Hardin County, Kentucky

2024 results by precinct

58 precincts · 48,082 votes cast

Trump · R+29

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−29.3%	16,572	30,672	48,082
2020	R	−24.0%	18,101	29,832	48,941
2016	R	−30.2%	13,944	26,971	43,156
2012	R	−20.8%	15,214	23,357	39,218
2008	R	−20.6%	15,650	23,896	39,990
2004	R	−36.0%	11,507	24,627	36,441
2000	R	−25.6%	11,095	18,964	30,690
1996	R	−6.1%	11,031	12,642	26,617
1992	R	−11.1%	9,417	12,299	25,958
1988	R	−29.0%	7,262	13,240	20,599
1984	R	−38.3%	6,329	14,293	20,771
1980	R	−7.7%	8,339	9,779	18,738
1976	D	+6.7%	7,977	6,965	15,185
1972	R	−35.3%	4,060	8,740	13,256
1968	R	−6.7%	4,470	5,329	12,737
1964	D	+33.0%	7,460	3,744	11,264
1960	R	−9.3%	5,141	6,191	11,332
1956	R	−7.7%	4,325	5,050	9,430
1952	D	+8.0%	4,599	3,914	8,558
1948	D	+26.3%	3,990	2,297	6,447
1944	D	+22.0%	4,436	2,831	7,294
1940	D	+33.4%	4,718	2,351	7,090
1936	D	+32.2%	4,480	2,284	6,814
1932	D	+36.4%	6,047	2,801	8,920
1928	R	−18.0%	3,210	4,624	7,848
1924	D	+21.7%	4,296	2,735	7,198
1920	D	+23.3%	5,382	3,334	8,782
1916	D	+26.7%	3,272	1,887	5,187
1912	D	+43.8%	2,656	632	4,618
1908	D	+22.0%	3,010	1,913	4,990
1904	D	+23.0%	2,714	1,671	4,537
1900	D	+19.3%	3,059	2,053	5,207
1896	D	+19.8%	2,848	1,885	4,873
1892	D	+23.7%	1,909	1,075	3,515
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%

Polish

0.5%

African American

9.0%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.2%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

6.2%

55–64

6.5%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.9%

35–44

6.9%

6.8%

25–34

6.4%

4.6%

18–24

3.8%

9.1%

5–17

9.3%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,647

Hardin County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Hardin County$67,647

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.1%

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

19.3%

Other Christian

12.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.8%

Methodist

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Fort Knox and one of Kentucky's larger non-metro populations, Hardin County combines a substantial military-connected workforce with rural surrounding communities, producing consistent double-digit Republican margins in recent federal elections.

The Republican margin in Hardin County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hardin County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,647, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 111,942 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 Isle of Wight County and Comanche County.

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