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Franklin County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Frankfort, 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: 51,607   ( 2,322 from 2010 , 68 from 2020)
Land area: 207.8 square miles
Population density: 248.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:42,169 81.71% 2.8%
Black:4,9599.61% 2.3%
Indian:1280.25% 56.1%
Asian:9471.84% 35.5%
2+ races:1,2972.51% 35.2%
Hispanic:2,1074.08% 53.3%
Total non-White:9,43818.29% 14.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,219 11.8
Deaths:1,59515.5
Net Migration: 3533.4
Net Immigration: 810.8
Change in White population:1,143 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:1,179 2.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Franklin County, KY

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,081 D +854 D + 3.9%
D +1,935
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,555 R +438 R + 1.8%
D +1,117
2020 vs. 2008 R +989 R +104 R + 0.4%
D +885
2016 vs. 2008 R -92 R +958 R + 4.3%
D -1,050
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 64% Donald Trump* (R) 12,900 49.5% Joe Biden (D) 12,652 48.5% 520 [+] 2.0% 26,072 -13 3 1.22%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 11,819 49.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 10,717 44.9% 1,329 [+] 5.6% 23,865 -13 4 1.24%
2012 60% Barack Obama* (D) 11,535 49.4% Mitt Romney (R) 11,345 48.6% 457 [+] 2.0% 23,337 -12 1 1.30%
2008 63% John McCain (R) 11,911 49.5% Barack Obama (D) 11,767 48.9% 401 [+] 1.7% 24,079 -8 4 1.32%
2004 64% George W. Bush* (R) 12,281 50.9% John Kerry (D) 11,620 48.1% 232 [+] 1.0% 24,133 -9 0 1.34%
2000 59% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 10,853 50.1% George W. Bush (R) 10,209 47.1% 592 [+] 2.7% 21,654 -9 -1 1.40%
1996 58% Bill Clinton* (D) 11,251 55.2% Robert Dole (R) 7,132 35.0% 1,984 [+] 9.7% 20,367 -10 -6 1.47%
1992 62% Bill Clinton (D) 9,896 47.1% George Bush* (R) 7,591 36.1% 3,544 [+] 16.9% 21,031 -5 -1 1.41%
1988 59% George Bush (R) 9,805 50.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 9,271 48.1% 195 [+] 1.0% 19,271 -5 -3 1.46%
1984 61% Ronald Reagan* (R) 11,057 58.1% Walter Mondale (D) 7,790 40.9% 177 0.9% 19,024 -2 -1 1.39%
1980 61% Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,193 60.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 6,455 34.8% 882 [+] 4.8% 18,530 -14 -16 1.43%
1976 62% Jimmy Carter (D) 10,475 63.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 5,536 33.7% 430 [+] 2.6% 16,441 -12 -14 1.41%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 7,781 56.9% George McGovern (D) 5,601 40.9% 297 [+] 2.2% 13,679 -6 -4 1.28%
1968 64% Hubert Humphrey (D) 6,396 48.6% Richard Nixon (R) 4,057 30.8% 2,712 [+] 20.6% 13,165 -13 -13 1.25%
1964 65% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 10,130 81.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,320 18.6% 44 0.4% 12,494 -17 -20 1.19%
1960 66% John Kennedy (D) 7,052 59.8% Richard Nixon (R) 4,742 40.2% 0 0.0% 11,794 -13 -9 1.05%
1956 62% Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,412 60.8% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,047 38.3% 94 0.9% 10,553 -16 -19 1.00%
1952 65% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,309 70.2% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,097 29.7% 5 0.0% 10,411 -20 -25 1.05%
1948 60% Harry Truman* (D) 6,679 74.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,962 21.8% 362 [+] 4.0% 9,003 -20 -23 1.09%
1944 59% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,356 75.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,050 24.3% 42 0.5% 8,448 -21 -22 0.97%
1940 65% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,956 78.2% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,927 21.7% 14 0.2% 8,897 -21 -23 0.92%
1936 66% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,222 75.3% Alf Landon (R) 2,010 24.3% 26 [+] 0.3% 8,258 -16 -12 0.89%
1932 70% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,331 75.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,034 24.2% 39 [+] 0.5% 8,404 -16 -15 0.85%
1928 65% Al Smith (D) 3,853 52.5% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,485 47.4% 7 [+] 0.1% 7,345 -12 -11 0.78%
1924 70% John Davis (D) 4,678 61.6% Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,811 37.0% 102 [+] 1.3% 7,591 -12 -17 0.93%
1920 82% James Cox (D) 5,878 68.3% Warren Harding (R) 2,710 31.5% 21 [+] 0.2% 8,609 -18 -29 0.94%
1916 45% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,345 69.6% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,426 29.7% 33 [+] 0.7% 4,804 -17 -16 0.92%
1912 40% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,980 67.7% William Taft* (R) 783 17.8% 637 [+] 14.5% 4,400 -8 -5 0.97%
1908 46% William J. Bryan (D) 3,233 65.9% William Taft (R) 1,632 33.3% 42 [+] 0.9% 4,907 -15 -18 1.00%
1904 42% Alton Parker (D) 2,941 66.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,449 32.6% 49 [+] 1.1% 4,439 -14 -24 1.02%
1900 46% William J. Bryan (D) 2,946 60.8% William McKinley* (R) 1,863 38.5% 36 [+] 0.7% 4,845 -10 -13 1.04%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 12,652 48.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 12,900 49.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 365 1.4%
Other 155 0.6%
TOTAL 26,072
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): 3


