Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Fayette County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Fayette County, Kentucky voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+18.1 — 83,387 Democratic to 57,347 Republican of 143,935 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 48.6 points more Democratic 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 Fayette County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83,387 | 57,347 | 3,201 | 57.9% | 39.8% | D+18.1 |
| 2020 | 90,566 | 58,845 | 3,253 | 59.3% | 38.5% | D+20.8 |
| 2016 | 69,778 | 56,894 | 9,643 | 51.2% | 41.7% | D+9.5 |
| 2012 | 62,080 | 60,795 | 2,991 | 49.3% | 48.3% | D+1.0 |
| 2008 | 66,042 | 59,884 | 1,713 | 51.7% | 46.9% | D+4.8 |
| 2004 | 57,994 | 66,406 | 1,176 | 46.2% | 52.9% | R+6.7 |
| 2000 | 47,277 | 54,495 | 3,705 | 44.8% | 51.7% | R+6.8 |
Fayette County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Fayette County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Fayette County, Kentucky in 2024 by D+18.1, with 143,935 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Fayette County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Fayette County shifted 2.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+20.8) and 2024 (D+18.1).
Is Fayette County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Fayette County went D+18.1 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 48.6 points more Democratic 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.