Kentucky

Party registration totals from 2008 through 2026. Source: Kentucky state election board filings.

Last Reported Date: 4/30/26

Republican (2026)

1,610,910

47.9% of total

Democratic (2026)

1,374,537

40.8% of total

Independent (2026)

358,800

10.7% of total

Other Parties (2026)

21,197

0.6% of total

Kentucky — Party Registration Share

% of active registrants by party

Kentucky — Raw Registration Totals

Active registrants by party

Kentucky — Annual Registration Totals

Active registrants by party

Year	Republican	GOP %	Democratic	Dem %	Independent	Ind %	Other	Other %	Total	Filing Date
2026	1,610,910	47.9%	1,374,537	40.8%	358,800	10.7%	21,197	0.6%	3,365,444	4.30.26
2025	1,601,098	47.8%	1,375,378	41.1%	352,195	10.5%	20,778	0.6%	3,349,449	12.31.25
2024	1,674,447	47.0%	1,499,867	42.1%	363,553	10.2%	21,786	0.6%	3,559,653	12.31.24
2023	1,602,958	46.0%	1,527,115	43.8%	334,411	9.6%	20,343	0.6%	3,484,827	11.1.23
2022	1,629,183	45.4%	1,607,211	44.8%	334,053	9.3%	19,542	0.5%	3,589,989	10.15.22
2021	1,580,200	44.4%	1,640,231	46.1%	319,168	9.0%	18,119	0.5%	3,557,718	10.18.21
2020	1,568,690	44.0%	1,672,380	46.9%	307,577	8.6%	16,779	0.5%	3,565,426	10.10.20
2019	1,461,743	42.4%	1,686,019	48.8%	291,533	8.4%	12,240	0.4%	3,451,535	10.18.19
2018	1,419,284	41.7%	1,688,207	49.6%	283,747	8.3%	11,665	0.3%	3,402,903	10.17.18
2017	1,371,085	41.1%	1,680,811	50.4%	273,116	8.2%	10,612	0.3%	3,335,624	10.16.17
2016	1,338,054	40.5%	1,693,778	51.2%	264,488	8.0%	9,798	0.3%	3,306,118	10.14.16
2015	1,259,542	39.3%	1,685,054	52.6%	250,874	7.8%	6,379	0.2%	3,201,849	10.15.15
2014	1,219,518	38.8%	1,681,031	53.4%	239,937	7.6%	5,826	0.2%	3,146,312	11.18.14
2013	1,175,497	38.2%	1,669,536	54.3%	229,989	7.5%	0	0.0%	3,075,022	9.16.13
2012	1,151,331	37.9%	1,665,853	54.8%	219,969	7.2%	0	0.0%	3,037,153	11.6.12
2011	1,100,930	37.4%	1,639,005	55.7%	204,668	7.0%	0	0.0%	2,944,603	11.6.11
2010	1,067,537	37.0%	1,624,361	56.3%	193,877	6.7%	0	0.0%	2,885,775	11.2.10
2008	1,053,871	36.3%	1,662,093	57.2%	190,845	6.6%	0	0.0%	2,906,809	11.4.08