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Pulaski County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Somerset, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 66,842   ( 1,810 from 2020)
Land area: 658.4 square miles
Population density: 101.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:62,022 92.79% 1.8%
Black:7981.19% 6.5%
Indian:2020.30% 17.4%
Asian:6510.97% 19.7%
2+ races:9311.39% 22.8%
Hispanic:2,2383.35% 20.7%
Total non-White:4,8207.21% 18.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,891 11.1
Deaths:4,13615.9
Net Migration: 2,81910.8
Net Immigration: 2240.9
Change in White population:1,067 1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:743 1.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pulaski County, KY



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 61% Donald Trump (R) 26,051 82.1% Kamala Harris (D) 5,351 16.9% 333 [+] 1.0% 31,735 18 32 1.53%
2020 62% Donald Trump* (R) 25,442 80.6% Joe Biden (D) 5,666 18.0% 449 [+] 1.4% 31,557 19 34 1.48%
2016 56% Donald Trump (R) 22,902 81.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,208 15.0% 931 [+] 3.3% 28,041 19 36 1.46%
2012 53% Mitt Romney (R) 20,714 79.7% Barack Obama* (D) 4,976 19.1% 313 [+] 1.2% 26,003 19 32 1.45%
2008 54% John McCain (R) 19,862 77.1% Barack Obama (D) 5,590 21.7% 314 [+] 1.2% 25,766 20 31 1.41%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 19,535 76.6% John Kerry (D) 5,829 22.8% 152 [+] 0.6% 25,516 17 26 1.42%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 15,845 73.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 5,415 25.1% 281 [+] 1.3% 21,541 17 26 1.39%
1996 46% Robert Dole (R) 11,945 63.4% Bill Clinton* (D) 5,340 28.4% 1,544 [+] 8.2% 18,829 19 23 1.36%
1992 51% George Bush* (R) 11,423 58.8% Bill Clinton (D) 5,465 28.1% 2,526 [+] 13.0% 19,414 17 21 1.30%
1988 51% George Bush (R) 13,482 73.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 4,788 26.1% 72 [+] 0.4% 18,342 18 20 1.39%
1984 55% Ronald Reagan* (R) 14,434 76.4% Walter Mondale (D) 4,384 23.2% 75 0.4% 18,893 16 18 1.38%
1980 61% Ronald Reagan (R) 12,970 65.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 6,570 33.0% 379 [+] 1.9% 19,919 16 14 1.54%
1976 54% Gerald Ford* (R) 9,226 61.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 5,752 38.1% 105 [+] 0.7% 15,083 16 13 1.29%
1972 55% Richard Nixon* (R) 10,602 77.0% George McGovern (D) 3,080 22.4% 88 [+] 0.6% 13,770 14 16 1.29%
1968 61% Richard Nixon (R) 8,290 64.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,823 21.9% 1,788 [+] 13.9% 12,901 20 21 1.22%
1964 63% Barry Goldwater (R) 7,383 55.6% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,840 44.0% 55 0.4% 13,278 20 17 1.27%
1960 73% Richard Nixon (R) 11,899 79.3% John Kennedy (D) 3,097 20.7% 0 0.0% 14,996 26 30 1.33%
1956 68% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,636 73.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,899 26.8% 37 0.3% 14,572 19 16 1.38%
1952 61% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 9,651 70.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,032 29.4% 24 0.2% 13,707 21 15 1.38%
