Kentucky 2012 vs 2016: county swing
115 of 120 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 2 changed hands.
| County | 2012 | 2016 | Swing | Votes 2012 | Votes 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott County flipped | D+2.5 | R+44.2 | R+46.7 | 2,399 | 2,855 |
| Gallatin County | R+17.0 | R+50.8 | R+33.8 | 3,061 | 3,338 |
| Carter County | R+21.3 | R+51.7 | R+30.4 | 8,908 | 10,278 |
| Menifee County | R+16.8 | R+47.1 | R+30.3 | 2,598 | 2,779 |
| Bracken County | R+27.3 | R+56.9 | R+29.6 | 3,232 | 3,527 |
| Carroll County | R+10.0 | R+38.4 | R+28.4 | 3,680 | 3,855 |
| Trimble County | R+22.0 | R+49.9 | R+27.9 | 3,543 | 3,798 |
| Robertson County | R+25.5 | R+53.0 | R+27.5 | 935 | 1,013 |
| Greenup County | R+18.7 | R+45.4 | R+26.7 | 15,168 | 16,277 |
| Hancock County | R+9.2 | R+35.9 | R+26.7 | 4,134 | 4,295 |
| Pendleton County | R+30.7 | R+57.2 | R+26.5 | 5,534 | 6,007 |
| Lewis County | R+41.6 | R+67.6 | R+26.0 | 4,769 | 5,298 |
| Bath County | R+12.3 | R+37.5 | R+25.2 | 4,122 | 4,587 |
| Marion County | R+5.2 | R+30.1 | R+24.9 | 7,318 | 8,111 |
| Metcalfe County | R+29.9 | R+54.5 | R+24.6 | 4,184 | 4,620 |
| Breckinridge County | R+27.7 | R+51.6 | R+23.9 | 7,969 | 8,774 |
| Meade County | R+22.7 | R+46.1 | R+23.4 | 10,916 | 12,231 |
| Muhlenberg County | R+23.4 | R+46.8 | R+23.4 | 12,739 | 13,060 |
| Grant County | R+33.2 | R+56.0 | R+22.8 | 8,608 | 9,559 |
| Carlisle County | R+41.5 | R+63.9 | R+22.4 | 2,619 | 2,601 |
| Henry County | R+21.4 | R+43.6 | R+22.2 | 6,590 | 7,149 |
| McLean County | R+30.3 | R+52.4 | R+22.1 | 4,200 | 4,566 |
| Fleming County | R+32.3 | R+53.9 | R+21.6 | 5,782 | 6,260 |
| Owen County | R+32.3 | R+53.7 | R+21.4 | 4,557 | 5,001 |
| Hickman County | R+34.8 | R+56.0 | R+21.2 | 2,139 | 2,157 |
| Boyd County | R+16.3 | R+37.0 | R+20.7 | 19,049 | 20,454 |
| Union County | R+33.6 | R+54.3 | R+20.7 | 5,979 | 6,211 |
| Webster County | R+33.6 | R+54.3 | R+20.7 | 5,470 | 5,805 |
| Edmonson County | R+39.8 | R+60.2 | R+20.4 | 4,668 | 5,244 |
| Ohio County | R+36.1 | R+56.4 | R+20.3 | 9,646 | 10,398 |
| Ballard County | R+37.5 | R+57.2 | R+19.7 | 3,895 | 4,101 |
| Grayson County | R+39.5 | R+59.2 | R+19.7 | 9,271 | 10,576 |
| Powell County | R+25.5 | R+45.2 | R+19.7 | 4,481 | 4,957 |
| Hart County | R+29.8 | R+49.4 | R+19.6 | 6,622 | 7,264 |
| Caldwell County | R+35.0 | R+54.3 | R+19.3 | 5,860 | 5,975 |
| Livingston County | R+38.7 | R+57.8 | R+19.1 | 4,511 | 4,645 |
| Lawrence County | R+44.2 | R+62.4 | R+18.2 | 5,592 | 6,042 |
| Mason County | R+23.3 | R+41.2 | R+17.9 | 6,881 | 7,219 |
