Elizabethtown, KY, Kentucky
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 65.9% | 36,445 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.5% | 17,961 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 1.7% | 935 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32.5%Harris17,961 | 65.9%Trump36,445 | 1.7%Kennedy935 | 55,341 | ||
| R | 34.9%Biden19,605 | 63.2%Trump35,517 | 2.0%Jorgensen1,120 | 56,242 | ||
| R | 30.7%Clinton15,222 | 64.2%Trump31,770 | 5.1%Johnson2,531 | 49,523 | ||
| R | 37.7%Obama16,947 | 60.6%Romney27,268 | 1.7%Johnson767 | 44,982 | ||
| R | 38.0%Obama17,563 | 60.8%McCain28,049 | 1.2%Nader556 | 46,168 | ||
| R | 31.4%Kerry13,330 | 67.8%Bush28,738 | 0.8%Nader341 | 42,409 | ||
| R | 35.7%Gore12,822 | 62.3%Bush22,348 | 1.9%Nader699 | 35,869 | ||
| R | 41.8%Clinton13,071 | 47.3%Dole14,782 | 10.9%Perot3,422 | 31,275 | ||
| R | 37.6%Clinton11,607 | 46.8%Bush14,453 | 15.6%Perot4,828 | 30,888 | ||
| R | 36.3%Dukakis9,084 | 63.3%Bush15,830 | 0.4%Duke108 | 25,022 | ||
| R | 31.2%Mondale7,843 | 68.2%Reagan17,166 | 0.6%Mason162 | 25,171 | ||
| R | 45.8%Carter10,522 | 51.2%Reagan11,779 | 3.0%Anderson686 | 22,987 | ||
| D | 54.1%Carter10,184 | 44.4%Ford8,374 | 1.5%Anderson282 | 18,840 | ||
| R | 32.2%McGovern5,543 | 64.9%Nixon11,189 | 2.9%Schmitz504 | 17,236 | ||
| R | 34.4%Humphrey5,721 | 43.2%Nixon7,191 | 22.4%Wallace3,722 | 16,634 | ||
| D | 67.0%Johnson10,202 | 32.4%Goldwater4,939 | 0.5%Hass80 | 15,221 | ||
| R | 43.6%Kennedy6,854 | 56.4%Nixon8,859 | 0.0% | 15,713 | ||
| R | 45.2%Stevenson6,184 | 54.3%Eisenhower7,437 | 0.5%Andrews68 | 13,689 | ||
| D | 54.4%Stevenson6,760 | 45.2%Eisenhower5,615 | 0.4%Hallinan45 | 12,420 | ||
| D | 60.6%Truman5,854 | 37.0%Dewey3,574 | 2.3%Thurmond225 | 9,653 | ||
| D | 59.5%Roosevelt6,501 | 40.1%Dewey4,381 | 0.5%Thomas53 | 10,935 | ||
| D | 66.1%Roosevelt7,181 | 33.7%Willkie3,660 | 0.3%Thomas30 | 10,871 | ||
| D | 66.0%Roosevelt6,785 | 33.4%Landon3,435 | 0.6%Lemke61 | 10,281 | ||
| D | 67.8%Roosevelt8,697 | 31.5%Hoover4,036 | 0.7%Thomas86 | 12,819 | ||
| R | 43.0%Smith4,937 | 56.8%Hoover6,516 | 0.2%Thomas20 | 11,473 | ||
| D | 59.4%Davis6,289 | 38.8%Coolidge4,107 | 1.9%La Follette196 | 10,592 | ||
| D | 59.6%Cox7,743 | 39.8%Harding5,172 | 0.6%Debs78 | 12,993 | ||
| D | 61.7%Wilson4,622 | 37.7%Hughes2,823 | 0.5%Benson41 | 7,486 | ||
| D | 57.1%Wilson3,921 | 14.9%Taft1,022 | 28.0%Roosevelt1,920 | 6,863 | ||
| D | 58.9%Bryan4,347 | 39.9%Taft2,942 | 1.2%Debs86 | 7,375 | ||
| D | 59.6%Parker4,015 | 37.6%Roosevelt2,534 | 2.8%Debs189 | 6,738 | ||
| D | 58.3%Bryan4,479 | 40.2%McKinley3,089 | 1.4%Woolley109 | 7,677 | ||
| D | 58.1%Bryan4,172 | 39.6%McKinley2,840 | 2.3%Palmer163 | 7,175 | ||
| D | 51.9%Cleveland2,706 | 31.5%Harrison1,643 | 16.6%Weaver863 | 5,212 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +20.4% |
| 1896 | +18.6% |
| 1900 | +18.1% |
| 1904 | +22.0% |
| 1908 | +19.1% |
| 1912 | +42.2% |
| 1916 | +24.0% |
| 1920 | +19.8% |
| 1924 | +20.6% |
| 1928 | −13.8% |
| 1932 | +36.4% |
| 1936 | +32.6% |
| 1940 | +32.4% |
| 1944 | +19.4% |
| 1948 | +23.6% |
| 1952 | +9.2% |
| 1956 | −9.2% |
| 1960 | −12.8% |
| 1964 | +34.6% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −37.0% |
| 1988 | −27.0% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −5.5% |
| 2000 | −26.6% |
| 2004 | −36.3% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | −22.9% |
| 2016 | −33.4% |
| 2020 | −28.3% |
| 2024 | −33.4% |
100,891 registered voters · 2024
Anchored by Fort Knox and a manufacturing base along the I-65 corridor, the Elizabethtown metro has delivered Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting the heavily white, working-class composition of Hardin and surrounding counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 37.0 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.4 points.
A population of 127,049, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,578 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bowling Green, KY and Washington, IN.
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