1948 52% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,549 64.9% Harry Truman* (D) 3,844 33.1% 234 [+] 2.0% 11,627 23 20 1.41%
1944 54% Thomas Dewey (R) 8,318 67.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,934 31.9% 76 0.6% 12,328 22 22 1.42%
1940 59% Wendell Willkie (R) 8,533 63.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,896 36.4% 39 0.3% 13,468 21 19 1.39%
1936 59% Alf Landon (R) 7,570 61.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,711 38.3% 25 [+] 0.2% 12,306 22 25 1.33%
1932 60% Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,905 58.2% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,931 41.6% 25 [+] 0.2% 11,861 18 19 1.21%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 9,348 78.8% Al Smith (D) 2,494 21.0% 15 [+] 0.1% 11,857 20 21 1.26%
1924 56% Calvin Coolidge (R) 6,484 62.8% John Davis (D) 3,158 30.6% 676 [+] 6.6% 10,318 14 9 1.27%
1920 61% Warren Harding (R) 7,262 65.7% James Cox (D) 3,749 33.9% 48 [+] 0.4% 11,059 16 5 1.20%
1916 37% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,136 61.3% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,531 37.5% 79 [+] 1.2% 6,746 15 15 1.30%
1912 31% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,980 34.7% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,785 31.3% 1,944 [+] 34.1% 5,709 5 7 1.26%
1908 41% William Taft (R) 4,483 63.0% William J. Bryan (D) 2,460 34.5% 178 [+] 2.5% 7,121 15 11 1.45%
1904 35% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,713 64.8% Alton Parker (D) 1,870 32.6% 149 [+] 2.6% 5,732 18 8 1.32%
1900 40% William McKinley* (R) 4,084 64.6% William J. Bryan (D) 2,178 34.5% 59 [+] 0.9% 6,321 16 13 1.35%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pulaski County, KY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2023 G 37% Daniel Cameron (R) 12,957 67.8% Andy Beshear* (D) 6,139 32.1% 1 [+] 0.0% 19,097 20 1.44%
2022 S3 41% Rand Paul* (R) 17,000 80.3% Charles Booker (D) 4,177 19.7% 0 0.0% 21,177 18 1.43%
2020 S2 62% Mitch McConnell* (R) 23,900 75.8% Amy McGrath (D) 6,120 19.4% 1,498 [+] 4.8% 31,518 18 1.48%
2019 G 42% Matt Bevin* (R) 14,756 70.0% Andy Beshear (D) 5,891 28.0% 420 [+] 2.0% 21,067 21 1.46%
2016 S3 55% Rand Paul* (R) 19,972 72.3% Jim Gray (D) 7,648 27.7% 2 [+] 0.0% 27,622 15 1.45%
2015 G 30% Matt Bevin (R) 10,623 72.0% Jack Conway (D) 3,664 24.8% 476 [+] 3.2% 14,763 19 1.52%
2014 S2 44% Mitch McConnell* (R) 15,610 72.3% Alison Lundergan-Grimes (D) 5,263 24.4% 721 [+] 3.3% 21,594 16 1.50%
2011 G 25% David Williams (R) 6,274 51.8% Steve Beshear* (D) 4,825 39.8% 1,019 [+] 8.4% 12,118 16 1.45%
2010 S3 39% Rand Paul (R) 14,209 73.9% Jack Conway (D) 5,001 26.0% 11 [+] 0.1% 19,221 18 1.42%
2008 S2 53% Mitch McConnell* (R) 17,072 67.8% Bruce Lunsford (D) 8,108 32.2% 0 0.0% 25,180 15 1.40%
2007 G 31% Ernie Fletcher* (R) 9,180 62.3% Steve Beshear (D) 5,552 37.7% 0 0.0% 14,732 21 1.40%
2004 S3 53% Jim Bunning* (R) 16,053 67.2% Daniel Mongiardo (D) 7,848 32.8% 0 0.0% 23,901 17 1.39%
2003 G 36% Ernie Fletcher (R) 11,847 73.3% Ben Chandler (D) 4,321 26.7% 0 0.0% 16,168 18 1.49%
2002 S2 28% Mitch McConnell* (R) 9,776 78.7% Lois Weinberg (D) 2,645 21.3% 0 0.0% 12,421 14 1.10%
1999 G 14% Paul Patton* (D) 2,611 43.0% Peppy Martin (R) 2,502 41.2% 954 [+] 15.7% 6,067 19 1.05%
