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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	261	14.1
Deaths:	385	20.8
Net Migration:	-18	-1.0
Net Immigration:	10	0.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +471	R +415	R + 0.4%
D +56
2020 vs. 2012	R +711	R +860	R + 10.1%
D -149
2020 vs. 2008	R +914	R +1,072	R + 12.2%
D -158

2016 vs. 2008	R +443	R +657	R + 11.8%
D -214
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,280	86.8%	Joe Biden (D)	603	12.2%	49 [+]	1.0%	4,932	25	40	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 30 (0.6%);
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	3,809	85.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	547	12.3%	106 [+]	2.4%	4,462	23	39	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 60 (1.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 23 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 15 (0.3%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,569	81.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	752	17.1%	72 [+]	1.6%	4,393	21	34	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 29 (0.7%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	3,366	80.7%	Barack Obama (D)	761	18.2%	45 [+]	1.1%	4,172	23	35	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 27 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.3%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,369	77.4%	John Kerry (D)	952	21.9%	31 [+]	0.7%	4,352	18	27	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 19 (0.4%);
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	3,224	74.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,032	24.0%	49 [+]	1.1%	4,305	18	27	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 24 (0.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 14 (0.3%);
1996	55%	Robert Dole (R)	2,521	63.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,072	27.0%	383 [+]	9.6%	3,976	19	23	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 350 (8.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 16 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	George Bush* (R)	2,830	63.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,241	28.0%	365 [+]	8.2%	4,436	22	26	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 348 (7.8%);
1988	62%	George Bush (R)	3,248	77.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	899	21.5%	28 [+]	0.7%	4,175	22	24	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 17 (0.4%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,459	80.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	838	19.4%	25	0.6%	4,322	20	21	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	70%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,539	77.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,000	21.8%	51 [+]	1.1%	4,590	28	26	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 34 (0.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 14 (0.3%);
1976	57%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,354	69.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	987	29.1%	48 [+]	1.4%	3,389	24	21	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 7 (0.2%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,632	79.6%	George McGovern (D)	659	19.9%	16 [+]	0.5%	3,307	16	19	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 13 (0.4%);
1968	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,572	75.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	568	16.6%	285 [+]	8.3%	3,425	31	32	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 280 (8.2%);
1964	66%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,351	69.8%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	994	29.5%	24	0.7%	3,369	34	31	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,524	84.1%	John Kennedy (D)	666	15.9%	0	0.0%	4,190	31	35	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,396	81.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	747	18.0%	4	0.1%	4,147	28	24	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	59%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,856	80.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	678	19.1%	12	0.3%	3,546	31	25	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	51%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,295	74.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	709	22.9%	88 [+]	2.8%	3,092	33	29	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 16 (0.5%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 2 (0.1%);
1944	54%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,618	82.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	564	17.7%	3	0.1%	3,185	37	36	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	57%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,573	77.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	755	22.7%	0	0.0%	3,328	35	33	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	54%	Alf Landon (R)	2,147	75.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	701	24.6%	0	0.0%	2,848	35	39	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	66%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,422	72.7%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	908	27.3%	0	0.0%	3,330	33	33	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	61%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,580	88.8%	Al Smith (D)	325	11.2%	0	0.0%	2,905	29	31	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	56%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,047	78.5%	John Davis (D)	543	20.8%	17 [+]	0.7%	2,607	30	25	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 11 (0.4%);
1920	61%	Warren Harding (R)	2,356	84.2%	James Cox (D)	431	15.4%	11 [+]	0.4%	2,798	35	24	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	38%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,260	76.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	379	22.9%	14 [+]	0.8%	1,653	30	30	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 14 (0.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1912	30%	William Taft* (R)	828	64.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	310	24.3%	140 [+]	11.0%	1,278	39	42	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 112 (8.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 19 (1.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 8 (0.6%);
1908	36%	William Taft (R)	1,082	73.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	330	22.5%	54 [+]	3.7%	1,466	26	22	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	948	73.3%	Alton Parker (D)	305	23.6%	40 [+]	3.1%	1,293	26	17	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	1,107	72.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	414	27.0%	12 [+]	0.8%	1,533	24	21	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

