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State

Kentucky

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024StatewideR+30.5

120 counties by 2024 margin · County presidential returns

County results120 areas · 2024 President vote · select an area for its full record

FayetteD+18.1Dem 83,387Rep 57,347Other 3,201Total 143,935JeffersonD+16.5Dem 203,070Rep 144,553Other 6,471Total 354,094FranklinR+4.9Dem 11,996Rep 13,246Other 521Total 25,763WoodfordR+14.3Dem 6,282Rep 8,419Other 292Total 14,993CampbellR+19.7Dem 18,952Rep 28,450Other 932Total 48,334KentonR+21.7Dem 30,859Rep 48,444Other 1,645Total 80,948OldhamR+22.6Dem 14,402Rep 23,025Other 783Total 38,210WarrenR+24.3Dem 21,065Rep 34,862Other 964Total 56,891ScottR+27.7Dem 10,501Rep 18,747Other 521Total 29,769RowanR+27.8Dem 3,484Rep 6,224Other 165Total 9,873BoyleR+29.0Dem 4,990Rep 9,159Other 224Total 14,373HendersonR+29.2Dem 6,837Rep 12,592Other 259Total 19,688HardinR+29.3Dem 16,572Rep 30,672Other 838Total 48,082MadisonR+30.9Dem 15,180Rep 29,130Other 878Total 45,188DaviessR+31.9Dem 15,673Rep 30,705Other 719Total 47,097BourbonR+33.5Dem 3,088Rep 6,284Other 165Total 9,537ChristianR+33.6Dem 7,055Rep 14,332Other 284Total 21,671ShelbyR+34.7Dem 7,822Rep 16,356Other 442Total 24,620McCrackenR+34.9Dem 10,191Rep 21,349Other 407Total 31,947ClarkR+35.3Dem 5,639Rep 11,950Other 296Total 17,885JessamineR+35.8Dem 8,303Rep 17,854Other 528Total 26,685BooneR+37.2Dem 20,601Rep 45,650Other 1,170Total 67,421CallowayR+37.9Dem 5,111Rep 11,539Other 295Total 16,945BoydR+38.5Dem 6,291Rep 14,363Other 297Total 20,951FultonR+39.9Dem 636Rep 1,491Other 18Total 2,145NelsonR+41.7Dem 6,515Rep 16,052Other 285Total 22,852MarionR+43.5Dem 2,513Rep 6,473Other 116Total 9,102MasonR+43.7Dem 2,170Rep 5,621Other 110Total 7,901SimpsonR+43.9Dem 2,403Rep 6,253Other 120Total 8,776MontgomeryR+46.6Dem 3,329Rep 9,302Other 190Total 12,821HancockR+47.5Dem 1,173Rep 3,375Other 85Total 4,633HarrisonR+48.5Dem 2,265Rep 6,639Other 114Total 9,018NicholasR+49.0Dem 824Rep 2,451Other 44Total 3,319AndersonR+49.1Dem 3,226Rep 9,650Other 219Total 13,095WashingtonR+50.3Dem 1,533Rep 4,720Other 88Total 6,341MercerR+50.5Dem 2,838Rep 8,826Other 187Total 11,851GreenupR+50.5Dem 4,181Rep 12,961Other 232Total 17,374WolfeR+50.6Dem 689Rep 2,163Other 63Total 2,915HopkinsR+50.9Dem 4,916Rep 15,361Other 260Total 20,537CarrollR+51.0Dem 963Rep 3,014Other 48Total 4,025BullittR+51.0Dem 10,280Rep 32,299Other 630Total 43,209BathR+51.3Dem 1,278Rep 4,041Other 70Total 5,389MeadeR+52.0Dem 3,279Rep 10,630Other 214Total 14,123TriggR+52.4Dem 1,667Rep 5,436Other 93Total 7,196HenryR+52.5Dem 1,857Rep 6,093Other 124Total 8,074BarrenR+52.8Dem 4,565Rep 15,019Other 218Total 19,802LyonR+53.4Dem 950Rep 3,187Other 50Total 4,187MuhlenbergR+54.4Dem 3,048Rep 10,491Other 153Total 13,692PowellR+54.4Dem 1,174Rep 4,092Other 94Total 5,360LoganR+55.0Dem 2,734Rep 9,620Other 157Total 12,511TrimbleR+55.5Dem 923Rep 3,283Other 43Total 4,249McLeanR+55.9Dem 989Rep 3,578Other 67Total 4,634TaylorR+56.7Dem 2,576Rep 9,523Other 162Total 12,261MarshallR+56.7Dem 3,700Rep 13,677Other 225Total 17,602SpencerR+56.7Dem 2,415Rep 8,927Other 138Total 11,480WebsterR+57.3Dem 1,153Rep 