Robertson County, Kentucky: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,2832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,8302024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Valley County, MT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Robertson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Robertson 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 | 215 | 915 | 1,144 | ||
| R | 253 | 884 | 1,146 | ||
| R | 222 | 759 | 1,013 | ||
| R | 340 | 579 | 935 | ||
| R | 451 | 533 | 1,015 | ||
| R | 413 | 670 | 1,090 | ||
| R | 341 | 630 | 998 | ||
| R | 360 | 368 | 850 | ||
| D | 439 | 329 | 945 | ||
| D | 515 | 511 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 467 | 567 | 1,043 | ||
| D | 562 | 416 | 999 | ||
| D | 546 | 275 | 828 | ||
| R | 421 | 456 | 894 | ||
| R | 406 | 416 | 1,011 | ||
| D | 734 | 383 | 1,119 | ||
| D | 652 | 594 | 1,246 | ||
| D | 793 | 617 | 1,412 | ||
| D | 827 | 623 | 1,451 | ||
| D | 864 | 442 | 1,314 | ||
| D | 855 | 556 | 1,413 | ||
| D | 829 | 578 | 1,414 | ||
| D | 897 | 498 | 1,403 | ||
| D | 1,056 | 538 | 1,604 | ||
| R | 640 | 742 | 1,382 | ||
| D | 680 | 498 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 940 | 623 | 1,570 | ||
| D | 663 | 415 | 1,083 | ||
| D | 570 | 158 | 991 | ||
| D | 688 | 398 | 1,100 | ||
| D | 709 | 409 | 1,135 | ||
| D | 718 | 494 | 1,221 | ||
| D | 666 | 449 | 1,137 | ||
| D | 567 | 438 | 1,057 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.6%
English
14.6%
American
10.9%
Irish
9.7%
Italian
3.5%
French
1.1%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
2.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 38.0 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
$51,830
Robertson County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Robertson County$51,830
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)21.0%
Seniors (65+)40.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
100.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Robertson County's roughly 2,200 residents make it one of the least populous jurisdictions in the state, yet it has consistently produced some of Kentucky's widest presidential margins, hitting R+61 in 2024.
The Republican margin in Robertson County reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,830, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,283 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 Valley County and Clearwater County.
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Robertson County, Kentucky — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/21201/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Robertson County, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Robertson County, Kentucky voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,144 votes cast, 215 went Democratic and 915 went Republican.
What is Robertson County, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Robertson 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Robertson County, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Robertson County, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Robertson County, Kentucky?
Robertson County, Kentucky has a population of 2,283 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Robertson County, Kentucky?
Median household income in Robertson County, Kentucky is $51,830 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Robertson County, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Robertson County, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.