Kentucky — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentTrumpR+25.9
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.1% | 1,326,646 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe BidenDemocratic | 36.2% | 772,474 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 37,648 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 2020 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+67.1 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Ballard County, KY | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Bath County, KY | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Calloway County, KY | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Carroll County, KY | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+73.4 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+77.0 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+74.6 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Elliott County, KY | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Floyd County, KY | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Franklin County, KY | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Graves County, KY | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Harrison County, KY | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Henderson County, KY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Henry County, KY | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Hickman County, KY | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+79.3 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+80.5 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+70.8 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Livingston County, KY | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Logan County, KY | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Lyon County, KY | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Marion County, KY | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Marshall County, KY | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+78.7 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| McCracken County, KY | Republican | R+31.7 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+76.7 |
| McLean County, KY | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Meade County, KY | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Menifee County, KY | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+74.5 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Morgan County, KY | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Nelson County, KY | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Owen County, KY | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+76.7 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Robertson County, KY | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+69.1 |
| Scott County, KY | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Shelby County, KY | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Simpson County, KY | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Todd County, KY | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Trigg County, KY | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Trimble County, KY | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Union County, KY | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Webster County, KY | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+12.0 |
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 | Donald Trump+5,884 | 7,27683.0% | 1,39215.9% | 1001.1% | 8,768 |
