Kentucky — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentCoolidgeR+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican | 48.9% | 399,656 |
|---|---|---|
| John W. DavisDemocratic | 46.0% | 375,642 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.1% | 41,492 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Kentucky cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+64.6 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Henderson County, KY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+78.5 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Lee County, KY | Other / independent | Tied |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+57.7 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+66.5 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+8.3 |
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 | Calvin Coolidge+389 | 2,75753.4% | 2,36845.9% | 380.7% | 5,163 |
| Allen County | Calvin Coolidge+759 | 3,13256.5% | 2,37342.8% | 360.6% | 5,541 |
| Anderson County | John W. Davis+670 | 1,41939.8% | 2,08958.6% | 541.5% | 3,562 |
| Ballard County | John W. Davis+2,361 | 76719.2% | 3,12878.2% | 1042.6% | 3,999 |
| Barren County | John W. Davis+961 | 3,48843.5% | 4,44955.5% | 851.1% | 8,022 |
| Bath County | John W. Davis+370 | 1,72344.9% | 2,09354.5% | 210.5% | 3,837 |
| Bell County | Calvin Coolidge+3,205 | 5,37168.0% | 2,16627.4% | 3594.5% | 7,896 |
| Boone County | John W. Davis+864 | 1,34036.4% | 2,20459.9% | 1383.7% | 3,682 |
| Bourbon County | John W. Davis+343 | 3,69147.1% | 4,03451.4% | 1181.5% | 7,843 |
| Boyd County | Calvin Coolidge+1,983 | 6,06255.5% | 4,07937.4% | 7727.1% | 10,913 |
| Boyle County | John W. Davis+524 | 2,67343.0% | 3,19751.4% | 3475.6% | 6,217 |
| Bracken County | Calvin Coolidge+294 | 1,77951.7% | 1,48543.1% | 1795.2% | 3,443 |
| Breathitt County | John W. Davis+1,118 | 1,70837.6% | 2,82662.2% | 100.2% | 4,544 |
| Breckinridge County | Calvin Coolidge+602 | 3,83253.4% | 3,23045.0% | 1181.6% | 7,180 |
| Bullitt County | John W. Davis+843 | 94633.0% | 1,78962.5% | 1284.5% | 2,863 |
| Butler County | Calvin Coolidge+1,467 | 2,64468.2% | 1,17730.4% | 571.5% | 3,878 |
| Caldwell County | Calvin Coolidge+315 | 2,49851.5% | 2,18345.0% | 1743.6% | 4,855 |
| Calloway County | John W. Davis+2,854 | 93619.2% | 3,79077.6% | 1563.2% | 4,882 |
| Campbell County | Calvin Coolidge+5,286 | 12,32949.4% | 5,56422.3% | 7,04328.2% | 24,936 |
| Carlisle County | John W. Davis+1,783 | 46716.9% | 2,25081.6% | 411.5% | 2,758 |
| Carroll County | John W. Davis+937 | 1,30636.6% | 2,24362.8% | 200.6% | 3,569 |
| Carter County | Calvin Coolidge+1,920 | 4,47261.5% | 2,55235.1% | 2473.4% | 7,271 |
| Casey County | Calvin Coolidge+1,323 | 3,12063.0% | 1,79736.3% | 330.7% | 4,950 |
