Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Boyd County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Boyd County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+38.5 — 6,291 Democratic to 14,363 Republican of 20,951 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.3 points toward Republicans. That makes it 8.0 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 Boyd County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,291 | 14,363 | 297 | 30.0% | 68.6% | R+38.5 |
| 2020 | 7,083 | 14,295 | 363 | 32.6% | 65.8% | R+33.2 |
| 2016 | 6,021 | 13,591 | 842 | 29.4% | 66.4% | R+37.0 |
| 2012 | 7,776 | 10,884 | 389 | 40.8% | 57.1% | R+16.3 |
| 2008 | 8,886 | 11,430 | 354 | 43.0% | 55.3% | R+12.3 |
| 2004 | 10,132 | 11,501 | 144 | 46.5% | 52.8% | R+6.3 |
| 2000 | 9,541 | 9,247 | 394 | 49.7% | 48.2% | D+1.5 |
Boyd County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Boyd County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Boyd County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+38.5, with 20,951 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Boyd County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Boyd County shifted 5.3 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+33.2) and 2024 (R+38.5).
Is Boyd County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Boyd County went R+38.5 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 8.0 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.