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Fayette County, KY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Lexington-Fayette, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 320,347   ( 24,544 from 2010 , 2,220 from 2020)
Land area: 283.6 square miles
Population density: 1129.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:222,200 69.36% 2.8%
Black:50,20415.67% 18.6%
Indian:5260.16% 12.2%
Asian:14,1034.40% 46.7%
2+ races:9,0162.81% 46.3%
Hispanic:24,2987.58% 18.7%
Total non-White:98,14730.64% 23.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,224 12.7
Deaths:6,65010.3
Net Migration: -5,036-7.8
Net Immigration: 1,2481.9
Change in White population:6,128 2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:18,416 6.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Fayette County, KY

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,966 D +18,856 D + 11.1%
D +20,822
2020 vs. 2012 R -1,935 D +30,455 D + 20.2%
D +28,520
2020 vs. 2008 R -1,024 D +25,582 D + 16.3%
D +24,558
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,990 D +6,726 D + 5.3%
D +3,736
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 60% Joe Biden (D) 90,600 59.2% Donald Trump* (R) 58,860 38.5% 3,452 [+] 2.3% 152,912 -24 -8 7.16%
2016 55% Hillary Clinton (D) 69,778 51.2% Donald Trump (R) 56,894 41.7% 9,643 [+] 7.1% 136,315 -21 -4 7.08%
2012 53% Barack Obama* (D) 62,080 49.3% Mitt Romney (R) 60,795 48.3% 2,991 [+] 2.4% 125,866 -12 1 7.00%
2008 56% Barack Obama (D) 66,042 51.7% John McCain (R) 59,884 46.9% 1,722 [+] 1.3% 127,648 -10 1 6.98%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 66,406 52.9% John Kerry (D) 57,994 46.2% 1,176 [+] 0.9% 125,576 -7 2 6.99%
2000 51% George W. Bush (R) 54,495 51.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 47,277 44.8% 3,705 [+] 3.5% 105,477 -5 4 6.83%
1996 48% Bill Clinton* (D) 43,632 47.1% Robert Dole (R) 42,930 46.3% 6,102 [+] 6.6% 92,664 1 6 6.67%
1992 53% George Bush* (R) 41,908 43.9% Bill Clinton (D) 38,306 40.1% 15,320 [+] 16.0% 95,534 3 6 6.40%
1988 48% George Bush (R) 48,065 59.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 32,554 39.9% 906 [+] 1.1% 81,525 3 6 6.16%
1984 51% Ronald Reagan* (R) 51,993 63.6% Walter Mondale (D) 28,961 35.4% 792 1.0% 81,746 4 5 5.96%
1980 47% Ronald Reagan (R) 35,349 49.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,511 42.5% 5,957 [+] 8.3% 71,817 0 -1 5.55%
1976 48% Gerald Ford* (R) 35,170 54.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 28,012 43.1% 1,807 [+] 2.8% 64,989 9 6 5.57%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 42,362 66.5% George McGovern (D) 19,828 31.1% 1,476 [+] 2.3% 63,666 3 6 5.96%
1968 48% Richard Nixon (R) 24,948 49.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,902 33.6% 8,523 [+] 16.9% 50,373 6 6 4.77%
1964 47% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 25,317 57.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 18,739 42.4% 136 0.3% 44,192 7 4 4.22%
1960 50% Richard Nixon (R) 25,169 60.4% John Kennedy (D) 16,478 39.6% 0 0.0% 41,647 7 11 3.70%
1956 48% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 21,904 61.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 13,547 38.0% 232 0.7% 35,683 7 4 3.39%
1952 48% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,376 54.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,275 44.9% 138 0.4% 31,789 5 -1 3.20%
1948 45% Harry Truman* (D) 13,202 50.5% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,959 41.9% 1,988 [+] 7.6% 26,149 0 -3 3.18%
1944 46% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,567 55.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 10,857 44.1% 174 0.7% 24,598 -1 -2 2.83%
1940 60% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,834 55.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 12,514 44.0% 84 0.3% 28,432 2 -1 2.93%
1936 61% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,428 55.1% Alf Landon (R) 11,544 44.1% 203 [+] 0.8% 26,175 4 8 2.83%
1932 69% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 15,765 56.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 11,847 42.5% 257 [+] 0.9% 27,869 2 3 2.83%
1928 70% Herbert Hoover (R) 16,988 65.1% Al Smith (D) 9,065 34.7% 39 [+] 0.1% 26,092 6 7 2.77%
1924 66% Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,632 51.9% John Davis (D) 10,433 46.6% 331 [+] 1.5% 22,396 3 -2 2.75%
1920 79% James Cox (D) 12,926 53.5% Warren Harding (R) 11,032 45.7% 181 [+] 0.7% 24,139 -4 -15 2.63%
1916 42% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,348 53.3% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,472 45.9% 94 [+] 0.8% 11,914 -1 0 2.29%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,268 48.8% William Taft* (R) 4,060 37.6% 1,474 [+] 13.6% 10,802 12 14 2.38%
1908 41% William J. Bryan (D) 5,247 51.7% William Taft (R) 4,748 46.8% 154 [+] 1.5% 10,149 -1 -5 2.07%
1904 39% Alton Parker (D) 5,119 55.6% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,947 42.9% 141 [+] 1.5% 9,207 -4 -14 2.11%
1900 44% William McKinley* (R) 5,302 54.8% William J. Bryan (D) 4,293 44.4% 83 [+] 0.9% 9,678 6 3 2.07%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 90,600 59.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 58,860 38.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,383 1.6%
Other 1,069 0.7%
TOTAL 152,912
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -8


2016 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 69,778 51.2%
Donald Trump (R) 56,894 41.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,230 3.8%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,580 1.2%
Evan McMullin (I) 2,636 1.9%
Other 197 0.1%
TOTAL 136,315
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -4


2012 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 62,080 49.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 60,795 48.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,824 1.4%
Other 1,167 0.9%
TOTAL 125,866
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 1


2008 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 66,042 51.7%
John McCain (R) 59,884 46.9%
Ralph Nader (I) 798 0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 595 0.5%
Other 329 0.3%
TOTAL 127,648
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 1


2004 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 66,406 52.9%
John Kerry (D) 57,994 46.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 750 0.6%
Other 426 0.3%
TOTAL 125,576
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2


2000 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 54,495 51.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 47,277 44.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,052 2.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 217 0.2%
Other 436 0.4%
TOTAL 105,477
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4


1996 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 43,632 47.1%
Robert Dole (R) 42,930 46.3%
Ross Perot (Ref) 5,345 5.8%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 335 0.4%
Other 422 0.5%
TOTAL 92,664
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 6


1992 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 38,306 40.1%
George Bush* (R) 41,908 43.9%
Ross Perot (I) 14,215 14.9%
Other 1,105 1.2%
TOTAL 95,534
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6


1988 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 48,065 59.0%
Michael Dukakis (D) 32,554 39.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 192 0.2%
Other 714 0.9%
TOTAL 81,525
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6


1984 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 51,993 63.6%
Walter Mondale (D) 28,961 35.4%
Other 792 1.0%
TOTAL 81,746
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 35,349 49.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,511 42.5%
John Anderson (I) 4,933 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 462 0.6%
Other 562 0.8%
TOTAL 71,817
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1


1976 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 28,012 43.1%
Gerald Ford* (R) 35,170 54.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 897 1.4%
Other 910 1.4%
TOTAL 64,989
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 6


1972 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 42,362 66.5%
George McGovern (D) 19,828 31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,315 2.1%
Other 161 0.3%
TOTAL 63,666
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6


1968 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 24,948 49.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 16,902 33.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 8,354 16.6%
Other 169 0.3%
TOTAL 50,373
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6


1964 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 25,317 57.3%
Barry Goldwater (R) 18,739 42.4%
Other 136 0.3%
TOTAL 44,192
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4


1956 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 21,904 61.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 13,547 38.0%
Other 232 0.7%
TOTAL 35,683
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4


1952 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 17,376 54.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,275 44.9%
Other 138 0.4%
TOTAL 31,789
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1


1948 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 13,202 50.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,959 41.9%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 773 3.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 96 0.4%
Other 1,119 4.3%
TOTAL 26,149
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3


1944 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,567 55.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 10,857 44.1%
Other 174 0.7%
TOTAL 24,598
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2


1940 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,834 55.7%
Wendell Willkie (R) 12,514 44.0%
Other 84 0.3%
TOTAL 28,432
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1


1936 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,428 55.1%
Alf Landon (R) 11,544 44.1%
William Lemke (Union) 130 0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 16 0.1%
Other 57 0.2%
TOTAL 26,175
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8