603

12.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,280

86.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,932

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 40

2016 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

547

12.3%

Donald Trump (R)

3,809

85.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,462

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 39

2012 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

752

17.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,569

81.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,393

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 34

2008 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

761

18.2%

John McCain (R)

3,366

80.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,172

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 35

2004 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,369

77.4%

John Kerry (D)

952

21.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,352

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 27

2000 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,224

74.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,032

24.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,305

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 27

1996 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,072

27.0%

Robert Dole (R)

2,521

63.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

350

8.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,976

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 23

1992 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,241

28.0%

George Bush* (R)

2,830

63.8%

Ross Perot (I)

348

7.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,436

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 26

1988 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

3,248

77.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

899

21.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,175

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

1984 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

3,459

80.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

838

19.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,322

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 21

1980 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,539

77.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,000

21.8%

John Anderson (I)

0.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,590

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 26

1976 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

987

29.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,354

69.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,389

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,632

79.6%

George McGovern (D)

659

19.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,307

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 19

1968 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,572

75.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

568

16.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

280

8.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,425

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 32

1964 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

994

29.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,351

69.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,369

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 31

1956 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,396

81.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

747

18.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,147

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 24

1952 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,856

80.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

678

19.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,546

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 25

1948 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

709

22.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,295

74.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,092

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 29

1944 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

564

17.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,618

82.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,185

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 36

1936 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

701

24.6%

Alf Landon (R)

2,147

75.4%

TOTAL

2,848

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 39

1932 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

908

27.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,422

72.7%

TOTAL

3,330

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 33

1928 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,580

88.8%

Al Smith (D)

325

11.2%

TOTAL

2,905

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 31

1924 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,047

78.5%

John Davis (D)

543

20.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,607

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 25

1920 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,356

84.2%

James Cox (D)

431

15.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,798

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 24

1916 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

379

22.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,260

76.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.8%

TOTAL

1,653

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 30

1912 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

310

24.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

112

8.8%

William Taft* (R)

828

64.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,278

Turnout: 30%	Diff (St): 39	Diff (US): 42

1908 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,082

73.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

330

22.5%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

1,466

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 22

1904 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

948

73.3%

Alton Parker (D)

305

23.6%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,293

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 17

1900 President, Clinton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,107

72.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

414

27.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,533

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clinton County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	35%	Daniel Cameron (R)	1,888	75.7%	Andy Beshear* (D)	607	24.3%	0	0.0%	2,495	28	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	47%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,016	88.1%	Charles Booker (D)	409	11.9%	0	0.0%	3,425	26	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	68%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,969	81.0%	Amy McGrath (D)	729	14.9%	204 [+]	4.2%	4,902	23	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 204 (4.2%);

