Kentucky 2004 vs 2008: county swing
56 of 120 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 10 changed hands.
| County | 2004 | 2008 | Swing | Votes 2004 | Votes 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knott County flipped | D+27.6 | R+7.8 | R+35.4 | 7,394 | 5,820 |
| Floyd County flipped | D+25.2 | R+1.3 | R+26.5 | 17,885 | 15,659 |
| Letcher County | R+6.8 | R+33.3 | R+26.5 | 9,065 | 8,235 |
| Perry County | R+6.8 | R+32.0 | R+25.2 | 11,655 | 10,375 |
| Harlan County | R+21.1 | R+46.2 | R+25.1 | 11,070 | 9,914 |
| Breathitt County flipped | D+13.2 | R+9.3 | R+22.5 | 5,944 | 5,030 |
| Martin County | R+32.9 | R+54.6 | R+21.7 | 4,539 | 3,692 |
| Pike County flipped | D+5.2 | R+13.8 | R+19.0 | 26,770 | 22,643 |
| Bell County | R+22.8 | R+40.6 | R+17.8 | 11,002 | 9,598 |
| Leslie County | R+48.3 | R+63.9 | R+15.6 | 4,964 | 4,397 |
| Elliott County | D+40.3 | D+25.1 | R+15.2 | 2,957 | 2,515 |
| Livingston County | R+14.2 | R+27.6 | R+13.4 | 4,706 | 4,593 |
| Johnson County | R+28.5 | R+41.5 | R+13.0 | 9,304 | 8,517 |
| Ballard County | R+15.1 | R+27.4 | R+12.3 | 4,177 | 4,060 |
| Carter County flipped | D+1.4 | R+9.5 | R+10.9 | 11,117 | 9,813 |
| Lawrence County | R+16.2 | R+26.0 | R+9.8 | 6,513 | 5,649 |
| Carlisle County | R+22.2 | R+31.3 | R+9.1 | 2,845 | 2,617 |
| Estill County | R+31.0 | R+40.0 | R+9.0 | 5,575 | 5,314 |
| Knox County | R+35.6 | R+44.6 | R+9.0 | 12,028 | 11,389 |
| Morgan County | R+2.9 | R+11.8 | R+8.9 | 5,272 | 4,379 |
| Wolfe County | D+11.4 | D+2.9 | R+8.5 | 3,155 | 2,968 |
| Greenup County | R+6.5 | R+14.1 | R+7.6 | 16,435 | 15,798 |
| Bath County flipped | D+6.9 | R+0.6 | R+7.5 | 4,919 | 4,543 |
| Lyon County | R+9.2 | R+16.7 | R+7.5 | 3,925 | 3,855 |
| Marshall County | R+17.2 | R+24.7 | R+7.5 | 15,521 | 15,487 |
| Magoffin County flipped | D+0.1 | R+7.0 | R+7.1 | 5,718 | 4,651 |
| Clinton County | R+55.5 | R+62.5 | R+7.0 | 4,352 | 4,172 |
| Whitley County | R+40.9 | R+47.7 | R+6.8 | 13,629 | 13,704 |
| Powell County | R+8.9 | R+15.6 | R+6.7 | 4,960 | 4,972 |
| Clay County | R+49.8 | R+56.4 | R+6.6 | 7,687 | 7,364 |
| McCreary County | R+45.5 | R+52.1 | R+6.6 | 5,693 | 5,407 |
| Hickman County | R+20.1 | R+26.4 | R+6.3 | 2,342 | 2,250 |
| Laurel County | R+51.7 | R+58.0 | R+6.3 | 22,264 | 22,500 |
| Boyd County | R+6.3 | R+12.3 | R+6.0 | 21,777 | 20,670 |
| Wayne County | R+31.4 | R+37.0 | R+5.6 | 7,685 | 7,196 |
| Montgomery County | R+11.2 | R+16.6 | R+5.4 | 10,230 | 10,331 |
| Lee County | R+39.0 | R+44.2 | R+5.2 | 2,920 | 2,773 |
| Metcalfe County | R+28.2 | R+32.9 | R+4.7 | 4,157 | 4,199 |
| Edmonson County | R+31.7 | R+36.3 | R+4.6 | 5,481 | 5,270 |
| Hart County | R+26.5 | R+30.9 | R+4.4 | 6,784 | 6,818 |
| Fulton County | R+6.4 | R+10.4 | R+4.0 | 2,890 | 2,825 |
| Crittenden County | R+30.8 | R+34.4 | R+3.6 | 4,190 | 3,930 |
| Rowan County | D+5.6 | D+2.1 | R+3.5 | 8,706 | 8,154 |
| Graves County | R+22.8 | R+26.0 | R+3.2 | 16,229 | 16,155 |
| Lincoln County | R+36.2 | R+38.4 | R+2.2 | 8,863 | 9,151 |
| McCracken County | R+23.0 | R+25.2 | R+2.2 | 29,797 | 30,754 |
| Russell County | R+54.1 | R+56.3 | R+2.2 | 7,821 | 7,475 |
| Cumberland County | R+46.5 | R+48.6 | R+2.1 | 3,239 | 2,797 |
| Green County | R+49.1 | R+50.8 | R+1.7 | 5,206 | 5,079 |
| Pulaski County | R+53.8 | R+55.4 | R+1.6 | 25,516 | 25,766 |
| Mercer County | R+35.2 | R+36.0 | R+0.8 | 10,028 | 10,060 |
| Muhlenberg County | R+0.9 | R+1.7 | R+0.8 | 13,479 | 12,889 |
| Simpson County | R+21.9 | R+22.7 | R+0.8 | 7,043 | 7,309 |
| Adair County | R+51.9 | R+52.6 | R+0.7 | 7,447 | 7,298 |
| Jackson County | R+69.5 | R+70.2 | R+0.7 | 5,178 | 5,224 |
| Nicholas County | R+12.1 | R+12.2 | R+0.1 | 3,059 | 2,970 |
| Logan County | R+28.6 | R+28.6 | Even | 10,644 | 10,890 |
| Clark County | R+25.3 | R+25.0 | D+0.3 | 15,317 | 15,628 |
| Todd County | R+36.8 | R+36.3 | D+0.5 | 4,754 | 4,941 |
| Barren County | R+34.8 | R+33.9 | D+0.9 | 16,140 | 16,807 |
| Taylor County | R+41.5 | R+40.6 | D+0.9 | 10,295 | 10,860 |
| Garrard County | R+44.2 | R+43.1 | D+1.1 | 6,658 | 7,210 |
| Anderson County | R+33.6 | R+32.4 | D+1.2 | 9,591 | 10,552 |
| Madison County | R+24.1 | R+22.4 | D+1.7 | 30,707 | 32,537 |
| Boyle County | R+25.0 | R+23.2 | D+1.8 | 12,490 | 12,635 |
| Caldwell County | R+28.6 | R+26.7 | D+1.9 | 6,349 | 6,199 |
| Fleming County | R+21.6 | R+19.7 | D+1.9 | 6,203 | 5,832 |
| Allen County | R+45.8 | R+43.8 | D+2.0 | 7,163 | 7,390 |
| Franklin County | R+2.8 | R+0.6 | D+2.2 | 24,133 | 24,079 |
| Larue County | R+38.4 | R+36.2 | D+2.2 | 5,968 | 6,178 |
| Menifee County | D+2.7 | D+4.9 | D+2.2 | 2,528 | 2,489 |
| Trigg County | R+32.3 | R+29.8 | D+2.5 | 6,111 | 6,527 |
| Lewis County | R+38.5 | R+35.6 | D+2.9 | 5,484 | 4,791 |
| Owsley County | R+56.4 | R+53.3 | D+3.1 | 1,999 | 1,686 |
| Rockcastle County | R+56.5 | R+53.3 | D+3.2 | 6,166 | 6,274 |
| Jessamine County | R+40.3 | R+37.0 | D+3.3 | 18,580 | 20,214 |
| Marion County | R+6.9 | R+3.3 | D+3.6 | 7,354 | 7,615 |
| Bullitt County | R+36.3 | R+32.3 | D+4.0 | 28,627 | 30,726 |
| Trimble County | R+23.8 | R+19.8 | D+4.0 | 3,790 | 3,812 |
| Bourbon County | R+21.4 | R+17.3 | D+4.1 | 8,217 | 8,330 |
| Owen County | R+30.9 | R+26.8 | D+4.1 | 4,741 | 4,751 |
| Carroll County | R+12.5 | R+8.3 | D+4.2 | 3,897 | 3,835 |
| Casey County | R+62.2 | R+58.0 | D+4.2 | 6,321 | 5,957 |
| Woodford County | R+21.4 | R+17.1 | D+4.3 | 11,502 | 12,297 |
| Gallatin County | R+22.1 | R+17.6 | D+4.5 | 3,073 | 3,193 |
| Scott County | R+25.1 | R+20.6 | D+4.5 | 17,050 | 19,730 |
| Webster County | R+16.3 | R+11.7 | D+4.6 | 5,547 | 5,540 |
| Calloway County | R+23.6 | R+18.4 | D+5.2 | 15,145 | 15,404 |
| Harrison County | R+26.5 | R+21.2 | D+5.3 | 7,731 | 7,590 |
| Breckinridge County | R+31.7 | R+25.5 | D+6.2 | 8,520 | 8,522 |
| Spencer County | R+41.7 | R+35.5 | D+6.2 | 6,822 | 8,049 |
| Hopkins County | R+31.3 | R+24.9 | D+6.4 | 18,843 | 19,348 |
| Pendleton County | R+34.9 | R+28.5 | D+6.4 | 6,025 | 5,802 |
| Washington County | R+33.5 | R+26.9 | D+6.6 | 5,236 | 5,275 |
| Henry County | R+26.6 | R+19.6 | D+7.0 | 6,499 | 6,919 |
| Monroe County | R+59.9 | R+52.9 | D+7.0 | 5,843 | 4,665 |
| Campbell County | R+28.1 | R+20.9 | D+7.2 | 40,175 | 40,297 |
| Grayson County | R+42.1 | R+34.9 | D+7.2 | 10,143 | 9,903 |
| Bracken County | R+31.9 | R+24.3 | D+7.6 | 3,610 | 3,399 |
| Mason County | R+24.6 | R+17.0 | D+7.6 | 7,079 | 7,121 |
| McLean County | R+17.2 | R+9.6 | D+7.6 | 4,435 | 4,422 |
| Butler County | R+48.0 | R+40.3 | D+7.7 | 5,578 | 5,307 |
| Nelson County | R+21.6 | R+13.7 | D+7.9 | 16,844 | 18,146 |
| Grant County | R+35.5 | R+27.4 | D+8.1 | 8,824 | 8,754 |
| Warren County | R+27.1 | R+18.9 | D+8.2 | 39,711 | 44,145 |
| Oldham County | R+39.5 | R+30.7 | D+8.8 | 27,132 | 29,316 |
| Boone County | R+44.2 | R+34.5 | D+9.7 | 45,082 | 50,774 |
| Shelby County | R+34.6 | R+24.7 | D+9.9 | 16,313 | 18,540 |
| Kenton County | R+31.1 | R+20.9 | D+10.2 | 67,123 | 68,213 |
| Ohio County | R+26.7 | R+16.4 | D+10.3 | 10,028 | 9,938 |
| Jefferson County | D+1.6 | D+12.0 | D+10.4 | 337,350 | 353,892 |
| Meade County | R+31.3 | R+20.9 | D+10.4 | 10,951 | 11,206 |
| Fayette County flipped | R+6.7 | D+4.8 | D+11.5 | 125,576 | 127,639 |
| Christian County | R+33.1 | R+21.1 | D+12.0 | 21,015 | 22,778 |
| Daviess County | R+23.1 | R+10.1 | D+13.0 | 41,483 | 43,622 |
| Union County | R+19.0 | R+5.2 | D+13.8 | 5,977 | 6,034 |
| Hardin County | R+36.0 | R+20.7 | D+15.3 | 36,441 | 39,990 |
| Henderson County flipped | R+12.7 | D+2.7 | D+15.4 | 18,701 | 19,861 |
| Robertson County | R+23.6 | R+8.1 | D+15.5 | 1,090 | 1,015 |
| Hancock County flipped | R+14.3 | D+5.0 | D+19.3 | 4,029 | 4,144 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data