4,339Other 64Total 5,556MenifeeR+57.7Dem 664Rep 2,563Other 67Total 3,294ToddR+57.9Dem 1,051Rep 4,009Other 52Total 5,112BreckinridgeR+58.2Dem 2,038Rep 7,882Other 128Total 10,048CaldwellR+58.2Dem 1,256Rep 4,860Other 72Total 6,188UnionR+58.3Dem 1,225Rep 4,758Other 75Total 6,058CarterR+58.4Dem 2,305Rep 8,981Other 136Total 11,422KnottR+59.2Dem 1,181Rep 4,732Other 90Total 6,003FloydR+59.2Dem 3,061Rep 12,326Other 265Total 15,652BreathittR+59.3Dem 1,002Rep 4,036Other 75Total 5,113PerryR+59.5Dem 1,966Rep 7,913Other 113Total 9,992GallatinR+59.9Dem 761Rep 3,109Other 47Total 3,917HartR+60.0Dem 1,642Rep 6,691Other 76Total 8,409GarrardR+60.2Dem 1,719Rep 7,086Other 112Total 8,917OhioR+60.2Dem 2,094Rep 8,679Other 164Total 10,937LarueR+60.4Dem 1,389Rep 5,773Other 97Total 7,259FlemingR+60.6Dem 1,334Rep 5,578Other 88Total 7,000HickmanR+61.0Dem 394Rep 1,656Other 19Total 2,069RobertsonR+61.2Dem 215Rep 915Other 14Total 1,144LincolnR+61.2Dem 2,080Rep 8,833Other 121Total 11,034GravesR+61.6Dem 3,105Rep 13,378Other 195Total 16,678GraysonR+61.8Dem 2,235Rep 9,710Other 150Total 12,095ElliottR+61.9Dem 532Rep 2,335Other 44Total 2,911OwenR+62.7Dem 988Rep 4,434Other 78Total 5,500EdmonsonR+62.9Dem 1,118Rep 5,048Other 81Total 6,247LivingstonR+63.1Dem 886Rep 4,021Other 65Total 4,972EstillR+63.2Dem 1,114Rep 5,091Other 85Total 6,290PendletonR+63.5Dem 1,210Rep 5,593Other 97Total 6,900MorganR+63.5Dem 939Rep 4,353Other 81Total 5,373LetcherR+63.9Dem 1,457Rep 6,848Other 126Total 8,431MagoffinR+64.1Dem 909Rep 4,288Other 77Total 5,274BallardR+64.4Dem 697Rep 3,331Other 60Total 4,088MetcalfeR+64.6Dem 884Rep 4,197Other 46Total 5,127GrantR+64.8Dem 1,944Rep 9,372Other 153Total 11,469BrackenR+64.9Dem 702Rep 3,399Other 52Total 4,153PulaskiR+65.2Dem 5,351Rep 26,051Other 333Total 31,735PikeR+65.4Dem 4,025Rep 19,684Other 241Total 23,950WayneR+65.9Dem 1,444Rep 7,203Other 86Total 8,733ButlerR+66.3Dem 965Rep 4,905Other 73Total 5,943AllenR+67.1Dem 1,505Rep 7,824Other 89Total 9,418LawrenceR+67.2Dem 1,044Rep 5,464Other 66Total 6,574LeeR+67.7Dem 406Rep 2,227Other 57Total 2,690CarlisleR+68.0Dem 408Rep 2,182Other 20Total 2,610CrittendenR+68.4Dem 608Rep 3,349Other 53Total 4,010BellR+68.7Dem 1,419Rep 7,831Other 90Total 9,340WhitleyR+69.3Dem 2,237Rep 12,687Other 151Total 15,075LaurelR+69.8Dem 4,037Rep 23,516Other 334Total 27,887JohnsonR+70.7Dem 1,350Rep 8,150Other 122Total 9,622CumberlandR+70.9Dem 483Rep 2,922Other 37Total 3,442KnoxR+71.1Dem 1,821Rep 11,178Other 157Total 13,156AdairR+71.2Dem 1,257Rep 7,643Other 74Total 8,974RussellR+72.2Dem 1,200Rep 7,622Other 71Total 8,893GreenR+72.6Dem 782Rep 5,033Other 42Total 5,857RockcastleR+73.1Dem 986Rep 6,635Other 103Total 7,724LewisR+75.7Dem 666Rep 4,997Other 58Total 5,721HarlanR+76.1Dem 1,199Rep 9,109Other 80Total 10,388ClintonR+76.4Dem 549Rep 4,276Other 55Total 4,880CaseyR+76.4Dem 804Rep 6,216Other 60Total 7,080MonroeR+77.3Dem 576Rep 4,679Other 53Total 5,308OwsleyR+77.3Dem 203Rep 1,625Other 11Total 1,839McCrearyR+78.7Dem 641Rep 5,531Other 40Total 6,212ClayR+80.3Dem 692Rep 6,729Other 96Total 7,517LeslieR+80.9Dem 382Rep 3,908Other 67Total 4,357JacksonR+81.8Dem 506Rep 5,358Other 70Total 5,934MartinR+83.6Dem 287Rep 3,343Other 25Total 3,655

