Election Results for Barren County, KY -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,089	12.2
Deaths:	1,429	16.1
Net Migration:	659	7.4
Net Immigration:	21	0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,171	R +319	D + 3.7%
D +852
2020 vs. 2012	R +3,732	R +4,005	R + 14.3%
D -273
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,521	R +3,828	R + 13.8%
D -307

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,350	R +3,509	R + 17.5%
D -1,159
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	14,654	73.0%	Joe Biden (D)	5,127	25.6%	283 [+]	1.4%	20,064	11	26	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 201 (1.0%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	13,483	72.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,275	23.1%	730 [+]	3.9%	18,488	10	27	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 455 (2.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 167 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 93 (0.5%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	10,922	65.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,400	32.6%	246 [+]	1.5%	16,568	5	19	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 123 (0.7%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	11,133	66.2%	Barack Obama (D)	5,434	32.3%	240 [+]	1.4%	16,807	9	21	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 147 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 44 (0.3%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	10,822	67.1%	John Kerry (D)	5,216	32.3%	102 [+]	0.6%	16,140	8	16	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 63 (0.4%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	8,741	63.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,930	35.6%	173 [+]	1.2%	13,844	7	15	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 108 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 33 (0.2%);
1996	43%	Robert Dole (R)	5,700	48.1%	Bill Clinton* (D)	5,044	42.6%	1,100 [+]	9.3%	11,844	3	7	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,065 (9.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 17 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	50%	Bill Clinton (D)	5,688	43.8%	George Bush* (R)	5,467	42.1%	1,818 [+]	14.0%	12,973	1	5	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,778 (13.7%);
1988	45%	George Bush (R)	6,653	57.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,799	41.7%	54 [+]	0.5%	11,506	2	4	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 15 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,717	62.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,503	36.7%	57	0.5%	12,277	3	4	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Ronald Reagan (R)	6,405	53.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,285	44.3%	243 [+]	2.0%	11,933	5	3	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 164 (1.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 61 (0.5%);
1976	45%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,878	60.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,797	38.9%	96 [+]	1.0%	9,771	-7	-9	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 22 (0.2%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,070	62.6%	George McGovern (D)	3,384	34.9%	242 [+]	2.5%	9,696	-1	2	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 230 (2.4%);
1968	56%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,209	42.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,464	35.3%	2,153 [+]	21.9%	9,826	-1	-1	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,140 (21.8%);
1964	54%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,420	68.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,936	31.3%	24	0.3%	9,380	-4	-7	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,187	51.2%	John Kennedy (D)	4,946	48.8%	0	0.0%	10,133	-2	2	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	55%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,206	55.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,206	44.7%	2	0.0%	9,414	-10	-13	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	49%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,618	55.2%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,743	44.7%	4	0.0%	8,365	-5	-10	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	42%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,095	59.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,437	35.3%	366 [+]	5.3%	6,898	-6	-10	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 148 (2.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 5 (0.1%);
1944	47%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,439	57.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,262	42.4%	0	0.0%	7,701	-3	-4	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	51%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,888	60.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,233	39.8%	11	0.1%	8,132	-3	-5	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,137	60.3%	Alf Landon (R)	3,352	39.4%	25 [+]	0.3%	8,514	-1	3	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 4 (0.0%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,518	64.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,622	35.6%	41 [+]	0.4%	10,181	-5	-4	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 (0.1%);
1928	62%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,101	59.1%	Al Smith (D)	3,530	40.9%	5 [+]	0.1%	8,636	0	1	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1924	58%	John Davis (D)	4,449	55.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,431	43.1%	85 [+]	1.1%	7,965	-6	-11	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 73 (0.9%);
1920	69%	James Cox (D)	5,499	57.7%	Warren Harding (R)	3,972	41.7%	60 [+]	0.6%	9,531	-8	-19	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,370	57.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,462	41.8%	58 [+]	1.0%	5,890	-5	-4	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 33 (0.6%); Allan Benson (Soc) 23 (0.4%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,993	55.5%	William Taft* (R)	1,563	29.0%	837 [+]	15.5%	5,393	4	6	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 731 (13.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 55 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 (0.9%);
1908	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,145	56.4%	William Taft (R)	2,308	41.4%	119 [+]	2.1%	5,572	-7	-10	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Alton Parker (D)	3,051	58.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,073	39.7%	95 [+]	1.8%	5,219	-7	-17	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,170	57.8%	William McKinley* (R)	2,234	40.7%	83 [+]	1.5%	5,487	-8	-11	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,127

