akashic
1876–2024
McLean County, Kentucky
McLean County·Kentucky

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

One of Kentucky's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
McLean County, Kentucky · Bedford at en.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
9,114
2024 ACS
Most similar
Indiana County
PA · similarity 0.99
8 precincts · 4,634 votes cast
Trump · R+56
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−55.9%
9893,5784,634
2020R
−53.5%
1,0743,6334,782
2016R
−52.4%
9883,3814,566
2012R
−30.3%
1,4322,7054,200
2008R
−9.6%
1,9632,3864,422
2004R
−17.2%
1,8232,5844,435
2000R
−11.7%
1,7472,2194,022
1996D
+13.0%
1,8341,3683,595
1992D
+21.0%
2,2231,3554,129
1988D
+10.7%
2,2691,8294,111
1984R
−0.6%
1,9171,9423,882
1980D
+17.5%
2,1471,4973,710
1976D
+31.6%
2,3461,2123,593
1972R
−31.4%
1,1912,2983,530
1968D
+0.0%
1,3731,3723,840
1964D
+37.4%
2,5761,1733,755
1960R
−13.9%
1,7162,2693,985
1956D
+2.0%
1,9651,8863,870
1952D
+4.5%
1,9611,7913,763
1948D
+30.3%
2,1041,1123,272
1944D
+11.8%
2,2221,7523,997
1940D
+22.9%
2,7091,6984,417
1936D
+29.9%
2,4961,3383,879
1932D
+32.2%
2,7711,4124,224
1928R
−16.4%
1,7282,4084,147
1924D
+10.0%
2,2841,8574,258
1920D
+6.6%
2,7542,4085,221
1916D
+4.8%
1,5891,4393,093
1912D
+18.4%
1,3048222,618
1908D
+3.9%
1,4301,3192,871
1904D
+6.5%
1,3361,1632,658
1900D
+4.1%
1,4631,3442,871
1896D
+18.9%
1,3899352,399
1892D
+18.1%
8695341,846
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
54.5%
Methodist
13.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.5%
Other Christian
3.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

McLean County, a rural Ohio River community of under 10,000, recorded an R+55.9 margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided counties in a state that has shifted sharply away from its historically Democratic roots.

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

McLean County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,596, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,114 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 Indiana County and Marshall County.