2019	G	39%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,047	73.5%	Andy Beshear (D)	692	24.9%	45 [+]	1.6%	2,784	25	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 45 (1.6%);
2016	S3	57%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,513	83.8%	Jim Gray (D)	679	16.2%	0	0.0%	4,192	27	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	27%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,531	76.4%	Jack Conway (D)	444	22.1%	30 [+]	1.5%	2,005	24	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 30 (1.5%);
2014	S2	55%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,156	76.5%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	838	20.3%	134 [+]	3.2%	4,128	20	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 134 (3.2%);
2011	G	27%	David Williams (R)	1,540	72.4%	Steve Beshear* (D)	514	24.2%	72 [+]	3.4%	2,126	37	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 72 (3.4%);
2010	S3	48%	Rand Paul (R)	2,844	76.3%	Jack Conway (D)	884	23.7%	0	0.0%	3,728	21	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	52%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,019	74.6%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	1,029	25.4%	0	0.0%	4,048	22	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	27%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,366	66.2%	Steve Beshear (D)	696	33.8%	0	0.0%	2,062	25	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	53%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,094	76.8%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	937	23.2%	0	0.0%	4,031	26	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	34%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,935	76.1%	Ben Chandler (D)	608	23.9%	0	0.0%	2,543	21	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	50%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,055	81.1%	Lois Weinberg (D)	713	18.9%	0	0.0%	3,768	16	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	9%	Paul Patton* (D)	344	49.8%	Peppy Martin (R)	244	35.3%	103 [+]	14.9%	691	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 96 (13.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 7 (1.0%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1998	S3	58%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,147	74.6%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,022	24.2%	47 [+]	1.1%	4,216	25	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 47 (1.1%);
1996	S2	51%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,708	74.3%	Steve Beshear (D)	882	24.2%	56 [+]	1.5%	3,646	19	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 26 (0.7%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 16 (0.4%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.4%);
1995	G	38%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,752	64.4%	Paul Patton (D)	967	35.6%	0	0.0%	2,719	16	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1992	S3	51%	David Williams (R)	2,222	62.4%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,297	36.4%	42 [+]	1.2%	3,561	27	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 42 (1.2%);
1991	G	47%	Larry Hopkins (R)	2,102	65.3%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,117	34.7%	0	0.0%	3,219	30	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,150	75.2%	Harvey Sloane (D)	710	24.8%	0	0.0%	2,860	23	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	39%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,545	58.7%	John Harper (R)	1,088	41.3%	0	0.0%	2,633	6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	28%	Wendell Ford* (D)	989	52.1%	Jackson Andrews (R)	909	47.9%	0	0.0%	1,898	22	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	58%	Mitch McConnell (R)	2,769	71.5%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,099	28.4%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,875	22	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%);
1983	G	59%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,851	73.2%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,037	26.6%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,895	29	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 7 (0.2%);
1980	S3	52%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	2,382	69.4%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,048	30.6%	0	0.0%	3,430	35	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	64%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,875	72.6%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,086	27.4%	0	0.0%	3,961	32	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	28%	Louie Guenthner (R)	875	51.3%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	803	47.1%	27 [+]	1.6%	1,705	14	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 27 (1.6%);
1975	G	34%	Robert Gable (R)	1,143	57.8%	Julian Carroll* (D)	835	42.2%	0	0.0%	1,978	21	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	35%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,338	66.4%	Wendell Ford (D)	667	33.1%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,016	22	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 11 (0.5%);
1972	S2	59%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,391	72.7%	Walter Huddleston (D)	890	27.1%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,288	25	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 7 (0.2%);
1971	G	74%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,596	67.9%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,201	31.4%	27 [+]	0.7%	3,824	24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 14 (0.4%); William Smith (American) 13 (0.3%);

1968	S3	65%	Marlow Cook (R)	2,570	80.0%	Katherine Peden (D)	635	19.8%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,213	29	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 8 (0.2%);
1967	G	74%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,931	79.2%	Henry Ward (D)	748	20.2%	20 [+]	0.5%	3,699	28	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 20 (0.5%);
1966	S2	50%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,150	84.4%	John Y. Brown (D)	397	15.6%	0	0.0%	2,547	20	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	62%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,450	76.6%	Ned Breathitt (D)	748	23.4%	0	0.0%	3,198	27	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	57%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,326	78.1%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	654	21.9%	0	0.0%	2,980	25	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	75%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	3,409	85.4%	Keen Johnson (D)	583	14.6%	0	0.0%	3,992	26	0.37%
[-] 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 Clinton County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	8,516	93.35%	13.7%
Black:	73	0.80%	87.2%
Indian:	24	0.26%	33.3%
Asian:	45	0.49%	125.0%
2+ races:	127	1.39%	32.3%
Hispanic:	338	3.70%	46.3%

Total non-White:	607	6.65%	49.1%

Change in White population:	-1,349	-13.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	200	1.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,081	90.8%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	311	9.2%	0	0.0%	3,392
County Total for 2022-11-08:										3,392

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,337	89.1%	James Rhodes (D)	531	10.9%	0	0.0%	4,868
County Total for 2020-11-03:										4,868

