Green County, Kentucky: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,3692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,7982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Baca County, CO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Green CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Green 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 782 | 5,033 | 5,857 | ||
| R | 920 | 4,838 | 5,812 | ||
| R | 832 | 4,372 | 5,333 | ||
| R | 1,165 | 3,634 | 4,856 | ||
| R | 1,204 | 3,785 | 5,079 | ||
| R | 1,312 | 3,866 | 5,206 | ||
| R | 1,085 | 3,615 | 4,756 | ||
| R | 1,285 | 2,763 | 4,540 | ||
| R | 1,760 | 2,709 | 4,986 | ||
| R | 1,595 | 3,139 | 4,751 | ||
| R | 1,611 | 3,210 | 4,838 | ||
| R | 1,758 | 2,775 | 4,587 | ||
| R | 2,085 | 2,397 | 4,519 | ||
| R | 1,209 | 2,755 | 4,003 | ||
| R | 1,003 | 2,448 | 4,170 | ||
| D | 2,160 | 2,110 | 4,286 | ||
| R | 1,580 | 3,606 | 5,186 | ||
| R | 1,726 | 2,951 | 4,689 | ||
| R | 1,857 | 2,773 | 4,641 | ||
| R | 1,628 | 2,186 | 3,860 | ||
| R | 1,809 | 2,379 | 4,219 | ||
| R | 1,993 | 2,497 | 4,508 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 2,336 | 4,312 | ||
| R | 2,277 | 2,281 | 4,583 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 2,824 | 4,102 | ||
| R | 1,548 | 1,920 | 3,481 | ||
| R | 1,723 | 2,310 | 4,050 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 1,412 | 2,670 | ||
| D | 1,117 | 687 | 2,483 | ||
| R | 1,167 | 1,337 | 2,541 | ||
| R | 1,071 | 1,201 | 2,312 | ||
| R | 1,243 | 1,399 | 2,661 | ||
| R | 1,142 | 1,389 | 2,555 | ||
| R | 585 | 739 | 1,874 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.3%
English
12.5%
Irish
11.0%
German
5.0%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.3%
Italian
1.0%
African American
1.0%
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. 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: 45.2 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
$46,798
Green County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Green County$46,798
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.5%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)19.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.8%
Spanish0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin in Green County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $46,798, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,369 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 Baca County and Morrill County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Green County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Green County, Kentucky voted Republican by 72.6 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,857 votes cast, 782 went Democratic and 5,033 went Republican.
What is Green County, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Green 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 2 times, Republican 32 times, and other 0 times.
When did Green County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Green County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Green County, Kentucky?
Green County, Kentucky has a population of 11,369 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Green County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Green County, Kentucky is $46,798 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Green County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Green County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.