Scott County, Kentucky presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Scott County by 27.7 points, out of 29,769 votes for president.

Scott 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	18,747	63.0%
Kamala Harris Democratic Party	10,501	35.3%
Robert F. KENNEDY JR / Nicole SHANAHAN (Independent)	291	1.0%
Chase OLIVER / Mike TER MAAT (Libertarian Party)	115	0.4%
Jill STEIN / Samson KPADENOU (Kentucky Party)	95	0.3%
Shiva AYYADURAI / Crystal ELLIS (Independent)	12	0.0%
Peter SONSKI / Lauren ONAK (Write-In)	4	0.0%
Cornel WEST / Melina ABDULLAH (Write-In)	3	0.0%
Claudia DE LA CRUZ / Karina GARCIA (Write-In)	1	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	29,769

Scott County was R+27.7 against R+30.5 statewide, 2.8 points more Democratic 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	17,767	61.3%
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Party	10,567	36.5%
Jo JORGENSEN / Jeremy "Spike" COHEN (Libertarian Party)	480	1.7%
Kanye WEST / Michelle TIDBALL (Independent)	90	0.3%
Brock PIERCE / Karla BALLARD (Independent)	52	0.2%
Brian CARROLL / Amar PATEL (Write-In)	7	0.0%
Howie HAWKINS / Angela WALKER (Write-In)	4	0.0%
Gloria LA RIVA / Sunil FREEMAN (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Jade SIMMONS / Claudeliah J. ROZE (Write-In)	1	0.0%
Mark CHARLES / Adrian WALLACE (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	28,969

Scott County was R+24.8 against R+25.9 statewide, 1.1 points more Democratic 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	15,052	62.2%
Hillary Clinton	7,715	31.9%
Gary Johnson WELD	853	3.5%
Evan McMULLIN / Nathan JOHNSON	402	1.7%
Jill STEIN / Ajamu BARAKA	139	0.6%
Rocky Roque DE LA FUENTE / Michael STEINBERG	19	0.1%
Darrell L. CASTLE / Scott N. BRADLEY	16	0.1%
Richard DUNCAN / Ricky JOHNSON	2	0.0%
Michael A. MATUREN / Juan A. MUNOZ	1	0.0%
Dave MARSHALL / Ben HARTNELL	1	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%
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%
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	24,200

Scott County was R+30.3 against R+29.8 statewide, 0.5 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	12,679	61.6%
Barack Obama	7,532	36.6%
Gary JOHNSON / James P. GRAY	205	1.0%
Jill STEIN / Cheri HONKALA	89	0.4%
Randall A. TERRY / Missy Reilly SMITH	60	0.3%
Virgil GOODE / James CLYMER	6	0.0%
Jerry WHITE / Phyllis SCHERRER	2	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%
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	20,573

Scott County was R+25.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 2.3 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	11,782	59.7%
Barack Obama DEM	7,712	39.1%
All other candidates	236	1.2%
Total	19,730

Scott County was R+20.6 against R+16.2 statewide, 4.4 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	10,600	62.2%
John Kerry DEM	6,325	37.1%
All other candidates	125	0.7%
Total	17,050

Scott County was R+25.1 against R+19.9 statewide, 5.2 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	7,952	57.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	5,472	39.7%
All other candidates	362	2.6%
Total	13,786

Scott County was R+18.0 against R+15.1 statewide, 2.9 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 Scott County, Kentucky in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Scott County by 27.7 points, out of 29,769 votes counted for president.

Is Scott County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 27.7 points; 2020: Republican by 24.8 points; 2016: Republican by 30.3 points; 2012: Republican by 25.0 points; 2008: Republican by 20.6 points; 2004: Republican by 25.1 points; 2000: Republican by 18.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 2.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 27.7 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