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United States presidential elections in Kentucky

February 22, 2023

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Kentucky, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1792, Kentucky has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Prior to the election of 1792, Kentucky was part of Virginia, and residents of the area voted as part of that state.

Presidential elections in Kentucky
Number of elections58
Voted Democratic26
Voted Republican16
Voted Whig5
Voted Democratic-Republican9
Voted other2[a]
Voted for winning candidate38
Voted for losing candidate21

Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[b]		 Votes Percent Electoral
Votes 		Notes
2020[1] Joe Biden 772,474 36.15 Donald Trump 1,326,646 62.09 — 8
2016[2] Donald Trump[c] 1,202,971 62.52 Hillary Clinton 628,854 32.68 — 8
2012[3] Barack Obama 679,370 37.80 Mitt Romney 1,087,190 60.49 — 8
2008[4] Barack Obama 751,985 41.17 John McCain 1,048,462 57.40 — 8
2004[5] George W. Bush 1,069,439 59.55 John Kerry 712,733 39.69 — 8
2000[6] George W. Bush[c] 872,492 56.50 Al Gore 638,898 41.37 — 8
1996[7] Bill Clinton 636,614 45.84 Bob Dole 623,283 44.88 Ross Perot 120,396 8.67 8
1992 Bill Clinton 665,104 44.55 George H. W. Bush 617,178 41.34 Ross Perot 203,944 13.66 8
1988 George H. W. Bush 734,281 55.52 Michael Dukakis 580,368 43.88 — 9
1984 Ronald Reagan 822,785 60.04 Walter Mondale 539,589 39.37 — 9
1980 Ronald Reagan 635,274 49.07 Jimmy Carter 616,417 47.61 John B. Anderson 31,127 2.40 9
1976 Jimmy Carter 615,717 52.75 Gerald Ford 531,852 45.57 — 9
1972 Richard Nixon 676,446 63.37 George McGovern 371,159 34.77 — 9
1968 Richard Nixon 462,411 43.79 Hubert Humphrey 397,541 37.65 George Wallace 193,098 18.29 9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson 669,659 64.01 Barry Goldwater 372,977 35.65 — 9
1960 John F. Kennedy 521,855 46.41 Richard Nixon 602,607 53.59 — 10
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower 572,192 54.30 Adlai Stevenson II 476,453 45.21 T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors[d]		 — — 10
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower 495,029 49.84 Adlai Stevenson II 495,729 49.91 — 10
1948 Harry S. Truman 466,756 56.74 Thomas E. Dewey 341,210 41.48 Strom Thurmond 10,411 1.27 11
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt 472,589 54.45 Thomas E. Dewey 392,448 45.22 — 11
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt 557,222 57.44 Wendell Willkie 410,384 42.30 — 11
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt 541,944 58.51 Alf Landon 369,702 39.92 — 11
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt 580,574 59.06 Herbert Hoover 394,716 40.15 — 11
1928 Herbert Hoover 558,064 59.33 Al Smith 381,070 40.51 — 13
1924 Calvin Coolidge 398,966 48.93 John W. Davis 374,855 45.98 Robert M. La Follette 38,465 4.72 13
1920 Warren G. Harding 452,480 49.25 James M. Cox 456,497 49.69 Parley P. Christensen — — 13
1916 Woodrow Wilson 269,990 51.91 Charles E. Hughes 241,854 46.50 — 13
1912 Woodrow Wilson 219,484 48.48 Theodore Roosevelt 101,766 22.48 William H. Taft 115,510 25.52 13
1908 William H. Taft 235,711 48.03 William Jennings Bryan 244,092 49.74 — 13
1904 Theodore Roosevelt 205,457 47.13 Alton B. Parker 217,170 49.82 — 13
1900 William McKinley 227,132 48.51 William Jennings Bryan 235,126 50.21 — 13
1896 William McKinley 218,171 48.93 William Jennings Bryan 217,894 48.86 — 13 Electoral vote split twelve to one.
1892 Grover Cleveland 175,461 51.48 Benjamin Harrison 135,462 39.74 James B. Weaver 23,500 6.89 13
1888 Benjamin Harrison[c] 155,138 44.98 Grover Cleveland 183,830 53.30 — 13
1884 Grover Cleveland 152,961 55.32 James G. Blaine 118,690 42.93 — 13
1880 James A. Garfield 106,490 39.87 Winfield S. Hancock 148,875 55.74 James B. Weaver 11,506 4.31 12
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes 97,568 37.44 Samuel J. Tilden 160,060 61.41 — 12
1872 Ulysses S. Grant 88,766 46.44 Horace Greeley 99,995 52.32 — 12
1868 Ulysses S. Grant 39,566 25.5 Horatio Seymour 115,889 74.5 — 11
1864 Abraham Lincoln 27,787 30.2 George B. McClellan 64,301 69.8 — 11

