Mason County, KY

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Maysville, KY
Designated Market Area: Cincinnati, OH-IN-KY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

Places in Mason County, KY     [Sort places by name]

Maysville city (pop. 8,831) Dover city (pop. 302) Sardis city (pop. 73) Germantown city (pop. 31)  

Tracts in Mason County, KY

Census Tract 9601, Mason County, Kentucky     Census Tract 9602, Mason County, Kentucky     Census Tract 9603, Mason County, Kentucky     Census Tract 9604, Mason County, Kentucky     Census Tract 9605, Mason County, Kentucky        

2024 population: 16,956   ( 169 from 2020)
Land area: 240.1 square miles
Population density: 70.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	14,737	86.91%	2.4%
Black:	1,003	5.92%	3.3%
Indian:	58	0.34%	18.4%
Asian:	245	1.44%	58.1%
2+ races:	464	2.74%	8.2%
Hispanic:	449	2.65%	24.7%
Total non-White:	2,219	13.09%	9.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	792	11.6
Deaths:	1,036	15.1
Net Migration:	-15	-0.2
Net Immigration:	93	1.4

Change in White population:	-358	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	189	1.1

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	61%	Donald Trump (R)	5,621	71.1%	Kamala Harris (D)	2,170	27.5%	110 [+]	1.4%	7,901	7	21	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 70 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 20 (0.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,477	68.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,362	29.7%	119 [+]	1.5%	7,958	7	22	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 85 (1.1%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	4,944	68.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,970	27.3%	305 [+]	4.2%	7,219	6	23	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 173 (2.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 87 (1.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 38 (0.5%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,197	61.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,592	37.7%	92 [+]	1.3%	6,881	1	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 38 (0.6%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	4,102	57.6%	Barack Obama (D)	2,891	40.6%	128 [+]	1.8%	7,121	0	12	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 83 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 23 (0.3%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,381	61.9%	John Kerry (D)	2,644	37.3%	54 [+]	0.8%	7,079	2	11	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 36 (0.5%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	3,572	60.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,178	37.1%	123 [+]	2.1%	5,873	4	13	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 88 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 16 (0.3%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	2,588	46.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,444	44.1%	507 [+]	9.2%	5,539	2	6	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 484 (8.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 13 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	48%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,657	44.1%	George Bush* (R)	2,432	40.3%	940 [+]	15.6%	6,029	-1	3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 916 (15.2%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	3,158	53.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,721	46.2%	16 [+]	0.3%	5,895	-2	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6 (0.1%);
1984	51%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,751	58.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,663	41.3%	32	0.5%	6,446	-2	-1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,181	50.6%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,926	46.5%	180 [+]	2.9%	6,287	-3	-4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 127 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 33 (0.5%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,397	56.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,529	42.1%	78 [+]	1.3%	6,004	-3	-6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 36 (0.6%);
1972	51%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,529	58.5%	George McGovern (D)	2,459	40.7%	49 [+]	0.8%	6,037	-5	-2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 42 (0.7%);
1968	62%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,772	42.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,661	40.5%	1,137 [+]	17.3%	6,570	-3	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,131 (17.2%);
1964	64%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,502	64.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,437	35.1%	13	0.2%	6,952	-1	-3	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,334	57.9%	John Kennedy (D)	3,153	42.1%	0	0.0%	7,487	4	8	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,880	51.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,572	47.7%	38	0.5%	7,490	-2	-6	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,614	50.0%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,606	49.9%	8	0.1%	7,228	0	-5	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,620	57.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,519	40.1%	138 [+]	2.2%	6,277	-1	-5	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 53 (0.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 6 (0.1%);
1944	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,810	53.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,256	45.8%	39	0.5%	7,105	1	0	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	74%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,386	54.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,704	45.6%	27	0.3%	8,117	3	1	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,503	56.5%	Alf Landon (R)	3,317	41.6%	147 [+]	1.8%	7,967	2	5	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 122 (1.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,065	60.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,213	38.6%	56 [+]	0.7%	8,334	-2	-1	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.1%);
1928	84%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,012	59.8%	Al Smith (D)	3,364	40.1%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,382	0	2	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	72%	John Davis (D)	3,525	50.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,372	48.0%	124 [+]	1.8%	7,021	-1	-6	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 108 (1.5%);
1920	89%	James Cox (D)	4,691	55.3%	Warren Harding (R)	3,743	44.2%	42 [+]	0.5%	8,476	-5	-16	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	53%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,820	56.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,127	42.5%	53 [+]	1.1%	5,000	-4	-4	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 46 (0.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 7 (0.1%);
1912	48%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,475	53.6%	William Taft* (R)	1,538	33.3%	601 [+]	13.0%	4,614	8	10	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 542 (11.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 30 (0.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 23 (0.5%);
