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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	352	13.4
Deaths:	464	17.7
Net Migration:	63	2.4
Net Immigration:	3	0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +528	R +433	R + 2.6%
D +95
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,275	R +1,528	R + 23.3%
D -253
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,204	R +1,902	R + 33.7%
D -698

2016 vs. 2008	R +676	R +1,469	R + 31.1%
D -793
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,041	73.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,367	24.8%	97 [+]	1.8%	5,505	11	27	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 67 (1.2%);
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	3,513	70.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,272	25.7%	172 [+]	3.5%	4,957	8	25	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 118 (2.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 27 (0.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 22 (0.4%);
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,766	61.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,620	36.2%	95 [+]	2.1%	4,481	1	15	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 43 (1.0%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	2,837	57.1%	Barack Obama (D)	2,065	41.5%	70 [+]	1.4%	4,972	0	11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 44 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 13 (0.3%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,687	54.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,249	45.3%	24 [+]	0.5%	4,960	-5	3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 15 (0.3%);
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	2,258	51.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,008	46.0%	96 [+]	2.2%	4,362	-5	4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 63 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 15 (0.3%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,156	50.9%	Robert Dole (R)	1,526	36.0%	557 [+]	13.1%	4,239	-9	-5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 523 (12.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,323	46.1%	George Bush* (R)	1,809	35.9%	909 [+]	18.0%	5,041	-5	-2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 874 (17.3%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	2,128	50.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,113	49.6%	17 [+]	0.4%	4,258	-6	-3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4 (0.1%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,269	58.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,575	40.8%	13	0.3%	3,857	-1	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,006	53.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,716	45.6%	45 [+]	1.2%	3,767	-4	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 33 (0.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 7 (0.2%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,859	61.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,148	37.9%	22 [+]	0.7%	3,029	-8	-10	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 10 (0.3%);
1972	58%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,766	58.4%	George McGovern (D)	1,230	40.7%	28 [+]	0.9%	3,024	-5	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 17 (0.6%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,157	42.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	934	34.4%	627 [+]	23.1%	2,718	-1	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 625 (23.0%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,622	61.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	993	37.8%	10	0.4%	2,625	2	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,508	57.3%	John Kennedy (D)	1,122	42.7%	0	0.0%	2,630	4	8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	73%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,343	50.0%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,339	49.9%	3	0.1%	2,685	-4	-8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	60%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,218	55.0%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	992	44.8%	3	0.1%	2,213	-5	-10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	47%	Harry Truman* (D)	975	56.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	719	41.5%	38 [+]	2.2%	1,732	0	-4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 11 (0.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1 (0.1%);
1944	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,023	53.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	902	46.7%	6	0.3%	1,931	1	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,266	55.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	989	43.6%	15	0.7%	2,270	1	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,185	53.9%	Alf Landon (R)	998	45.4%	14 [+]	0.6%	2,197	6	9	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	69%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,300	60.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	826	38.7%	9 [+]	0.4%	2,135	-1	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,160	61.3%	Al Smith (D)	732	38.7%	0	0.0%	1,892	2	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	54%	John Davis (D)	939	55.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	724	42.9%	26 [+]	1.5%	1,689	-6	-11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 25 (1.5%);
1920	57%	James Cox (D)	1,038	55.1%	Warren Harding (R)	835	44.3%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,884	-5	-16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	757	56.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	587	43.7%	0	0.0%	1,344	-3	-2	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	647	53.9%	William Taft* (R)	381	31.7%	173 [+]	14.4%	1,201	6	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 163 (13.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4 (0.3%);
1908	50%	William J. Bryan (D)	739	50.5%	William Taft (R)	699	47.7%	26 [+]	1.8%	1,464	0	-4	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	48%	Alton Parker (D)	738	52.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	647	45.8%	28 [+]	2.0%	1,413	-1	-11	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	51%	William J. Bryan (D)	788	52.6%	William McKinley* (R)	696	46.4%	15 [+]	1.0%	1,499	-2	-5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,367

24.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,041

73.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,505

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,272

25.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,513

70.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

118

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,957

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,620

36.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,766

61.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,481

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,065

41.5%

John McCain (R)

2,837

57.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,972

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,687

54.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,249

45.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,960

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

2000 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,258

51.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,008

46.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,362

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,156

50.9%

Robert Dole (R)

1,526

36.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

523

12.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,239

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,323

46.1%

George Bush* (R)

1,809

35.9%

Ross Perot (I)

874

17.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,041

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,128

50.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,113

49.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,258

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,269

58.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,575

40.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,857

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,716

45.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,006

53.3%

John Anderson (I)

0.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,767

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,859

61.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,148

37.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,029

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,766

58.4%

George McGovern (D)

1,230

40.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,024

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,157

42.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

934

34.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

625

23.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,718

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,622

61.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

993

37.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,625

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,339

49.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,343

50.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,685

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

1952 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

992

44.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,218

55.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,213

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1948 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

975

56.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

719

41.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,732

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,023

53.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

902

46.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,931

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

1940 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,266

55.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

989

43.6%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,270

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

1936 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,185

53.9%

Alf Landon (R)

998

45.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,197

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,300

60.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

826

38.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,135

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,160

61.3%

Al Smith (D)

732

38.7%

TOTAL

1,892

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

724

42.9%

John Davis (D)

939

55.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,689

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -11

1920 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

835

44.3%

James Cox (D)

1,038

55.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,884

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -16

1916 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

757

56.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

587

43.7%

TOTAL

1,344

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

1912 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

647

53.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

163

13.6%

William Taft* (R)

381

31.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.3%

TOTAL

1,201

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 9

1908 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

699

47.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

739

50.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,464

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

647

45.8%

Alton Parker (D)

738

52.2%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,413

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -11

1900 President, Powell County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

696

46.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

788

52.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,499

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Powell County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	31%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,518	50.0%	Daniel Cameron (R)	1,517	50.0%	0	0.0%	3,035	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	36%	Rand Paul* (R)	2,503	69.7%	Charles Booker (D)	1,089	30.3%	0	0.0%	3,592	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	55%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,642	66.3%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,591	29.0%	260 [+]	4.7%	5,493	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 260 (4.7%);

2019	G	39%	Matt Bevin* (R)	1,997	51.7%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,791	46.3%	78 [+]	2.0%	3,866	3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 78 (2.0%);
2016	S3	50%	Rand Paul* (R)	2,664	54.5%	Jim Gray (D)	2,225	45.5%	0	0.0%	4,889	-3	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	26%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,335	52.5%	Jack Conway (D)	1,110	43.6%	99 [+]	3.9%	2,544	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 99 (3.9%);
2014	S2	45%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,156	49.0%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	2,022	46.0%	218 [+]	5.0%	4,396	-7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 218 (5.0%);
2011	G	32%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,712	55.9%	David Williams (R)	792	25.9%	558 [+]	18.2%	3,062	-9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 558 (18.2%);
2010	S3	41%	Jack Conway (D)	2,116	54.6%	Rand Paul (R)	1,758	45.4%	0	0.0%	3,874	-10	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	52%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	2,863	57.9%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,081	42.1%	0	0.0%	4,944	-11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	34%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,057	62.6%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,227	37.4%	0	0.0%	3,284	-4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	49%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,806	58.9%	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,961	41.1%	0	0.0%	4,767	-10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	33%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,601	50.4%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,578	49.6%	0	0.0%	3,179	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	38%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,862	51.2%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,773	48.8%	0	0.0%	3,635	-16	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	16%	Paul Patton* (D)	865	58.1%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	334	22.4%	291 [+]	19.5%	1,490	-3	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 280 (18.8%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 10 (0.7%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
1998	S3	42%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,442	61.1%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,518	38.0%	34 [+]	0.9%	3,994	-12	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 34 (0.9%);
1996	S2	42%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,996	52.3%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,729	45.3%	89 [+]	2.3%	3,814	-10	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 51 (1.3%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.6%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 17 (0.4%);
1995	G	38%	Paul Patton (D)	1,853	54.2%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,562	45.7%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,418	-3	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1992	S3	45%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,586	67.5%	David Williams (R)	1,174	30.6%	71 [+]	1.9%	3,831	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 71 (1.9%);
1991	G	33%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,959	71.3%	Larry Hopkins (R)	788	28.7%	0	0.0%	2,747	-7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	29%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,335	56.0%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,051	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,386	-8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	37%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,190	75.2%	John Harper (R)	723	24.8%	0	0.0%	2,913	-10	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	32%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,938	78.1%	Jackson Andrews (R)	545	21.9%	0	0.0%	2,483	-4	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	47%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,055	57.2%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,508	42.0%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,591	-8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 28 (0.8%);
1983	G	41%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,860	60.4%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,196	38.8%	25 [+]	0.8%	3,081	-5	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 25 (0.8%);
1980	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,071	67.0%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,019	33.0%	0	0.0%	3,090	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	48%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,002	61.9%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,231	38.1%	0	0.0%	3,233	-3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	27%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,234	71.3%	Louie Guenthner (R)	450	26.0%	47 [+]	2.7%	1,731	-11	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 47 (2.7%);
1975	G	32%	Julian Carroll* (D)	1,040	56.1%	Robert Gable (R)	815	43.9%	0	0.0%	1,855	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	38%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,492	68.9%	Marlow Cook* (R)	653	30.1%	22 [+]	1.0%	2,167	-14	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 22 (1.0%);
1972	S2	58%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,670	55.4%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,328	44.1%	14 [+]	0.5%	3,012	-4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 14 (0.5%);
1971	G	66%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,733	56.6%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,220	39.8%	109 [+]	3.6%	3,062	-4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 100 (3.3%); William Smith (American) 9 (0.3%);