| Morgan County | R+37.0 | R+54.9 | R+17.9 | 4,472 | 4,775 |
| Spencer County | R+37.7 | R+55.4 | R+17.7 | 8,431 | 9,515 |
| Wolfe County | R+22.2 | R+39.9 | R+17.7 | 2,559 | 2,635 |
| Larue County | R+37.8 | R+55.3 | R+17.5 | 5,764 | 6,367 |
| Marshall County | R+34.3 | R+51.8 | R+17.5 | 15,719 | 16,698 |
| Crittenden County | R+48.8 | R+66.2 | R+17.4 | 3,854 | 4,037 |
| Nelson County | R+16.5 | R+33.7 | R+17.2 | 18,533 | 20,802 |
| Lyon County | R+27.0 | R+44.0 | R+17.0 | 3,839 | 3,962 |
| Graves County | R+39.7 | R+56.4 | R+16.7 | 15,503 | 16,606 |
| Nicholas County | R+24.6 | R+41.2 | R+16.6 | 2,581 | 2,841 |
| Barren County | R+33.3 | R+49.8 | R+16.5 | 16,568 | 18,488 |
| Fulton County | R+16.2 | R+32.5 | R+16.3 | 2,481 | 2,382 |
| Henderson County | R+11.9 | R+27.7 | R+15.8 | 18,622 | 19,710 |
| Allen County | R+47.5 | R+63.2 | R+15.7 | 7,100 | 8,096 |
| Green County | R+50.8 | R+66.4 | R+15.6 | 4,856 | 5,333 |
| Lincoln County | R+41.9 | R+57.2 | R+15.3 | 9,152 | 9,561 |
| Anderson County | R+34.0 | R+49.1 | R+15.1 | 10,320 | 11,422 |
| Simpson County | R+24.0 | R+38.9 | R+14.9 | 7,093 | 7,531 |
| Montgomery County | R+26.3 | R+41.0 | R+14.7 | 10,248 | 11,452 |
| Todd County | R+39.1 | R+53.8 | R+14.7 | 4,718 | 4,779 |
| Butler County | R+47.8 | R+62.4 | R+14.6 | 5,060 | 5,576 |
| Harrison County | R+29.1 | R+43.7 | R+14.6 | 7,163 | 7,781 |
| Floyd County | R+33.9 | R+48.2 | R+14.3 | 14,890 | 16,540 |
| Bullitt County | R+35.6 | R+49.8 | R+14.2 | 31,779 | 36,069 |
| Monroe County | R+59.6 | R+73.7 | R+14.1 | 4,746 | 4,991 |
| Wayne County | R+47.7 | R+61.8 | R+14.1 | 7,210 | 7,992 |
| Hopkins County | R+39.9 | R+53.9 | R+14.0 | 19,767 | 20,345 |
| McCreary County | R+61.3 | R+75.3 | R+14.0 | 5,707 | 5,776 |
| Trigg County | R+35.6 | R+49.5 | R+13.9 | 6,742 | 6,751 |
| Knox County | R+53.9 | R+67.6 | R+13.7 | 11,100 | 12,012 |
| Rowan County | R+7.7 | R+21.3 | R+13.6 | 7,665 | 8,848 |
| Logan County | R+32.6 | R+46.1 | R+13.5 | 10,510 | 10,899 |
| Pike County | R+50.5 | R+62.7 | R+12.2 | 23,636 | 24,665 |
| Taylor County | R+39.0 | R+51.0 | R+12.0 | 10,950 | 11,306 |
| Magoffin County | R+39.9 | R+51.8 | R+11.9 | 4,906 | 5,116 |
| Mercer County | R+38.8 | R+50.5 | R+11.7 | 9,939 | 10,585 |
| Johnson County | R+59.4 | R+70.9 | R+11.5 | 9,035 | 9,572 |
| Lee County | R+52.7 | R+64.1 | R+11.4 | 2,623 | 2,667 |
| Bourbon County | R+20.4 | R+31.6 | R+11.2 | 7,923 | 8,803 |
| Martin County | R+68.2 | R+79.4 | R+11.2 | 3,824 | 3,953 |
| Daviess County | R+21.1 | R+32.2 | R+11.1 | 42,087 | 45,807 |