| Christian County | Calvin Coolidge+607 | 7,19251.8% | 6,58547.4% | 1150.8% | 13,892 |
| Clark County | John W. Davis+1,154 | 2,70340.8% | 3,85758.2% | 691.0% | 6,629 |
| Clay County | Calvin Coolidge+2,469 | 3,61374.1% | 1,14423.5% | 1202.5% | 4,877 |
| Clinton County | Calvin Coolidge+1,526 | 2,06978.7% | 54320.7% | 170.6% | 2,629 |
| Crittenden County | Calvin Coolidge+670 | 2,53956.8% | 1,86941.8% | 661.5% | 4,474 |
| Cumberland County | Calvin Coolidge+1,225 | 2,14369.6% | 91829.8% | 180.6% | 3,079 |
| Daviess County | John W. Davis+846 | 7,27046.7% | 8,11652.1% | 1921.2% | 15,578 |
| Edmonson County | Calvin Coolidge+879 | 2,06263.5% | 1,18336.5% | 00.0% | 3,245 |
| Elliott County | John W. Davis+1,088 | 61426.2% | 1,70272.5% | 311.3% | 2,347 |
| Estill County | Calvin Coolidge+100 | 2,15248.6% | 2,05246.4% | 2205.0% | 4,424 |
| Fayette County | Calvin Coolidge+1,322 | 11,75552.2% | 10,43346.3% | 3311.5% | 22,519 |
| Fleming County | John W. Davis+18 | 2,57249.4% | 2,59049.7% | 470.9% | 5,209 |
| Floyd County | John W. Davis+447 | 3,77344.0% | 4,22049.2% | 5796.8% | 8,572 |
| Franklin County | John W. Davis+1,852 | 2,82637.2% | 4,67861.5% | 1021.3% | 7,606 |
| Fulton County | John W. Davis+2,434 | 90221.0% | 3,33677.5% | 651.5% | 4,303 |
| Gallatin County | John W. Davis+257 | 75042.1% | 1,00756.6% | 231.3% | 1,780 |
| Garrard County | Calvin Coolidge+466 | 2,59254.6% | 2,12644.8% | 270.6% | 4,745 |
| Grant County | John W. Davis+519 | 1,40439.4% | 1,92354.0% | 2326.5% | 3,559 |
| Graves County | John W. Davis+4,987 | 2,27923.2% | 7,26674.0% | 2682.7% | 9,813 |
| Grayson County | Calvin Coolidge+325 | 3,18352.2% | 2,85846.8% | 611.0% | 6,102 |
| Green County | Calvin Coolidge+372 | 1,92055.2% | 1,54844.5% | 130.4% | 3,481 |
| Greenup County | Calvin Coolidge+578 | 2,51047.3% | 1,93236.4% | 86416.3% | 5,306 |
| Hancock County | Calvin Coolidge+9 | 1,33248.9% | 1,32348.6% | 702.6% | 2,725 |
| Hardin County | John W. Davis+1,561 | 2,73538.0% | 4,29659.7% | 1672.3% | 7,198 |
| Harlan County | Calvin Coolidge+7,501 | 9,63472.9% | 2,13316.1% | 1,44110.9% | 13,208 |
| Harrison County | John W. Davis+1,759 | 2,16535.0% | 3,92463.4% | 1001.6% | 6,189 |
| Hart County | John W. Davis+126 | 2,73648.1% | 2,86250.3% | 931.6% | 5,691 |
| Henderson County | Calvin Coolidge+856 | 4,90253.7% | 4,04644.3% | 1862.0% | 9,134 |
| Henry County | John W. Davis+1,788 | 1,91833.9% | 3,70665.4% | 400.7% | 5,664 |
| Hickman County | John W. Davis+1,652 | 61821.3% | 2,27078.1% | 170.6% | 2,905 |
| Hopkins County | John W. Davis+572 | 5,29244.6% | 5,86449.5% | 6985.9% | 11,854 |
| Jackson County | Calvin Coolidge+2,345 | 2,62988.0% | 2849.5% | 762.5% | 2,989 |
