Monroe County, Kentucky

2024 results by precinct

12 precincts · 5,308 votes cast

Trump · R+77

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−77.3%	576	4,679	5,308
2020	R	−74.5%	657	4,628	5,330
2016	R	−73.7%	601	4,278	4,991
2012	R	−59.5%	936	3,762	4,746
2008	R	−52.9%	1,067	3,537	4,665
2004	R	−59.9%	1,158	4,657	5,843
2000	R	−57.8%	1,158	4,377	5,569
1996	R	−45.1%	1,114	3,300	4,851
1992	R	−39.0%	1,515	3,776	5,803
1988	R	−60.6%	1,025	4,214	5,266
1984	R	−63.5%	1,052	4,760	5,843
1980	R	−59.1%	1,156	4,592	5,813
1976	R	−40.5%	1,412	3,352	4,795
1972	R	−65.7%	768	3,770	4,566
1968	R	−63.2%	693	4,086	5,372
1964	R	−31.5%	1,713	3,293	5,010
1960	R	−63.4%	970	4,337	5,307
1956	R	−49.9%	1,255	3,759	5,014
1952	R	−54.4%	1,084	3,675	4,759
1948	R	−38.1%	1,249	2,812	4,097
1944	R	−53.6%	1,101	3,648	4,749
1940	R	−40.9%	1,390	3,321	4,722
1936	R	−26.8%	1,352	2,345	3,706
1932	R	−22.4%	1,620	2,559	4,190
1928	R	−57.4%	843	3,127	3,979
1924	R	−43.4%	970	2,489	3,497
1920	R	−51.0%	1,108	3,426	4,549
1916	R	−38.9%	882	2,008	2,898
1912	R	−10.4%	806	1,072	2,564
1908	R	−41.1%	770	1,861	2,652
1904	R	−35.3%	779	1,644	2,450
1900	R	−32.7%	867	1,724	2,620
1896	R	−33.6%	794	1,613	2,438
1892	R	−24.4%	631	1,125	2,023
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

1.8%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

6.8%

55–64

7.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

6.1%

35–44

5.7%

5.8%

25–34

5.7%

4.0%

18–24

3.2%

9.8%

5–17

8.5%

3.4%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$51,280

Monroe County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.

Monroe County$51,280

Kentucky$63,726

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

22.1%

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

Other Christian

25.6%

Baptist

24.5%

Methodist

4.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Monroe County's R+77.3 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the most politically uniform counties in the state, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped Appalachian and south-central Kentucky over the past two decades.

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

Monroe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,280, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,269 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 Logan County and Rockcastle County.

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