Adair County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Adair County by 71.2 points, out of 8,974 votes for president.

Adair County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Kentucky 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	7,643	85.2%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,257	14.0%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	48	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	13	0.1%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	7	0.1%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	3	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	0	0.0%
James D. SODERNA / Matthew J. TREWHELLA (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Jay J. BOWMAN / De BOWMAN (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Joseph KISHORE / Jerry WHITE (Write-In)	0	0.0%
John CHENG / Wayne WALIGORSKI (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Billy KELLEY JR. / Jason HOLDEMAN (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Cherunda FOX / Harlan McVAY JR. (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Andre Ramon McNEIL SR. / Roschelle McNEIL (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Future Madam POTUS / Jessica KENNEDY (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Total	8,974

Adair County was R+71.2 against R+30.5 statewide, 40.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2024 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-7 of 120)

2020

Kentucky 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	7,276	83.0%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,392	15.9%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	60	0.7%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	25	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	10	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	5	0.1%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD (Write-In)	0	0.0%
President R19 BODDIE / Eric C. STONEHAM (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Kasey WELLS / Rachel WELLS (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / Susan Congleton FLETCHER (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Mary Ruth Caro SIMMONS / Sherri DOW (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Total	8,768

Adair County was R+67.1 against R+25.9 statewide, 41.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2020 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-6 of 95)

2016

Kentucky 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump	6,637	80.6%
Hillary Clinton	1,323	16.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	141	1.7%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	92	1.1%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	35	0.4%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	3	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	1	0.0%
Chris KENISTON / Deacon TAYLOR	1	0.0%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Steve SCHULIN	0	0.0%
Denny Carroll JACKSON / Michelle Faye HICKS	0	0.0%
Irving D. SMITH / Craig ELLIS	0	0.0%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / John Paul MABRY JR.	0	0.0%
Mike SMITH / Daniel WHITE	0	0.0%
Laurence KOTLIKOFF / Edward LEAMER	0	0.0%
Scott CUBBLER / Michael RODRIGUEZ	0	0.0%
Richard Turner LUESING JR. / Paul Dudley BOWLING III	0	0.0%
Dave MARSHALL / Ben HARTNELL	0	0.0%
David PERRY / Eric "Rick" SEILEY	0	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Niles NIEMUTH	0	0.0%
Joseph MALDONADO / Douglas TERRANOVA	0	0.0%
Marshall SCHOENKE / James MITCHELL JR.	0	0.0%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	0	0.0%
David L. KNIGHT / Santa Roy A. CLARK	0	0.0%
Sheila "Samm" TITTLE / R. Charles CASPER-KACPROWICZ	0	0.0%
Cherunda FOX / Roger KUSHNER	0	0.0%
William Martin LING / Robert E. LING	0	0.0%
Daniel Paul ZUTLER / Valerie M. MICHAELS	0	0.0%
Anthony J. VALDIVIA / Aaron BARRIERE	0	0.0%
Total	8,233

Adair County was R+64.5 against R+29.8 statewide, 34.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Kentucky Secretary of State, Official 2016 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-5 of 64); the 29 ticket headers are printed vertically

2012

Kentucky 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney RYAN	5,841	76.9%
Barack Obama	1,660	21.8%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	43	0.6%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	33	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	23	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	0	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	0	0.0%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Jonathan ELLIS	0	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Phyllis SCHERRER	0	0.0%
Stephen DURHAM / Christina LOPEZ	0	0.0%
Louis Todd HOUSE / Suzanne D. HOUSE	0	0.0%
Dennis KNILL / David GILDER	0	0.0%
Barbara Ann PROKOPICH / Allen R. FARNHAM	0	0.0%
Erin Kent MAGEE / William Thomas HARNEY	0	0.0%
Keith JUDD / Dorne SMITH	0	0.0%
Total	7,600

Adair County was R+55.1 against R+22.7 statewide, 32.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Secretary of State, Official 2012 General Election Results, President and Vice President of the United States by county (pages 2-6 of 83; the PDF is encrypted against text extraction, a decrypted copy under state_pdfs/2012/_pages/ was read)

2008

Kentucky 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	5,512	75.5%
Barack Obama DEM	1,668	22.9%
All other candidates	118	1.6%
Total	7,298

Adair County was R+52.6 against R+16.2 statewide, 36.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,628	75.6%
John Kerry DEM	1,764	23.7%
All other candidates	55	0.7%
Total	7,447

Adair County was R+51.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 32.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,460	74.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	1,779	24.3%
All other candidates	89	1.2%
Total	7,328

Adair County was R+50.2 against R+15.1 statewide, 35.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Adair County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Adair County by 71.2 points, out of 8,974 votes counted for president.

Is Adair County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 71.2 points; 2020: Republican by 67.1 points; 2016: Republican by 64.5 points; 2012: Republican by 55.1 points; 2008: Republican by 52.6 points; 2004: Republican by 51.9 points; 2000: Republican by 50.2 points.

How does Adair County vote compared with the rest of Kentucky?

In 2024 it was 40.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 71.2 points against Republican by 30.5 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data