2016 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 10,717 44.9%
Donald Trump (R) 11,819 49.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 725 3.0%
Jill Stein (Grn) 236 1.0%
Evan McMullin (I) 343 1.4%
Other 25 0.1%
TOTAL 23,865
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): 4


2012 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 11,535 49.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 11,345 48.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 226 1.0%
Other 231 1.0%
TOTAL 23,337
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 1


2008 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 11,767 48.9%
John McCain (R) 11,911 49.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 250 1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 78 0.3%
Other 73 0.3%
TOTAL 24,079
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 4


2004 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 12,281 50.9%
John Kerry (D) 11,620 48.1%
Ralph Nader (I) 160 0.7%
Other 72 0.3%
TOTAL 24,133
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0


2000 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 10,209 47.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 10,853 50.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 449 2.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 61 0.3%
Other 82 0.4%
TOTAL 21,654
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -1


1996 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 11,251 55.2%
Robert Dole (R) 7,132 35.0%
Ross Perot (Ref) 1,873 9.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 56 0.3%
Other 55 0.3%
TOTAL 20,367
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6


1992 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 9,896 47.1%
George Bush* (R) 7,591 36.1%
Ross Perot (I) 3,340 15.9%
Other 204 1.0%
TOTAL 21,031
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -1


1988 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 9,805 50.9%
Michael Dukakis (D) 9,271 48.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 39 0.2%
Other 156 0.8%
TOTAL 19,271
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3


1984 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 11,057 58.1%
Walter Mondale (D) 7,790 40.9%
Other 177 0.9%
TOTAL 19,024
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,455 34.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,193 60.4%
John Anderson (I) 610 3.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 110 0.6%
Other 162 0.9%
TOTAL 18,530
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16


1976 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 10,475 63.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 5,536 33.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 124 0.8%
Other 306 1.9%
TOTAL 16,441
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14


1972 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 7,781 56.9%
George McGovern (D) 5,601 40.9%
John Schmitz (Amer) 264 1.9%
Other 33 0.2%
TOTAL 13,679
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4


1968 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 4,057 30.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 6,396 48.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 2,655 20.2%
Other 57 0.4%
TOTAL 13,165
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -13


1964 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 10,130 81.1%
Barry Goldwater (R) 2,320 18.6%
Other 44 0.4%
TOTAL 12,494
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -20


1960 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 7,052 59.8%
Richard Nixon (R) 4,742 40.2%
TOTAL 11,794
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -9


1956 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,047 38.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,412 60.8%
Other 94 0.9%
TOTAL 10,553
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -19


1952 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,097 29.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,309 70.2%
Other 5 0.0%
TOTAL 10,411
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -25


1948 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 6,679 74.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 1,962 21.8%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 169 1.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 2 0.0%
Other 191 2.1%
TOTAL 9,003
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -23


1944 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,356 75.2%
Thomas Dewey (R) 2,050 24.3%
Other 42 0.5%
TOTAL 8,448
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -22


1940 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,956 78.2%
Wendell Willkie (R) 1,927 21.7%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 8,897
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -23


1936 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,222 75.3%
Alf Landon (R) 2,010 24.3%
William Lemke (Union) 17 0.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 0.0%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 8,258
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -12


