Clark County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clark County by 35.3 points, out of 17,885 votes for president.

Clark 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	11,950	66.8%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	5,639	31.5%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	165	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	60	0.3%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	51	0.3%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	7	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	5	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	4	0.0%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	3	0.0%
Jay J. BOWMAN / De BOWMAN (Write-In)	1	0.0%
James D. SODERNA / Matthew J. TREWHELLA (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	17,885

Clark County was R+35.3 against R+30.5 statewide, 4.8 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	11,811	65.1%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	6,004	33.1%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	226	1.2%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	53	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	34	0.2%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	6	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR (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	18,139

Clark County was R+32.0 against R+25.9 statewide, 6.1 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	10,710	66.1%
Hillary Clinton	4,706	29.0%
Gary Johnson WELD	453	2.8%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	203	1.3%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	121	0.7%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	9	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	3	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	16,205

Clark County was R+37.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 7.3 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	9,931	64.4%
Barack Obama	5,228	33.9%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	144	0.9%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	61	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	46	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	4	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Phyllis SCHERRER	1	0.0%
Dennis KNILL / David GILDER	1	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%
Stephen DURHAM / Christina LOPEZ	0	0.0%
Louis Todd HOUSE / Suzanne D. HOUSE	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	15,416

Clark County was R+30.5 against R+22.7 statewide, 7.8 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	9,664	61.8%
Barack Obama DEM	5,749	36.8%
All other candidates	215	1.4%
Total	15,628

Clark County was R+25.0 against R+16.2 statewide, 8.8 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	9,540	62.3%
John Kerry DEM	5,661	37.0%
All other candidates	116	0.8%
Total	15,317

Clark County was R+25.3 against R+19.9 statewide, 5.4 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)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	7,297	58.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	4,918	39.4%
All other candidates	258	2.1%
Total	12,473

Clark County was R+19.1 against R+15.1 statewide, 4.0 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Clark County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clark County by 35.3 points, out of 17,885 votes counted for president.

Is Clark County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 35.3 points; 2020: Republican by 32.0 points; 2016: Republican by 37.1 points; 2012: Republican by 30.5 points; 2008: Republican by 25.0 points; 2004: Republican by 25.3 points; 2000: Republican by 19.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 4.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 35.3 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