Kentucky — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentRomneyR+22.7
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 60.5% | 1,087,190 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 37.8% | 679,370 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 31,488 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Ballard County, KY | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Bath County, KY | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Calloway County, KY | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Carroll County, KY | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Floyd County, KY | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Fulton County, KY | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Graves County, KY | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Harrison County, KY | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Henderson County, KY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Henry County, KY | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hickman County, KY | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+80.9 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Livingston County, KY | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Logan County, KY | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Lyon County, KY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Marion County, KY | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+23.3 |
| McCracken County, KY | Republican | R+32.5 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+61.2 |
| McLean County, KY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Meade County, KY | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Menifee County, KY | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Morgan County, KY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Nelson County, KY | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Owen County, KY | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Robertson County, KY | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Scott County, KY | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Shelby County, KY | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Simpson County, KY | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Trigg County, KY | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Trimble County, KY | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Union County, KY | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Webster County, KY | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+18.9 |
Kentucky results by county
120 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Mitt Romney+4,181 | 5,84176.9% | 1,66021.8% | 991.3% | 7,600 |
| Allen County | Mitt Romney+3,376 | 5,18473.0% | 1,80825.5% | 1081.5% | 7,100 |
| Anderson County | Mitt Romney+3,507 | 6,82266.1% | 3,31532.1% | 1831.8% | 10,320 |
| Ballard County | Mitt Romney+1,458 | 2,64768.0% | 1,18930.5% | 591.5% | 3,895 |
| Barren County | Mitt Romney+5,522 | 10,92265.9% | 5,40032.6% | 2461.5% | 16,568 |
| Bath County | Mitt Romney+505 | 2,27555.2% | 1,77042.9% | 771.9% | 4,122 |
| Bell County | Mitt Romney+4,903 | 7,12775.2% | 2,22423.5% | 1311.4% | 9,482 |