1932 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 15,765 56.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 11,847 42.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 161 0.6%
Other 96 0.3%
TOTAL 27,869
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1928 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 16,988 65.1%
Al Smith (D) 9,065 34.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 27 0.1%
Other 12 0.0%
TOTAL 26,092
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7


1924 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 11,632 51.9%
John Davis (D) 10,433 46.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 245 1.1%
Other 86 0.4%
TOTAL 22,396
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2


1920 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 11,032 45.7%
James Cox (D) 12,926 53.5%
Other 181 0.7%
TOTAL 24,139
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -15


1916 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,348 53.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5,472 45.9%
Allan Benson (Soc) 19 0.2%
James Hanly (Proh) 70 0.6%
Other 5 0.0%
TOTAL 11,914
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0


1912 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,268 48.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,337 12.4%
William Taft* (R) 4,060 37.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 77 0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 52 0.5%
Other 8 0.1%
TOTAL 10,802
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14


1908 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 4,748 46.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 5,247 51.7%
Other 154 1.5%
TOTAL 10,149
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5


1904 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,947 42.9%
Alton Parker (D) 5,119 55.6%
Other 141 1.5%
TOTAL 9,207
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -14


1900 President, Fayette County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 5,302 54.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 4,293 44.4%
Other 83 0.9%
TOTAL 9,678
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette County, KY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2023 G 41% Andy Beshear* (D) 74,298 71.8% Daniel Cameron (R) 29,239 28.2% 8 [+] 0.0% 103,545 -19 7.83%
2022 S3 42% Charles Booker (D) 64,467 60.5% Rand Paul* (R) 42,041 39.5% 42 [+] 0.0% 106,550 -22 7.21%
2020 S2 60% Amy McGrath (D) 90,137 58.8% Mitch McConnell* (R) 58,919 38.5% 4,158 [+] 2.7% 153,214 -19 7.18%
2019 G 44% Andy Beshear (D) 73,397 65.5% Matt Bevin* (R) 36,915 32.9% 1,723 [+] 1.5% 112,035 -16 7.76%
2016 S3 55% Jim Gray (D) 82,403 60.4% Rand Paul* (R) 54,068 39.6% 12 [+] 0.0% 136,483 -18 7.17%
2015 G 29% Jack Conway (D) 38,220 54.6% Matt Bevin (R) 27,788 39.7% 3,952 [+] 5.6% 69,960 -13 7.19%
2014 S2 40% Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 50,332 51.9% Mitch McConnell* (R) 44,073 45.5% 2,495 [+] 2.6% 96,900 -11 6.75%
2011 G 26% Steve Beshear* (D) 32,948 54.7% David Williams (R) 14,123 23.5% 13,131 [+] 21.8% 60,202 -12 7.23%
