Presidential elections · 2000–2024
McCracken County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, McCracken County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+34.9 — 10,191 Democratic to 21,349 Republican of 31,947 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 4.4 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 McCracken County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,191 | 21,349 | 407 | 31.9% | 66.8% | R+34.9 |
| 2020 | 11,190 | 21,820 | 511 | 33.4% | 65.1% | R+31.7 |
| 2016 | 9,134 | 20,774 | 1,399 | 29.2% | 66.4% | R+37.2 |
| 2012 | 10,062 | 19,979 | 510 | 32.9% | 65.4% | R+32.5 |
| 2008 | 11,285 | 19,043 | 426 | 36.7% | 61.9% | R+25.2 |
| 2004 | 11,361 | 18,218 | 218 | 38.1% | 61.1% | R+23.0 |
| 2000 | 11,412 | 14,745 | 532 | 42.8% | 55.2% | R+12.5 |
McCracken County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried McCracken County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried McCracken County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+34.9, with 31,947 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did McCracken County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
McCracken County shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+31.7) and 2024 (R+34.9).
Is McCracken County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, McCracken County went R+34.9 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 4.4 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.