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1860 Abraham Lincoln 1,364 0.9 Stephen A. Douglas 25,651 17.5 John C. Breckinridge 53,143 36.3 John Bell 66,058 45.2 12

Elections from 1828 to 1856

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[b]		 Votes Percent Electoral
Votes 		Notes
1856 James Buchanan 74,642 52.54 John C. Frémont no ballots Millard Fillmore 67,416 47.46 12
1852 Franklin Pierce 53,494 48.32 Winfield Scott 57,428 51.44 John P. Hale 266 0.24 12
1848 Zachary Taylor 67,145 57.46 Lewis Cass 49,720 42.54 Martin Van Buren no ballots 12
1844 James K. Polk 51,988 45.91 Henry Clay 61,249 54.09 — 12
1840 William Henry Harrison 58,488 64.20 Martin Van Buren 32,616 35.80 — 15
1836 Martin Van Buren 33,229 47.41 William Henry Harrison 36,861 52.59 various[e] 15
1832 Andrew Jackson 36,292 45.51 Henry Clay 43,449 54.49 William Wirt no ballots 15
1828 Andrew Jackson 39,308 55.54 John Quincy Adams 31,468 44.46 — 14

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1824 Andrew Jackson 6,356 27.23 John Quincy Adams no ballots Henry Clay 16,982 72.77 William H. Crawford no ballots 14

Elections from 1792 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all twelve of Kentucky's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.

Year Winner (nationally) Runner-up (nationally) Electoral
Votes 		Notes
1820 James Monroe - 12 Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816 James Monroe Rufus King 12
1812 James Madison DeWitt Clinton 12
1808 James Madison Charles C. Pinckney 7
1804 Thomas Jefferson Charles C. Pinckney 8
1800 Thomas Jefferson John Adams 4
1796 John Adams Thomas Jefferson 4
1792 George Washington — 4 Washington effectively ran unopposed.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ John Bell, 1860; George Washington, 1792.
  2. ^ a b For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
  3. ^ a b c Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. ^ Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. ^ Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. The others were Hugh Lawson White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Kentucky.

References

  1. ^ "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins". The New York Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
  3. ^ 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
  4. ^ 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
  5. ^ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
  6. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  7. ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

