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1876–2024
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County·Kentucky

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

Bluegrass-fringe county where suburban Lexington growth meets deep-red margins

18762024·38 elections
Jessamine County, Kentucky · W.marsh · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+36
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,588
2024 ACS
Most similar
Whitfield County
GA · similarity 1.00
35 precincts · 26,685 votes cast
Trump · R+36
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−35.8%
8,30317,85426,685
2020R
−32.5%
8,56717,09626,280
2016R
−40.0%
6,14415,47423,326
2012R
−39.9%
6,00114,23320,633
2008R
−37.0%
6,23613,71120,214
2004R
−40.3%
5,47612,97218,580
2000R
−36.1%
4,63310,07415,061
1996R
−18.5%
4,4286,68612,210
1992R
−22.0%
3,7646,47412,339
1988R
−40.5%
2,9557,05710,116
1984R
−49.2%
2,3797,0819,556
1980R
−17.6%
3,3104,8098,530
1976R
−4.8%
2,7953,0816,004
1972R
−48.7%
1,2693,8195,238
1968R
−19.5%
1,3342,3385,143
1964D
+11.4%
2,4851,9684,530
1960R
−15.9%
2,0222,7874,809
1956R
−5.9%
2,0722,3404,553
1952D
+8.0%
2,5782,1934,792
1948D
+22.9%
2,3011,4143,878
1944D
+15.0%
2,4261,7904,248
1940D
+20.8%
2,8151,8374,692
1936D
+15.2%
2,8132,0664,902
1932D
+25.3%
2,8731,7104,595
1928R
−10.9%
2,2952,8575,152
1924D
+6.8%
2,4702,1444,764
1920D
+15.1%
3,2062,3495,689
1916D
+12.9%
1,7271,3263,118
1912D
+21.7%
1,5068952,822
1908D
+10.3%
1,5741,2712,952
1904D
+7.8%
1,4661,2472,813
1900D
+8.0%
1,5651,3262,976
1896D
+2.9%
1,4281,3432,886
1892D
+5.6%
1,0429222,156
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
3.3%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
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
Other Christian
41.6%
Baptist
5.7%
Methodist
3.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jessamine County sits just south of Lexington but votes far more conservatively than its urban neighbor, posting a 35-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite steady population growth tied to suburban sprawl.

The Republican margin in Jessamine County reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Jessamine County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,576, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,588 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 Whitfield County and St. Johns County.