Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Whitley County, KY — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Whitley County, Kentucky voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+69.3 — 2,237 Democratic to 12,687 Republican of 15,075 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 38.8 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 Whitley County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,237 | 12,687 | 151 | 14.8% | 84.2% | R+69.3 |
| 2020 | 2,552 | 12,567 | 228 | 16.6% | 81.9% | R+65.3 |
| 2016 | 2,067 | 11,312 | 395 | 15.0% | 82.1% | R+67.1 |
| 2012 | 2,683 | 10,232 | 157 | 20.5% | 78.3% | R+57.7 |
| 2008 | 3,484 | 10,015 | 205 | 25.4% | 73.1% | R+47.7 |
| 2004 | 3,985 | 9,559 | 85 | 29.2% | 70.1% | R+40.9 |
| 2000 | 4,101 | 7,502 | 171 | 34.8% | 63.7% | R+28.9 |
Whitley County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Whitley County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Whitley County, Kentucky in 2024 by R+69.3, with 15,075 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Whitley County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Whitley County shifted 4.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+65.3) and 2024 (R+69.3).
Is Whitley County more Democratic or Republican than Kentucky overall?+
In 2024, Whitley County went R+69.3 while Kentucky overall went R+30.5 — 38.8 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.