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Elections / 1904 · President · KY

Alton B. Parker carried Kentucky D+2.7.

Alton B. Parker (D) vs Theodore Roosevelt (R) in Kentucky, 1904. The state ran 22.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+19.7 nationally).

Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)

Kentucky result
435,855 votes counted
Parker (D)
217,250
49.8%
Roosevelt (R)
205,277
47.1%
All others
13,328
3.1%
Margin
D+2.7
Kentucky, 1904
ParkerD+2.7
1904 presidential margin by county for Kentucky — 1904 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Kentucky — 1904 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1904 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adair County, KY · R+10.7Allen County, KY · R+12.1Anderson County, KY · D+19.3Ballard County, KY · D+46.3Barren County, KY · D+18.7Bath County, KY · D+5.6Bell County, KY · R+51.5Boone County, KY · D+54.6Bourbon County, KY · D+9.1Boyd County, KY · R+19.0Boyle County, KY · D+9.1Bracken County, KY · D+15.1Breathitt County, KY · D+29.6Breckinridge County, KY · R+6.3Bullitt County, KY · D+36.0Butler County, KY · R+40.5Caldwell County, KY · R+6.7Calloway County, KY · D+46.4Campbell County, KY · R+10.4Carlisle County, KY · D+47.3Carroll County, KY · D+46.6Carter County, KY · R+24.8Casey County, KY · R+16.5Christian County, KY · R+17.9Clark County, KY · D+18.2Clay County, KY · R+51.4Clinton County, KY · R+49.7Crittenden County, KY · R+16.1Cumberland County, KY · R+27.4Daviess County, KY · D+16.4Edmonson County, KY · R+21.0Elliott County, KY · D+31.4Estill County, KY · R+19.7Fayette County, KY · D+12.7Fleming County, KY · TiedFloyd County, KY · D+13.5Franklin County, KY · D+33.6Fulton County, KY · D+45.9Gallatin County, KY · D+47.0Garrard County, KY · R+6.7Grant County, KY · D+17.8Graves County, KY · D+49.1Grayson County, KY · R+12.2Green County, KY · R+5.6Greenup County, KY · R+27.6Hancock County, KY · R+7.9Hardin County, KY · D+23.0Harlan County, KY · R+66.7Harrison County, KY · D+26.8Hart County, KY · R+3.8Henderson County, KY · D+19.1Henry County, KY · D+19.2Hickman County, KY · D+40.0Hopkins County, KY · D+4.8Jackson County, KY · R+75.6Jefferson County, KY · D+2.4Jessamine County, KY · D+7.8Johnson County, KY · R+36.6Kenton County, KY · R+4.2Knott County, KY · D+38.3Knox County, KY · R+51.1Larue County, KY · D+19.9Laurel County, KY · R+33.7Lawrence County, KY · R+6.9Lee County, KY · R+24.7Leslie County, KY · R+85.2Letcher County, KY · R+40.6Lewis County, KY · R+28.8Lincoln County, KY · D+1.8Livingston County, KY · D+19.2Logan County, KY · D+8.7Lyon County, KY · D+14.8Madison County, KY · D+2.0Magoffin County, KY · R+16.7Marion County, KY · D+21.6Marshall County, KY · D+24.2Martin County, KY · R+64.3Mason County, KY · D+15.3McCracken County, KY · D+7.8McLean County, KY · D+6.5Meade County, KY · D+19.3Menifee County, KY · D+22.8Mercer County, KY · D+6.4Metcalfe County, KY · R+4.8Monroe County, KY · R+35.3Montgomery County, KY · D+7.9Morgan County, KY · D+23.3Muhlenberg County, KY · R+11.5Nelson