Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Henderson County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Henderson County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+29.2 — 6,837 Democratic to 12,592 Republican of 19,688 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 1.3 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 Henderson County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,837 | 12,592 | 259 | 34.7% | 64.0% | R+29.2 |
| 2020 | 7,639 | 12,730 | 319 | 36.9% | 61.5% | R+24.6 |
| 2016 | 6,707 | 12,159 | 844 | 34.0% | 61.7% | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | 8,091 | 10,296 | 235 | 43.4% | 55.3% | R+11.8 |
| 2008 | 10,049 | 9,523 | 289 | 50.6% | 47.9% | D+2.6 |
| 2004 | 8,101 | 10,467 | 133 | 43.3% | 56.0% | R+12.7 |
| 2000 | 8,054 | 7,698 | 287 | 50.2% | 48.0% | D+2.2 |
Henderson County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Henderson County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Henderson County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+29.2, with 19,688 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Henderson County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Henderson County shifted 4.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+24.6) and 2024 (R+29.2).
Is Henderson County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Henderson County went R+29.2 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 1.3 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.