Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Bourbon County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Bourbon County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+33.5 — 3,088 Democratic to 6,284 Republican of 9,537 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans. That makes it 3.0 points more Republican than Kentucky overall (R+30.5).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Bourbon County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,088 | 6,284 | 165 | 32.4% | 65.9% | R+33.5 |
| 2020 | 3,296 | 6,190 | 157 | 34.2% | 64.2% | R+30.0 |
| 2016 | 2,791 | 5,569 | 443 | 31.7% | 63.3% | R+31.6 |
| 2012 | 3,075 | 4,692 | 156 | 38.8% | 59.2% | R+20.4 |
| 2008 | 3,385 | 4,820 | 125 | 40.6% | 57.9% | R+17.2 |
| 2004 | 3,198 | 4,953 | 66 | 38.9% | 60.3% | R+21.4 |
| 2000 | 3,048 | 3,881 | 173 | 42.9% | 54.6% | R+11.7 |
Bourbon County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Bourbon County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Bourbon County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+33.5, with 9,537 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Bourbon County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Bourbon County shifted 3.5 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+30.0) and 2024 (R+33.5).
Is Bourbon County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Bourbon County went R+33.5 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 3.0 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.