Kentucky presidential election results 2020

Donald J. Trump carried Kentucky by 25.94 points (554,172 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 8
Votes counted: 2,136,768
KY result: R+25.9
Compared with the nation: 30.4 pts more Republican
Swing since 2016: 3.9 pts to D

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
Donald J. Trump	Republican	1,326,646	62.09%	8
Joseph R. Biden	Democratic	772,474	36.15%	—
Others	Others	37,648	1.76%	—
Total votes		2,136,768

Sources: ky-2020.pdf · 2020

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All 16 tickets as printed in the document

Ticket (as printed)	Code	Votes	Share
Donald J. TRUMP / Michael R. PENCE (Republican Party)	Republican Party	1,326,646	62.09%
Joseph R. BIDEN / Kamala D. HARRIS (Democratic Party)	Democratic Party	772,474	36.15%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	Libertarian Party	26,234	1.23%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	Independent	6,483	0.30%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	Independent	3,599	0.17%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	Write-In	716	0.03%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	Write-In	408	0.02%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	Write-In	98	0.00%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	Write-In	43	0.00%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	Write-In	29	0.00%
Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR (Write-In)	Write-In	20	0.00%
Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD (Write-In)	Write-In	9	0.00%
President R19 BODDIE / Eric C. STONEHAM (Write-In)	Write-In	7	0.00%
Kasey WELLS / Rachel WELLS (Write-In)	Write-In	1	0.00%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / Susan Congleton FLETCHER (Write-In)	Write-In	1	0.00%
Mary Ruth Caro SIMMONS / Sherri DOW (Write-In)	Write-In	0	0.00%

Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.

