Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Rowan County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Rowan County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+27.8 — 3,484 Democratic to 6,224 Republican of 9,873 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 6.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 2.7 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 Rowan County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,484 | 6,224 | 165 | 35.3% | 63.0% | R+27.8 |
| 2020 | 3,880 | 5,994 | 184 | 38.6% | 59.6% | R+21.0 |
| 2016 | 3,295 | 5,174 | 379 | 37.2% | 58.5% | R+21.2 |
| 2012 | 3,438 | 4,035 | 192 | 44.9% | 52.6% | R+7.8 |
| 2008 | 4,074 | 3,907 | 173 | 50.0% | 47.9% | D+2.0 |
| 2004 | 4,556 | 4,063 | 87 | 52.3% | 46.7% | D+5.7 |
| 2000 | 3,505 | 3,546 | 175 | 48.5% | 49.1% | R+0.6 |
Rowan County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Rowan County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Rowan County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+27.8, with 9,873 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Rowan County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Rowan County shifted 6.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+21.0) and 2024 (R+27.8).
Is Rowan County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Rowan County went R+27.8 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 2.7 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.