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1876–2024
Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County·Kentucky

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

One of Kentucky's most reliably red rural counties

18762024·38 elections
Marion County, Kentucky · W.marsh · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
19,749
2024 ACS
Most similar
Shoshone County
ID · similarity 0.99
5 precincts · 9,102 votes cast
Trump · R+44
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−43.5%
2,5136,4739,102
2020R
−38.0%
2,7226,1138,928
2016R
−30.1%
2,6795,1228,111
2012R
−5.2%
3,4183,8007,318
2008R
−3.2%
3,5963,8427,615
2004R
−6.9%
3,3993,9057,354
2000R
−7.8%
2,7783,2596,176
1996D
+15.9%
2,9222,0135,710
1992D
+20.7%
3,4032,0916,324
1988D
+11.5%
3,1522,5005,673
1984R
−7.6%
2,8353,3056,159
1980D
+24.9%
3,5772,1265,816
1976D
+33.8%
3,5201,7235,322
1972R
−0.4%
2,3512,3704,765
1968D
+16.6%
2,4361,6204,906
1964D
+59.7%
4,2651,0745,344
1960D
+32.2%
4,2922,2036,495
1956R
−0.3%
2,9272,9455,892
1952D
+16.5%
3,1592,2625,429
1948D
+43.5%
3,0081,1714,225
1944D
+28.2%
2,9961,6734,694
1940D
+32.7%
3,4821,7635,264
1936D
+38.1%
3,5261,5675,146
1932D
+47.4%
4,4271,5716,021
1928D
+18.2%
3,4612,3955,863
1924D
+21.1%
3,0551,9755,126
1920D
+22.0%
3,8072,4316,258
1916D
+19.2%
2,0631,3963,477
1912D
+33.3%
1,8487353,342
1908D
+22.5%
2,0931,3213,426
1904D
+21.6%
1,8571,1913,090
1900D
+16.2%
2,0701,4913,583
1896D
+8.5%
1,8731,5753,498
1892D
+19.5%
1,4519542,543
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
6.1%
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
Catholic & Orthodox
22.1%
Baptist
19.9%
Methodist
4.3%
Other Christian
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Marion County's R+43.5 margin in 2024 reflects a broader realignment across rural Kentucky, where small agricultural communities have shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.

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

Marion County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,627, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,749 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 Shoshone County and Carroll County.