2010 S3 38% Jack Conway (D) 44,591 50.7% Rand Paul (R) 43,313 49.3% 17 [+] 0.0% 87,921 -6 6.48%
2008 S2 55% Bruce Lunsford (D) 68,031 54.1% Mitch McConnell* (R) 57,605 45.9% 0 0.0% 125,636 -7 6.98%
2007 G 32% Steve Beshear (D) 42,302 59.0% Ernie Fletcher* (R) 29,456 41.0% 0 0.0% 71,758 0 6.80%
2004 S3 56% Daniel Mongiardo (D) 70,798 58.5% Jim Bunning* (R) 50,209 41.5% 0 0.0% 121,007 -9 7.02%
2003 G 36% Ernie Fletcher (R) 42,260 54.3% Ben Chandler (D) 35,598 45.7% 0 0.0% 77,858 -1 7.19%
2002 S2 34% Mitch McConnell* (R) 42,863 59.4% Lois Weinberg (D) 29,281 40.6% 1 [+] 0.0% 72,145 -5 6.38%
1999 G 21% Paul Patton* (D) 21,166 49.7% Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 13,729 32.2% 7,724 [+] 18.1% 42,619 -7 7.35%
1998 S3 37% Scotty Baesler (D) 39,231 53.6% Jim Bunning (R) 33,488 45.7% 510 [+] 0.7% 73,229 -4 6.39%
1996 S2 46% Mitch McConnell* (R) 47,082 53.1% Steve Beshear (D) 40,321 45.5% 1,207 [+] 1.4% 88,610 -2 6.78%
1995 G 33% Larry Forgy (R) 33,932 53.8% Paul Patton (D) 28,264 44.8% 931 [+] 1.5% 63,127 5 6.42%
1992 S3 45% Wendell Ford* (D) 45,941 56.3% David Williams (R) 34,047 41.7% 1,621 [+] 2.0% 81,609 6 6.13%
1991 G 30% Brereton Jones (D) 30,063 57.0% Larry Hopkins (R) 22,669 43.0% 0 0.0% 52,732 8 6.32%
1990 S2 28% Mitch McConnell* (R) 26,440 54.0% Harvey Sloane (D) 22,509 46.0% 0 0.0% 48,949 2 5.34%
1987 G 27% John Harper (R) 22,547 50.6% Wallace Wilkinson (D) 21,721 48.7% 334 [+] 0.7% 44,602 16 5.70%
1986 S3 27% Wendell Ford* (D) 32,678 72.3% Jackson Andrews (R) 12,515 27.7% 1 [+] 0.0% 45,194 2 6.67%
1984 S2 47% Mitch McConnell (R) 40,676 53.6% Walter Huddleston* (D) 34,504 45.5% 674 [+] 0.9% 75,854 4 5.87%
1983 G 34% Martha Layne Collins (D) 26,966 50.3% Jim Bunning (R) 25,170 47.0% 1,426 [+] 2.7% 53,562 3 5.20%
1980 S3 40% Wendell Ford* (D) 40,696 67.2% Mary Louise Foust (R) 19,852 32.8% 0 0.0% 60,548 -2 5.47%
1979 G 37% John Y. Brown, Jr. (D) 32,418 61.5% Louie Nunn (R) 20,259 38.5% 0 0.0% 52,677 -2 5.61%
1978 S2 24% Walter Huddleston* (D) 19,592 58.8% Louie Guenthner (R) 12,172 36.5% 1,553 [+] 4.7% 33,317 0 6.99%
1975 G 26% Julian Carroll* (D) 21,729 61.8% Robert Gable (R) 13,442 38.2% 0 0.0% 35,171 1 4.70%
1974 S3 28% Marlow Cook* (R) 20,415 55.2% Wendell Ford (D) 15,127 40.9% 1,441 [+] 3.9% 36,983 11 4.96%
1972 S2 48% Louie Nunn (R) 31,666 51.4% Walter Huddleston (D) 27,727 45.0% 2,201 [+] 3.6% 61,594 4 5.93%
1971 G 37% Tom Emberton (R) 19,902 46.0% Wendell Ford (D) 15,779 36.5% 7,542 [+] 17.4% 43,223 2 4.64%
1968 S3 43% Marlow Cook (R) 26,292 57.8% Katherine Peden (D) 18,662 41.0% 536 [+] 1.2% 45,490 6 4.82%
1967 G 36% Louie Nunn (R) 21,301 57.5% Henry Ward (D) 15,369 41.5% 392 [+] 1.1% 37,062 6 4.18%
1966 S2 34% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 22,374 66.3% John Y. Brown (D) 11,390 33.7% 0 0.0% 33,764 2 4.50%
1963 G 36% Louie Nunn (R) 17,863 54.3% Ned Breathitt (D) 15,041 45.7% 0 0.0% 32,904 5 3.71%
1962 S3 34% Thruston Morton* (R) 18,785 62.2% Wilson Wyatt (D) 11,422 37.8% 0 0.0% 30,207 9 3.68%
1960 S2 49% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 27,379 67.4% Keen Johnson (D) 13,228 32.6% 0 0.0% 40,607 8 3.73%
*: 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 Fayette County, KY

