Daviess County, Kentucky
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.0pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 4.3% |
▶Black / African American(9) | 4.1% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.5% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.1% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 35.1% | 55.0% |
| Catholic | 22.1% | 34.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.3% | 8.3% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Black Protestant | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Non-religious | 36.1% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+31.9 |
| 2020 | Trump+27.9 |
| 2016 | Trump+32.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+21.1 |
| 2008 | McCain+10.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+23.1 |
| 2000 | Bush+20.0 |
| 1996 | Dole+1.4 |
| 1992 | Clinton+4.5 |
Daviess, Kentucky is a county that has a population of 103,648. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+31.9. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.3% | 65.2% | R+31.9 | R+4.0 |
| 2020 | 35.1% | 62.9% | R+27.9 | D+4.3 |
| 2016 | 30.9% | 63.1% | R+32.2 | R+11.1 |
| 2012 | 38.5% | 59.6% | R+21.1 | R+11.0 |
| 2008 | 44.2% | 54.3% | R+10.1 | D+13.0 |
| 2004 | 38.1% | 61.2% | R+23.1 | R+3.1 |
| 2000 | 39.0% | 58.9% | R+20.0 | R+18.6 |
| 1996 | 44.0% | 45.4% | R+1.4 | R+5.9 |
| 1992 | 44.9% | 40.4% | D+4.5 | D+12.3 |
| 1988 | 45.7% | 53.5% | R+7.8 | D+10.7 |
| 1984 | 40.3% | 58.9% | R+18.6 | R+19.4 |
| 1980 | 48.5% | 47.7% | D+0.8 | R+3.9 |
| 1976 | 51.4% | 46.7% | D+4.7 | D+39.2 |
| 1972 | 31.1% | 65.6% | R+34.5 | R+33.9 |
| 1968 | 39.6% | 40.2% | R+0.7 | R+29.7 |
| 1964 | 64.2% | 35.2% | D+29.1 | D+44.3 |
| 1960 | 42.4% | 57.6% | R+15.2 | D+11.0 |
| 1956 | 36.3% | 62.5% | R+26.2 | R+9.9 |
| 1952 | 41.8% | 58.1% | R+16.3 | R+44.1 |
| 1948 | 63.2% | 35.5% | D+27.8 | — |
What defines Daviess?
Daviess voted overwhelmingly Republican in 2024. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, revealing how its political character has evolved over more than a century.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 31.9% margin
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 22.1 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate