Harlan County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Harlan County by 76.1 points, out of 10,388 votes for president.

Harlan 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	9,109	87.7%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,199	11.5%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	43	0.4%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	16	0.2%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	14	0.1%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	3	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	3	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	10,388

Harlan County was R+76.2 against R+30.5 statewide, 45.7 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	9,367	85.4%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,494	13.6%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	81	0.7%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	16	0.1%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	13	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	0	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (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	10,971

Harlan County was R+71.8 against R+25.9 statewide, 45.9 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	9,129	84.9%
Hillary Clinton	1,372	12.8%
Gary Johnson WELD	156	1.5%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	48	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	39	0.4%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	13	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	10,757

Harlan County was R+72.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 42.3 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	8,652	81.2%
Barack Obama	1,830	17.2%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	81	0.8%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	64	0.6%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	30	0.3%
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	10,657

Harlan County was R+64.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 41.3 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	7,165	72.3%
Barack Obama DEM	2,586	26.1%
All other candidates	163	1.6%
Total	9,914

Harlan County was R+46.2 against R+16.2 statewide, 30.0 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	6,659	60.2%
John Kerry DEM	4,332	39.1%
All other candidates	79	0.7%
Total	11,070

Harlan County was R+21.1 against R+19.9 statewide, 1.2 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)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	5,365	50.9%
George W. Bush REP	4,980	47.3%
All other candidates	190	1.8%
Total	10,535

Harlan County was D+3.6 against R+15.1 statewide, 18.7 points more Democratic 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 Harlan County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Harlan County by 76.1 points, out of 10,388 votes counted for president.

Is Harlan County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 76.2 points; 2020: Republican by 71.8 points; 2016: Republican by 72.1 points; 2012: Republican by 64.0 points; 2008: Republican by 46.2 points; 2004: Republican by 21.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 3.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 45.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 76.2 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