1908	51%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,675	54.5%	William Taft (R)	2,136	43.5%	99 [+]	2.0%	4,910	-4	-8	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	50%	Alton Parker (D)	2,792	55.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,029	40.6%	174 [+]	3.5%	4,995	-6	-16	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	53%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,952	54.2%	William McKinley* (R)	2,455	45.1%	41 [+]	0.8%	5,448	-3	-7	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mason County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	37%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,566	53.3%	Andy Beshear* (D)	2,247	46.7%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,814	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	45%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,879	66.8%	Charles Booker (D)	1,927	33.2%	0	0.0%	5,806	5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	60%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,999	63.0%	Amy McGrath (D)	2,601	32.8%	329 [+]	4.1%	7,929	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 329 (4.1%);
2019	G	38%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,719	53.6%	Andy Beshear (D)	2,246	44.2%	111 [+]	2.2%	5,076	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 111 (2.2%);
2016	S3	54%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,452	62.8%	Jim Gray (D)	2,640	37.2%	0	0.0%	7,092	6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	26%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,792	52.4%	Jack Conway (D)	1,531	44.8%	95 [+]	2.8%	3,418	0	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 95 (2.8%);
2014	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,279	58.3%	Alison Lundergan-Grimes (D)	2,192	39.0%	149 [+]	2.7%	5,620	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 149 (2.7%);
2011	G	24%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,862	59.2%	David Williams (R)	1,054	33.5%	228 [+]	7.3%	3,144	-2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 228 (7.3%);
2010	S3	38%	Rand Paul (R)	2,724	54.4%	Jack Conway (D)	2,282	45.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,007	-1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2008	S2	53%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,847	55.4%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	3,095	44.6%	0	0.0%	6,942	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	32%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,287	55.5%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,834	44.5%	0	0.0%	4,121	3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	51%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,884	58.6%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,748	41.4%	0	0.0%	6,632	8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	32%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,308	56.1%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,806	43.9%	0	0.0%	4,114	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	29%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,499	66.1%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,284	33.9%	0	0.0%	3,783	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
1999	G	14%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,073	62.5%	Peppy Martin (R)	358	20.8%	287 [+]	16.7%	1,718	-1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 271 (15.8%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 15 (0.9%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
1998	S3	35%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,220	50.5%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,154	49.0%	26 [+]	0.6%	4,400	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 26 (0.6%);
1996	S2	40%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,010	59.5%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,989	39.3%	63 [+]	1.2%	5,062	4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 25 (0.5%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 24 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.3%);
1995	G	33%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,072	50.5%	Paul Patton (D)	2,021	49.3%	8 [+]	0.2%	4,101	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 8 (0.2%);
1992	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,552	66.5%	David Williams (R)	1,737	32.5%	56 [+]	1.0%	5,345	-3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 56 (1.0%);
1991	G	30%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,472	65.6%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,298	34.4%	0	0.0%	3,770	-1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	30%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,016	54.9%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,655	45.1%	0	0.0%	3,671	3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1987	G	33%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,818	68.5%	John Harper (R)	1,292	31.4%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,114	-3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1986	S3	23%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,341	81.1%	Jackson Andrews (R)	547	18.9%	0	0.0%	2,888	-7	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	48%	Walter "Dee" Huddleston* (D)	3,135	52.4%	Mitch McConnell (R)	2,824	47.2%	21 [+]	0.4%	5,980	-3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.4%);
1983	G	43%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,234	59.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,211	40.5%	12 [+]	0.2%	5,457	-4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 12 (0.2%);
1980	S3	42%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,621	68.0%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,707	32.0%	0	0.0%	5,328	-3	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1979	G	38%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,977	65.5%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,566	34.5%	0	0.0%	4,543	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	16%	Walter "Dee" Huddleston* (D)	1,211	63.8%	Louie Guenthner (R)	664	35.0%	22 [+]	1.2%	1,897	-2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 22 (1.2%);
1975	G	30%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,551	72.6%	Robert Gable (R)	965	27.4%	0	0.0%	3,516	-10	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	30%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,044	58.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,410	40.4%	37 [+]	1.1%	3,491	-4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 37 (1.1%);
1972	S2	50%	Walter "Dee" Huddleston (D)	3,307	56.0%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,546	43.1%	56 [+]	0.9%	5,909	-5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 56 (0.9%);
1971	G	54%	Wendell Ford (D)	3,341	56.9%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,390	40.7%	143 [+]	2.4%	5,874	-4	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 127 (2.2%); William Smith (American) 16 (0.3%);
1968	S3	56%	Katherine Peden (D)	3,398	57.5%	Marlow Cook (R)	2,484	42.0%	31 [+]	0.5%	5,913	-9	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 31 (0.5%);
1967	G	53%	Henry Ward (D)	3,193	56.6%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,414	42.8%	36 [+]	0.6%	5,643	-8	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 36 (0.6%);
1966	S2	40%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,812	66.2%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,434	33.8%	0	0.0%	4,246	2	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	53%	Ned Breathitt (D)	3,151	54.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,605	45.3%	0	0.0%	5,756	-4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	48%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,719	51.2%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,595	48.8%	0	0.0%	5,314	-2	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	66%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	4,320	59.0%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,998	41.0%	0	0.0%	7,318	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Mason County, KY

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Voter Registration Data for Mason County, KY