County, KY · D+25.7Nicholas County, KY · D+23.4Ohio County, KY · R+9.4Oldham County, KY · D+30.9Owen County, KY · D+55.1Owsley County, KY · R+65.8Pendleton County, KY · D+6.3Perry County, KY · R+38.6Pike County, KY · R+12.3Powell County, KY · D+6.4Pulaski County, KY · R+32.2Robertson County, KY · D+26.4Rockcastle County, KY · R+30.8Rowan County, KY · R+11.9Russell County, KY · R+22.4Scott County, KY · D+15.9Shelby County, KY · D+23.3Simpson County, KY · D+27.4Spencer County, KY · D+31.3Taylor County, KY · D+2.4Todd County, KY · D+2.5Trigg County, KY · R+4.4Trimble County, KY · D+54.7Union County, KY · D+39.1Warren County, KY · D+11.7Washington County, KY · D+1.1Wayne County, KY · R+13.2Webster County, KY · D+18.2Whitley County, KY · R+63.6Wolfe County, KY · D+24.4Woodford County, KY · D+11.6
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
Alton B. ParkerDemocratic49.8%217,250
Theodore RooseveltRepublican47.1%205,277
OtherAll other candidates3.1%13,328
D+60
R+60
119 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 contest in context
Kentucky's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.5%DR18922024
Kentucky's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+11.7%
1896−0.1%
1900+1.7%
1904+2.7%
1908+1.7%
1912+23.2%
1916+5.4%
1920+0.4%
1924−2.9%
1928−18.9%
1932+18.9%
1936+18.6%
1940+15.1%
1944+9.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+0.1%
1956−9.1%
1960−7.2%
1964+28.4%
1968−6.1%
1972−28.6%
1976+7.2%
1980−1.5%
1984−20.7%
1988−11.6%
1992+3.2%
1996+1.0%
2000−15.1%
2004−19.9%
2008−16.2%
2012−22.7%
2016−29.8%
2020−25.9%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1904
119 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adair CountyR
−10.7%
1,3271,6523,044
Allen CountyR
−12.1%
1,3791,7683,216
Anderson CountyD
+19.3%
1,4299592,433
Ballard CountyD
+46.3%
1,5985562,251
Barren CountyD
+18.7%
3,0512,0735,219
Bath CountyD
+5.6%
1,5031,3422,896
Bell CountyR
−51.5%
5381,7642,380
Boone CountyD
+54.6%
2,0135782,629
Bourbon CountyD
+9.1%
2,5862,1474,819
Boyd CountyR
−19.0%
1,7162,5444,365
Boyle CountyD
+9.1%
1,6461,3663,072
Bracken CountyD
+15.1%
1,5961,1652,855
Breathitt CountyD
+29.6%
1,5378292,392
Breckinridge CountyR
−6.3%
2,0662,3534,544
Bullitt CountyD
+36.0%
1,2845931,918
Butler CountyR
−40.5%
9512,2983,328
Caldwell CountyR
−6.7%
1,2271,4132,776
Calloway CountyD
+46.4%
2,4668243,542
Campbell CountyR
−10.4%
4,5625,75911,553
Carlisle CountyD
+47.3%
1,4284682,031
Carroll CountyD
+46.6%
1,5485462,150
Carter CountyR
−24.8%
1,4422,4193,937
Casey CountyR
−16.5%
1,1331,5952,794
Christian CountyR
−17.9%
2,6813,8706,653
Clark CountyD
+18.2%
2,4421,6834,174
Clay CountyR
−51.4%
5321,6852,243
Clinton CountyR
−49.7%
3059481,293
Crittenden CountyR
−16.1%
1,2071,6902,996
Cumberland CountyR
−27.4%
5611,0011,604
Daviess CountyD
+16.4%
4,7543,3818,383
Edmonson CountyR
−21.0%
7601,1721,962
Elliott CountyD
+31.4%
1,1435941,746
Estill CountyR
−19.7%
8501,2802,188
Fayette CountyD
+12.7%
5,1193,9479,207
Fleming CountyD
+0.1%
1,7121,7073,499
Floyd CountyD
+13.5%
1,5801,2012,801
Franklin CountyD
