Kentucky — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentTrumpR+29.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.5% | 1,202,971 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 32.7% | 628,854 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.8% | 92,325 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 2016 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+64.5 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Ballard County, KY | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Bath County, KY | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Calloway County, KY | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Carroll County, KY | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+73.2 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+73.1 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Elliott County, KY | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Floyd County, KY | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Franklin County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Fulton County, KY | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Graves County, KY | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Harrison County, KY | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Henderson County, KY | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Henry County, KY | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Hickman County, KY | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+80.1 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Knott County, KY | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+69.1 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+80.5 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+67.5 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Livingston County, KY | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Logan County, KY | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Lyon County, KY | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Marion County, KY | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Marshall County, KY | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+79.4 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+41.2 |
| McCracken County, KY | Republican | R+37.2 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+75.3 |
| McLean County, KY | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Meade County, KY | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Menifee County, KY | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Morgan County, KY | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Nelson County, KY | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Owen County, KY | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+66.7 |
| Robertson County, KY | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Scott County, KY | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Shelby County, KY | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Simpson County, KY | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Trigg County, KY | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Trimble County, KY | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Union County, KY | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+20.2 |
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+5,314 | 6,63780.6% | 1,32316.1% | 2733.3% | 8,233 |
| Allen County | Donald Trump+5,117 | 6,46679.9% | 1,34916.7% | 2813.5% | 8,096 |