1932 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,331 75.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,034 24.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 0.2%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 8,404
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -15


1928 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 3,485 47.4%
Al Smith (D) 3,853 52.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 0.0%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 7,345
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -11


1924 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 2,811 37.0%
John Davis (D) 4,678 61.6%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 59 0.8%
Other 43 0.6%
TOTAL 7,591
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17


1920 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 2,710 31.5%
James Cox (D) 5,878 68.3%
Other 21 0.2%
TOTAL 8,609
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -29


1916 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,345 69.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,426 29.7%
Allan Benson (Soc) 12 0.2%
James Hanly (Proh) 18 0.4%
Other 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,804
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -16


1912 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,980 67.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 604 13.7%
William Taft* (R) 783 17.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 20 0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 0.3%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,400
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5


1908 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 1,632 33.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,233 65.9%
Other 42 0.9%
TOTAL 4,907
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -18


1904 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,449 32.6%
Alton Parker (D) 2,941 66.3%
Other 49 1.1%
TOTAL 4,439
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -24


1900 President, Franklin County, KY
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,863 38.5%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,946 60.8%
Other 36 0.7%
TOTAL 4,845
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franklin County, KY

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2023 G 48% Andy Beshear* (D) 13,500 68.5% Daniel Cameron (R) 6,201 31.5% 0 0.0% 19,701 -16 1.49%
2022 S3 49% Charles Booker (D) 10,589 52.5% Rand Paul* (R) 9,570 47.5% 3 [+] 0.0% 20,162 -14 1.36%
2020 S2 64% Amy McGrath (D) 13,091 50.1% Mitch McConnell* (R) 11,990 45.9% 1,035 [+] 4.0% 26,116 -12 1.22%
2019 G 52% Andy Beshear (D) 12,888 61.5% Matt Bevin* (R) 7,570 36.1% 493 [+] 2.4% 20,951 -13 1.45%
2016 S3 60% Jim Gray (D) 13,860 58.1% Rand Paul* (R) 10,000 41.9% 0 0.0% 23,860 -15 1.25%
2015 G 42% Jack Conway (D) 9,839 58.3% Matt Bevin (R) 5,942 35.2% 1,101 [+] 6.5% 16,882 -17 1.73%
2014 S2 50% Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 10,534 53.5% Mitch McConnell* (R) 8,329 42.3% 843 [+] 4.3% 19,706 -14 1.37%
2011 G 43% Steve Beshear* (D) 9,896 59.6% Gatewood Galbraith (I) 4,020 24.2% 2,686 [+] 16.2% 16,602 -19 1.99%
