Breathitt County, Kentucky
Politics
Politics
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During the 20th century, Breathitt County was a Democratic stronghold typical of rural [Appalachia](/wiki/Appalachia "Appalachia"), only voting Republican narrowly [once](/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky "1908 United States presidential election in Kentucky"). Starting in [1912](/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election "1912 United States presidential election"), Breathitt County continuously voted for the Democratic presidential nominee, a streak that would last until the [2004 election](/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election "2004 United States presidential election"). Since [2008](/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election "2008 United States presidential election"), the county has voted for the Republican nominee each election by increasingly wide margins. Despite this, 79% of registered voters remain Democrats.

In gubernatorial elections, Breathitt County has only voted for the Republican nominee on three occasions: [1907](/wiki/1907_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election "1907 Kentucky gubernatorial election"), [1919](/wiki/1919_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election "1919 Kentucky gubernatorial election"), and [2015](/wiki/2015_Kentucky_gubernatorial_election "2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election"). 


How do the demographics of Breathitt County relate to its voting patterns?