Knott County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Knott County by 59.2 points, out of 6,003 votes for president.

Knott 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	4,732	78.8%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,181	19.7%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	49	0.8%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	20	0.3%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	15	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	6,003

Knott County was R+59.1 against R+30.5 statewide, 28.6 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	4,780	76.5%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,412	22.6%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	28	0.4%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	17	0.3%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	15	0.2%
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	6,252

Knott County was R+53.9 against R+25.9 statewide, 28.0 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	4,357	75.6%
Hillary Clinton	1,245	21.6%
Gary Johnson WELD	102	1.8%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	39	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	13	0.2%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	7	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	5,763

Knott County was R+54.0 against R+29.8 statewide, 24.2 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	4,130	72.5%
Barack Obama	1,420	24.9%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	79	1.4%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	52	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	12	0.2%
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	5,693

Knott County was R+47.6 against R+22.7 statewide, 24.9 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	3,070	52.7%
Barack Obama DEM	2,612	44.9%
All other candidates	138	2.4%
Total	5,820

Knott County was R+7.8 against R+16.2 statewide, 8.4 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	4,685	63.4%
George W. Bush REP	2,648	35.8%
All other candidates	61	0.8%
Total	7,394

Knott County was D+27.6 against R+19.9 statewide, 47.5 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	4,349	67.3%
George W. Bush REP	2,029	31.4%
All other candidates	80	1.2%
Total	6,458

Knott County was D+35.9 against R+15.1 statewide, 51.0 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 Knott County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Knott County by 59.2 points, out of 6,003 votes counted for president.

Is Knott County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 59.1 points; 2020: Republican by 53.9 points; 2016: Republican by 54.0 points; 2012: Republican by 47.6 points; 2008: Republican by 7.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 27.6 points; 2000: Democratic by 35.9 points.

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

In 2024 it was 28.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 59.1 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