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English14.5%9.5%

German12.7%12.5%

American11.5%5.3%

Irish11.0%9.4%

Italian2.0%4.8%

Scottish2.0%1.3%

French1.1%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.8%—

African American†6.6%9.9%

African0.5%0.5%

Mexican2.4%11.3%

Cuban0.7%0.7%

Puerto Rican0.5%1.8%

Guatemalan0.3%0.5%

Asian Indian0.3%1.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Median age	39.2	39.1
Age 18–24	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$63,726	$84,427
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	27.7%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$205,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$967	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	45.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.3%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Mean commute	24.0 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.2%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.6%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	10.2%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.8%	22.3%
Spanish	3.4%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Catholic	7.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	31.3%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	50.7%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	5.5%	5.2%

Origins and service

Measure	Kentucky	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.8%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.5%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.477	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

2024 turnout 61.3% of 3,401,788 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic33.9%704,043TrumpRepublican64.5%1,337,494KennedyIndependent0.8%16,769

R+30.5

Lead: 633,451
Total: 2,074,530
vs nation: R+29.1
Turnout: 61.3%

BidenDemocratic36.2%772,474TrumpRepublican62.1%1,326,646JorgensenLibertarian1.2%26,234

R+25.9

Lead: 554,172
Total: 2,136,768
vs nation: R+30.4
Turnout: 63.9%

ClintonDemocratic32.7%628,854TrumpRepublican62.5%1,202,971JohnsonLibertarian2.8%53,752

R+29.8

Lead: 574,117
Total: 1,924,150
vs nation: R+31.9
Turnout: 58.8%

ObamaDemocratic37.8%679,370RomneyRepublican60.5%1,087,190JohnsonLibertarian0.9%17,063

R+22.7

Lead: 407,820
Total: 1,798,048
vs nation: R+26.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic41.2%751,985MccainRepublican57.4%1,048,462NaderIndependent0.8%15,378

R+16.2

Lead: 296,477
Total: 1,826,508
vs nation: R+23.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic39.7%712,733BushRepublican59.5%1,069,439NaderIndependent0.5%8,856

R+19.9

Lead: 356,706
Total: 1,796,079
vs nation: R+17.4
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic41.4%638,898BushRepublican56.5%872,492NaderGreen1.5%23,118

R+15.1

Lead: 233,594
Total: 1,544,187
vs nation: R+15.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic45.8%636,614DoleRepublican44.9%623,283PerotReform Party8.7%120,396

D+1.0

Lead: 13,331
Total: 1,388,708
vs nation: R+7.6
Turnout: —

Kentucky votes two ways. For president it sits near the Republican floor — Donald Trump carried it by 30.5 points in 2024, up from 25.9 in 2020 and a 16-point Republican margin in 2000, after the state had backed Bill Clinton twice in the 1990s. Yet the same electorate elected Democrat Andy Beshear governor in 2019 and returned him in 2023, alongside a Democratic registration plurality that held until 2024, when Republicans first passed it, 46.9 percent of registered voters to 42.3. The gap between how Kentucky votes for Washington and how it votes for Frankfort is among the widest of any state.

Two counties carry the Democratic vote. Jefferson County, which holds Louisville, went Democratic by 16.5 points in 2024; Fayette County, around Lexington, by 18.1 — the bluest county in the state. Together they cast more than a fifth of Kentucky’s ballots. Everywhere else runs Republican, and nowhere has the ground moved further than the eastern coalfield. Pike County, the largest of them, voted Democratic by 29.6 points in 1996 and Republican by 65.4 in 2024 — a 95-point shift. Floyd County moved 104 points across the same span, Harlan 101. Martin County, in the far east, is now the reddest in Kentucky at 83.6 points Republican.

The profile underneath is poor and heavily Protestant. Median household income was $63,726 in the 2024 ACS, 46th of the fifty states; 27.7 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree, also 46th; and the poverty rate is 16.1 percent, 46th. Kentucky ranks sixth in Evangelical adherents, at 31.3 percent. In 2026 the state will fill the U.S. Senate seat that Mitch McConnell, first elected in 1984, is leaving open: Representative Andy Barr won the Republican nomination and faces Democrat Charles Booker, who carried the May 19 primary. The governorship is not on the ballot until 2027.

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