WHAT IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION GAP?

In Kentucky, 34% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared to >90% of voters 45+

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Kentucky Voter Registration Gap

This maps shows the most recent county-level voter registration rates in Kentucky, one of a set of 39 states we currently track. Rates are shown for both 18-year-olds and adults ages 45 and older. Click a county to learn more about voter registration in there.

State
County
Age Group

Kentucky

34% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote as of Jun 1, 2026.

85%75%65%55%45%35%LowPop
Voter data from a commercial source compiling official state records and the American Community Survey. Last updated on Jul 14, 2026.
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Kentucky County Registration Rates

This table shows the voter registration rates in each Kentucky county or county-equivalent as of Jun 1, 2026. We omit counties with 18-year-old populations below 100.

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18 vs 45+
Adair County25%> 90%39819,089
Allen County37%87%19021,293
Anderson County55%> 90%20124,353
Barren County40%> 90%42644,938
Bell County65%> 90%21223,509
Boone County38%> 90%1,574139,841
Bourbon County50%89%20820,240
Boyd County37%87%47547,911
Boyle County24%89%61430,941
Bracken County37%> 90%1158,444
Breathitt County70%87%10713,276
Breckinridge County38%> 90%27320,881
Bullitt County42%> 90%85284,027
Butler County63%> 90%11912,393
Caldwell County29%> 90%16212,618
Calloway County11%> 90%1,15638,224
Campbell County28%89%1,07793,426
Carroll County29%> 90%16210,954
Carter County51%> 90%25026,341
Casey County48%87%16215,914
Christian County15%> 90%1,08072,069
Clark County38%> 90%37737,192
Clay County48%90%17219,921
Crittenden County46%89%1078,979
Daviess County35%> 90%1,206103,648
Edmonson County54%90%10512,355
Elliott County14%82%1487,307
Estill County47%89%13014,035
Fayette County20%86%5,629323,725
Fleming County82%> 90%13115,323
Floyd County52%> 90%38435,224
Franklin County35%89%72951,842
Gallatin County28%> 90%1158,769
Garrard County39%> 90%17517,568
Grant County36%> 90%31025,418
Graves County37%> 90%44136,630
Grayson County42%> 90%27126,707
Green County62%> 90%10311,369
Greenup County45%> 90%34835,501
Hancock County41%> 90%1199,034
Hardin County38%> 90%1,159111,942
Harlan County45%87%23125,772
Harrison County45%> 90%21919,140
Hart County27%89%19819,603
Henderson County36%90%45844,280
Henry County45%> 90%16415,856
Hopkins County36%89%51245,119
Jackson County37%> 90%22613,086
Jefferson County40%> 90%8,802783,022
Jessamine County31%> 90%75254,588
Johnson County48%> 90%21922,334
Kenton County32%> 90%1,741171,288
Knott County21%> 90%24013,830
Knox County61%> 90%35229,865
Larue County69%> 90%13315,107
Laurel County37%> 90%62662,983
Lawrence County49%88%14716,077
Letcher County34%85%19320,808
Lewis County43%> 90%14612,965
Lincoln County32%> 90%25424,504
Logan County33%90%25427,986
McCracken County46%> 90%70367,564
McCreary County47%87%13516,867
Madison County19%> 90%2,26295,769
Marion County48%89%18219,749
Marshall County37%> 90%28931,743
Mason County71%89%16016,956
Meade County47%90%32530,158
Mercer County59%> 90%30823,028
Metcalfe County30%> 90%14210,425
Montgomery County41%> 90%27628,395
Morgan County54%81%10714,053
Muhlenberg County39%88%29830,591
Nelson County40%> 90%47747,606
Ohio County35%> 90%29723,735
Oldham County47%> 90%91869,257
Owen County48%> 90%11911,330
Pendleton County29%> 90%19114,723
Perry County56%88%25527,499
Pike County47%90%67656,727
Powell County43%> 90%19213,038
Pulaski County43%> 90%63465,897
Rockcastle County68%> 90%15016,163
Rowan County8%> 90%1,03124,578
Russell County58%> 90%25418,221
Scott County35%> 90%82359,536
Shelby County47%> 90%46949,096
Simpson County32%> 90%22819,972
Spencer County43%> 90%23020,193
Taylor County15%> 90%49426,397
Todd County31%86%13612,469
Trigg County39%> 90%12614,315
Union County24%88%18813,260
Warren County16%89%2,733140,918
Washington County47%> 90%11612,140
Wayne County51%90%18219,602
Webster County26%> 90%13212,842
Whitley County17%> 90%69336,920
Woodford County32%> 90%37927,279

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The voter data shown on this page comes from a commercial source that compiles official state records and was last updated on Jul 14, 2026. Population estimates come from the American Community Survey. To learn more, read our research model.

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