| Jefferson County | Calvin Coolidge+11,359 | 61,76852.5% | 50,40942.9% | 5,4094.6% | 117,586 |
| Jessamine County | John W. Davis+326 | 2,14445.0% | 2,47051.8% | 1503.1% | 4,764 |
| Johnson County | Calvin Coolidge+1,598 | 3,07861.7% | 1,48029.7% | 4338.7% | 4,991 |
| Kenton County | Calvin Coolidge+4,483 | 13,53744.3% | 7,94826.0% | 9,05429.6% | 30,539 |
| Knott County | John W. Davis+1,400 | 88627.7% | 2,28671.6% | 210.7% | 3,193 |
| Knox County | Calvin Coolidge+2,230 | 3,76767.3% | 1,53727.5% | 2905.2% | 5,594 |
| Larue County | John W. Davis+621 | 1,37240.4% | 1,99358.7% | 290.9% | 3,394 |
| Laurel County | Calvin Coolidge+1,823 | 3,27466.2% | 1,45129.4% | 2184.4% | 4,943 |
| Lawrence County | Calvin Coolidge+102 | 2,54750.2% | 2,44548.1% | 861.7% | 5,078 |
| Lee County | John W. Davis+0 | 1,34849.3% | 1,34849.3% | 411.5% | 2,737 |
| Leslie County | Calvin Coolidge+1,829 | 2,05288.9% | 2239.7% | 331.4% | 2,308 |
| Letcher County | Calvin Coolidge+1,260 | 3,17255.0% | 1,91233.1% | 68711.9% | 5,771 |
| Lewis County | Calvin Coolidge+1,620 | 3,06765.1% | 1,44730.7% | 1954.1% | 4,709 |
| Lincoln County | John W. Davis+165 | 2,93546.7% | 3,10049.3% | 2544.0% | 6,289 |
| Livingston County | John W. Davis+501 | 1,26740.8% | 1,76857.0% | 672.2% | 3,102 |
| Logan County | John W. Davis+1,067 | 3,70542.8% | 4,77255.1% | 1792.1% | 8,656 |
| Lyon County | John W. Davis+703 | 99336.3% | 1,69662.1% | 441.6% | 2,733 |
| Madison County | Calvin Coolidge+381 | 5,27651.3% | 4,89547.6% | 1211.2% | 10,292 |
| Magoffin County | Calvin Coolidge+439 | 2,19655.2% | 1,75744.2% | 220.6% | 3,975 |
| Marion County | John W. Davis+1,080 | 1,97538.5% | 3,05559.6% | 961.9% | 5,126 |
| Marshall County | John W. Davis+1,560 | 1,19229.7% | 2,75268.6% | 661.6% | 4,010 |
| Martin County | Calvin Coolidge+1,148 | 1,51272.9% | 36417.6% | 1979.5% | 2,073 |
| Mason County | John W. Davis+119 | 3,40648.3% | 3,52550.0% | 1241.8% | 7,055 |
| McCracken County | John W. Davis+1,049 | 4,97940.5% | 6,02849.1% | 1,27410.4% | 12,281 |
| McCreary County | Calvin Coolidge+1,784 | 2,31775.0% | 53317.2% | 2407.8% | 3,090 |
| McLean County | John W. Davis+427 | 1,85743.6% | 2,28453.6% | 1172.7% | 4,258 |
| Meade County | John W. Davis+696 | 1,10637.4% | 1,80261.0% | 471.6% | 2,955 |
| Menifee County | John W. Davis+423 | 45033.5% | 87365.0% | 211.6% | 1,344 |
| Mercer County | Calvin Coolidge+17 | 2,71549.6% | 2,69849.3% | 591.1% | 5,472 |
| Metcalfe County | Calvin Coolidge+188 | 1,45053.2% | 1,26246.3% | 160.6% | 2,728 |
| Monroe County | Calvin Coolidge+1,519 | 2,48971.2% | 97027.7% | 381.1% | 3,497 |
| Montgomery County | John W. Davis+391 | 1,95644.9% | 2,34753.9% | 511.2% | 4,354 |
| Morgan County | John W. Davis+1,506 | 1,80535.1% | 3,31164.4% | 280.5% | 5,144 |
