Bracken County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Bracken County by 64.9 points, out of 4,153 votes for president.

Bracken 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	3,399	81.8%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	702	16.9%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	22	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	8	0.2%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	8	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	7	0.2%
James D. SODERNA / Matthew J. TREWHELLA (Write-In)	5	0.1%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (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	4,153

Bracken County was R+64.9 against R+30.5 statewide, 34.4 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	3,398	80.0%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	800	18.8%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	27	0.6%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	11	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	8	0.2%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (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	4,246

Bracken County was R+61.2 against R+25.9 statewide, 35.3 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	2,711	76.9%
Hillary Clinton	705	20.0%
Gary Johnson WELD	51	1.4%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	35	1.0%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	20	0.6%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	5	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	0	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	3,527

Bracken County was R+56.9 against R+29.8 statewide, 27.1 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	2,029	62.8%
Barack Obama	1,147	35.5%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	24	0.7%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	21	0.6%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	9	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	2	0.1%
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	3,232

Bracken County was R+27.3 against R+22.7 statewide, 4.6 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	2,066	60.8%
Barack Obama DEM	1,241	36.5%
All other candidates	92	2.7%
Total	3,399

Bracken County was R+24.3 against R+16.2 statewide, 8.1 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,363	65.5%
John Kerry DEM	1,213	33.6%
All other candidates	34	0.9%
Total	3,610

Bracken County was R+31.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 12.0 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	2,065	68.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	888	29.4%
All other candidates	66	2.2%
Total	3,019

Bracken County was R+39.0 against R+15.1 statewide, 23.9 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Bracken County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Bracken County by 64.9 points, out of 4,153 votes counted for president.

Is Bracken County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 64.9 points; 2020: Republican by 61.2 points; 2016: Republican by 56.9 points; 2012: Republican by 27.3 points; 2008: Republican by 24.3 points; 2004: Republican by 31.9 points; 2000: Republican by 39.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 34.4 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 64.9 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