Magoffin County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Magoffin County by 64.1 points, out of 5,274 votes for president.

Magoffin 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	4,288	81.3%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	909	17.2%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	45	0.9%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	16	0.3%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	13	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	3	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	5,274

Magoffin County was R+64.1 against R+30.5 statewide, 33.6 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	4,174	76.6%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,214	22.3%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	40	0.7%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	10	0.2%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	9	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	5,447

Magoffin County was R+54.3 against R+25.9 statewide, 28.4 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	3,824	74.7%
Hillary Clinton	1,172	22.9%
Gary Johnson WELD	66	1.3%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	34	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	17	0.3%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	3	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	5,116

Magoffin County was R+51.8 against R+29.8 statewide, 22.0 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	3,391	69.1%
Barack Obama	1,433	29.2%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	47	1.0%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	26	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	9	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	4,906

Magoffin 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	2,434	52.3%
Barack Obama DEM	2,105	45.3%
All other candidates	112	2.4%
Total	4,651

Magoffin County was R+7.0 against R+16.2 statewide, 9.2 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	2,843	49.7%
George W. Bush REP	2,836	49.6%
All other candidates	39	0.7%
Total	5,718

Magoffin County was D+0.1 against R+19.9 statewide, 20.0 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)

2000

Kentucky 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	2,785	51.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,603	47.7%
All other candidates	65	1.2%
Total	5,453

Magoffin County was R+3.4 against R+15.1 statewide, 11.7 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 Magoffin County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Magoffin County by 64.1 points, out of 5,274 votes counted for president.

Is Magoffin County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 64.1 points; 2020: Republican by 54.3 points; 2016: Republican by 51.8 points; 2012: Republican by 39.9 points; 2008: Republican by 7.0 points; 2004: Democratic by 0.1 points; 2000: Republican by 3.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 33.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 64.1 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