| Allen County | Donald Trump+5,945 | 7,58781.0% | 1,64217.5% | 1351.4% | 9,364 |
| Anderson County | Donald Trump+6,313 | 9,66172.9% | 3,34825.3% | 2451.8% | 13,254 |
| Ballard County | Donald Trump+2,531 | 3,35679.4% | 82519.5% | 441.0% | 4,225 |
| Barren County | Donald Trump+9,527 | 14,65473.0% | 5,12725.6% | 2831.4% | 20,064 |
| Bath County | Donald Trump+2,413 | 3,98670.8% | 1,57328.0% | 681.2% | 5,627 |
| Bell County | Donald Trump+6,351 | 8,14081.0% | 1,78917.8% | 1151.1% | 10,044 |
| Boone County | Donald Trump+23,913 | 44,81466.9% | 20,90131.2% | 1,2831.9% | 66,998 |
| Bourbon County | Donald Trump+2,894 | 6,19064.2% | 3,29634.2% | 1621.7% | 9,648 |
| Boyd County | Donald Trump+7,212 | 14,29565.7% | 7,08332.6% | 3731.7% | 21,751 |
| Boyle County | Donald Trump+3,574 | 8,87261.3% | 5,29836.6% | 3082.1% | 14,478 |
| Bracken County | Donald Trump+2,598 | 3,39880.0% | 80018.8% | 481.1% | 4,246 |
| Breathitt County | Donald Trump+2,964 | 4,26575.3% | 1,30123.0% | 951.7% | 5,661 |
| Breckinridge County | Donald Trump+5,351 | 7,70175.5% | 2,35023.0% | 1501.5% | 10,201 |
| Bullitt County | Donald Trump+20,156 | 30,70873.1% | 10,55225.1% | 7381.8% | 41,998 |
| Butler County | Donald Trump+3,881 | 4,96081.0% | 1,07917.6% | 861.4% | 6,125 |
| Caldwell County | Donald Trump+3,473 | 4,90676.3% | 1,43322.3% | 951.5% | 6,434 |
| Calloway County | Donald Trump+5,555 | 11,35265.0% | 5,79733.2% | 3081.8% | 17,457 |
| Campbell County | Donald Trump+9,108 | 28,48258.3% | 19,37439.6% | 1,0222.1% | 48,878 |
| Carlisle County | Donald Trump+1,696 | 2,15981.8% | 46317.6% | 160.6% | 2,638 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+1,838 | 2,95471.4% | 1,11627.0% | 661.6% | 4,136 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+6,133 | 8,77575.7% | 2,64222.8% | 1691.5% | 11,586 |
| Casey County | Donald Trump+5,261 | 6,17986.2% | 91812.8% | 741.0% | 7,171 |
| Christian County | Donald Trump+6,784 | 15,08063.2% | 8,29634.8% | 4872.0% | 23,863 |
| Clark County | Donald Trump+5,807 | 11,81165.1% | 6,00433.1% | 3241.8% | 18,139 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+5,846 | 6,67788.0% | 83110.9% | 831.1% | 7,591 |
| Clinton County | Donald Trump+3,677 | 4,28086.8% | 60312.2% | 491.0% | 4,932 |
| Crittenden County | Donald Trump+2,720 | 3,45181.4% | 73117.2% | 601.4% | 4,242 |
| Cumberland County | Donald Trump+2,261 | 2,76983.7% | 50815.4% | 321.0% | 3,309 |
| Daviess County | Donald Trump+13,739 | 31,02562.9% | 17,28635.1% | 9762.0% | 49,287 |
| Edmonson County | Donald Trump+3,601 | 4,82878.7% | 1,22720.0% | 771.3% | 6,132 |
| Elliott County | Donald Trump+1,534 | 2,24675.0% | 71223.8% | 371.2% | 2,995 |
| Estill County | Donald Trump+3,745 | 5,10078.0% | 1,35520.7% | 851.3% | 6,540 |
| Fayette County | Joe Biden+31,740 | 58,86038.5% | 90,60059.2% | 3,4522.3% | 152,912 |
| Fleming County | Donald Trump+4,060 | 5,53478.3% | 1,47420.9% | 600.8% | 7,068 |
| Floyd County | Donald Trump+8,366 | 12,25074.9% | 3,88423.8% | 2191.3% | 16,353 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+248 | 12,90049.5% | 12,65248.5% | 5202.0% | 26,072 |
| Fulton County | Donald Trump+812 | 1,60666.2% | 79432.7% | 261.1% | 2,426 |
| Gallatin County | Donald Trump+2,133 | 2,95576.8% | 82221.4% | 721.9% | 3,849 |
| Garrard County | Donald Trump+4,924 | 6,75477.6% | 1,83021.0% | 1221.4% | 8,706 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+6,520 | 8,72578.5% | 2,20519.9% | 1781.6% | 11,108 |
