Democrat, Kentucky
# Democrat, Kentucky

Democrat is an unincorporated community in Letcher County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

## History

A post office called Democrat was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The community was so named because the postmaster, Isom Sergent, was politically a Democrat.

## Notable person

Samuel C. Collins, physicist, was born at Democrat in 1898.

