan South.
The Republican margin in Clark County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,348, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 37,192 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 Mercer County and Vernon Parish.
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Clark County, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/21049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clark County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clark County, Kentucky voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,885 votes cast, 5,639 went Democratic and 11,950 went Republican.
What is Clark County, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Clark County, Kentucky as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Clark County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clark County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clark County, Kentucky?
Clark County, Kentucky has a population of 37,192 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clark County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Clark County, Kentucky is $64,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Clark County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clark County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.