| Graves County | Donald Trump+9,646 | 13,20677.6% | 3,56020.9% | 2531.5% | 17,019 |
| Grayson County | Donald Trump+7,053 | 9,45378.9% | 2,40020.0% | 1321.1% | 11,985 |
| Green County | Donald Trump+3,918 | 4,83883.2% | 92015.8% | 540.9% | 5,812 |
| Greenup County | Donald Trump+8,191 | 13,06471.9% | 4,87326.8% | 2391.3% | 18,176 |
| Hancock County | Donald Trump+1,794 | 3,14568.6% | 1,35129.5% | 912.0% | 4,587 |
| Hardin County | Donald Trump+11,731 | 29,83261.0% | 18,10137.0% | 1,0082.1% | 48,941 |
| Harlan County | Donald Trump+7,873 | 9,36785.4% | 1,49413.6% | 1101.0% | 10,971 |
| Harrison County | Donald Trump+3,934 | 6,33471.5% | 2,40027.1% | 1251.4% | 8,859 |
| Hart County | Donald Trump+4,437 | 6,34575.8% | 1,90822.8% | 1161.4% | 8,369 |
| Henderson County | Donald Trump+5,091 | 12,73061.5% | 7,63936.9% | 3281.6% | 20,697 |
| Henry County | Donald Trump+3,701 | 5,84372.0% | 2,14226.4% | 1251.5% | 8,110 |
| Hickman County | Donald Trump+1,256 | 1,71477.9% | 45820.8% | 271.2% | 2,199 |
| Hopkins County | Donald Trump+10,318 | 15,75773.2% | 5,43925.3% | 3161.5% | 21,512 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+4,848 | 5,45389.2% | 6059.9% | 550.9% | 6,113 |
| Jefferson County | Joe Biden+77,712 | 150,64639.0% | 228,35859.1% | 7,1331.8% | 386,137 |
| Jessamine County | Donald Trump+8,529 | 17,09665.1% | 8,56732.6% | 6172.3% | 26,280 |
| Johnson County | Donald Trump+6,842 | 8,45082.9% | 1,60815.8% | 1341.3% | 10,192 |
| Kenton County | Donald Trump+15,858 | 48,12958.6% | 32,27139.3% | 1,7982.2% | 82,198 |
| Knott County | Donald Trump+3,368 | 4,78076.5% | 1,41222.6% | 601.0% | 6,252 |
| Knox County | Donald Trump+8,898 | 11,01283.0% | 2,11415.9% | 1471.1% | 13,273 |
| Larue County | Donald Trump+4,181 | 5,68577.9% | 1,50420.6% | 1121.5% | 7,301 |
| Laurel County | Donald Trump+18,762 | 23,23782.7% | 4,47515.9% | 3991.4% | 28,111 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+4,395 | 5,63381.0% | 1,23817.8% | 841.2% | 6,955 |
| Lee County | Donald Trump+1,792 | 2,27381.1% | 48117.2% | 471.7% | 2,801 |
| Leslie County | Donald Trump+3,875 | 4,32189.8% | 4469.3% | 461.0% | 4,813 |
| Letcher County | Donald Trump+5,427 | 7,22679.1% | 1,79919.7% | 1101.2% | 9,135 |
| Lewis County | Donald Trump+4,163 | 4,98684.8% | 82314.0% | 741.3% | 5,883 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+6,235 | 8,48977.8% | 2,25420.7% | 1711.6% | 10,914 |
| Livingston County | Donald Trump+3,071 | 4,01080.1% | 93918.8% | 551.1% | 5,004 |
| Logan County | Donald Trump+5,973 | 9,06773.4% | 3,09425.1% | 1891.5% | 12,350 |
| Lyon County | Donald Trump+2,008 | 3,10073.3% | 1,09225.8% | 360.9% | 4,228 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+11,775 | 27,35662.2% | 15,58135.4% | 1,0202.3% | 43,957 |
| Magoffin County | Donald Trump+2,960 | 4,17476.6% | 1,21422.3% | 591.1% | 5,447 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+3,391 | 6,11368.5% | 2,72230.5% | 931.0% | 8,928 |
| Marshall County | Donald Trump+9,226 | 13,29775.5% | 4,07123.1% | 2351.3% | 17,603 |
| Martin County | Donald Trump+3,093 | 3,49689.0% | 40310.3% | 310.8% | 3,930 |
| Mason County | Donald Trump+3,115 | 5,47768.8% | 2,36229.7% | 1191.5% | 7,958 |
| McCracken County | Donald Trump+10,625 | 21,82065.0% | 11,19533.4% | 5341.6% | 33,549 |
| McCreary County | Donald Trump+4,939 | 5,66488.0% | 72511.3% | 490.8% | 6,438 |
| McLean County | Donald Trump+2,559 | 3,63376.0% | 1,07422.5% | 751.6% | 4,782 |
| Meade County | Donald Trump+6,553 | 10,18572.2% | 3,63225.7% | 2962.1% | 14,113 |
