Pike County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Pike County by 65.4 points, out of 23,950 votes for president.

Pike 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	19,684	82.2%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	4,025	16.8%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	161	0.7%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	34	0.1%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	33	0.1%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	9	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	4	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	23,950

Pike County was R+65.4 against R+30.5 statewide, 34.9 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	20,284	79.9%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	4,866	19.2%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	154	0.6%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	47	0.2%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	26	0.1%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	16	0.1%
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	25,395

Pike County was R+60.7 against R+25.9 statewide, 34.8 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	19,747	80.1%
Hillary Clinton	4,280	17.4%
Gary Johnson WELD	413	1.7%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	124	0.5%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	86	0.3%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	13	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	2	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	24,665

Pike County was R+62.7 against R+29.8 statewide, 32.9 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	17,590	74.4%
Barack Obama	5,646	23.9%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	221	0.9%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	131	0.6%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	46	0.2%
Ross C. "Rocky" ANDERSON / Luis J. RODRIGUEZ	2	0.0%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	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	23,636

Pike County was R+50.5 against R+22.7 statewide, 27.8 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	12,655	55.9%
Barack Obama DEM	9,525	42.1%
All other candidates	463	2.0%
Total	22,643

Pike County was R+13.8 against R+16.2 statewide, 2.4 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	14,002	52.3%
George W. Bush REP	12,611	47.1%
All other candidates	157	0.6%
Total	26,770

Pike County was D+5.2 against R+19.9 statewide, 25.1 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	13,611	54.6%
George W. Bush REP	11,005	44.1%
All other candidates	319	1.3%
Total	24,935

Pike County was D+10.5 against R+15.1 statewide, 25.6 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 Pike County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Pike County by 65.4 points, out of 23,950 votes counted for president.

Is Pike County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 65.4 points; 2020: Republican by 60.7 points; 2016: Republican by 62.7 points; 2012: Republican by 50.5 points; 2008: Republican by 13.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 5.2 points; 2000: Democratic by 10.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 34.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 65.4 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