1998 S3 41% Jim Bunning (R) 11,118 64.4% Scotty Baesler (D) 5,973 34.6% 183 [+] 1.1% 17,274 15 1.51%
1996 S2 43% Mitch McConnell* (R) 12,026 68.7% Steve Beshear (D) 5,184 29.6% 283 [+] 1.6% 17,493 13 1.34%
1995 G 34% Larry Forgy (R) 9,023 66.5% Paul Patton (D) 4,537 33.4% 9 [+] 0.1% 13,569 18 1.38%
1992 S3 41% David Williams (R) 7,964 50.7% Wendell Ford* (D) 7,623 48.5% 132 [+] 0.8% 15,719 15 1.18%
1991 G 25% Brereton Jones (D) 5,243 55.1% Larry Hopkins (R) 4,278 44.9% 0 0.0% 9,521 10 1.14%
1990 S2 27% Mitch McConnell* (R) 6,749 65.9% Harvey Sloane (D) 3,498 34.1% 0 0.0% 10,247 14 1.12%
1987 G 28% Wallace Wilkinson (D) 5,962 59.9% John Harper (R) 3,989 40.1% 0 0.0% 9,951 5 1.27%
1986 S3 20% Wendell Ford* (D) 3,876 56.1% Jackson Andrews (R) 3,028 43.9% 0 0.0% 6,904 18 1.02%
1984 S2 51% Mitch McConnell (R) 11,897 68.0% Walter "Dee" Huddleston* (D) 5,539 31.7% 53 [+] 0.3% 17,489 18 1.35%
1983 G 43% Jim Bunning (R) 8,834 60.4% Martha Layne Collins (D) 5,622 38.4% 181 [+] 1.2% 14,637 16 1.42%
1980 S3 49% Wendell Ford* (D) 8,517 53.3% Mary Louise Foust (R) 7,457 46.7% 0 0.0% 15,974 12 1.44%
1979 G 42% Louie Nunn (R) 7,435 58.3% John Y. Brown, Jr. (D) 5,309 41.7% 0 0.0% 12,744 18 1.36%
1978 S2 23% Walter "Dee" Huddleston* (D) 3,463 50.5% Louie Guenthner (R) 3,290 48.0% 98 [+] 1.4% 6,851 11 1.44%
1975 G 39% Robert Gable (R) 5,878 55.7% Julian Carroll* (D) 4,675 44.3% 0 0.0% 10,553 19 1.41%
1974 S3 39% Marlow Cook* (R) 6,395 62.2% Wendell Ford (D) 3,790 36.9% 97 [+] 0.9% 10,282 18 1.38%
1972 S2 54% Louie Nunn (R) 9,141 66.6% Walter "Dee" Huddleston (D) 4,532 33.0% 43 [+] 0.3% 13,716 19 1.32%
1971 G 57% Tom Emberton (R) 7,951 61.9% Wendell Ford (D) 4,639 36.1% 255 [+] 2.0% 12,845 18 1.38%
1968 S3 54% Marlow Cook (R) 7,905 68.8% Katherine Peden (D) 3,502 30.5% 77 [+] 0.7% 11,484 17 1.22%
1967 G 58% Louie Nunn (R) 8,376 68.2% Henry Ward (D) 3,877 31.6% 34 [+] 0.3% 12,287 17 1.39%
1966 S2 49% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 8,364 80.9% John Y. Brown (D) 1,973 19.1% 0 0.0% 10,337 16 1.38%
1963 G 58% Louie Nunn (R) 8,110 66.9% Ned Breathitt (D) 4,019 33.1% 0 0.0% 12,129 18 1.37%
1962 S3 57% Thruston Morton* (R) 8,328 70.6% Wilson Wyatt (D) 3,463 29.4% 0 0.0% 11,791 18 1.44%
1960 S2 72% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 12,490 83.6% Keen Johnson (D) 2,443 16.4% 0 0.0% 14,933 24 1.37%
*: 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 Pulaski County, KY

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 27,318 100.0% 0 0.0% 27,318
County Total for 2024-11-05:   27,318
2022-11-08 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 17,820 85.0% Conor Halbleib (D) 3,151 15.0% 1 0.0% 20,972
County Total for 2022-11-08:   20,972
2020-11-03 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 27,107 86.6% Matthew Best (D) 4,179 13.4% 0 0.0% 31,286
County Total for 2020-11-03:   31,286
2018-11-06 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 18,076 84.2% Ken Stepp (D) 3,384 15.8% 3 0.0% 21,463
County Total for 2018-11-06:   21,463
2016-11-08 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 24,017 100.0% 0 0.0% 24,017
County Total for 2016-11-08:   24,017
