Boyd County, Kentucky

2024 results by precinct

48 precincts · 20,951 votes cast

Trump · R+39

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−38.5%	6,291	14,363	20,951
2020	R	−33.2%	7,083	14,295	21,751
2016	R	−37.0%	6,021	13,591	20,454
2012	R	−16.3%	7,776	10,884	19,049
2008	R	−12.3%	8,886	11,430	20,670
2004	R	−6.3%	10,132	11,501	21,777
2000	D	+1.5%	9,541	9,247	19,182
1996	D	+13.8%	9,668	7,054	18,893
1992	D	+14.7%	10,496	7,387	21,147
1988	D	+0.9%	9,552	9,379	18,988
1984	R	−6.4%	9,601	10,925	20,621
1980	D	+1.5%	10,702	10,367	21,695
1976	D	+10.0%	11,150	9,106	20,459
1972	R	−32.8%	6,434	12,812	19,437
1968	R	−3.8%	7,914	8,632	19,001
1964	D	+24.4%	11,436	6,941	18,437
1960	R	−10.8%	9,094	11,305	20,399
1956	R	−14.7%	8,546	11,502	20,082
1952	R	−0.9%	10,245	10,426	20,720
1948	D	+14.5%	9,006	6,707	15,844
1944	D	+8.4%	8,130	6,868	15,040
1940	D	+14.7%	9,868	7,322	17,265
1936	D	+18.9%	9,762	6,650	16,492
1932	D	+9.5%	8,315	6,853	15,343
1928	R	−32.8%	4,611	9,118	13,736
1924	R	−18.2%	4,079	6,062	10,913
1920	R	−10.6%	5,103	6,334	11,563
1916	R	−2.5%	2,738	2,883	5,743
1912	D	+11.1%	1,772	1,271	4,521
1908	R	−19.0%	1,950	2,894	4,964
1904	R	−19.0%	1,716	2,544	4,365
1900	R	−13.6%	1,514	1,995	3,534
1896	R	−24.8%	1,241	2,087	3,407
1892	D	+0.4%	1,537	1,526	3,124
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

1.8%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

3.6%

5.6%

65–74

6.6%

6.7%

55–64

6.9%

6.6%

45–54

6.2%

6.8%

35–44

6.1%

6.3%

25–34

5.5%

3.8%

18–24

3.5%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,118

Boyd County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Boyd County$61,118

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

24.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

9.4%

Methodist

7.7%

Other Christian

6.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Boyd County sits at the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio rivers, anchoring a small urban core around Ashland. Once a union-heavy Democratic stronghold tied to steel and coal, it has shifted decisively rightward over the past three election cycles.

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

Boyd County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,118, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 47,911 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 Greenup County and Lewis County.

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