| Washington County | R+35.0 | R+46.0 | R+11.0 | 5,219 | 5,636 |
| Bell County | R+51.7 | R+62.2 | R+10.5 | 9,482 | 9,718 |
| Casey County | R+62.7 | R+73.2 | R+10.5 | 6,091 | 6,439 |
| Estill County | R+46.1 | R+56.4 | R+10.3 | 5,184 | 5,545 |
| Cumberland County | R+56.6 | R+66.6 | R+10.0 | 2,854 | 3,066 |
| Adair County | R+55.1 | R+64.5 | R+9.4 | 7,600 | 8,233 |
| Hardin County | R+20.8 | R+30.2 | R+9.4 | 39,218 | 43,156 |
| Whitley County | R+57.8 | R+67.1 | R+9.3 | 13,072 | 13,774 |
| Clinton County | R+64.1 | R+73.1 | R+9.0 | 4,393 | 4,462 |
| Russell County | R+61.9 | R+70.6 | R+8.7 | 7,909 | 8,174 |
| Harlan County | R+64.0 | R+72.1 | R+8.1 | 10,657 | 10,757 |
| Breathitt County | R+35.1 | R+42.8 | R+7.7 | 5,008 | 5,738 |
| Calloway County | R+27.3 | R+35.0 | R+7.7 | 15,072 | 16,049 |
| Christian County | R+23.8 | R+31.4 | R+7.6 | 21,955 | 22,083 |
| Clay County | R+68.7 | R+75.5 | R+6.8 | 7,383 | 6,767 |
| Garrard County | R+51.5 | R+58.3 | R+6.8 | 7,077 | 7,623 |
| Rockcastle County | R+63.3 | R+70.1 | R+6.8 | 6,216 | 6,691 |
| Clark County | R+30.5 | R+37.1 | R+6.6 | 15,416 | 16,205 |
| Knott County | R+47.6 | R+54.0 | R+6.4 | 5,693 | 5,763 |
| Owsley County | R+63.0 | R+69.2 | R+6.2 | 1,580 | 1,759 |
| Pulaski County | R+60.6 | R+66.7 | R+6.1 | 26,003 | 28,041 |
| Jackson County | R+74.1 | R+80.1 | R+6.0 | 5,061 | 5,501 |
| Shelby County | R+27.7 | R+33.6 | R+5.9 | 18,663 | 20,580 |
| Franklin County flipped | D+0.8 | R+4.6 | R+5.4 | 23,337 | 23,865 |
| Laurel County | R+63.6 | R+69.0 | R+5.4 | 22,408 | 24,833 |
| Scott County | R+25.0 | R+30.3 | R+5.3 | 20,573 | 24,200 |
| McCracken County | R+32.5 | R+37.2 | R+4.7 | 30,551 | 31,307 |
| Letcher County | R+58.4 | R+62.9 | R+4.5 | 8,758 | 9,134 |
| Boone County | R+38.6 | R+41.7 | R+3.1 | 52,511 | 57,618 |
| Boyle County | R+26.2 | R+29.0 | R+2.8 | 12,373 | 12,946 |
| Warren County | R+21.8 | R+24.2 | R+2.4 | 43,903 | 48,454 |
| Madison County | R+28.9 | R+31.1 | R+2.2 | 33,322 | 37,371 |
| Kenton County | R+24.3 | R+26.1 | R+1.8 | 67,704 | 71,998 |
| Campbell County | R+22.8 | R+24.4 | R+1.6 | 40,177 | 42,510 |
| Woodford County | R+18.9 | R+20.1 | R+1.2 | 12,332 | 13,563 |
| Jessamine County | R+39.9 | R+40.0 | R+0.1 | 20,633 | 23,326 |
| Leslie County | R+81.0 | R+80.5 | D+0.5 | 4,950 | 4,492 |
| Perry County | R+58.5 | R+57.0 | D+1.5 | 10,241 | 10,572 |
| Jefferson County | D+11.1 | D+13.3 | D+2.2 | 339,579 | 353,099 |
| Oldham County | R+36.6 | R+31.0 | D+5.6 | 29,884 | 32,853 |
| Fayette County | D+1.0 | D+9.5 | D+8.5 | 125,866 | 136,315 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data