Anderson County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Anderson County by 49.1 points, out of 13,095 votes for president.

Anderson 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	9,650	73.7%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	3,226	24.6%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	125	1.0%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	45	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	39	0.3%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	5	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	4	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (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	13,095

Anderson County was R+49.1 against R+30.5 statewide, 18.6 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	9,661	72.9%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	3,348	25.3%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	184	1.4%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	34	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	19	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	5	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (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	13,254

Anderson County was R+47.6 against R+25.9 statewide, 21.7 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	8,242	72.2%
Hillary Clinton	2,634	23.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	319	2.8%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	165	1.4%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	54	0.5%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	6	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	2	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Steve SCHULIN	0	0.0%
Chris KENISTON / Deacon TAYLOR	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	11,422

Anderson County was R+49.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 19.3 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	6,822	66.1%
Barack Obama	3,315	32.1%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	97	0.9%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	49	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	35	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	2	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	10,320

Anderson County was R+34.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 11.3 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	6,885	65.2%
Barack Obama DEM	3,462	32.8%
All other candidates	205	1.9%
Total	10,552

Anderson County was R+32.4 against R+16.2 statewide, 16.2 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	6,363	66.3%
John Kerry DEM	3,141	32.7%
All other candidates	87	0.9%
Total	9,591

Anderson County was R+33.6 against R+19.9 statewide, 13.7 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	4,909	61.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,902	36.4%
All other candidates	156	2.0%
Total	7,967

Anderson County was R+25.2 against R+15.1 statewide, 10.1 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 Anderson County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Anderson County by 49.1 points, out of 13,095 votes counted for president.

Is Anderson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 49.1 points; 2020: Republican by 47.6 points; 2016: Republican by 49.1 points; 2012: Republican by 34.0 points; 2008: Republican by 32.4 points; 2004: Republican by 33.6 points; 2000: Republican by 25.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 18.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 49.1 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