2010 S3 48% Jack Conway (D) 10,654 57.3% Rand Paul (R) 7,912 42.6% 13 [+] 0.1% 18,579 -13 1.37%
2008 S2 62% Bruce Lunsford (D) 13,888 59.0% Mitch McConnell* (R) 9,651 41.0% 0 0.0% 23,539 -12 1.31%
2007 G 50% Steve Beshear (D) 13,878 73.4% Ernie Fletcher* (R) 5,022 26.6% 0 0.0% 18,900 -15 1.79%
2004 S3 62% Daniel Mongiardo (D) 15,324 65.7% Jim Bunning* (R) 7,998 34.3% 0 0.0% 23,322 -16 1.35%
2003 G 52% Ben Chandler (D) 10,419 53.3% Ernie Fletcher (R) 9,126 46.7% 0 0.0% 19,545 -8 1.80%
2002 S2 43% Mitch McConnell* (R) 8,237 52.0% Lois Weinberg (D) 7,612 48.0% 0 0.0% 15,849 -13 1.40%
1999 G 36% Paul Patton* (D) 8,873 68.4% Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 2,869 22.1% 1,236 [+] 9.5% 12,978 -14 2.24%
1998 S3 46% Scotty Baesler (D) 10,502 63.1% Jim Bunning (R) 5,993 36.0% 159 [+] 1.0% 16,654 -14 1.45%
1996 S2 54% Steve Beshear (D) 10,594 55.0% Mitch McConnell* (R) 8,305 43.1% 361 [+] 1.9% 19,260 -12 1.47%
1995 G 52% Paul Patton (D) 10,249 56.7% Larry Forgy (R) 7,668 42.4% 160 [+] 0.9% 18,077 -6 1.84%
1992 S3 53% Wendell Ford* (D) 12,717 70.4% David Williams (R) 4,986 27.6% 362 [+] 2.0% 18,065 -8 1.36%
1991 G 51% Brereton Jones (D) 12,797 74.8% Larry Hopkins (R) 4,321 25.2% 0 0.0% 17,118 -10 2.05%
1990 S2 45% Harvey Sloane (D) 8,924 60.2% Mitch McConnell* (R) 5,894 39.8% 0 0.0% 14,818 -12 1.62%
1987 G 49% Wallace Wilkinson (D) 10,963 69.4% John Harper (R) 4,832 30.6% 9 [+] 0.1% 15,804 -4 2.02%
1986 S3 35% Wendell Ford* (D) 9,776 86.2% Jackson Andrews (R) 1,559 13.8% 0 0.0% 11,335 -12 1.67%
1984 S2 56% Walter Huddleston* (D) 9,912 56.7% Mitch McConnell (R) 7,405 42.3% 176 [+] 1.0% 17,493 -8 1.35%
1983 G 57% Martha Layne Collins (D) 12,888 72.2% Jim Bunning (R) 4,612 25.8% 356 [+] 2.0% 17,856 -18 1.73%
1980 S3 52% Wendell Ford* (D) 13,255 83.6% Mary Louise Foust (R) 2,594 16.4% 0 0.0% 15,849 -19 1.43%
1979 G 58% John Y. Brown, Jr. (D) 11,458 69.5% Louie Nunn (R) 5,032 30.5% 0 0.0% 16,490 -10 1.76%
1978 S2 35% Walter Huddleston* (D) 7,804 79.3% Louie Guenthner (R) 1,848 18.8% 194 [+] 2.0% 9,846 -18 2.07%
1975 G 49% Julian Carroll* (D) 10,500 82.2% Robert Gable (R) 2,270 17.8% 0 0.0% 12,770 -19 1.71%
1974 S3 46% Wendell Ford (D) 8,455 72.2% Marlow Cook* (R) 2,883 24.6% 374 [+] 3.2% 11,712 -19 1.57%
1972 S2 56% Walter Huddleston (D) 7,923 57.8% Louie Nunn (R) 5,572 40.6% 224 [+] 1.6% 13,719 -7 1.32%
1971 G 59% Wendell Ford (D) 8,042 60.3% Tom Emberton (R) 4,493 33.7% 795 [+] 6.0% 13,330 -11 1.43%
1968 S3 58% Katherine Peden (D) 7,402 62.1% Marlow Cook (R) 4,437 37.2% 84 [+] 0.7% 11,923 -14 1.26%
1967 G 64% Henry Ward (D) 9,313 72.4% Louie Nunn (R) 3,375 26.3% 168 [+] 1.3% 12,856 -25 1.45%
1966 S2 53% John Y. Brown (D) 5,439 52.1% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 5,002 47.9% 0 0.0% 10,441 -17 1.39%
1963 G 61% Ned Breathitt (D) 8,702 75.4% Louie Nunn (R) 2,841 24.6% 0 0.0% 11,543 -25 1.30%
1962 S3 52% Wilson Wyatt (D) 6,156 63.1% Thruston Morton* (R) 3,595 36.9% 0 0.0% 9,751 -16 1.19%
1960 S2 61% John Sherman Cooper* (R) 5,531 50.3% Keen Johnson (D) 5,461 49.7% 0 0.0% 10,992 -9 1.01%
*: 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 Franklin County, KY