2014-11-04 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 18,036 85.0% Ken Stepp (D) 3,190 15.0% 0 0.0% 21,226
County Total for 2014-11-04:   21,226
2012-11-06 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 21,014 83.0% Ken Stepp (D) 4,309 17.0% 0 0.0% 25,323
County Total for 2012-11-06:   25,323
2010-11-02 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 16,528 84.4% Jim Holbert (D) 3,059 15.6% 0 0.0% 19,587
County Total for 2010-11-02:   19,587
2008-11-04 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 20,441 85.0% Jim Holbert (I) 3,594 15.0% 0 0.0% 24,035
County Total for 2008-11-04:   24,035
2006-11-07 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 14,710 80.8% Ken Stepp (D) 3,498 19.2% 0 0.0% 18,208
County Total for 2006-11-07:   18,208
2004-11-02 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 20,608 100.0% 0 0.0% 20,608
County Total for 2004-11-02:   20,608
2002-11-05 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 11,027 87.5% Sidney Jane Bailey (D) 1,572 12.5% 0 0.0% 12,599
County Total for 2002-11-05:   12,599
2000-11-07 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 16,521 84.8% Sidney Jane Bailey (D) 2,954 15.2% 0 0.0% 19,475
County Total for 2000-11-07:   19,475
1998-11-03 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 14,286 83.8% Sidney Jane Bailey (D) 2,764 16.2% 0 0.0% 17,050
County Total for 1998-11-03:   17,050
1996-11-05 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 13,246 100.0% 0 0.0% 13,246
County Total for 1996-11-05:   13,246
1994-11-08 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 8,049 86.4% Doc Blevins (D) 1,268 13.6% 0 0.0% 9,317
County Total for 1994-11-08:   9,317
1992-11-03 KY05Harold Rogers* (R) 14,052 77.5% John Hays (D) 4,074 22.5% 0 0.0% 18,126
County Total for 1992-11-03:   18,126
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Pulaski County, KY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 52,217 37,212 71.3% 10,159 19.5% 4,846 9.3% Rep +27,053 Rep +51.8% 101%
2022 50,945 36,185 71.0% 10,430 20.5% 4,330 8.5% Rep +25,755 Rep +50.6% 99%
2020 50,029 35,352 70.7% 10,766 21.5% 3,911 7.8% Rep +24,586 Rep +49.1% 97%
2018 47,850 33,309 69.6% 10,919 22.8% 3,622 7.6% Rep +22,390 Rep +46.8% 94%
2016 47,323 32,690 69.1% 11,229 23.7% 3,404 7.2% Rep +21,461 Rep +45.4% 94%
2014 45,633 31,290 68.6% 11,180 24.5% 3,163 6.9% Rep +20,110 Rep +44.1% 91%
2012 44,422 30,137 67.8% 11,372 25.6% 2,913 6.6% Rep +18,765 Rep +42.2% 90%
2010 42,720 29,025 67.9% 11,119 26.0% 2,576 6.0% Rep +17,906 Rep +41.9% 88%
2008 43,078 28,710 66.6% 11,839 27.5% 2,529 5.9% Rep +16,871 Rep +39.2% 91%
2006 41,318 28,071 67.9% 11,025 26.7% 2,222 5.4% Rep +17,046 Rep +41.3% 89%
2004 41,251 27,633 67.0% 11,408 27.7% 2,210 5.4% Rep +16,225 Rep +39.3% 91%
2002 38,892 26,298 67.6% 10,666 27.4% 1,928 5.0% Rep +15,632 Rep +40.2% 88%
2000 37,602 25,095 66.7% 10,674 28.4% 1,833 4.9% Rep +14,421 Rep +38.4% 87%
1998 36,811 24,826 67.4% 10,140 27.5% 1,845 5.0% Rep +14,686 Rep +39.9% 88%
1994 29,249 19,691 67.3% 8,868 30.3% 690 2.4% Rep +10,823 Rep +37.0% 74%
1986 29,366 19,224 65.5% 9,713 33.1% 429 1.5% Rep +9,511 Rep +32.4% 83%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.