| Anderson County | Donald Trump+5,608 | 8,24272.2% | 2,63423.1% | 5464.8% | 11,422 |
| Ballard County | Donald Trump+2,345 | 3,16177.1% | 81619.9% | 1243.0% | 4,101 |
| Barren County | Donald Trump+9,208 | 13,48372.9% | 4,27523.1% | 7303.9% | 18,488 |
| Bath County | Donald Trump+1,721 | 3,08267.2% | 1,36129.7% | 1443.1% | 4,587 |
| Bell County | Donald Trump+6,044 | 7,76479.9% | 1,72017.7% | 2342.4% | 9,718 |
| Boone County | Donald Trump+24,056 | 39,08267.8% | 15,02626.1% | 3,5106.1% | 57,618 |
| Bourbon County | Donald Trump+2,778 | 5,56963.3% | 2,79131.7% | 4435.0% | 8,803 |
| Boyd County | Donald Trump+7,570 | 13,59166.4% | 6,02129.4% | 8424.1% | 20,454 |
| Boyle County | Donald Trump+3,759 | 8,04062.1% | 4,28133.1% | 6254.8% | 12,946 |
| Bracken County | Donald Trump+2,006 | 2,71176.9% | 70520.0% | 1113.1% | 3,527 |
| Breathitt County | Donald Trump+2,454 | 3,99169.6% | 1,53726.8% | 2103.7% | 5,738 |
| Breckinridge County | Donald Trump+4,524 | 6,48473.9% | 1,96022.3% | 3303.8% | 8,774 |
| Bullitt County | Donald Trump+17,955 | 26,21072.7% | 8,25522.9% | 1,6044.4% | 36,069 |
| Butler County | Donald Trump+3,481 | 4,42879.4% | 94717.0% | 2013.6% | 5,576 |
| Caldwell County | Donald Trump+3,247 | 4,50775.4% | 1,26021.1% | 2083.5% | 5,975 |
| Calloway County | Donald Trump+5,618 | 10,36764.6% | 4,74929.6% | 9335.8% | 16,049 |
| Campbell County | Donald Trump+10,392 | 25,05058.9% | 14,65834.5% | 2,8026.6% | 42,510 |
| Carlisle County | Donald Trump+1,662 | 2,09480.5% | 43216.6% | 752.9% | 2,601 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+1,482 | 2,58867.1% | 1,10628.7% | 1614.2% | 3,855 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+5,311 | 7,58773.8% | 2,27622.1% | 4154.0% | 10,278 |
| Casey County | Donald Trump+4,715 | 5,48285.1% | 76711.9% | 1903.0% | 6,439 |
| Christian County | Donald Trump+6,920 | 14,10863.9% | 7,18832.5% | 7873.6% | 22,083 |
| Clark County | Donald Trump+6,004 | 10,71066.1% | 4,70629.0% | 7894.9% | 16,205 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+5,109 | 5,86186.6% | 75211.1% | 1542.3% | 6,767 |
| Clinton County | Donald Trump+3,262 | 3,80985.4% | 54712.3% | 1062.4% | 4,462 |
| Crittenden County | Donald Trump+2,673 | 3,29081.5% | 61715.3% | 1303.2% | 4,037 |
| Cumberland County | Donald Trump+2,043 | 2,50281.6% | 45915.0% | 1053.4% | 3,066 |
| Daviess County | Donald Trump+14,744 | 28,90763.1% | 14,16330.9% | 2,7376.0% | 45,807 |
| Edmonson County | Donald Trump+3,156 | 4,13578.9% | 97918.7% | 1302.5% | 5,244 |
| Elliott County | Donald Trump+1,260 | 2,00070.1% | 74025.9% | 1154.0% | 2,855 |
| Estill County | Donald Trump+3,128 | 4,23676.4% | 1,10820.0% | 2013.6% | 5,545 |
| Fayette County | Hillary Clinton+12,884 | 56,89441.7% | 69,77851.2% | 9,6437.1% | 136,315 |
| Fleming County | Donald Trump+3,374 | 4,72275.4% | 1,34821.5% | 1903.0% | 6,260 |
| Floyd County | Donald Trump+7,978 | 11,99372.5% | 4,01524.3% | 5323.2% | 16,540 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+1,102 | 11,81949.5% | 10,71744.9% | 1,3295.6% | 23,865 |
| Fulton County | Donald Trump+775 | 1,54965.0% | 77432.5% | 592.5% | 2,382 |
| Gallatin County | Donald Trump+1,694 | 2,44373.2% | 74922.4% | 1464.4% | 3,338 |
| Garrard County | Donald Trump+4,451 | 5,90477.4% | 1,45319.1% | 2663.5% | 7,623 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+5,358 | 7,26876.0% | 1,91020.0% | 3814.0% | 9,559 |
| Graves County | Donald Trump+9,363 | 12,67176.3% | 3,30819.9% | 6273.8% | 16,606 |
