Muhlenberg County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Muhlenberg County by 54.4 points, out of 13,692 votes for president.

Muhlenberg 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	10,491	76.6%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	3,048	22.3%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	96	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	27	0.2%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	25	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	4	0.0%
Jay J. BOWMAN / De BOWMAN (Write-In)	1	0.0%
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%
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	13,692

Muhlenberg County was R+54.3 against R+30.5 statewide, 23.8 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	10,497	73.7%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	3,545	24.9%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	138	1.0%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	34	0.2%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	17	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	2	0.0%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	2	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	14,235

Muhlenberg County was R+48.8 against R+25.9 statewide, 22.9 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	9,393	71.9%
Hillary Clinton	3,272	25.1%
Gary Johnson WELD	230	1.8%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	107	0.8%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	44	0.3%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	8	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	6	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	13,060

Muhlenberg County was R+46.8 against R+29.8 statewide, 17.0 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	7,762	60.9%
Barack Obama	4,771	37.5%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	86	0.7%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	73	0.6%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	45	0.4%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	1	0.0%
Tom HOEFLING / Jonathan ELLIS	1	0.0%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	0	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	12,739

Muhlenberg County was R+23.4 against R+22.7 statewide, 0.7 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	6,447	50.0%
Barack Obama DEM	6,221	48.3%
All other candidates	221	1.7%
Total	12,889

Muhlenberg County was R+1.7 against R+16.2 statewide, 14.5 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)

2004

Kentucky 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	6,749	50.1%
John Kerry DEM	6,636	49.2%
All other candidates	94	0.7%
Total	13,479

Muhlenberg County was R+0.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 19.0 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
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	6,295	52.7%
George W. Bush REP	5,518	46.2%
All other candidates	143	1.2%
Total	11,956

Muhlenberg County was D+6.5 against R+15.1 statewide, 21.6 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 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Muhlenberg County by 54.4 points, out of 13,692 votes counted for president.

Is Muhlenberg County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 54.3 points; 2020: Republican by 48.8 points; 2016: Republican by 46.8 points; 2012: Republican by 23.4 points; 2008: Republican by 1.7 points; 2004: Republican by 0.9 points; 2000: Democratic by 6.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 23.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 54.3 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