Pendleton County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Pendleton County by 63.5 points, out of 6,900 votes for president.

Pendleton 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	5,593	81.1%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	1,210	17.5%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	56	0.8%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	21	0.3%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	16	0.2%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	4	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	6,900

Pendleton County was R+63.6 against R+30.5 statewide, 33.1 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	5,515	79.6%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	1,322	19.1%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	56	0.8%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	18	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	14	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	6,925

Pendleton County was R+60.5 against R+25.9 statewide, 34.6 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	4,604	76.6%
Hillary Clinton	1,164	19.4%
Gary Johnson WELD	145	2.4%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	66	1.1%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	27	0.4%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	1	0.0%
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	6,007

Pendleton County was R+57.2 against R+29.8 statewide, 27.4 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	3,556	64.3%
Barack Obama	1,859	33.6%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	58	1.0%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	37	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	24	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	5,534

Pendleton County was R+30.7 against R+22.7 statewide, 8.0 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	3,676	63.4%
Barack Obama DEM	2,027	34.9%
All other candidates	99	1.7%
Total	5,802

Pendleton County was R+28.5 against R+16.2 statewide, 12.3 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	4,045	67.1%
John Kerry DEM	1,940	32.2%
All other candidates	40	0.7%
Total	6,025

Pendleton County was R+34.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 15.0 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	3,044	63.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	1,670	34.8%
All other candidates	89	1.9%
Total	4,803

Pendleton County was R+28.6 against R+15.1 statewide, 13.5 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 Pendleton County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Pendleton County by 63.5 points, out of 6,900 votes counted for president.

Is Pendleton County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 63.6 points; 2020: Republican by 60.5 points; 2016: Republican by 57.2 points; 2012: Republican by 30.7 points; 2008: Republican by 28.5 points; 2004: Republican by 34.9 points; 2000: Republican by 28.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 33.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 63.6 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