Garrard County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Garrard County by 60.2 points, out of 8,917 votes for president.

Garrard 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	7,086	79.5%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,719	19.3%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	60	0.7%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	28	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	21	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	3	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	0	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	8,917

Garrard County was R+60.2 against R+30.5 statewide, 29.7 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	6,754	77.6%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,830	21.0%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	86	1.0%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	25	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	8	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	1	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	8,706

Garrard County was R+56.6 against R+25.9 statewide, 30.7 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	5,904	77.4%
Hillary Clinton	1,453	19.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	157	2.1%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	66	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	33	0.4%
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	2	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	7,623

Garrard County was R+58.3 against R+29.8 statewide, 28.5 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	5,310	75.0%
Barack Obama	1,661	23.5%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	66	0.9%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	26	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	14	0.2%
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	7,077

Garrard County was R+51.5 against R+22.7 statewide, 28.8 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	5,118	71.0%
Barack Obama DEM	2,012	27.9%
All other candidates	80	1.1%
Total	7,210

Garrard County was R+43.1 against R+16.2 statewide, 26.9 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	4,784	71.9%
John Kerry DEM	1,841	27.7%
All other candidates	33	0.5%
Total	6,658

Garrard County was R+44.2 against R+19.9 statewide, 24.3 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	4,043	69.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	1,713	29.4%
All other candidates	67	1.2%
Total	5,823

Garrard County was R+40.0 against R+15.1 statewide, 24.9 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 Garrard County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Garrard County by 60.2 points, out of 8,917 votes counted for president.

Is Garrard County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 60.2 points; 2020: Republican by 56.6 points; 2016: Republican by 58.3 points; 2012: Republican by 51.5 points; 2008: Republican by 43.1 points; 2004: Republican by 44.2 points; 2000: Republican by 40.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 29.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 60.2 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