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,311	86.5%	Paul Walker (D)	516	13.5%	0	0.0%	3,827
County Total for 2018-11-06:										3,827

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	3,788	89.9%	Sam Gaskins (D)	423	10.0%	2	0.0%	4,213
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,213

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,369	86.7%	Charles Hatchett (D)	517	13.3%	0	0.0%	3,886
County Total for 2014-11-04:										3,886

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,397	85.1%	Charles Hatchett (D)	593	14.9%	0	0.0%	3,990
County Total for 2012-11-06:										3,990

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,915	85.1%	Charles Hatchett (D)	512	14.9%	0	0.0%	3,427
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,427

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,040	79.1%	Heather Ryan (D)	803	20.9%	0	0.0%	3,843
County Total for 2008-11-04:										3,843

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,080	77.3%	Tom Barlow (D)	902	22.7%	0	0.0%	3,982
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,982

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,121	81.6%	Billy Cartwright (D)	706	18.4%	0	0.0%	3,827
County Total for 2004-11-02:										3,827

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,040	81.6%	Klint Alexander (D)	684	18.4%	0	0.0%	3,724
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,724

2000-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,222	81.4%	Brian Roy (D)	735	18.6%	0	0.0%	3,957
County Total for 2000-11-07:										3,957

1998-11-03	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,985	78.7%	Tom Barlow (D)	808	21.3%	0	0.0%	3,793
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,793

1996-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,811	78.1%	Dennis Null (D)	787	21.9%	0	0.0%	3,598
County Total for 1996-11-05:										3,598

1994-11-08	KY01	Ed Whitfield (R)	1,563	75.1%	Tom Barlow* (D)	517	24.9%	0	0.0%	2,080
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,080

1992-11-03	KY01	Steve Hamrick (R)	1,921	67.1%	Tom Barlow (D)	924	32.3%	19	0.7%	2,864
County Total for 1992-11-03:										2,864

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	7,455	6,350	85.2%	881	11.8%	224	3.0%	Rep +5,469	Rep +73.4%	103%
2022	7,790	6,655	85.4%	946	12.1%	189	2.4%	Rep +5,709	Rep +73.3%	108%
2020	7,795	6,539	83.9%	1,083	13.9%	173	2.2%	Rep +5,456	Rep +70.0%	108%
2018	7,682	6,436	83.8%	1,106	14.4%	140	1.8%	Rep +5,330	Rep +69.4%	105%
2016	7,491	6,110	81.6%	1,254	16.7%	127	1.7%	Rep +4,856	Rep +64.8%	100%
2014	7,468	6,041	80.9%	1,310	17.5%	117	1.6%	Rep +4,731	Rep +63.4%	99%
2012	7,458	5,998	80.4%	1,353	18.1%	107	1.4%	Rep +4,645	Rep +62.3%	97%
2010	7,178	5,590	77.9%	1,479	20.6%	109	1.5%	Rep +4,111	Rep +57.3%	92%
2008	7,229	5,469	75.7%	1,646	22.8%	114	1.6%	Rep +3,823	Rep +52.9%	93%
2006	7,235	5,485	75.8%	1,649	22.8%	101	1.4%	Rep +3,836	Rep +53.0%	94%
2004	7,740	5,659	73.1%	1,945	25.1%	136	1.8%	Rep +3,714	Rep +48.0%	102%
2002	7,826	5,652	72.2%	2,043	26.1%	131	1.7%	Rep +3,609	Rep +46.1%	104%
2000	7,517	5,804	77.2%	1,585	21.1%	128	1.7%	Rep +4,219	Rep +56.1%	101%
1998	7,832	6,018	76.8%	1,693	21.6%	121	1.5%	Rep +4,325	Rep +55.2%	107%
1994	7,482	5,820	77.8%	1,618	21.6%	44	0.6%	Rep +4,202	Rep +56.2%	106%
1986	7,161	5,590	78.1%	1,499	20.9%	72	1.0%	Rep +4,091	Rep +57.1%	106%

Clinton County, KY

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