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1876–2024
Daviess County, Kentucky
Daviess County·Kentucky

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

Owensboro anchors a consistently Republican river-bend county

18762024·38 elections
Daviess County, Kentucky · W.marsh · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
103,648
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jefferson County
OR · similarity 1.00
56 precincts · 47,097 votes cast
Trump · R+32
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−31.9%
15,67330,70547,097
2020R
−27.9%
17,28631,02549,287
2016R
−32.2%
14,16328,90745,807
2012R
−21.1%
16,20825,09242,087
2008R
−10.1%
19,28223,69243,622
2004R
−23.1%
15,78825,37241,483
2000R
−20.0%
14,12621,36136,240
1996R
−1.4%
15,36615,84434,930
1992D
+4.5%
16,59214,93636,929
1988R
−7.8%
14,81517,35632,445
1984R
−18.6%
13,34719,49533,086
1980D
+0.8%
14,90214,64330,717
1976D
+4.7%
14,11412,82627,454
1972R
−34.5%
8,16817,23426,256
1968R
−0.7%
9,94710,11125,142
1964D
+29.1%
15,2538,35023,755
1960R
−15.2%
9,84613,38523,231
1956R
−26.2%
6,67411,49118,373
1952R
−16.3%
7,52210,46218,010
1948D
+27.7%
8,6824,87313,727
1944D
+14.0%
8,1436,13514,355
1940D
+24.7%
9,3445,63315,026
1936D
+34.7%
9,9574,63615,347
1932D
+34.9%
10,5275,05915,685
1928R
−9.6%
7,3328,89616,243
1924D
+5.4%
8,1167,27015,578
1920D
+12.0%
9,6697,58417,359
1916D
+13.8%
5,3964,0789,573
1912D
+36.3%
4,3141,5067,742
1908D
+13.9%
5,2183,9229,324
1904D
+16.4%
4,7543,3818,383
1900D
+13.2%
4,9103,7388,870
1896D
+22.2%
4,9523,1058,328
1892D
+26.6%
3,4311,6386,744
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
3.3%
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
Baptist
24.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
22.1%
Other Christian
9.7%
Methodist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Owensboro, Kentucky's fourth-largest city, Daviess County has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades, posting a 31.9-point gap in 2024 despite its mid-size urban center.

The Republican margin in Daviess County reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Daviess County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,214, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 103,648 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 Jefferson County and Mason County.