- Lead
- 4,251
- Total
- 5,857
- vs nation
- R+71.1
- Turnout
- 65.8%
Green County, KY
President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 65.8% of 8,946 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 3,918
- Total
- 5,812
- vs nation
- R+71.9
- Turnout
- 67.9%
- Lead
- 3,540
- Total
- 5,333
- vs nation
- R+68.5
- Turnout
- 62.5%
- Lead
- 2,469
- Total
- 4,856
- vs nation
- R+54.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,581
- Total
- 5,079
- vs nation
- R+58.1
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,554
- Total
- 5,206
- vs nation
- R+46.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,530
- Total
- 4,756
- vs nation
- R+53.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,478
- Total
- 4,540
- vs nation
- R+41.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 11,3692024 5-year
- Population density
- 40 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 286 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $46,7982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17.3 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cleburne County, AL · twin score 94.4
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 65.8%5,886 participants ÷ 8,946 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +17.8 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -1.9 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 48.0%–52.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 5,401 | 8,641 | 62.5% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 4,551 | 8,616 | 52.8% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 5,830 | 8,586 | 67.9% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 4,405 | 8,800 | 50.1% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 5,886 | 8,946 | 65.8% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
presidential history
Party record book
Green 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
50.4%
2,160 votes · D+1.2
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 49.7%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
85.9%
5,033 votes · R+72.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 83.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
2,277votes
49.7% of the vote · R+0.1
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 2,160 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
5,033votes
85.9% of the vote · R+72.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 4,838 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
John W. Davis1924
+14.5pts D vs U.S.
Place R+10.7 · U.S. R+25.2
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +14.0 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+71.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+67.4 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +71.1 pts
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.
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 26 points more Republican than the rolls.
8,701 registered voters · 2024
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+133 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +647 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $41,791 in average income, against $51,396 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+56.7 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Green County, KY itself (R+72.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Taylor County, KY74R+56.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Taylor County, KY79
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 | −38 |
| 2012 | +82 |
| 2013 | −89 |
| 2014 | −111 |
| 2015 | −30 |
| 2016 | +49 |
| 2017 | +82 |
| 2018 | −8 |
| 2019 | −26 |
| 2021 | +236 |
| 2022 | +118 |
| 2023 | +121 |
| 2024 | +128 |
| 2025 | +133 |
Green County delivered a 72.6-point Republican margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state. Its population of roughly 11,500 has declined steadily alongside broader trends across south-central Kentucky's agricultural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 72.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.6 points.
A population of 11,369, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,798 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cleburne County and Hancock County.
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Green County, Kentucky. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/21087/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.