Barren County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Barren County by 52.8 points, out of 19,802 votes for president.

Barren 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	15,019	75.8%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	4,565	23.1%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	136	0.7%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	39	0.2%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	31	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	9	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	2	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	19,802

Barren County was R+52.7 against R+30.5 statewide, 22.2 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	14,654	73.0%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	5,127	25.6%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	201	1.0%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	52	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	21	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	5	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	4	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	20,064

Barren County was R+47.4 against R+25.9 statewide, 21.5 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	13,483	72.9%
Hillary Clinton	4,275	23.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	455	2.5%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	167	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	93	0.5%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	10	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	5	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	18,488

Barren County was R+49.8 against R+29.8 statewide, 20.0 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	10,922	65.9%
Barack Obama	5,400	32.6%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	123	0.7%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	70	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	50	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	2	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	1	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	16,568

Barren County was R+33.3 against R+22.7 statewide, 10.6 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	11,133	66.2%
Barack Obama DEM	5,434	32.3%
All other candidates	240	1.4%
Total	16,807

Barren County was R+33.9 against R+16.2 statewide, 17.7 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	10,822	67.1%
John Kerry DEM	5,216	32.3%
All other candidates	102	0.6%
Total	16,140

Barren County was R+34.8 against R+19.9 statewide, 14.9 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	8,741	63.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	4,930	35.6%
All other candidates	173	1.2%
Total	13,844

Barren County was R+27.5 against R+15.1 statewide, 12.4 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Barren County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Barren County by 52.8 points, out of 19,802 votes counted for president.

Is Barren County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 52.7 points; 2020: Republican by 47.4 points; 2016: Republican by 49.8 points; 2012: Republican by 33.3 points; 2008: Republican by 33.9 points; 2004: Republican by 34.8 points; 2000: Republican by 27.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 22.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 52.7 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