County	Donald J. Trump	Joseph R. Biden	Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN	Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL	Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD	Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER	Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL	Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN	Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE	Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE	Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR	Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD	President R19 BODDIE / Eric C. STONEHAM	Kasey WELLS / Rachel WELLS	Timothy Allen STEVENS / Susan Congleton FLETCHER	Total	Margin
Adair	7,276	1,392	60	25	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,768	67.1
Allen	7,587	1,642	99	22	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,364	63.5
Anderson	9,661	3,348	184	34	19	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13,254	47.6
Ballard	3,356	825	32	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,225	59.9
Barren	14,654	5,127	201	52	21	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,064	47.5
Bath	3,986	1,573	44	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,627	42.9
Bell	8,140	1,789	78	30	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,044	63.2
Boone	44,814	20,901	981	171	93	16	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	66,998	35.7
Bourbon	6,190	3,296	106	31	20	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,648	30.0
Boyd	14,295	7,083	287	55	21	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21,751	33.2
Boyle	8,872	5,298	210	63	24	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14,478	24.7
Bracken	3,398	800	27	11	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,246	61.2
Breathitt	4,265	1,301	52	31	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,661	52.4
Breckinridge	7,701	2,350	103	24	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,201	52.5
Bullitt	30,708	10,552	563	87	55	18	10	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	41,998	48.0
Butler	4,960	1,079	63	8	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,125	63.4
Caldwell	4,906	1,433	58	22	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6,434	54.0
Calloway	11,352	5,797	227	44	27	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,457	31.8
Campbell	28,482	19,374	763	133	82	25	13	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	48,878	18.6
Carlisle	2,159	463	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,638	64.3
Carroll	2,954	1,116	44	13	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,136	44.4
Carter	8,775	2,642	107	45	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,586	52.9
Casey	6,179	918	53	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,171	73.4
Christian	15,080	8,296	348	95	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23,863	28.4
Clark	11,811	6,004	226	53	34	6	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	18,139	32.0
Clay	6,677	831	40	23	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,591	77.0
Clinton	4,280	603	30	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,932	74.6
Crittenden	3,451	731	47	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,242	64.1
Cumberland	2,769	508	21	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,309	68.3
Daviess	31,025	17,286	670	168	96	24	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49,287	27.9
Edmonson	4,828	1,227	60	10	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,132	58.7
Elliott	2,246	712	18	9	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,995	51.2
Estill	5,100	1,355	64	16	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,540	57.3
Fayette	58,860	90,600	2,383	562	309	101	56	15	17	5	2	2	0	0	0	152,912	20.8
Fleming	5,534	1,474	37	16	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,068	57.4
Floyd	12,250	3,884	111	69	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16,353	51.2
Franklin	12,900	12,652	365	89	55	3	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26,072	1.0
Fulton	1,606	794	18	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,426	33.5
Gallatin	2,955	822	58	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,849	55.4
Garrard	6,754	1,830	86	25	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,706	56.6
Grant	8,725	2,205	139	20	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,108	58.7
Graves	13,206	3,560	187	36	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,019	56.7
Grayson	9,453	2,400	85	33	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,985	58.8
Green	4,838	920	29	18	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,812	67.4
Greenup	13,064	4,873	178	28	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18,176	45.1
Hancock	3,145	1,351	67	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,587	39.1
Hardin	29,832	18,101	753	151	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48,941	24.0
Harlan	9,367	1,494	81	16	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,971	71.8
Harrison	6,334	2,400	85	14	20	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,859	44.4
Hart	6,345	1,908	76	22	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8,370	53.0
Henderson	12,730	7,639	244	50	25	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,697	24.6
Henry	5,843	2,142	86	19	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,110	45.6
Hickman	1,714	458	21	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,199	57.1
Hopkins	15,757	5,439	226	63	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21,512	48.0
Jackson	5,453	605	33	15	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,113	79.3
Jefferson	150,646	228,358	4,782	1,660	749	220	147	38	6	17	4	1	0	1	0	386,629	20.1
Jessamine	17,096	8,567	447	92	49	5	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26,280	32.5
Johnson	8,450	1,608	77	31	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,192	67.1
Kenton	48,129	32,271	1,360	225	135	53	17	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	82,198	19.3
Knott	4,780	1,412	28	15	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,252	53.9
Knox	11,012	2,114	109	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13,273	67.0
Larue	5,685	1,504	86	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,301	57.3
Laurel	23,237	4,475	282	55	52	5	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	28,111	66.7
Lawrence	5,633	1,238	50	20	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,955	63.2
Lee	2,273	481	28	7	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,801	64.0
Leslie	4,321	446	23	12	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,813	80.5
Letcher	7,226	1,799	69	28	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,135	59.4
Lewis	4,986	823	61	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,883	70.8
Lincoln	8,489	2,254	129	23	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,914	57.1
Livingston	4,010	939	44	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,004	61.4
Logan	9,067	3,094	145	22	18	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12,350	48.4
Lyon	3,100	1,092	25	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,228	47.5
Madison	27,356	15,581	730	140	104	23	14	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	43,957	26.8
Magoffin	4,174	1,214	40	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,447	54.3
Marion	6,113	2,722	55	24	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,928	38.0
Marshall	13,297	4,071	165	44	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17,603	52.4
Martin	3,496	403	17	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	3,936	78.6
Mason	5,477	2,362	85	19	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,958	39.1
McCracken	21,820	11,195	376	92	43	17	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33,549	31.7
McCreary	5,664	725	34	8	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6,438	76.7
McLean	3,633	1,074	56	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,782	53.5
Meade	10,185	3,632	235	33	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14,113	46.4
Menifee	2,311	750	24	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,102	50.3
Mercer	8,506	3,033	140	40	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,735	46.6
Metcalfe	3,959	975	56	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,012	59.5
Monroe	4,628	657	30	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,330	74.5
Montgomery	8,993	3,630	154	41	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12,842	41.8
Morgan	4,301	1,175	27	21	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,544	56.4
Muhlenberg	10,497	3,545	138	34	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14,235	48.8
Nelson	15,703	7,188	268	45	41	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23,256	36.6
Nicholas	2,408	955	27	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,396	42.8
Ohio	8,582	2,404	99	29	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11,129	55.5
Oldham	22,654	14,505	601	113	67	20	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37,976	21.5
Owen	4,292	1,098	46	10	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,458	58.5
Owsley	1,671	216	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,896	76.7
Pendleton	5,515	1,322	56	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,925	60.5
Perry	8,129	2,356	100	29	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,626	54.3
Pike	20,284	4,866	154	47	26	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25,395	60.7
Powell	4,041	1,367	67	16	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,505	48.6
Pulaski	25,442	5,666	323	78	31	8	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	31,557	62.7
Robertson	884	253	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,146	55.1
Rockcastle	6,577	1,134	56	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,784	69.9
Rowan	5,994	3,880	137	31	16	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,065	21.0
Russell	7,519	1,331	84	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8,955	69.1
Scott	17,767	10,567	480	90	52	4	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28,969	24.9
Shelby	15,055	8,077	302	73	38	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23,550	29.6
Simpson	5,888	2,681	128	17	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,732	36.7
Spencer	8,737	2,530	124	21	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,433	54.3
Taylor	9,376	2,963	119	35	19	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12,517	51.2
Todd	4,062	1,205	60	19	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5,363	53.3
Trigg	5,487	1,791	75	8	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,376	50.1
Trimble	3,227	1,012	60	10	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,320	51.3
Union	4,965	1,529	67	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,577	52.2
Warren	31,791	22,479	823	184	77	25	9	6	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	55,401	16.8
Washington	4,482	1,644	72	11	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,225	45.6
Wayne	7,430	1,700	69	29	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,240	62.0
Webster	4,506	1,412	54	16	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,993	51.6
Whitley	12,567	2,552	177	34	17	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,356	65.2
Wolfe	2,097	839	21	9	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,979	42.2
Woodford	8,362	6,530	237	50	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,211	12.0

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Questions and answers

Who won Kentucky in 2020?

Donald J. Trump won Kentucky by 25.94 percentage points (554,172 votes).

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 2020?

Kentucky cast 8 electoral votes in 2020.

How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 2020?

2,136,768 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Kentucky in 2020?

Donald J. Trump 118, Joseph R. Biden 2 (out of 120 counties with results).

How did Kentucky change from 2016 to 2020?

The margin moved 3.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 29.8 points to Republican by 25.9 points.

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