akashic
1876–2024
Casey County, Kentucky
Casey County·Kentucky

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

One of Kentucky's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Casey County, Kentucky · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+76
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,914
2024 ACS
Most similar
Custer County
NE · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 7,080 votes cast
Trump · R+76
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−76.4%
8046,2167,080
2020R
−73.4%
9186,1797,171
2016R
−73.2%
7675,4826,439
2012R
−62.7%
1,0864,9046,091
2008R
−58.1%
1,2194,6795,957
2004R
−62.3%
1,1745,1096,321
2000R
−57.8%
1,1224,2845,469
1996R
−42.7%
1,1063,1874,873
1992R
−36.0%
1,4093,3175,302
1988R
−51.6%
1,2163,8575,117
1984R
−58.7%
1,1224,3565,513
1980R
−52.2%
1,2984,2395,632
1976R
−35.3%
1,6023,3795,032
1972R
−59.5%
9133,7274,728
1968R
−53.8%
8793,6985,235
1964R
−29.5%
1,8753,4575,356
1960R
−54.6%
1,4134,8116,224
1956R
−45.2%
1,5704,1675,749
1952R
−43.0%
1,5223,8315,366
1948R
−38.4%
1,4953,3804,911
1944R
−43.4%
1,5203,8695,409
1940R
−35.0%
1,8623,8745,753
1936R
−30.1%
1,9253,5885,534
1932R
−18.2%
2,6513,8406,516
1928R
−42.9%
1,5193,8055,330
1924R
−26.7%
1,7973,1204,950
1920R
−28.8%
1,9513,5435,533
1916R
−17.9%
1,3521,9493,339
1912D
+8.9%
1,1589022,888
1908R
−22.1%
1,1911,8783,106
1904R
−16.5%
1,1331,5952,794
1900R
−15.6%
1,3021,7863,108
1896R
−21.1%
1,0611,6432,763
1892R
−7.8%
1,0391,2232,359
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%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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
23.9%
Other Christian
13.3%
Methodist
7.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Casey County's 2024 presidential margin of R+76.4 places it among the most heavily one-sided counties in the state, reflecting a rural Appalachian-adjacent electorate that has shifted decisively away from its historically Democratic roots over the past two decades.

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

Casey County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $45,510, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,914 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 Custer County and Logan County.