Johnson County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Johnson County by 70.7 points, out of 9,622 votes for president.

Johnson 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	8,150	84.7%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,350	14.0%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	79	0.8%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	20	0.2%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	17	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	6	0.1%
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	9,622

Johnson County was R+70.7 against R+30.5 statewide, 40.2 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	8,450	82.9%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,608	15.8%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	77	0.8%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	31	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	26	0.3%
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	10,192

Johnson County was R+67.1 against R+25.9 statewide, 41.2 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	8,043	84.0%
Hillary Clinton	1,250	13.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	163	1.7%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	60	0.6%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	44	0.5%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	12	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	9,572

Johnson County was R+70.9 against R+29.8 statewide, 41.1 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	7,095	78.5%
Barack Obama	1,723	19.1%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	124	1.4%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	53	0.6%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	40	0.4%
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	9,035

Johnson County was R+59.4 against R+22.7 statewide, 36.7 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	5,948	69.8%
Barack Obama DEM	2,407	28.3%
All other candidates	162	1.9%
Total	8,517

Johnson County was R+41.5 against R+16.2 statewide, 25.3 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,940	63.8%
John Kerry DEM	3,288	35.3%
All other candidates	76	0.8%
Total	9,304

Johnson County was R+28.5 against R+19.9 statewide, 8.6 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	4,783	58.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	3,251	39.7%
All other candidates	146	1.8%
Total	8,180

Johnson County was R+18.8 against R+15.1 statewide, 3.7 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 Johnson County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Johnson County by 70.7 points, out of 9,622 votes counted for president.

Is Johnson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 70.7 points; 2020: Republican by 67.1 points; 2016: Republican by 70.9 points; 2012: Republican by 59.4 points; 2008: Republican by 41.5 points; 2004: Republican by 28.5 points; 2000: Republican by 18.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 40.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 70.7 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