| Boone County | Mitt Romney+20,293 | 35,92268.4% | 15,62929.8% | 9601.8% | 52,511 |
| Bourbon County | Mitt Romney+1,617 | 4,69259.2% | 3,07538.8% | 1562.0% | 7,923 |
| Boyd County | Mitt Romney+3,108 | 10,88457.1% | 7,77640.8% | 3892.0% | 19,049 |
| Boyle County | Mitt Romney+3,232 | 7,70362.3% | 4,47136.1% | 1991.6% | 12,373 |
| Bracken County | Mitt Romney+882 | 2,02962.8% | 1,14735.5% | 561.7% | 3,232 |
| Breathitt County | Mitt Romney+1,756 | 3,31866.3% | 1,56231.2% | 1282.6% | 5,008 |
| Breckinridge County | Mitt Romney+2,200 | 5,02563.1% | 2,82535.4% | 1191.5% | 7,969 |
| Bullitt County | Mitt Romney+11,335 | 21,30667.0% | 9,97131.4% | 5021.6% | 31,779 |
| Butler County | Mitt Romney+2,423 | 3,71673.4% | 1,29325.6% | 511.0% | 5,060 |
| Caldwell County | Mitt Romney+2,052 | 3,90466.6% | 1,85231.6% | 1041.8% | 5,860 |
| Calloway County | Mitt Romney+4,123 | 9,44062.6% | 5,31735.3% | 3152.1% | 15,072 |
| Campbell County | Mitt Romney+9,160 | 24,24060.3% | 15,08037.5% | 8572.1% | 40,177 |
| Carlisle County | Mitt Romney+1,085 | 1,83570.1% | 75028.6% | 341.3% | 2,619 |
| Carroll County | Mitt Romney+370 | 1,99954.3% | 1,62944.3% | 521.4% | 3,680 |
| Carter County | Mitt Romney+1,896 | 5,27959.3% | 3,38338.0% | 2462.8% | 8,908 |
| Casey County | Mitt Romney+3,818 | 4,90480.5% | 1,08617.8% | 1011.7% | 6,091 |
| Christian County | Mitt Romney+5,223 | 13,47561.4% | 8,25237.6% | 2281.0% | 21,955 |
| Clark County | Mitt Romney+4,703 | 9,93164.4% | 5,22833.9% | 2571.7% | 15,416 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+5,065 | 6,17683.7% | 1,11115.0% | 961.3% | 7,383 |
| Clinton County | Mitt Romney+2,817 | 3,56981.2% | 75217.1% | 721.6% | 4,393 |
| Crittenden County | Mitt Romney+1,879 | 2,83973.7% | 96024.9% | 551.4% | 3,854 |
| Cumberland County | Mitt Romney+1,617 | 2,21677.6% | 59921.0% | 391.4% | 2,854 |
| Daviess County | Mitt Romney+8,884 | 25,09259.6% | 16,20838.5% | 7871.9% | 42,087 |
| Edmonson County | Mitt Romney+1,858 | 3,23269.2% | 1,37429.4% | 621.3% | 4,668 |
| Elliott County | Barack Obama+60 | 1,12646.9% | 1,18649.4% | 873.6% | 2,399 |
| Estill County | Mitt Romney+2,393 | 3,74972.3% | 1,35626.2% | 791.5% | 5,184 |
| Fayette County | Barack Obama+1,285 | 60,79548.3% | 62,08049.3% | 2,9912.4% | 125,866 |
| Fleming County | Mitt Romney+1,869 | 3,78065.4% | 1,91133.1% | 911.6% | 5,782 |
| Floyd County | Mitt Romney+5,051 | 9,78465.7% | 4,73331.8% | 3732.5% | 14,890 |
| Franklin County | Barack Obama+190 | 11,34548.6% | 11,53549.4% | 4572.0% | 23,337 |
| Fulton County | Mitt Romney+403 | 1,42557.4% | 1,02241.2% | 341.4% | 2,481 |
| Gallatin County | Mitt Romney+520 | 1,75857.4% | 1,23840.4% | 652.1% | 3,061 |
| Garrard County | Mitt Romney+3,649 | 5,31075.0% | 1,66123.5% | 1061.5% | 7,077 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+2,854 | 5,66465.8% | 2,81032.6% | 1341.6% | 8,608 |
| Graves County | Mitt Romney+6,152 | 10,69969.0% | 4,54729.3% | 2571.7% | 15,503 |
| Grayson County | Mitt Romney+3,660 | 6,40469.1% | 2,74429.6% | 1231.3% | 9,271 |
| Green County | Mitt Romney+2,469 | 3,63474.8% | 1,16524.0% | 571.2% | 4,856 |
| Greenup County | Mitt Romney+2,828 | 8,85558.4% | 6,02739.7% | 2861.9% | 15,168 |