| Muhlenberg County | Calvin Coolidge+831 | 5,21049.8% | 4,37941.8% | 8828.4% | 10,471 |
| Nelson County | John W. Davis+1,781 | 2,08234.6% | 3,86364.1% | 791.3% | 6,024 |
| Nicholas County | John W. Davis+887 | 1,34837.2% | 2,23561.7% | 421.2% | 3,625 |
| Ohio County | Calvin Coolidge+450 | 4,26750.6% | 3,81745.3% | 3414.0% | 8,425 |
| Oldham County | John W. Davis+1,048 | 90631.3% | 1,95467.5% | 351.2% | 2,895 |
| Owen County | John W. Davis+2,242 | 91322.2% | 3,15576.8% | 380.9% | 4,106 |
| Owsley County | Calvin Coolidge+1,111 | 1,43480.4% | 32318.1% | 271.5% | 1,784 |
| Pendleton County | Calvin Coolidge+120 | 2,14849.7% | 2,02846.9% | 1453.4% | 4,321 |
| Perry County | Calvin Coolidge+1,699 | 4,35759.1% | 2,65836.0% | 3594.9% | 7,374 |
| Pike County | Calvin Coolidge+1,224 | 7,05952.1% | 5,83543.1% | 6464.8% | 13,540 |
| Powell County | John W. Davis+215 | 72442.9% | 93955.6% | 261.5% | 1,689 |
| Pulaski County | Calvin Coolidge+3,277 | 6,43562.7% | 3,15830.8% | 6766.6% | 10,269 |
| Robertson County | John W. Davis+182 | 49841.8% | 68057.1% | 121.0% | 1,190 |
| Rockcastle County | Calvin Coolidge+1,435 | 2,71266.2% | 1,27731.2% | 1052.6% | 4,094 |
| Rowan County | Calvin Coolidge+234 | 1,32653.6% | 1,09244.1% | 562.3% | 2,474 |
| Russell County | Calvin Coolidge+1,054 | 2,27864.6% | 1,22434.7% | 240.7% | 3,526 |
| Scott County | John W. Davis+1,471 | 2,33437.6% | 3,80561.3% | 681.1% | 6,207 |
| Shelby County | John W. Davis+1,126 | 2,96641.6% | 4,09257.4% | 721.0% | 7,130 |
| Simpson County | John W. Davis+1,394 | 1,29432.1% | 2,68866.6% | 521.3% | 4,034 |
| Spencer County | John W. Davis+359 | 96141.9% | 1,32057.6% | 100.4% | 2,291 |
| Taylor County | Calvin Coolidge+215 | 2,26752.1% | 2,05247.2% | 330.8% | 4,352 |
| Todd County | John W. Davis+737 | 1,94241.5% | 2,67957.2% | 591.3% | 4,680 |
| Trigg County | John W. Davis+495 | 2,13044.4% | 2,62554.7% | 471.0% | 4,802 |
| Trimble County | John W. Davis+1,341 | 33516.6% | 1,67683.1% | 60.3% | 2,017 |
| Union County | John W. Davis+1,715 | 1,77832.1% | 3,49363.0% | 2765.0% | 5,547 |
| Warren County | John W. Davis+1,371 | 5,63444.1% | 7,00554.9% | 1321.0% | 12,771 |
| Washington County | Calvin Coolidge+48 | 2,28650.4% | 2,23849.3% | 130.3% | 4,537 |
| Wayne County | Calvin Coolidge+416 | 2,43654.3% | 2,02045.0% | 290.6% | 4,485 |
| Webster County | John W. Davis+318 | 3,13147.1% | 3,44951.9% | 711.1% | 6,651 |
| Whitley County | Calvin Coolidge+3,303 | 4,71668.4% | 1,41320.5% | 76811.1% | 6,897 |
| Wolfe County | John W. Davis+776 | 82133.7% | 1,59765.6% | 170.7% | 2,435 |
| Woodford County | John W. Davis+381 | 2,09145.7% | 2,47254.0% | 130.3% | 4,576 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.