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 50,034 48.8% Geoff Young (D) 45,692 44.6% 6,798 6.6% 102,524
County Total for 2022-11-08:   102,524
2020-11-03 KY06Josh Hicks (D) 81,409 53.2% Andy Barr* (R) 69,158 45.2% 2,549 1.7% 153,116
County Total for 2020-11-03:   153,116
2018-11-06 KY06Amy McGrath (D) 72,536 59.6% Andy Barr* (R) 47,735 39.3% 1,341 1.1% 121,612
County Total for 2018-11-06:   121,612
2016-11-08 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 69,184 50.9% Nancy Jo Kemper (D) 66,800 49.1% 0 0.0% 135,984
County Total for 2016-11-08:   135,984
2014-11-04 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 50,802 52.7% Elizabeth Jensen (D) 45,675 47.3% 0 0.0% 96,477
County Total for 2014-11-04:   96,477
2012-11-06 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 64,449 51.6% Andy Barr (R) 56,905 45.6% 3,512 2.8% 124,866
County Total for 2012-11-06:   124,866
2010-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 46,370 52.4% Andy Barr (R) 41,985 47.4% 135 0.2% 88,490
County Total for 2010-11-02:   88,490
2008-11-04 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 80,565 64.8% Jon Larson (R) 43,744 35.2% 0 0.0% 124,309
County Total for 2008-11-04:   124,309
2006-11-07 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 60,404 83.6% Paul Ard (Libertarian) 11,817 16.4% 0 0.0% 72,221
County Total for 2006-11-07:   72,221
2004-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 71,160 59.4% Tom Buford (R) 46,798 39.1% 1,815 1.5% 119,773
County Total for 2004-11-02:   119,773
2004-02-17 sp KY06Ben Chandler (D) 33,107 55.2% Alice Kerr (R) 25,721 42.9% 1,144 1.9% 59,972
County Total for 2004-02-17:   59,972
2002-11-05 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 42,609 67.1% Gatewood Galbraith (I) 19,658 31.0% 1,209 1.9% 63,476
County Total for 2002-11-05:   63,476
2000-11-07 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 49,205 47.7% Scotty Baesler (D) 38,570 37.4% 15,310 14.9% 103,085
County Total for 2000-11-07:   103,085
1998-11-03 KY06Ernie Fletcher (R) 36,182 50.2% Ernesto Scorsone (D) 35,356 49.0% 592 0.8% 72,130
County Total for 1998-11-03:   72,130
1996-11-05 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 47,606 53.5% Ernie Fletcher (R) 41,390 46.5% 0 0.0% 88,996
County Total for 1996-11-05:   88,996
1994-11-08 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 26,327 55.4% Matthew Wills (R) 21,198 44.6% 0 0.0% 47,525
County Total for 1994-11-08:   47,525
1992-11-03 KY06Scotty Baesler (D) 48,736 56.0% Charles Ellinger (R) 38,238 44.0% 4 0.0% 86,978
County Total for 1992-11-03:   86,978
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, KY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 242,823 83,859 34.5% 127,509 52.5% 31,455 13.0% Dem +43,650 Dem +18.0% 96%
2022 254,621 88,856 34.9% 133,387 52.4% 32,378 12.7% Dem +44,531 Dem +17.5% 100%
2020 250,698 89,261 35.6% 132,019 52.7% 29,418 11.7% Dem +42,758 Dem +17.1% 99%
2018 235,405 85,882 36.5% 122,396 52.0% 27,127 11.5% Dem +36,514 Dem +15.5% 94%
2016 224,659 83,145 37.0% 116,403 51.8% 25,111 11.2% Dem +33,258 Dem +14.8% 91%
2014 208,882 77,391 37.1% 108,688 52.0% 22,803 10.9% Dem +31,297 Dem +15.0% 86%
2012 196,339 72,272 36.8% 104,172 53.1% 19,895 10.1% Dem +31,900 Dem +16.2% 83%
2010 182,284 66,385 36.4% 98,403 54.0% 17,496 9.6% Dem +32,018 Dem +17.6% 78%
2008 179,614 64,988 36.2% 97,622 54.4% 17,004 9.5% Dem +32,634 Dem +18.2% 79%
2006 166,658 62,137 37.3% 88,246 53.0% 16,275 9.8% Dem +26,109 Dem +15.7% 75%
2004 167,118 61,554 36.8% 88,917 53.2% 16,647 10.0% Dem +27,363 Dem +16.4% 77%
2002 149,095 53,528 35.9% 80,498 54.0% 15,069 10.1% Dem +26,970 Dem +18.1% 71%
2000 153,030 53,232 34.8% 83,087 54.3% 16,711 10.9% Dem +29,855 Dem +19.5% 75%
1998 145,881 49,227 33.7% 79,233 54.3% 17,421 11.9% Dem +30,006 Dem +20.6% 73%
1994 108,959 34,989 32.1% 65,225 59.9% 8,745 8.0% Dem +30,236 Dem +27.7% 58%
1986 91,713 26,927 29.4% 58,678 64.0% 6,108 6.7% Dem +31,751 Dem +34.6% 55%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.