25.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

14,654

73.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

201

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

20,064

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,275

23.1%

Donald Trump (R)

13,483

72.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

455

2.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

167

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

18,488

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

5,400

32.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

10,922

65.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

123

0.7%

Other

123

0.7%

TOTAL

16,568

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,434

32.3%

John McCain (R)

11,133

66.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

147

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

16,807

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

10,822

67.1%

John Kerry (D)

5,216

32.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

16,140

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

8,741

63.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,930

35.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

108

0.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

13,844

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

5,044

42.6%

Robert Dole (R)

5,700

48.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,065

9.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,844

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

5,688

43.8%

George Bush* (R)

5,467

42.1%

Ross Perot (I)

1,778

13.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

12,973

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

6,653

57.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

4,799

41.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

11,506

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

7,717

62.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

4,503

36.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

12,277

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

6,405

53.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

5,285

44.3%

John Anderson (I)

164

1.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,933

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

1976 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

5,878

60.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,797

38.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

9,771

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

6,070

62.6%

George McGovern (D)

3,384

34.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

230

2.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,696

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

4,209

42.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

3,464

35.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,140

21.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,826

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

6,420

68.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,936

31.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

9,380

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

4,206

44.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

5,206

55.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

9,414

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -13

1952 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

3,743

44.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

4,618

55.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,365

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1948 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

4,095

59.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,437

35.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

148

2.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

213

3.1%

TOTAL

6,898

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -10

1944 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,439

57.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,262

42.4%

TOTAL

7,701

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,888

60.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,233

39.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,132

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

1936 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,137

60.3%

Alf Landon (R)

3,352

39.4%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,514

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

6,518

64.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,622

35.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

10,181

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1928 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

5,101

59.1%

Al Smith (D)

3,530

40.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,636

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,431

43.1%

John Davis (D)

4,449

55.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,965

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -11

1920 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,972

41.7%

James Cox (D)

5,499

57.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

9,531

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -19

1916 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,370

57.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,462

41.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

5,890

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,993

55.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

731

13.6%

William Taft* (R)

1,563

29.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,393

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

1908 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,308

41.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,145

56.4%

Other

119

2.1%

TOTAL

5,572

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,073

39.7%

Alton Parker (D)

3,051

58.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

5,219

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -17

1900 President, Barren County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,234

40.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,170

57.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

5,487

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barren County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	35%	Daniel Cameron (R)	6,918	58.2%	Andy Beshear* (D)	4,965	41.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	11,884	11	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	41%	Rand Paul* (R)	10,298	72.8%	Charles Booker (D)	3,845	27.2%	0	0.0%	14,143	11	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	59%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	13,341	66.6%	Amy McGrath (D)	5,600	28.0%	1,081 [+]	5.4%	20,022	9	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 1,081 (5.4%);

