Elections / 2020 · Dem primary · KY
Biden led Kentucky's 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Biden led by 55.8 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Kentucky 2020 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biden | 365,284 | 67.9% |
| Sanders | 65,055 | 12.1% |
| Other | 62,061 | 11.5% |
| Warren | 15,300 | 2.8% |
| Buttigieg | 9,127 | 1.7% |
| Yang | 7,267 | 1.4% |
| Gabbard | 5,859 | 1.1% |
| Klobuchar | 5,296 | 1.0% |
| Steyer | 2,656 | 0.5% |
By county (120)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Biden | +61.0 | 148,335 |
| Fayette County | Biden | +56.6 | 54,541 |
| Kenton County | Biden | +55.4 | 14,742 |
| Warren County | Biden | +52.7 | 13,714 |
| Daviess County | Biden | +56.4 | 12,754 |
| Franklin County | Biden | +50.7 | 12,611 |
| Hardin County | Biden | +60.0 | 11,630 |
| Madison County | Biden | +46.1 | 11,053 |
| Campbell County | Biden | +53.4 | 10,238 |
| Boone County | Biden | +59.3 | 9,288 |
| Oldham County | Biden | +57.0 | 8,240 |
| Bullitt County | Biden | +46.9 | 8,222 |
| McCracken County | Biden | +49.9 | 7,859 |
| Scott County | Biden | +59.3 | 7,487 |
| Henderson County | Biden | +48.4 | 6,178 |
| Nelson County | Biden | +50.7 | 6,082 |
| Shelby County | Biden | +56.4 | 5,993 |
| Jessamine County | Biden | +51.4 | 5,960 |
| Pike County | Biden | +17.2 | 5,430 |
| Christian County | Biden | +53.9 | 5,374 |
| Boyd County | Biden | +53.6 | 5,312 |
| Woodford County | Biden | +54.8 | 5,161 |
| Hopkins County | Biden | +35.9 | 4,830 |
| Clark County | Biden | +51.1 | 4,762 |
| Calloway County | Biden | +46.6 | 4,243 |
| Marshall County | Biden | +29.3 | 4,201 |
| Boyle County | Biden | +55.8 | 4,196 |
| Greenup County | Biden | +41.6 | 4,164 |
| Floyd County | Biden | +29.8 | 4,147 |
| Barren County | Biden | +47.7 | 3,936 |
| Montgomery County | Biden | +41.2 | 3,580 |
| Anderson County | Biden | +37.2 | 3,548 |
| Muhlenberg County | Biden | +38.1 | 3,398 |
| Meade County | Biden | +42.5 | 3,293 |
| Graves County | Biden | +27.3 | 3,241 |
| Rowan County | Biden | +51.0 | 3,197 |
| Bourbon County | Biden | +43.9 | 3,161 |
| Pulaski County | Biden | +56.1 | 2,964 |
| Mercer County | Biden | +40.7 | 2,751 |
| Marion County | Biden | +45.9 | 2,732 |
| Harrison County | Biden | +36.7 | 2,698 |
| Logan County | Biden | +45.5 | 2,545 |
| Carter County | Biden | +40.8 | 2,407 |
| Perry County | Biden | +34.7 | 2,231 |
| Henry County | Biden | +32.8 | 2,186 |
| Mason County | Biden | +38.0 | 2,147 |
| Laurel County | Biden | +56.0 | 2,134 |
| Taylor County | Biden | +50.5 | 2,131 |
| Spencer County | Biden | +46.2 | 1,994 |
| Bath County | Biden | +31.8 | 1,968 |
| Lincoln County | Biden | +43.3 | 1,964 |
| Letcher County | Biden | +31.5 | 1,865 |
| Simpson County | Biden | +54.2 | 1,849 |
| Grant County | Biden | +40.0 | 1,809 |
| Breathitt County | Biden | +26.3 | 1,779 |
| Breckinridge County | Biden | +55.5 | 1,756 |
| Union County | Biden | +20.4 | 1,746 |
| Hart County | Biden | +44.2 | 1,678 |
| Ohio County | Biden | +50.0 | 1,675 |
| Caldwell County | Biden | +25.7 | 1,648 |
| Washington County | Biden | +48.3 | 1,622 |
| Fleming County | Biden | +37.5 | 1,595 |
| Knott County | Biden | +27.6 | 1,576 |
| Webster County | Biden | +24.1 | 1,557 |
| Harlan County | Biden | +14.3 | 1,534 |
| Larue County | Biden | +25.4 | 1,533 |
| Morgan County | Biden | +26.4 | 1,502 |
| Grayson County | Biden | +53.7 | 1,456 |
| Powell County | Biden | +40.7 | 1,409 |
| Trigg County | Biden | +48.4 | 1,371 |
| Owen County | Biden | +23.4 | 1,326 |
| Bell County | Biden | +41.3 | 1,294 |
| Carroll County | Biden | +32.3 | 1,274 |
| Johnson County | Biden | +40.8 | 1,254 |
| Knox County | Biden | +55.8 | 1,216 |
| Pendleton County | Biden | +34.1 | 1,216 |
| Whitley County | Biden | +56.1 | 1,195 |
| Nicholas County | Biden | +32.1 | 1,189 |
| Livingston County | Biden | +23.7 | 1,188 |
| Trimble County | Biden | +22.6 | 1,183 |
| Lyon County | Biden | +37.4 | 1,162 |
| Ballard County | Biden | +17.4 | 1,161 |
| Garrard County | Biden | +58.7 | 1,159 |
| Magoffin County | Biden | +47.0 | 1,159 |
| Hancock County | Biden | +58.0 | 1,125 |
| Bracken County | Biden | +14.8 | 1,109 |
| McLean County | Biden | +36.5 | 1,083 |
| Estill County | Biden | +46.9 | 1,075 |
| Todd County | Biden | +26.6 | 1,051 |
| Lawrence County | Biden | +43.1 | 1,050 |
| Wayne County | Biden | +59.1 | 1,033 |
| Allen County | Biden | +50.9 | 987 |
| Wolfe County | Biden | +30.2 | 935 |
| Menifee County | Biden | +36.2 | 926 |
| Adair County | Biden | +58.2 | 864 |
| Elliott County | Biden | +32.7 | 840 |
| Metcalfe County | Biden | +53.1 | 797 |
| Gallatin County | Biden | +37.7 | 738 |
| Russell County | Biden | +51.5 | 705 |
| Fulton County | Biden | +39.5 | 696 |
| Carlisle County | Biden | +5.6 | 663 |
| Edmonson County | Biden | +54.9 | 657 |
| Crittenden County | Biden | +35.7 | 653 |
| Hickman County | Biden | +9.9 | 594 |
| Green County | Biden | +49.7 | 592 |
| Rockcastle County | Biden | +47.7 | 547 |
| Butler County | Biden | +59.2 | 542 |
| Lewis County | Biden | +52.0 | 429 |
| Casey County | Biden | +49.9 | 425 |
| McCreary County | Biden | +46.9 | 418 |
| Lee County | Biden | +42.1 | 397 |
| Robertson County | Biden | +19.4 | 356 |
| Clay County | Biden | +57.3 | 337 |
| Clinton County | Biden | +53.7 | 244 |
| Jackson County | Biden | +44.0 | 243 |
| Martin County | Biden | +43.6 | 234 |
| Monroe County | Biden | +62.5 | 192 |
| Cumberland County | Biden | +63.1 | 179 |
| Owsley County | Biden | +32.7 | 168 |
| Leslie County | Biden | +50.0 | 132 |