| Hancock County | Mitt Romney+379 | 2,21253.5% | 1,83344.3% | 892.2% | 4,134 |
| Hardin County | Mitt Romney+8,143 | 23,35759.6% | 15,21438.8% | 6471.6% | 39,218 |
| Harlan County | Mitt Romney+6,822 | 8,65281.2% | 1,83017.2% | 1751.6% | 10,657 |
| Harrison County | Mitt Romney+2,085 | 4,55663.6% | 2,47134.5% | 1361.9% | 7,163 |
| Hart County | Mitt Romney+1,974 | 4,25764.3% | 2,28334.5% | 821.2% | 6,622 |
| Henderson County | Mitt Romney+2,205 | 10,29655.3% | 8,09143.4% | 2351.3% | 18,622 |
| Henry County | Mitt Romney+1,410 | 3,94059.8% | 2,53038.4% | 1201.8% | 6,590 |
| Hickman County | Mitt Romney+745 | 1,43166.9% | 68632.1% | 221.0% | 2,139 |
| Hopkins County | Mitt Romney+7,892 | 13,68169.2% | 5,78929.3% | 2971.5% | 19,767 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+3,753 | 4,36586.2% | 61212.1% | 841.7% | 5,061 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+37,758 | 148,42343.6% | 186,18154.7% | 5,8081.7% | 340,412 |
| Jessamine County | Mitt Romney+8,232 | 14,23369.0% | 6,00129.1% | 3991.9% | 20,633 |
| Johnson County | Mitt Romney+5,372 | 7,09578.5% | 1,72319.1% | 2172.4% | 9,035 |
| Kenton County | Mitt Romney+16,469 | 41,38961.1% | 24,92036.8% | 1,3952.1% | 67,704 |
| Knott County | Mitt Romney+2,710 | 4,13072.5% | 1,42024.9% | 1432.5% | 5,693 |
| Knox County | Mitt Romney+5,983 | 8,46776.3% | 2,48422.4% | 1491.3% | 11,100 |
| Larue County | Mitt Romney+2,178 | 3,91167.9% | 1,73330.1% | 1202.1% | 5,764 |
| Laurel County | Mitt Romney+14,246 | 18,15181.0% | 3,90517.4% | 3521.6% | 22,408 |
| Lawrence County | Mitt Romney+2,475 | 3,99571.4% | 1,52027.2% | 771.4% | 5,592 |
| Lee County | Mitt Romney+1,382 | 1,97775.4% | 59522.7% | 511.9% | 2,623 |
| Leslie County | Mitt Romney+4,006 | 4,43989.6% | 4338.7% | 811.6% | 4,953 |
| Letcher County | Mitt Romney+5,109 | 6,81177.8% | 1,70219.4% | 2452.8% | 8,758 |
| Lewis County | Mitt Romney+1,984 | 3,32669.7% | 1,34228.1% | 1012.1% | 4,769 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+3,834 | 6,41670.1% | 2,58228.2% | 1541.7% | 9,152 |
| Livingston County | Mitt Romney+1,743 | 3,08968.5% | 1,34629.8% | 761.7% | 4,511 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+3,430 | 6,89965.6% | 3,46933.0% | 1421.4% | 10,510 |
| Lyon County | Mitt Romney+1,039 | 2,41262.8% | 1,37335.8% | 541.4% | 3,839 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+9,616 | 21,12863.4% | 11,51234.5% | 6822.0% | 33,322 |
| Magoffin County | Mitt Romney+1,958 | 3,39169.1% | 1,43329.2% | 821.7% | 4,906 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+382 | 3,80051.9% | 3,41846.7% | 1001.4% | 7,318 |
| Marshall County | Mitt Romney+5,380 | 10,40266.2% | 5,02231.9% | 2951.9% | 15,719 |
| Martin County | Mitt Romney+2,606 | 3,18083.2% | 57415.0% | 701.8% | 3,824 |
| Mason County | Mitt Romney+1,605 | 4,19761.0% | 2,59237.7% | 921.3% | 6,881 |
| McCracken County | Mitt Romney+9,917 | 19,97965.4% | 10,06232.9% | 5101.7% | 30,551 |
| McCreary County | Mitt Romney+3,495 | 4,56480.0% | 1,06918.7% | 741.3% | 5,707 |
| McLean County | Mitt Romney+1,273 | 2,70564.4% | 1,43234.1% | 631.5% | 4,200 |
| Meade County | Mitt Romney+2,484 | 6,60660.5% | 4,12237.8% | 1881.7% | 10,916 |
| Menifee County | Mitt Romney+436 | 1,48457.1% | 1,04840.3% | 662.5% | 2,598 |