2019	G	39%	Matt Bevin* (R)	7,693	58.2%	Andy Beshear (D)	5,280	39.9%	256 [+]	1.9%	13,229	9	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 256 (1.9%);
2016	S3	55%	Rand Paul* (R)	10,876	59.3%	Jim Gray (D)	7,460	40.7%	0	0.0%	18,336	2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	28%	Matt Bevin (R)	5,289	57.4%	Jack Conway (D)	3,568	38.7%	360 [+]	3.9%	9,217	5	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 358 (3.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	43%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	8,268	59.2%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	5,091	36.5%	603 [+]	4.3%	13,962	3	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 601 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2011	G	24%	Steve Beshear* (D)	4,425	56.3%	David Williams (R)	3,003	38.2%	430 [+]	5.5%	7,858	3	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 430 (5.5%);
2010	S3	40%	Rand Paul (R)	7,458	58.1%	Jack Conway (D)	5,385	41.9%	0	0.0%	12,843	2	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	52%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	9,630	58.8%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	6,735	41.2%	0	0.0%	16,365	6	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	36%	Steve Beshear (D)	5,856	52.6%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	5,279	47.4%	0	0.0%	11,135	6	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	51%	Jim Bunning* (R)	8,749	57.5%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	6,459	42.5%	0	0.0%	15,208	7	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	30%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	5,065	56.5%	Ben Chandler (D)	3,895	43.5%	0	0.0%	8,960	1	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	34%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	7,575	75.6%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,441	24.4%	0	0.0%	10,016	11	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	12%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,616	75.7%	Peppy Martin (R)	598	17.3%	240 [+]	6.9%	3,454	-5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 204 (5.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 32 (0.9%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1998	S3	38%	Scotty Baesler (D)	5,431	50.2%	Jim Bunning (R)	5,244	48.5%	139 [+]	1.3%	10,814	-1	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 139 (1.3%);
1996	S2	40%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	6,506	59.8%	Steve Beshear (D)	4,277	39.3%	103 [+]	0.9%	10,886	4	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 44 (0.4%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 31 (0.3%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (0.3%);
1995	G	31%	Paul Patton (D)	4,672	54.6%	Larry Forgy (R)	3,882	45.4%	0	0.0%	8,554	-3	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1992	S3	44%	Wendell Ford* (D)	6,990	61.0%	David Williams (R)	4,375	38.2%	85 [+]	0.7%	11,450	2	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 85 (0.7%);
1991	G	25%	Brereton Jones (D)	4,127	63.6%	Larry Hopkins (R)	2,363	36.4%	0	0.0%	6,490	1	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	34%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,080	58.7%	Harvey Sloane (D)	3,575	41.3%	0	0.0%	8,655	7	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	25%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	4,301	69.6%	John Harper (R)	1,881	30.4%	0	0.0%	6,182	-4	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	16%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,131	77.6%	Jackson Andrews (R)	902	22.4%	0	0.0%	4,033	-3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	46%	Mitch McConnell (R)	5,716	50.4%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	5,578	49.1%	57 [+]	0.5%	11,351	0	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 57 (0.5%);
1983	G	39%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	5,958	61.7%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,661	37.9%	37 [+]	0.4%	9,656	-6	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 37 (0.4%);
1980	S3	42%	Wendell Ford* (D)	6,418	62.4%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	3,869	37.6%	0	0.0%	10,287	3	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	44%	Louie Nunn (R)	5,498	54.9%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	4,521	45.1%	0	0.0%	10,019	14	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	17%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,772	71.7%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,044	27.0%	50 [+]	1.3%	3,866	-10	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 50 (1.3%);
1975	G	30%	Julian Carroll* (D)	4,478	69.0%	Robert Gable (R)	2,009	31.0%	0	0.0%	6,487	-6	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	26%	Wendell Ford (D)	3,149	58.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	2,115	39.3%	112 [+]	2.1%	5,376	-5	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 112 (2.1%);
1972	S2	48%	Louie Nunn (R)	5,323	54.6%	Walter Huddleston (D)	4,372	44.8%	59 [+]	0.6%	9,754	7	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 59 (0.6%);
1971	G	54%	Wendell Ford (D)	5,104	51.0%	Tom Emberton (R)	4,825	48.2%	72 [+]	0.7%	10,001	4	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 51 (0.5%); William Smith (American) 21 (0.2%);

1968	S3	49%	Katherine Peden (D)	4,417	51.9%	Marlow Cook (R)	3,992	46.9%	104 [+]	1.2%	8,513	-4	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 104 (1.2%);
1967	G	57%	Louie Nunn (R)	6,101	61.0%	Henry Ward (D)	3,863	38.6%	45 [+]	0.4%	10,009	10	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 45 (0.4%);
1966	S2	39%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	4,194	61.2%	John Y. Brown (D)	2,655	38.8%	0	0.0%	6,849	-3	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	55%	Louie Nunn (R)	5,328	56.0%	Ned Breathitt (D)	4,190	44.0%	0	0.0%	9,518	7	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	40%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	3,514	51.4%	Thruston Morton* (R)	3,327	48.6%	0	0.0%	6,841	-4	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	55%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	5,252	55.2%	Keen Johnson (D)	4,258	44.8%	0	0.0%	9,510	-4	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Barren County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	40,126	89.46%	4.0%
Black:	1,767	3.94%	9.3%
Indian:	100	0.22%	61.3%
Asian:	387	0.86%	108.1%
2+ races:	760	1.69%	35.5%
Hispanic:	1,714	3.82%	54.4%

Total non-White:	4,728	10.54%	32.2%

Change in White population:	1,529	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,152	2.7

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	11,133	79.1%	Hank Linderman (D)	2,942	20.9%	0	0.0%	14,075
County Total for 2022-11-08:										14,075

2020-11-03	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	15,268	77.1%	Hank Linderman (D)	4,074	20.6%	462	2.3%	19,804
County Total for 2020-11-03:										19,804

2018-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	10,812	72.8%	Hank Linderman (D)	3,744	25.2%	300	2.0%	14,856
County Total for 2018-11-06:										14,856

