Skip to content
The American Political Almanac
RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 21157 · Kentucky

MarshallKY

Republican ×7 since 2000all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Kentucky and national vote
2024 result
R+57.4
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
32–8
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
19/40
48% of its elections
Closest election
1960
D+1.4
this countyKentuckynational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1976+66.6 ptsDemocrats
1932+62.2 ptsDemocrats
1964+54.7 ptsDemocrats
1968-40.9 ptsRepublicans
1928-36.1 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
31,743
College (BA+)
21%
Median income
$65,831
2024 dollars
Non-white
5%
Rural
85%
Age 65+
23%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Calloway, KY · Graves, KY · Livingston, KY · Lyon, KY · McCracken, KY · Trigg, KY