| Grayson County | Donald Trump+6,260 | 8,21977.7% | 1,95918.5% | 3983.8% | 10,576 |
| Green County | Donald Trump+3,540 | 4,37282.0% | 83215.6% | 1292.4% | 5,333 |
| Greenup County | Donald Trump+7,400 | 11,54670.9% | 4,14625.5% | 5853.6% | 16,277 |
| Hancock County | Donald Trump+1,544 | 2,78864.9% | 1,24429.0% | 2636.1% | 4,295 |
| Hardin County | Donald Trump+13,027 | 26,97162.5% | 13,94432.3% | 2,2415.2% | 43,156 |
| Harlan County | Donald Trump+7,757 | 9,12984.9% | 1,37212.8% | 2562.4% | 10,757 |
| Harrison County | Donald Trump+3,404 | 5,43569.8% | 2,03126.1% | 3154.0% | 7,781 |
| Hart County | Donald Trump+3,590 | 5,32073.2% | 1,73023.8% | 2142.9% | 7,264 |
| Henderson County | Donald Trump+5,452 | 12,15961.7% | 6,70734.0% | 8444.3% | 19,710 |
| Henry County | Donald Trump+3,116 | 4,94469.2% | 1,82825.6% | 3775.3% | 7,149 |
| Hickman County | Donald Trump+1,208 | 1,65776.8% | 44920.8% | 512.4% | 2,157 |
| Hopkins County | Donald Trump+10,967 | 15,27775.1% | 4,31021.2% | 7583.7% | 20,345 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+4,407 | 4,88988.9% | 4828.8% | 1302.4% | 5,501 |
| Jefferson County | Hillary Clinton+47,068 | 143,76840.7% | 190,83654.0% | 18,4965.2% | 353,100 |
| Jessamine County | Donald Trump+9,330 | 15,47466.3% | 6,14426.3% | 1,7087.3% | 23,326 |
| Johnson County | Donald Trump+6,793 | 8,04384.0% | 1,25013.1% | 2792.9% | 9,572 |
| Kenton County | Donald Trump+18,744 | 42,95859.7% | 24,21433.6% | 4,8266.7% | 71,998 |
| Knott County | Donald Trump+3,112 | 4,35775.6% | 1,24521.6% | 1612.8% | 5,763 |
| Knox County | Donald Trump+8,124 | 9,88582.3% | 1,76114.7% | 3663.0% | 12,012 |
| Larue County | Donald Trump+3,521 | 4,79975.4% | 1,27820.1% | 2904.6% | 6,367 |
| Laurel County | Donald Trump+17,152 | 20,59282.9% | 3,44013.9% | 8013.2% | 24,833 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+3,771 | 4,81679.7% | 1,04517.3% | 1813.0% | 6,042 |
| Lee County | Donald Trump+1,707 | 2,15180.7% | 44416.6% | 722.7% | 2,667 |
| Leslie County | Donald Trump+3,615 | 4,01589.4% | 4008.9% | 771.7% | 4,492 |
| Letcher County | Donald Trump+5,751 | 7,29379.8% | 1,54216.9% | 2993.3% | 9,134 |
| Lewis County | Donald Trump+3,578 | 4,36382.4% | 78514.8% | 1502.8% | 5,298 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+5,473 | 7,33876.7% | 1,86519.5% | 3583.7% | 9,561 |
| Livingston County | Donald Trump+2,683 | 3,57076.9% | 88719.1% | 1884.0% | 4,645 |
| Logan County | Donald Trump+5,023 | 7,77871.4% | 2,75525.3% | 3663.4% | 10,899 |
| Lyon County | Donald Trump+1,744 | 2,78970.4% | 1,04526.4% | 1283.2% | 3,962 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+11,638 | 23,43162.7% | 11,79331.6% | 2,1475.7% | 37,371 |
| Magoffin County | Donald Trump+2,652 | 3,82474.7% | 1,17222.9% | 1202.3% | 5,116 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+2,443 | 5,12263.1% | 2,67933.0% | 3103.8% | 8,111 |
| Marshall County | Donald Trump+8,650 | 12,32273.8% | 3,67222.0% | 7044.2% | 16,698 |
| Martin County | Donald Trump+3,140 | 3,50388.6% | 3639.2% | 872.2% | 3,953 |
| Mason County | Donald Trump+2,974 | 4,94468.5% | 1,97027.3% | 3054.2% | 7,219 |
| McCracken County | Donald Trump+11,640 | 20,77466.4% | 9,13429.2% | 1,3994.5% | 31,307 |
| McCreary County | Donald Trump+4,348 | 5,01286.8% | 66411.5% | 1001.7% | 5,776 |
| McLean County | Donald Trump+2,393 | 3,38174.0% | 98821.6% | 1974.3% | 4,566 |
| Meade County | Donald Trump+5,634 | 8,66070.8% | 3,02624.7% | 5454.5% | 12,231 |
