Rowan County, Kentucky
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.8pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 2.4% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 1.7% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.5% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 18.9% | 75.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 3.7% | 14.7% |
| Catholic | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| Other | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| Non-religious | 75.1% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+27.8 |
| 2020 | Trump+21.0 |
| 2016 | Trump+21.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+7.8 |
| 2008 | Obama+2.0 |
| 2004 | Kerry+5.7 |
| 2000 | Bush+0.6 |
| 1996 | Clinton+14.4 |
| 1992 | Clinton+15.0 |
Rowan, Kentucky is a county that has a population of 24,578. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+27.8. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.3% | 63.0% | R+27.8 | R+6.8 |
| 2020 | 38.5% | 59.6% | R+21.0 | D+0.2 |
| 2016 | 37.2% | 58.5% | R+21.2 | R+13.4 |
| 2012 | 44.9% | 52.6% | R+7.8 | R+9.8 |
| 2008 | 50.0% | 47.9% | D+2.0 | R+3.6 |
| 2004 | 52.3% | 46.7% | D+5.7 | D+6.2 |
| 2000 | 48.5% | 49.1% | R+0.6 | R+14.9 |
| 1996 | 51.0% | 36.6% | D+14.4 | R+0.6 |
| 1992 | 48.9% | 33.9% | D+15.0 | D+17.0 |
| 1988 | 48.8% | 50.9% | R+2.1 | D+12.6 |
| 1984 | 42.5% | 57.2% | R+14.7 | R+18.3 |
| 1980 | 49.7% | 46.1% | D+3.6 | R+18.5 |
| 1976 | 60.3% | 38.2% | D+22.1 | D+41.8 |
| 1972 | 39.7% | 59.5% | R+19.7 | R+17.0 |
| 1968 | 42.6% | 45.2% | R+2.7 | R+31.6 |
| 1964 | 64.2% | 35.4% | D+28.9 | D+31.8 |
| 1960 | 48.5% | 51.5% | R+2.9 | R+1.1 |
| 1956 | 49.0% | 50.9% | R+1.9 | R+7.4 |
| 1952 | 52.7% | 47.1% | D+5.6 | R+10.9 |
| 1948 | 57.9% | 41.5% | D+16.4 | — |
What defines Rowan?
Rowan has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (2D, 4R) — a genuine swing geography.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 27.8% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 29.8 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
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