+33.6%
2,9411,4494,439
Fulton CountyD
+45.9%
1,5605612,175
Gallatin CountyD
+47.0%
9413341,291
Garrard CountyR
−6.7%
1,1761,3512,595
Grant CountyD
+17.8%
1,6511,1482,831
Graves CountyD
+49.1%
4,9351,6156,758
Grayson CountyR
−12.2%
1,6832,1794,073
Green CountyR
−5.6%
1,0711,2012,312
Greenup CountyR
−27.6%
1,1122,0053,233
Hancock CountyR
−7.9%
8469971,923
Hardin CountyD
+23.0%
2,7141,6714,537
Harlan CountyR
−66.7%
2861,4461,738
Harrison CountyD
+26.8%
2,6881,5384,299
Hart CountyR
−3.8%
1,6581,7943,574
Henderson CountyD
+19.1%
3,4482,3006,007
Henry CountyD
+19.2%
2,1371,4343,665
Hickman CountyD
+40.0%
1,6807022,448
Hopkins CountyD
+4.8%
3,1252,8266,226
Jackson CountyR
−75.6%
2161,6061,838
Jefferson CountyD
+2.4%
22,78121,66445,959
Jessamine CountyD
+7.8%
1,4661,2472,813
Johnson CountyR
−36.6%
8861,9252,837
Kenton CountyR
−4.2%
5,7606,30613,098
Knott CountyD
+38.3%
1,0924831,589
Knox CountyR
−51.1%
7112,2402,995
Larue CountyD
+19.9%
1,3018632,201
Laurel CountyR
−33.7%
1,0502,1523,268
Lawrence CountyR
−6.9%
1,7522,0143,820
Lee CountyR
−24.7%
5278791,425
Leslie CountyR
−85.2%
719531,035
Letcher CountyR
−40.6%
4059601,368
Lewis CountyR
−28.8%
1,2862,3743,784
Lincoln CountyD
+1.8%
1,7131,6483,537
Livingston CountyD
+19.2%
1,2598382,196
Logan CountyD
+8.7%
2,6962,2505,103
Lyon CountyD
+14.8%
9386781,757
Madison CountyD
+2.0%
2,8912,7745,790
Magoffin CountyR
−16.7%
1,0001,4042,419
Marion CountyD
+21.6%
1,8571,1913,090
Marshall CountyD
+24.2%
1,5879202,758
Martin CountyR
−64.3%
1889001,107
Mason CountyD
+15.3%
2,7922,0294,995
McCracken CountyD
+7.8%
2,8322,4135,402
McLean CountyD
+6.5%
1,3361,1632,658
Meade CountyD
+19.3%
1,2458342,134
Menifee CountyD
+22.8%
7194501,178
Mercer CountyD
+6.4%
1,7031,4943,290
Metcalfe CountyR
−4.8%
1,0111,1152,157
Monroe CountyR
−35.3%
7791,6442,450
Montgomery CountyD
+7.9%
1,4881,2662,807
Morgan CountyD
+23.3%
1,8071,1192,959
Muhlenberg CountyR
−11.5%
1,9542,4764,555
Nelson CountyD
+25.7%
2,1601,2633,485
Nicholas CountyD
+23.4%
1,7411,0672,884
Ohio CountyR
−9.4%
2,5193,0635,802
Oldham CountyD
+30.9%
8824521,390
Owen CountyD
+55.1%
2,9328273,818
Owsley CountyR
−65.8%
2241,1001,331
Pendleton CountyD
+6.3%
1,4211,2462,799
Perry CountyR
−38.6%
4319791,420
Pike CountyR
−12.3%
1,9352,4864,495
Powell CountyD
+6.4%
7386471,413
Pulaski CountyR
−32.2%
1,8703,7135,732
Robertson CountyD
+26.4%
7094091,135
Rockcastle CountyR
−30.8%
8481,6242,518
Rowan CountyR
−11.9%
6618441,532
Russell CountyR
−22.4%
6711,0791,821
Scott CountyD
+15.9%
2,3741,7134,161
Shelby CountyD
+23.3%
2,6571,6384,368
Simpson CountyD
+27.4%
1,5408632,472
Spencer CountyD
+31.3%
1,0245291,582
Taylor CountyD
+2.4%
1,1471,0922,327
Todd CountyD
+2.5%
1,6711,5893,330
Trigg CountyR
−4.4%
1,1701,2852,597
Trimble CountyD
+54.7%
1,2753601,673
Union CountyD
+39.1%
2,5331,0713,736
Warren CountyD
+11.7%
3,4842,7376,402
Washington CountyD
+1.1%
1,4821,4482,969
Wayne CountyR
−13.2%
1,2021,5772,842
Webster CountyD
+18.2%
2,1341,4533,746
Whitley CountyR
−63.6%
6583,1743,956
Wolfe CountyD
+24.4%
1,1146761,796
Woodford CountyD
+11.6%
1,6201,2802,934