Whitley County, Kentucky
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 2.1% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 1.1% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 54.4% | 94.1% |
| Mainline Protestant | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Other | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Catholic | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Non-religious | 42.2% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+69.3 |
| 2020 | Trump+65.2 |
| 2016 | Trump+67.1 |
| 2012 | Romney+57.8 |
| 2008 | McCain+47.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+40.9 |
| 2000 | Bush+28.9 |
| 1996 | Dole+11.5 |
| 1992 | Bush+11.5 |
Whitley, Kentucky is a county that has a population of 36,920. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+69.3. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.8% | 84.2% | R+69.3 | R+4.1 |
| 2020 | 16.6% | 81.8% | R+65.2 | D+1.9 |
| 2016 | 15.0% | 82.1% | R+67.1 | R+9.4 |
| 2012 | 20.5% | 78.3% | R+57.8 | R+10.1 |
| 2008 | 25.4% | 73.1% | R+47.7 | R+6.8 |
| 2004 | 29.2% | 70.1% | R+40.9 | R+12.0 |
| 2000 | 34.8% | 63.7% | R+28.9 | R+17.4 |
| 1996 | 39.1% | 50.6% | R+11.5 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | 37.8% | 49.3% | R+11.5 | D+20.2 |
| 1988 | 33.9% | 65.6% | R+31.7 | D+5.5 |
| 1984 | 31.0% | 68.2% | R+37.1 | R+9.0 |
| 1980 | 35.1% | 63.3% | R+28.1 | R+10.0 |
| 1976 | 40.5% | 58.7% | R+18.2 | D+32.5 |
| 1972 | 24.3% | 74.9% | R+50.6 | R+13.5 |
| 1968 | 22.6% | 59.7% | R+37.1 | R+37.2 |
| 1964 | 49.8% | 49.8% | Even | D+43.7 |
| 1960 | 28.2% | 71.8% | R+43.7 | D+5.2 |
| 1956 | 25.4% | 74.3% | R+48.9 | R+8.2 |
| 1952 | 29.5% | 70.2% | R+40.7 | R+9.7 |
| 1948 | 33.9% | 64.8% | R+31.0 | — |
What defines Whitley?
It has a working-class electorate (21% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
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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 69.3% margin
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 21.7 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate