Kentucky 2008 vs 2012: county swing
113 of 120 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 6 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knott County | R+7.8 | R+47.6 | R+39.8 | 5,820 | 5,693 |
| Pike County | R+13.8 | R+50.5 | R+36.7 | 22,643 | 23,636 |
| Magoffin County | R+7.0 | R+39.9 | R+32.9 | 4,651 | 4,906 |
| Floyd County | R+1.3 | R+33.9 | R+32.6 | 15,659 | 14,890 |
| Union County | R+5.2 | R+33.6 | R+28.4 | 6,034 | 5,979 |
| Perry County | R+32.0 | R+58.5 | R+26.5 | 10,375 | 10,241 |
| Breathitt County | R+9.3 | R+35.1 | R+25.8 | 5,030 | 5,008 |
| Morgan County | R+11.8 | R+37.0 | R+25.2 | 4,379 | 4,472 |
| Letcher County | R+33.3 | R+58.4 | R+25.1 | 8,235 | 8,758 |
| Wolfe County flipped | D+2.9 | R+22.2 | R+25.1 | 2,968 | 2,559 |
| Elliott County | D+25.1 | D+2.5 | R+22.6 | 2,515 | 2,399 |
| Webster County | R+11.7 | R+33.6 | R+21.9 | 5,540 | 5,470 |
| Menifee County flipped | D+4.9 | R+16.8 | R+21.7 | 2,489 | 2,598 |
| Muhlenberg County | R+1.7 | R+23.4 | R+21.7 | 12,889 | 12,739 |
| McLean County | R+9.6 | R+30.3 | R+20.7 | 4,422 | 4,200 |
| Ohio County | R+16.4 | R+36.1 | R+19.7 | 9,938 | 9,646 |
| Lawrence County | R+26.0 | R+44.2 | R+18.2 | 5,649 | 5,592 |
| Johnson County | R+41.5 | R+59.4 | R+17.9 | 8,517 | 9,035 |
| Harlan County | R+46.2 | R+64.0 | R+17.8 | 9,914 | 10,657 |
| Robertson County | R+8.1 | R+25.5 | R+17.4 | 1,015 | 935 |
| Leslie County | R+63.9 | R+81.0 | R+17.1 | 4,397 | 4,950 |
| Hopkins County | R+24.9 | R+39.9 | R+15.0 | 19,348 | 19,767 |
| Henderson County flipped | D+2.7 | R+11.9 | R+14.6 | 19,861 | 18,622 |
| Crittenden County | R+34.4 | R+48.8 | R+14.4 | 3,930 | 3,854 |
| Hancock County flipped | D+5.0 | R+9.2 | R+14.2 | 4,144 | 4,134 |
| Graves County | R+26.0 | R+39.7 | R+13.7 | 16,155 | 15,503 |
| Martin County | R+54.6 | R+68.2 | R+13.6 | 3,692 | 3,824 |
| Fleming County | R+19.7 | R+32.3 | R+12.6 | 5,832 | 5,782 |
| Nicholas County | R+12.2 | R+24.6 | R+12.4 | 2,970 | 2,581 |
| Clay County | R+56.4 | R+68.7 | R+12.3 | 7,364 | 7,383 |
| Carter County | R+9.5 | R+21.3 | R+11.8 | 9,813 | 8,908 |
| Bath County | R+0.6 | R+12.3 | R+11.7 | 4,543 | 4,122 |
| Bell County | R+40.6 | R+51.7 | R+11.1 | 9,598 | 9,482 |
| Livingston County | R+27.6 | R+38.7 | R+11.1 | 4,593 | 4,511 |
| Daviess County | R+10.1 | R+21.1 | R+11.0 | 43,622 | 42,087 |
| Wayne County | R+37.0 | R+47.7 | R+10.7 | 7,196 | 7,210 |
| Lyon County | R+16.7 | R+27.0 | R+10.3 | 3,855 | 3,839 |
| Carlisle County | R+31.3 | R+41.5 | R+10.2 | 2,617 | 2,619 |
| Ballard County | R+27.4 | R+37.5 | R+10.1 | 4,060 | 3,895 |
| Whitley County | R+47.7 | R+57.8 | R+10.1 | 13,704 | 13,072 |
| Rockcastle County | R+53.3 | R+63.3 | R+10.0 | 6,274 | 6,216 |
| Powell County | R+15.6 | R+25.5 | R+9.9 | 4,972 | 4,481 |
| Rowan County flipped | D+2.1 | R+7.7 | R+9.8 | 8,154 | 7,665 |
| Montgomery County | R+16.6 | R+26.3 | R+9.7 | 10,331 | 10,248 |
| Owsley County | R+53.3 | R+63.0 | R+9.7 | 1,686 | 1,580 |
| Marshall County | R+24.7 | R+34.3 | R+9.6 | 15,487 | 15,719 |
| Knox County | R+44.6 | R+53.9 | R+9.3 | 11,389 | 11,100 |
| McCreary County | R+52.1 | R+61.3 | R+9.2 | 5,407 | 5,707 |
| Calloway County | R+18.4 | R+27.3 | R+8.9 | 15,404 | 15,072 |
| Lee County | R+44.2 | R+52.7 | R+8.5 | 2,773 | 2,623 |
| Garrard County | R+43.1 | R+51.5 | R+8.4 | 7,210 | 7,077 |
| Hickman County | R+26.4 | R+34.8 | R+8.4 | 2,250 | 2,139 |
| Caldwell County | R+26.7 | R+35.0 | R+8.3 | 6,199 | 5,860 |
| Washington County | R+26.9 | R+35.0 | R+8.1 | 5,275 | 5,219 |
| Cumberland County | R+48.6 | R+56.6 | R+8.0 | 2,797 | 2,854 |
| Harrison County | R+21.2 | R+29.1 | R+7.9 | 7,590 | 7,163 |
| Butler County | R+40.3 | R+47.8 | R+7.5 | 5,307 | 5,060 |
| McCracken County | R+25.2 | R+32.5 | R+7.3 | 30,754 | 30,551 |
| Monroe County | R+52.9 | R+59.6 | R+6.7 | 4,665 | 4,746 |
| Madison County | R+22.4 | R+28.9 | R+6.5 | 32,537 | 33,322 |
| Mason County | R+17.0 | R+23.3 | R+6.3 | 7,121 | 6,881 |
| Estill County | R+40.0 | R+46.1 | R+6.1 | 5,314 | 5,184 |
| Lewis County | R+35.6 | R+41.6 | R+6.0 | 4,791 | 4,769 |
| Oldham County | R+30.7 | R+36.6 | R+5.9 | 29,316 | 29,884 |
| Fulton County | R+10.4 | R+16.2 | R+5.8 | 2,825 | 2,481 |
| Grant County | R+27.4 | R+33.2 | R+5.8 | 8,754 | 8,608 |
| Trigg County | R+29.8 | R+35.6 | R+5.8 | 6,527 | 6,742 |
| Laurel County | R+58.0 | R+63.6 | R+5.6 | 22,500 | 22,408 |
| Russell County | R+56.3 | R+61.9 | R+5.6 | 7,475 | 7,909 |
| Clark County | R+25.0 | R+30.5 | R+5.5 | 15,628 | 15,416 |
| Owen County | R+26.8 | R+32.3 | R+5.5 | 4,751 | 4,557 |
| Pulaski County | R+55.4 | R+60.6 | R+5.2 | 25,766 | 26,003 |
| Casey County | R+58.0 | R+62.7 | R+4.7 | 5,957 | 6,091 |
| Grayson County | R+34.9 | R+39.5 | R+4.6 | 9,903 | 9,271 |
| Greenup County | R+14.1 | R+18.7 | R+4.6 | 15,798 | 15,168 |
| Scott County | R+20.6 | R+25.0 | R+4.4 | 19,730 | 20,573 |
| Boone County | R+34.5 | R+38.6 | R+4.1 | 50,774 | 52,511 |
| Boyd County | R+12.3 | R+16.3 | R+4.0 | 20,670 | 19,049 |
| Logan County | R+28.6 | R+32.6 | R+4.0 | 10,890 | 10,510 |
| Jackson County | R+70.2 | R+74.1 | R+3.9 | 5,224 | 5,061 |
| Fayette County | D+4.8 | D+1.0 | R+3.8 | 127,639 | 125,866 |
| Allen County | R+43.8 | R+47.5 | R+3.7 | 7,390 | 7,100 |
| Edmonson County | R+36.3 | R+39.8 | R+3.5 | 5,270 | 4,668 |
| Lincoln County | R+38.4 | R+41.9 | R+3.5 | 9,151 | 9,152 |
| Kenton County | R+20.9 | R+24.3 | R+3.4 | 68,213 | 67,704 |
| Bullitt County | R+32.3 | R+35.6 | R+3.3 | 30,726 | 31,779 |
| Bourbon County | R+17.3 | R+20.4 | R+3.1 | 8,330 | 7,923 |
| Boyle County | R+23.2 | R+26.2 | R+3.0 | 12,635 | 12,373 |
| Bracken County | R+24.3 | R+27.3 | R+3.0 | 3,399 | 3,232 |
| Shelby County | R+24.7 | R+27.7 | R+3.0 | 18,540 | 18,663 |
| Jessamine County | R+37.0 | R+39.9 | R+2.9 | 20,214 | 20,633 |
| Warren County | R+18.9 | R+21.8 | R+2.9 | 44,145 | 43,903 |
| Mercer County | R+36.0 | R+38.8 | R+2.8 | 10,060 | 9,939 |
| Nelson County | R+13.7 | R+16.5 | R+2.8 | 18,146 | 18,533 |
| Todd County | R+36.3 | R+39.1 | R+2.8 | 4,941 | 4,718 |
| Christian County | R+21.1 | R+23.8 | R+2.7 | 22,778 | 21,955 |
| Adair County | R+52.6 | R+55.1 | R+2.5 | 7,298 | 7,600 |
| Breckinridge County | R+25.5 | R+27.7 | R+2.2 | 8,522 | 7,969 |
| Pendleton County | R+28.5 | R+30.7 | R+2.2 | 5,802 | 5,534 |
| Spencer County | R+35.5 | R+37.7 | R+2.2 | 8,049 | 8,431 |
| Trimble County | R+19.8 | R+22.0 | R+2.2 | 3,812 | 3,543 |
| Campbell County | R+20.9 | R+22.8 | R+1.9 | 40,297 | 40,177 |
| Marion County | R+3.3 | R+5.2 | R+1.9 | 7,615 | 7,318 |
| Henry County | R+19.6 | R+21.4 | R+1.8 | 6,919 | 6,590 |
| Meade County | R+20.9 | R+22.7 | R+1.8 | 11,206 | 10,916 |
| Woodford County | R+17.1 | R+18.9 | R+1.8 | 12,297 | 12,332 |
| Carroll County | R+8.3 | R+10.0 | R+1.7 | 3,835 | 3,680 |
| Anderson County | R+32.4 | R+34.0 | R+1.6 | 10,552 | 10,320 |
| Clinton County | R+62.5 | R+64.1 | R+1.6 | 4,172 | 4,393 |
| Larue County | R+36.2 | R+37.8 | R+1.6 | 6,178 | 5,764 |
| Simpson County | R+22.7 | R+24.0 | R+1.3 | 7,309 | 7,093 |
| Jefferson County | D+12.0 | D+11.1 | R+0.9 | 353,892 | 339,579 |
| Hardin County | R+20.7 | R+20.8 | R+0.1 | 39,990 | 39,218 |
| Green County | R+50.8 | R+50.8 | Even | 5,079 | 4,856 |
| Barren County | R+33.9 | R+33.3 | D+0.6 | 16,807 | 16,568 |
| Gallatin County | R+17.6 | R+17.0 | D+0.6 | 3,193 | 3,061 |
| Hart County | R+30.9 | R+29.8 | D+1.1 | 6,818 | 6,622 |
| Franklin County flipped | R+0.6 | D+0.8 | D+1.4 | 24,079 | 23,337 |
| Taylor County | R+40.6 | R+39.0 | D+1.6 | 10,860 | 10,950 |
| Metcalfe County | R+32.9 | R+29.9 | D+3.0 | 4,199 | 4,184 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data