Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Spencer County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Spencer County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+56.7 — 2,415 Democratic to 8,927 Republican of 11,480 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 26.2 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 Spencer County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,415 | 8,927 | 138 | 21.0% | 77.8% | R+56.7 |
| 2020 | 2,530 | 8,737 | 162 | 22.1% | 76.4% | R+54.3 |
| 2016 | 1,921 | 7,196 | 398 | 20.2% | 75.6% | R+55.4 |
| 2012 | 2,549 | 5,726 | 156 | 30.2% | 67.9% | R+37.7 |
| 2008 | 2,519 | 5,378 | 152 | 31.3% | 66.8% | R+35.5 |
| 2004 | 1,970 | 4,816 | 36 | 28.9% | 70.6% | R+41.7 |
| 2000 | 1,554 | 3,150 | 68 | 32.6% | 66.0% | R+33.4 |
Spencer County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Spencer County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Spencer County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+56.7, with 11,480 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Spencer County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Spencer County shifted 2.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+54.3) and 2024 (R+56.7).
Is Spencer County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Spencer County went R+56.7 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 26.2 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.