2016-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	14,322	100.0%				0	0.0%	14,322
County Total for 2016-11-08:										14,322

2014-11-04	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	9,719	72.8%	Ron Leach (D)	3,628	27.2%	0	0.0%	13,347
County Total for 2014-11-04:										13,347

2012-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	11,019	70.2%	David Williams (D)	4,145	26.4%	524	3.3%	15,688
County Total for 2012-11-06:										15,688

2010-11-02	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	9,201	73.0%	Ed Marksberry (D)	3,399	27.0%	0	0.0%	12,600
County Total for 2010-11-02:										12,600

2008-11-04	KY02	Brett Guthrie (R)	8,912	57.3%	David Boswell (D)	6,652	42.7%	0	0.0%	15,564
County Total for 2008-11-04:										15,564

2006-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	6,784	57.2%	Mike Weaver (D)	5,073	42.8%	0	0.0%	11,857
County Total for 2006-11-07:										11,857

2004-11-02	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	10,422	70.9%	Adam Smith (D)	4,273	29.1%	0	0.0%	14,695
County Total for 2004-11-02:										14,695

2002-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	7,137	75.8%	David Williams (D)	2,153	22.9%	122	1.3%	9,412
County Total for 2002-11-05:										9,412

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	7,916	66.6%	Brian Pedigo (D)	3,891	32.8%	73	0.6%	11,880
County Total for 2000-11-07:										11,880

1998-11-03	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	6,219	66.5%	Bob Evans (D)	3,041	32.5%	94	1.0%	9,354
County Total for 1998-11-03:										9,354

1996-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	5,973	56.0%	Joe Wright (D)	4,695	44.0%	0	0.0%	10,668
County Total for 1996-11-05:										10,668

1994-11-08	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	3,938	58.9%	David Adkisson (D)	2,749	41.1%	0	0.0%	6,687
County Total for 1994-11-08:										6,687

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Ron Lewis (R)	1,719	54.2%	Joe Prather (D)	1,452	45.8%	0	0.0%	3,171
County Total for 1994-05-24:										3,171

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	7,198	64.5%	Bruce Bartley (R)	3,968	35.5%	0	0.0%	11,166
County Total for 1992-11-03:										11,166

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	32,080	16,277	50.7%	13,147	41.0%	2,656	8.3%	Rep +3,130	Rep +9.8%	94%
2022	32,737	16,294	49.8%	13,849	42.3%	2,594	7.9%	Rep +2,445	Rep +7.5%	96%
2020	32,753	15,543	47.5%	14,878	45.4%	2,332	7.1%	Rep +665	Rep +2.0%	96%
2018	31,526	13,517	42.9%	15,843	50.3%	2,166	6.9%	Dem +2,326	Dem +7.4%	94%
2016	30,762	12,457	40.5%	16,307	53.0%	1,998	6.5%	Dem +3,850	Dem +12.5%	93%
2014	29,414	10,903	37.1%	16,757	57.0%	1,754	6.0%	Dem +5,854	Dem +19.9%	90%
2012	28,405	10,184	35.9%	16,641	58.6%	1,580	5.6%	Dem +6,457	Dem +22.7%	88%
2010	27,216	9,240	34.0%	16,524	60.7%	1,452	5.3%	Dem +7,284	Dem +26.8%	85%
2008	27,232	9,210	33.8%	16,543	60.7%	1,479	5.4%	Dem +7,333	Dem +26.9%	87%
2006	26,106	8,635	33.1%	16,094	61.6%	1,377	5.3%	Dem +7,459	Dem +28.6%	85%
2004	26,233	8,518	32.5%	16,331	62.3%	1,384	5.3%	Dem +7,813	Dem +29.8%	87%
2002	25,199	7,552	30.0%	16,303	64.7%	1,344	5.3%	Dem +8,751	Dem +34.7%	85%
2000	23,686	6,969	29.4%	15,436	65.2%	1,281	5.4%	Dem +8,467	Dem +35.7%	82%
1998	23,194	6,373	27.5%	15,545	67.0%	1,276	5.5%	Dem +9,172	Dem +39.5%	82%
1994	19,466	5,059	26.0%	13,995	71.9%	412	2.1%	Dem +8,936	Dem +45.9%	72%
1986	20,257	4,988	24.6%	14,824	73.2%	445	2.2%	Dem +9,836	Dem +48.6%	81%

Barren County, KY

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