akashic
1876–2024
Outline of Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County·Kentucky

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

One of western Kentucky's most Republican-leaning rural counties

18762024·38 elections
KY
Latest
R+58
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
12,618
2024 ACS
Most similar
Harrison County
KY · similarity 1.00
13 precincts · 6,188 votes cast
Trump · R+58
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−58.2%
1,2564,8606,188
2020R
−54.0%
1,4334,9066,434
2016R
−54.3%
1,2604,5075,975
2012R
−35.0%
1,8523,9045,860
2008R
−26.7%
2,2123,8666,199
2004R
−28.7%
2,2454,0666,349
2000R
−17.1%
2,2233,1615,482
1996D
+7.1%
2,4342,0675,155
1992D
+18.3%
3,0001,9665,651
1988R
−7.0%
2,5642,9525,577
1984R
−13.0%
2,4273,1625,653
1980D
+5.6%
2,9242,6095,645
1976D
+24.7%
3,0161,8084,899
1972R
−36.1%
1,3452,9524,451
1968R
−13.8%
1,4392,1395,065
1964D
+23.8%
2,8311,7384,598
1960R
−23.4%
2,1373,4425,579
1956R
−5.2%
2,4172,6815,124
1952R
−8.0%
2,1332,5074,650
1948D
+14.7%
2,2101,6263,985
1944D
+4.3%
2,4442,2424,696
1940D
+11.9%
2,8582,2465,130
1936D
+11.9%
2,6992,1214,848
1932D
+18.9%
2,9712,0205,039
1928R
−25.4%
1,6952,8554,560
1924R
−6.5%
2,1832,4984,855
1920R
−3.7%
2,7462,9585,792
1916R
−2.0%
1,6051,6723,343
1912R
−1.1%
1,2311,2632,964
1908D
+0.8%
1,5411,5173,142
1904R
−6.7%
1,2271,4132,776
1900R
−4.6%
1,4751,6223,164
1896R
−0.5%
1,5301,5443,109
1892R
−6.8%
9601,1262,425
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
4.8%
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.
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
75.9%
Other Christian
7.1%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
Methodist
5.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 2.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Caldwell County has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 58-point margin in 2024. Its economy centers on agriculture and small-town commerce in the western Kentucky coalfield fringe.

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

Caldwell County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,583, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,618 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 Harrison County and Macon County.