Jefferson County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 16.5 points, out of 354,094 votes for president.

Jefferson County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Kentucky 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	203,070	57.3%
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	144,553	40.8%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	2,619	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	2,029	0.6%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	1,167	0.3%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	204	0.1%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	198	0.1%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	171	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	78	0.0%
Jay J. BOWMAN / De BOWMAN (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Joseph KISHORE / Jerry WHITE (Write-In)	2	0.0%
John CHENG / Wayne WALIGORSKI (Write-In)	1	0.0%
James D. SODERNA / Matthew J. TREWHELLA (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	354,094

Jefferson County was D+16.5 against R+30.5 statewide, 47.0 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
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	228,358	59.1%
Donald J. Trump Republican Party	150,646	39.0%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	4,782	1.2%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	1,660	0.4%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	749	0.2%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	220	0.1%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	147	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	38	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	17	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (Write-In)	6	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Andy PRIOR (Write-In)	4	0.0%
Shawn HOWARD / Alyssa HOWARD (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Kasey WELLS / Rachel WELLS (Write-In)	1	0.0%
President R19 BODDIE / Eric C. STONEHAM (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	386,629

Jefferson County was D+20.1 against R+25.9 statewide, 46.0 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
Hillary Clinton	190,836	54.0%
Donald J. Trump	143,768	40.7%
Gary Johnson WELD	10,188	2.9%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	4,785	1.4%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	3,224	0.9%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	156	0.0%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	57	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	47	0.0%
Irving D. SMITH / Craig ELLIS	13	0.0%
Richard Turner LUESING JR. / Paul Dudley BOWLING III	6	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Steve SCHULIN	4	0.0%
Mike SMITH / Daniel WHITE	3	0.0%
Scott CUBBLER / Michael RODRIGUEZ	3	0.0%
Denny Carroll JACKSON / Michelle Faye HICKS	2	0.0%
Dave MARSHALL / Ben HARTNELL	2	0.0%
Marshall SCHOENKE / James MITCHELL JR.	2	0.0%
Chris KENISTON / Deacon TAYLOR	1	0.0%
Laurence KOTLIKOFF / Edward LEAMER	1	0.0%
David L. KNIGHT / Santa Roy A. CLARK	1	0.0%
Timothy Allen STEVENS / John Paul MABRY JR.	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%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	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	353,099

Jefferson County was D+13.3 against R+29.8 statewide, 43.1 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
Barack Obama	186,181	54.8%
Mitt Romney RYAN	148,423	43.7%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	2,895	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	1,288	0.4%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	739	0.2%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	29	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	20	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Jonathan ELLIS	4	0.0%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	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	339,579

Jefferson County was D+11.1 against R+22.7 statewide, 33.8 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	196,435	55.5%
John McCain REP	153,957	43.5%
All other candidates	3,500	1.0%
Total	353,892

Jefferson County was D+12.0 against R+16.2 statewide, 28.2 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	170,158	50.4%
George W. Bush REP	164,566	48.8%
All other candidates	2,626	0.8%
Total	337,350

Jefferson County was D+1.6 against R+19.9 statewide, 21.5 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	149,901	49.6%
George W. Bush REP	145,052	48.0%
All other candidates	7,409	2.5%
Total	302,362

Jefferson County was D+1.6 against R+15.1 statewide, 16.7 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 Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 16.5 points, out of 354,094 votes counted for president.

Is Jefferson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 16.5 points; 2020: Democratic by 20.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 13.3 points; 2012: Democratic by 11.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 12.0 points; 2004: Democratic by 1.6 points; 2000: Democratic by 1.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 47.0 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 16.5 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