February 22, 2023
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Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Kentucky ordered by year Since its admission to statehood in 1792 Kentucky has participated in every U S presidential election Prior to the election of 1792 Kentucky was part of Virginia and residents of the area voted as part of that state Presidential elections in KentuckyNumber of elections58Voted Democratic26Voted Republican16Voted Whig5Voted Democratic Republican9Voted other2 a Voted for winning candidate38Voted for losing candidate21Winners of the state are in bold Contents 1 Elections from 1864 to present 2 Election of 1860 3 Elections from 1828 to 1856 4 Election of 1824 5 Elections from 1792 to 1820 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesElections from 1864 to present EditYear Winner nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Other nationalcandidates b Votes Percent ElectoralVotes Notes2020 1 Joe Biden 772 474 36 15 Donald Trump 1 326 646 62 09 82016 2 Donald Trump c 1 202 971 62 52 Hillary Clinton 628 854 32 68 82012 3 Barack Obama 679 370 37 80 Mitt Romney 1 087 190 60 49 82008 4 Barack Obama 751 985 41 17 John McCain 1 048 462 57 40 82004 5 George W Bush 1 069 439 59 55 John Kerry 712 733 39 69 82000 6 George W Bush c 872 492 56 50 Al Gore 638 898 41 37 81996 7 Bill Clinton 636 614 45 84 Bob Dole 623 283 44 88 Ross Perot 120 396 8 67 81992 Bill Clinton 665 104 44 55 George H W Bush 617 178 41 34 Ross Perot 203 944 13 66 81988 George H W Bush 734 281 55 52 Michael Dukakis 580 368 43 88 91984 Ronald Reagan 822 785 60 04 Walter Mondale 539 589 39 37 91980 Ronald Reagan 635 274 49 07 Jimmy Carter 616 417 47 61 John B Anderson 31 127 2 40 91976 Jimmy Carter 615 717 52 75 Gerald Ford 531 852 45 57 91972 Richard Nixon 676 446 63 37 George McGovern 371 159 34 77 91968 Richard Nixon 462 411 43 79 Hubert Humphrey 397 541 37 65 George Wallace 193 098 18 29 91964 Lyndon B Johnson 669 659 64 01 Barry Goldwater 372 977 35 65 91960 John F Kennedy 521 855 46 41 Richard Nixon 602 607 53 59 101956 Dwight D Eisenhower 572 192 54 30 Adlai Stevenson II 476 453 45 21 T Coleman Andrews Unpledged Electors d 101952 Dwight D Eisenhower 495 029 49 84 Adlai Stevenson II 495 729 49 91 101948 Harry S Truman 466 756 56 74 Thomas E Dewey 341 210 41 48 Strom Thurmond 10 411 1 27 111944 Franklin D Roosevelt 472 589 54 45 Thomas E Dewey 392 448 45 22 111940 Franklin D Roosevelt 557 222 57 44 Wendell Willkie 410 384 42 30 111936 Franklin D Roosevelt 541 944 58 51 Alf Landon 369 702 39 92 111932 Franklin D Roosevelt 580 574 59 06 Herbert Hoover 394 716 40 15 111928 Herbert Hoover 558 064 59 33 Al Smith 381 070 40 51 131924 Calvin Coolidge 398 966 48 93 John W Davis 374 855 45 98 Robert M La Follette 38 465 4 72 131920 Warren G Harding 452 480 49 25 James M Cox 456 497 49 69 Parley P Christensen 131916 Woodrow Wilson 269 990 51 91 Charles E Hughes 241 854 46 50 131912 Woodrow Wilson 219 484 48 48 Theodore Roosevelt 101 766 22 48 William H Taft 115 510 25 52 131908 William H Taft 235 711 48 03 William Jennings Bryan 244 092 49 74 131904 Theodore Roosevelt 205 457 47 13 Alton B Parker 217 170 49 82 131900 William McKinley 227 132 48 51 William Jennings Bryan 235 126 50 21 131896 William McKinley 218 171 48 93 William Jennings Bryan 217 894 48 86 13 Electoral vote split twelve to one 1892 Grover Cleveland 175 461 51 48 Benjamin Harrison 135 462 39 74 James B Weaver 23 500 6 89 131888 Benjamin Harrison c 155 138 44 98 Grover Cleveland 183 830 53 30 131884 Grover Cleveland 152 961 55 32 James G Blaine 118 690 42 93 131880 James A Garfield 106 490 39 87 Winfield S Hancock 148 875 55 74 James B Weaver 11 506 4 31 121876 Rutherford B Hayes 97 568 37 44 Samuel J Tilden 160 060 61 41 121872 Ulysses S Grant 88 766 46 44 Horace Greeley 99 995 52 32 121868 Ulysses S Grant 39 566 25 5 Horatio Seymour 115 889 74 5 111864 Abraham Lincoln 27 787 30 2 George B McClellan 64 301 69 8 11Election of 1860 EditThe election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country The result of the election with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War Year Winner nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent ElectoralVotes1860 Abraham Lincoln 1 364 0 9 Stephen A Douglas 25 651 17 5 John C Breckinridge 53 143 36 3 John Bell 66 058 45 2 12Elections from 1828 to 1856 EditYear Winner nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Other nationalcandidates b Votes Percent ElectoralVotes Notes1856 James Buchanan 74 642 52 54 John C Fremont no ballots Millard Fillmore 67 416 47 46 121852 Franklin Pierce 53 494 48 32 Winfield Scott 57 428 51 44 John P Hale 266 0 24 121848 Zachary Taylor 67 145 57 46 Lewis Cass 49 720 42 54 Martin Van Buren no ballots 121844 James K Polk 51 988 45 91 Henry Clay 61 249 54 09 121840 William Henry Harrison 58 488 64 20 Martin Van Buren 32 616 35 80 151836 Martin Van Buren 33 229 47 41 William Henry Harrison 36 861 52 59 various e 151832 Andrew Jackson 36 292 45 51 Henry Clay 43 449 54 49 William Wirt no ballots 151828 Andrew Jackson 39 308 55 54 John Quincy Adams 31 468 44 46 14Election of 1824 EditThe election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic Republican Party resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party and competing for influence in different parts of the country The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes Andrew Jackson did not become President a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain Year Winner nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent Runner up nationally Votes Percent ElectoralVotes1824 Andrew Jackson 6 356 27 23 John Quincy Adams no ballots Henry Clay 16 982 72 77 William H Crawford no ballots 14Elections from 1792 to 1820 EditIn the election of 1820 incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed winning all twelve of Kentucky s electoral votes and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire To the extent that a popular vote was held it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President Year Winner nationally Runner up nationally ElectoralVotes Notes1820 James Monroe 12 Monroe effectively ran unopposed 1816 James Monroe Rufus King 121812 James Madison DeWitt Clinton 121808 James Madison Charles C Pinckney 71804 Thomas Jefferson Charles C Pinckney 81800 Thomas Jefferson John Adams 41796 John Adams Thomas Jefferson 41792 George Washington 4 Washington effectively ran unopposed See also EditElections in KentuckyNotes Edit John Bell 1860 George Washington 1792 a b For purposes of these lists other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states a b c Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country The others were Hugh Lawson White Daniel Webster and Willie Person Mangum None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Kentucky References Edit Presidential Election Results Biden Wins The New York Times Retrieved November 15 2020 2016 official Federal Election Commission report 2012 official Federal Election Commission report 2008 official Federal Election Commission report Federal Elections 2004 Election Results for the U S President the U S Senate and the U S House of Representatives PDF Federal Elections Commission May 2005 2000 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections 1996 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved 2018 03 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States presidential elections in Kentucky amp oldid 1094697523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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