| Mercer County | Mitt Romney+3,854 | 6,82068.6% | 2,96629.8% | 1531.5% | 9,939 |
| Metcalfe County | Mitt Romney+1,251 | 2,67664.0% | 1,42534.1% | 832.0% | 4,184 |
| Monroe County | Mitt Romney+2,826 | 3,76279.3% | 93619.7% | 481.0% | 4,746 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+2,697 | 6,39862.4% | 3,70136.1% | 1491.5% | 10,248 |
| Morgan County | Mitt Romney+1,652 | 3,02167.6% | 1,36930.6% | 821.8% | 4,472 |
| Muhlenberg County | Mitt Romney+2,991 | 7,76260.9% | 4,77137.5% | 2061.6% | 12,739 |
| Nelson County | Mitt Romney+3,062 | 10,67357.6% | 7,61141.1% | 2491.3% | 18,533 |
| Nicholas County | Mitt Romney+635 | 1,58361.3% | 94836.7% | 501.9% | 2,581 |
| Ohio County | Mitt Romney+3,483 | 6,47067.1% | 2,98731.0% | 1892.0% | 9,646 |
| Oldham County | Mitt Romney+10,939 | 20,17967.5% | 9,24030.9% | 4651.6% | 29,884 |
| Owen County | Mitt Romney+1,470 | 2,97165.2% | 1,50132.9% | 851.9% | 4,557 |
| Owsley County | Mitt Romney+996 | 1,27980.9% | 28317.9% | 181.1% | 1,580 |
| Pendleton County | Mitt Romney+1,697 | 3,55664.3% | 1,85933.6% | 1192.2% | 5,534 |
| Perry County | Mitt Romney+5,993 | 8,04078.5% | 2,04720.0% | 1541.5% | 10,241 |
| Pike County | Mitt Romney+11,944 | 17,59074.4% | 5,64623.9% | 4001.7% | 23,636 |
| Powell County | Mitt Romney+1,146 | 2,76661.7% | 1,62036.2% | 952.1% | 4,481 |
| Pulaski County | Mitt Romney+15,738 | 20,71479.7% | 4,97619.1% | 3131.2% | 26,003 |
| Robertson County | Mitt Romney+239 | 57961.9% | 34036.4% | 161.7% | 935 |
| Rockcastle County | Mitt Romney+3,931 | 5,02880.9% | 1,09717.6% | 911.5% | 6,216 |
| Rowan County | Mitt Romney+597 | 4,03552.6% | 3,43844.9% | 1922.5% | 7,665 |
| Russell County | Mitt Romney+4,901 | 6,34680.2% | 1,44518.3% | 1181.5% | 7,909 |
| Scott County | Mitt Romney+5,147 | 12,67961.6% | 7,53236.6% | 3621.8% | 20,573 |
| Shelby County | Mitt Romney+5,156 | 11,79063.2% | 6,63435.5% | 2391.3% | 18,663 |
| Simpson County | Mitt Romney+1,705 | 4,35561.4% | 2,65037.4% | 881.2% | 7,093 |
| Spencer County | Mitt Romney+3,177 | 5,72667.9% | 2,54930.2% | 1561.9% | 8,431 |
| Taylor County | Mitt Romney+4,266 | 7,55169.0% | 3,28530.0% | 1141.0% | 10,950 |
| Todd County | Mitt Romney+1,844 | 3,24768.8% | 1,40329.7% | 681.4% | 4,718 |
| Trigg County | Mitt Romney+2,405 | 4,52067.0% | 2,11531.4% | 1071.6% | 6,742 |
| Trimble County | Mitt Romney+778 | 2,13360.2% | 1,35538.2% | 551.6% | 3,543 |
| Union County | Mitt Romney+2,013 | 3,95566.1% | 1,94232.5% | 821.4% | 5,979 |
| Warren County | Mitt Romney+9,579 | 26,38460.1% | 16,80538.3% | 7141.6% | 43,903 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+1,826 | 3,49567.0% | 1,66932.0% | 551.1% | 5,219 |
| Wayne County | Mitt Romney+3,434 | 5,28973.4% | 1,85525.7% | 660.9% | 7,210 |
| Webster County | Mitt Romney+1,842 | 3,60765.9% | 1,76532.3% | 981.8% | 5,470 |
| Whitley County | Mitt Romney+7,549 | 10,23278.3% | 2,68320.5% | 1571.2% | 13,072 |
| Wolfe County | Mitt Romney+566 | 1,54260.3% | 97638.1% | 411.6% | 2,559 |
| Woodford County | Mitt Romney+2,336 | 7,21958.5% | 4,88339.6% | 2301.9% | 12,332 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 2012KY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.