Hopkins County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Hopkins County by 50.9 points, out of 20,537 votes for president.

Hopkins 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	15,361	74.8%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	4,916	23.9%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	142	0.7%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	57	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	47	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	9	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	1	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	20,537

Hopkins County was R+50.9 against R+30.5 statewide, 20.4 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	15,757	73.2%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	5,439	25.3%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	226	1.1%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	63	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	24	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	3	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	21,512

Hopkins County was R+47.9 against R+25.9 statewide, 22.0 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	15,277	75.1%
Hillary Clinton	4,310	21.2%
Gary Johnson WELD	478	2.3%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	163	0.8%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	97	0.5%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	16	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	2	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	1	0.0%
Laurence KOTLIKOFF / Edward LEAMER	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%
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%
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	20,345

Hopkins County was R+53.9 against R+29.8 statewide, 24.1 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	13,681	69.2%
Barack Obama	5,789	29.3%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	167	0.8%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	69	0.3%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	59	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	2	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	19,767

Hopkins County was R+39.9 against R+22.7 statewide, 17.2 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	11,916	61.6%
Barack Obama DEM	7,104	36.7%
All other candidates	328	1.7%
Total	19,348

Hopkins County was R+24.9 against R+16.2 statewide, 8.7 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	12,314	65.4%
John Kerry DEM	6,420	34.1%
All other candidates	109	0.6%
Total	18,843

Hopkins County was R+31.3 against R+19.9 statewide, 11.4 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	9,490	57.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	6,734	40.8%
All other candidates	265	1.6%
Total	16,489

Hopkins County was R+16.8 against R+15.1 statewide, 1.7 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 Hopkins County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Hopkins County by 50.9 points, out of 20,537 votes counted for president.

Is Hopkins County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 50.9 points; 2020: Republican by 47.9 points; 2016: Republican by 53.9 points; 2012: Republican by 39.9 points; 2008: Republican by 24.9 points; 2004: Republican by 31.3 points; 2000: Republican by 16.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 20.4 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 50.9 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