| Menifee County | Donald Trump+1,310 | 2,01072.3% | 70025.2% | 692.5% | 2,779 |
| Mercer County | Donald Trump+5,345 | 7,74073.1% | 2,39522.6% | 4504.3% | 10,585 |
| Metcalfe County | Donald Trump+2,515 | 3,49175.6% | 97621.1% | 1533.3% | 4,620 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+3,677 | 4,27885.7% | 60112.0% | 1122.2% | 4,991 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+4,698 | 7,85668.6% | 3,15827.6% | 4383.8% | 11,452 |
| Morgan County | Donald Trump+2,622 | 3,62876.0% | 1,00621.1% | 1413.0% | 4,775 |
| Muhlenberg County | Donald Trump+6,121 | 9,39371.9% | 3,27225.1% | 3953.0% | 13,060 |
| Nelson County | Donald Trump+6,997 | 13,43164.6% | 6,43430.9% | 9374.5% | 20,802 |
| Nicholas County | Donald Trump+1,170 | 1,95768.9% | 78727.7% | 973.4% | 2,841 |
| Ohio County | Donald Trump+5,862 | 7,94276.4% | 2,08020.0% | 3763.6% | 10,398 |
| Oldham County | Donald Trump+10,201 | 20,46962.3% | 10,26831.3% | 2,1166.4% | 32,853 |
| Owen County | Donald Trump+2,683 | 3,74574.9% | 1,06221.2% | 1943.9% | 5,001 |
| Owsley County | Donald Trump+1,218 | 1,47483.8% | 25614.6% | 291.6% | 1,759 |
| Pendleton County | Donald Trump+3,440 | 4,60476.6% | 1,16419.4% | 2394.0% | 6,007 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+6,022 | 8,15877.2% | 2,13620.2% | 2782.6% | 10,572 |
| Pike County | Donald Trump+15,467 | 19,74780.1% | 4,28017.4% | 6382.6% | 24,665 |
| Powell County | Donald Trump+2,241 | 3,51370.9% | 1,27225.7% | 1723.5% | 4,957 |
| Pulaski County | Donald Trump+18,694 | 22,90281.7% | 4,20815.0% | 9313.3% | 28,041 |
| Robertson County | Donald Trump+537 | 75974.9% | 22221.9% | 323.2% | 1,013 |
| Rockcastle County | Donald Trump+4,694 | 5,60983.8% | 91513.7% | 1672.5% | 6,691 |
| Rowan County | Donald Trump+1,879 | 5,17458.5% | 3,29537.2% | 3794.3% | 8,848 |
| Russell County | Donald Trump+5,770 | 6,86384.0% | 1,09313.4% | 2182.7% | 8,174 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+7,337 | 15,05262.2% | 7,71531.9% | 1,4335.9% | 24,200 |
| Shelby County | Donald Trump+6,920 | 13,19664.1% | 6,27630.5% | 1,1085.4% | 20,580 |
| Simpson County | Donald Trump+2,933 | 5,07767.4% | 2,14428.5% | 3104.1% | 7,531 |
| Spencer County | Donald Trump+5,275 | 7,19675.6% | 1,92120.2% | 3984.2% | 9,515 |
| Taylor County | Donald Trump+5,767 | 8,32073.6% | 2,55322.6% | 4333.8% | 11,306 |
| Todd County | Donald Trump+2,570 | 3,61275.6% | 1,04221.8% | 1252.6% | 4,779 |
| Trigg County | Donald Trump+3,344 | 4,93173.0% | 1,58723.5% | 2333.5% | 6,751 |
| Trimble County | Donald Trump+1,892 | 2,77173.0% | 87923.1% | 1483.9% | 3,798 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+3,370 | 4,70175.7% | 1,33121.4% | 1792.9% | 6,211 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+11,707 | 28,67359.2% | 16,96635.0% | 2,8155.8% | 48,454 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+2,593 | 4,01371.2% | 1,42025.2% | 2033.6% | 5,636 |
| Wayne County | Donald Trump+4,940 | 6,37179.7% | 1,43117.9% | 1902.4% | 7,992 |
| Webster County | Donald Trump+3,157 | 4,39775.7% | 1,24021.4% | 1682.9% | 5,805 |
| Whitley County | Donald Trump+9,245 | 11,31282.1% | 2,06715.0% | 3952.9% | 13,774 |
| Wolfe County | Donald Trump+1,051 | 1,80468.5% | 75328.6% | 783.0% | 2,635 |
| Woodford County | Donald Trump+2,739 | 7,69756.7% | 4,95836.6% | 9086.7% | 13,563 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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, 2016KY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.