| Menifee County | Donald Trump+1,561 | 2,31174.5% | 75024.2% | 411.3% | 3,102 |
| Mercer County | Donald Trump+5,473 | 8,50672.5% | 3,03325.8% | 1961.7% | 11,735 |
| Metcalfe County | Donald Trump+2,984 | 3,95979.0% | 97519.5% | 781.6% | 5,012 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+3,971 | 4,62886.8% | 65712.3% | 450.8% | 5,330 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+5,363 | 8,99370.0% | 3,63028.3% | 2181.7% | 12,841 |
| Morgan County | Donald Trump+3,126 | 4,30177.6% | 1,17521.2% | 681.2% | 5,544 |
| Muhlenberg County | Donald Trump+6,952 | 10,49773.7% | 3,54524.9% | 1931.4% | 14,235 |
| Nelson County | Donald Trump+8,515 | 15,70367.5% | 7,18830.9% | 3651.6% | 23,256 |
| Nicholas County | Donald Trump+1,453 | 2,40870.9% | 95528.1% | 331.0% | 3,396 |
| Ohio County | Donald Trump+6,178 | 8,58277.1% | 2,40421.6% | 1431.3% | 11,129 |
| Oldham County | Donald Trump+8,149 | 22,65459.7% | 14,50538.2% | 8172.2% | 37,976 |
| Owen County | Donald Trump+3,194 | 4,29278.6% | 1,09820.1% | 681.2% | 5,458 |
| Owsley County | Donald Trump+1,455 | 1,67188.1% | 21611.4% | 90.5% | 1,896 |
| Pendleton County | Donald Trump+4,193 | 5,51579.6% | 1,32219.1% | 881.3% | 6,925 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+5,773 | 8,12976.5% | 2,35622.2% | 1411.3% | 10,626 |
| Pike County | Donald Trump+15,418 | 20,28479.9% | 4,86619.2% | 2451.0% | 25,395 |
| Powell County | Donald Trump+2,674 | 4,04173.4% | 1,36724.8% | 971.8% | 5,505 |
| Pulaski County | Donald Trump+19,776 | 25,44280.6% | 5,66618.0% | 4491.4% | 31,557 |
| Robertson County | Donald Trump+631 | 88477.1% | 25322.1% | 90.8% | 1,146 |
| Rockcastle County | Donald Trump+5,443 | 6,57784.5% | 1,13414.6% | 730.9% | 7,784 |
| Rowan County | Donald Trump+2,114 | 5,99459.6% | 3,88038.5% | 1911.9% | 10,065 |
| Russell County | Donald Trump+6,188 | 7,51984.0% | 1,33114.9% | 1051.2% | 8,955 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+7,200 | 17,76761.3% | 10,56736.5% | 6352.2% | 28,969 |
| Shelby County | Donald Trump+6,978 | 15,05563.9% | 8,07734.3% | 4181.8% | 23,550 |
| Simpson County | Donald Trump+3,207 | 5,88867.4% | 2,68130.7% | 1631.9% | 8,732 |
| Spencer County | Donald Trump+6,207 | 8,73776.4% | 2,53022.1% | 1661.5% | 11,433 |
| Taylor County | Donald Trump+6,413 | 9,37674.9% | 2,96323.7% | 1781.4% | 12,517 |
| Todd County | Donald Trump+2,857 | 4,06275.7% | 1,20522.5% | 961.8% | 5,363 |
| Trigg County | Donald Trump+3,696 | 5,48774.4% | 1,79124.3% | 981.3% | 7,376 |
| Trimble County | Donald Trump+2,215 | 3,22774.7% | 1,01223.4% | 811.9% | 4,320 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+3,436 | 4,96575.5% | 1,52923.2% | 831.3% | 6,577 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+9,312 | 31,79157.4% | 22,47940.6% | 1,1312.0% | 55,401 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+2,838 | 4,48272.0% | 1,64426.4% | 991.6% | 6,225 |
| Wayne County | Donald Trump+5,730 | 7,43080.4% | 1,70018.4% | 1101.2% | 9,240 |
| Webster County | Donald Trump+3,094 | 4,50675.2% | 1,41223.6% | 751.3% | 5,993 |
| Whitley County | Donald Trump+10,015 | 12,56781.8% | 2,55216.6% | 2371.5% | 15,356 |
| Wolfe County | Donald Trump+1,258 | 2,09770.4% | 83928.2% | 431.4% | 2,979 |
| Woodford County | Donald Trump+1,832 | 8,36255.0% | 6,53042.9% | 3192.1% | 15,211 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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, 2020KY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.