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1876–2024
Campbell County, Kentucky
Campbell County·Kentucky

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

Northern Kentucky suburb anchored by Newport, just across from Cincinnati

18762024·38 elections
Campbell County, Kentucky · The original uploader was Rdikeman at English Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
93,426
2024 ACS
Most similar
Kenton County
KY · similarity 1.00
46 precincts · 48,334 votes cast
Trump · R+20
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−19.7%
18,95228,45048,334
2020R
−18.6%
19,37428,48248,878
2016R
−24.4%
14,65825,05042,510
2012R
−22.8%
15,08024,24040,177
2008R
−20.9%
15,62224,04640,297
2004R
−28.1%
14,25325,54040,175
2000R
−25.9%
12,04020,78933,829
1996R
−15.0%
11,95716,64031,216
1992R
−17.4%
10,67316,38232,840
1988R
−33.8%
9,55319,38729,104
1984R
−40.4%
9,06821,47330,679
1980R
−19.5%
11,05916,74329,208
1976R
−11.7%
12,42315,79828,821
1972R
−38.9%
8,58520,02529,445
1968R
−13.9%
9,74713,68128,203
1964D
+13.5%
16,01212,20928,264
1960R
−8.4%
14,69017,38832,078
1956R
−28.3%
10,35918,61729,171
1952R
−15.4%
12,97617,70530,716
1948D
+4.6%
13,00811,85125,231
1944R
−2.6%
12,95913,64726,670
1940R
−0.4%
14,80114,91629,820
1936D
+21.4%
16,78010,32730,196
1932D
+20.2%
17,77611,66530,208
1928R
−8.8%
14,50817,31731,920
1924R
−27.1%
5,56412,32924,936
1920R
−6.7%
10,59712,21023,976
1916D
+11.7%
7,2905,69613,595
1912D
+22.1%
4,6872,27610,900
1908R
−1.4%
6,8137,02514,804
1904R
−10.4%
4,5625,75911,553
1900R
−3.9%
5,1415,56711,050
1896R
−14.8%
4,3045,82110,263
1892D
+4.0%
4,3023,9598,470
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
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
27.5%
Baptist
10.6%
Other Christian
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Methodist
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Campbell County sits on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati, giving it an urban-adjacent character uncommon in Kentucky's interior. Despite suburban density, recent presidential contests have run roughly 20 points to the right, a shift that has widened steadily since 2008.

The Republican margin in Campbell County reached its widest at forty points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Campbell County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,567, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 93,426 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 Kenton County and Butler County.