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 KY01James Comer* (R) 10,638 53.6% Jimmy Ausbrooks (D) 9,210 46.4% 0 0.0% 19,848
County Total for 2022-11-08:   19,848
2020-11-03 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 13,691 52.5% Josh Hicks (D) 11,853 45.4% 556 2.1% 26,100
County Total for 2020-11-03:   26,100
2018-11-06 KY06Amy McGrath (D) 11,702 53.4% Andy Barr* (R) 9,860 45.0% 359 1.6% 21,921
County Total for 2018-11-06:   21,921
2016-11-08 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 12,984 54.7% Nancy Jo Kemper (D) 10,737 45.3% 0 0.0% 23,721
County Total for 2016-11-08:   23,721
2014-11-04 KY06Andy Barr* (R) 10,130 51.8% Elizabeth Jensen (D) 9,409 48.2% 0 0.0% 19,539
County Total for 2014-11-04:   19,539
2012-11-06 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 12,812 55.4% Andy Barr (R) 9,503 41.1% 815 3.5% 23,130
County Total for 2012-11-06:   23,130
2010-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 11,659 62.2% Andy Barr (R) 7,084 37.8% 13 0.1% 18,756
County Total for 2010-11-02:   18,756
2008-11-04 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 17,717 75.6% Jon Larson (R) 5,722 24.4% 0 0.0% 23,439
County Total for 2008-11-04:   23,439
2006-11-07 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 14,532 89.3% Paul Ard (Libertarian) 1,742 10.7% 0 0.0% 16,274
County Total for 2006-11-07:   16,274
2004-11-02 KY06Ben Chandler* (D) 16,971 73.2% Tom Buford (R) 5,896 25.4% 332 1.4% 23,199
County Total for 2004-11-02:   23,199
2004-02-17 sp KY06Ben Chandler (D) 9,922 64.5% Alice Kerr (R) 5,099 33.1% 371 2.4% 15,392
County Total for 2004-02-17:   15,392
2002-11-05 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 8,481 70.5% Gatewood Galbraith (I) 3,235 26.9% 320 2.7% 12,036
County Total for 2002-11-05:   12,036
2000-11-07 KY06Ernie Fletcher* (R) 9,828 47.5% Scotty Baesler (D) 8,890 43.0% 1,958 9.5% 20,676
County Total for 2000-11-07:   20,676
1998-11-03 KY06Ernesto Scorsone (D) 9,325 57.5% Ernie Fletcher (R) 6,692 41.3% 198 1.2% 16,215
County Total for 1998-11-03:   16,215
1996-11-05 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 12,389 65.9% Ernie Fletcher (R) 6,399 34.1% 0 0.0% 18,788
County Total for 1996-11-05:   18,788
1994-11-08 KY06Scotty Baesler* (D) 8,065 69.7% Matthew Wills (R) 3,511 30.3% 0 0.0% 11,576
County Total for 1994-11-08:   11,576
1992-11-03 KY06Scotty Baesler (D) 12,604 71.7% Charles Ellinger (R) 4,972 28.3% 1 0.0% 17,577
County Total for 1992-11-03:   17,577
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Franklin County, KY

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 40,598 12,647 31.2% 24,265 59.8% 3,686 9.1% Dem +11,618 Dem +28.6% 99%
2022 41,353 12,440 30.1% 25,266 61.1% 3,647 8.8% Dem +12,826 Dem +31.0% 101%
2020 40,314 11,488 28.5% 25,667 63.7% 3,159 7.8% Dem +14,179 Dem +35.2% 99%
2018 37,088 9,564 25.8% 24,980 67.4% 2,544 6.9% Dem +15,416 Dem +41.6% 92%
2016 36,722 9,026 24.6% 25,293 68.9% 2,403 6.5% Dem +16,267 Dem +44.3% 92%
2014 35,422 7,666 21.6% 25,533 72.1% 2,223 6.3% Dem +17,867 Dem +50.4% 90%
2012 34,329 7,048 20.5% 25,300 73.7% 1,981 5.8% Dem +18,252 Dem +53.2% 88%
2010 31,951 6,065 19.0% 24,265 75.9% 1,621 5.1% Dem +18,200 Dem +57.0% 83%
2008 33,681 6,065 18.0% 25,973 77.1% 1,643 4.9% Dem +19,908 Dem +59.1% 88%
2006 31,559 5,678 18.0% 24,405 77.3% 1,476 4.7% Dem +18,727 Dem +59.3% 83%
2004 33,587 5,935 17.7% 26,086 77.7% 1,566 4.7% Dem +20,151 Dem +60.0% 89%
2002 32,171 4,804 14.9% 25,897 80.5% 1,470 4.6% Dem +21,093 Dem +65.6% 87%
2000 31,844 4,488 14.1% 25,839 81.1% 1,517 4.8% Dem +21,351 Dem +67.0% 86%
1998 31,384 3,866 12.3% 25,932 82.6% 1,586 5.1% Dem +22,066 Dem +70.3% 87%
1994 27,391 2,407 8.8% 24,329 88.8% 655 2.4% Dem +21,922 Dem +80.0% 79%
1986 25,089 1,580 6.3% 23,024 91.8% 485 1.9% Dem +21,444 Dem +85.5% 78%
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.