Henderson County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Henderson County by 29.2 points, out of 19,688 votes for president.

Henderson 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	12,592	64.0%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	6,837	34.7%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	151	0.8%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	51	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	48	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	5	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	4	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	19,688

Henderson County was R+29.3 against R+30.5 statewide, 1.2 points more Democratic 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	12,730	61.5%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	7,639	36.9%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	244	1.2%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	50	0.2%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	25	0.1%
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)	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	20,697

Henderson County was R+24.6 against R+25.9 statewide, 1.3 points more Democratic 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	12,159	61.7%
Hillary Clinton	6,707	34.0%
Gary Johnson WELD	507	2.6%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	177	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	142	0.7%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	13	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	2	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	2	0.0%
Irving D. SMITH / Craig ELLIS	1	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%
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	19,710

Henderson County was R+27.7 against R+29.8 statewide, 2.1 points more Democratic 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	10,296	55.3%
Barack Obama	8,091	43.4%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	119	0.6%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	59	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	49	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	6	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	2	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	18,622

Henderson County was R+11.9 against R+22.7 statewide, 10.8 points more Democratic 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
Barack Obama DEM	10,049	50.6%
John McCain REP	9,523	47.9%
All other candidates	289	1.5%
Total	19,861

Henderson County was D+2.7 against R+16.2 statewide, 18.9 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	10,467	56.0%
John Kerry DEM	8,101	43.3%
All other candidates	133	0.7%
Total	18,701

Henderson County was R+12.7 against R+19.9 statewide, 7.2 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)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	8,054	50.2%
George W. Bush REP	7,698	48.0%
All other candidates	287	1.8%
Total	16,039

Henderson County was D+2.2 against R+15.1 statewide, 17.3 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 Henderson County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Henderson County by 29.2 points, out of 19,688 votes counted for president.

Is Henderson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 29.3 points; 2020: Republican by 24.6 points; 2016: Republican by 27.7 points; 2012: Republican by 11.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 2.7 points; 2004: Republican by 12.7 points; 2000: Democratic by 2.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 1.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 29.3 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