1968	S3	56%	Katherine Peden (D)	1,180	50.3%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,157	49.3%	9 [+]	0.4%	2,346	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 9 (0.4%);
1967	G	63%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,460	56.7%	Henry Ward (D)	1,093	42.4%	23 [+]	0.9%	2,576	5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 23 (0.9%);
1966	S2	52%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,277	61.0%	John Y. Brown (D)	815	39.0%	0	0.0%	2,092	-3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	68%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,359	51.3%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,289	48.7%	0	0.0%	2,648	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	54%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,059	51.0%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,017	49.0%	0	0.0%	2,076	-4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	70%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,484	57.7%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,090	42.3%	0	0.0%	2,574	-2	0.24%
[-] 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 Powell County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	12,494	95.50%	1.9%
Black:	147	1.12%	88.5%
Indian:	30	0.23%	114.3%
Asian:	49	0.37%	133.3%
2+ races:	152	1.16%	47.6%
Hispanic:	211	1.61%	59.8%

Total non-White:	589	4.50%	68.8%

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	2,766	77.1%	Geoff Young (D)	790	22.0%	30	0.8%	3,586
County Total for 2022-11-08:										3,586

2020-11-03	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	3,994	72.7%	Josh Hicks (D)	1,399	25.5%	101	1.8%	5,494
County Total for 2020-11-03:										5,494

2018-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	3,179	64.4%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,671	33.8%	90	1.8%	4,940
County Total for 2018-11-06:										4,940

2016-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	3,486	72.1%	Nancy Jo Kemper (D)	1,349	27.9%	0	0.0%	4,835
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,835

2014-11-04	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	2,780	64.4%	Elizabeth Jensen (D)	1,538	35.6%	0	0.0%	4,318
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,318

2012-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	2,350	52.6%	Ben Chandler* (D)	2,005	44.9%	114	2.6%	4,469
County Total for 2012-11-06:										4,469

2010-11-02	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	2,328	59.6%	Andy Barr (R)	1,578	40.4%	0	0.0%	3,906
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,906

2008-11-04	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,482	73.6%	Jon Larson (R)	1,252	26.4%	0	0.0%	4,734
County Total for 2008-11-04:										4,734

2006-11-07	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,385	85.8%	Paul Ard (Libertarian)	562	14.2%	0	0.0%	3,947
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,947

2004-11-02	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,237	70.1%	Tom Buford (R)	1,316	28.5%	66	1.4%	4,619
County Total for 2004-11-02:										4,619

2004-02-17 sp	KY06	Ben Chandler (D)	1,541	61.9%	Alice Kerr (R)	917	36.8%	33	1.3%	2,491
County Total for 2004-02-17:										2,491

2002-11-05	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	2,355	70.5%	Gatewood Galbraith (I)	869	26.0%	117	3.5%	3,341
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,341

2000-11-07	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	2,227	51.9%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,615	37.6%	451	10.5%	4,293
County Total for 2000-11-07:										4,293

1998-11-03	KY06	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,001	52.2%	Ernesto Scorsone (D)	1,798	46.9%	38	1.0%	3,837
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,837

1996-11-05	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	2,313	60.3%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,520	39.7%	0	0.0%	3,833
County Total for 1996-11-05:										3,833

1994-11-08	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	1,440	62.0%	Matthew Wills (R)	882	38.0%	0	0.0%	2,322
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,322

1992-11-03	KY06	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,680	65.3%	Charles Ellinger (R)	1,427	34.7%	0	0.0%	4,107
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,107

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	9,783	4,017	41.1%	5,100	52.1%	666	6.8%	Dem +1,083	Dem +11.1%	98%
2022	10,113	3,978	39.3%	5,474	54.1%	661	6.5%	Dem +1,496	Dem +14.8%	102%
2020	10,256	3,639	35.5%	6,019	58.7%	598	5.8%	Dem +2,380	Dem +23.2%	103%
2018	10,034	3,060	30.5%	6,481	64.6%	493	4.9%	Dem +3,421	Dem +34.1%	102%
2016	9,933	2,724	27.4%	6,743	67.9%	466	4.7%	Dem +4,019	Dem +40.5%	102%
2014	9,672	2,343	24.2%	6,902	71.4%	427	4.4%	Dem +4,559	Dem +47.1%	100%
2012	9,318	2,142	23.0%	6,792	72.9%	384	4.1%	Dem +4,650	Dem +49.9%	97%
2010	9,168	1,982	21.6%	6,848	74.7%	338	3.7%	Dem +4,866	Dem +53.1%	96%
2008	9,566	2,061	21.5%	7,141	74.6%	364	3.8%	Dem +5,080	Dem +53.1%	100%
2006	9,390	1,981	21.1%	7,099	75.6%	310	3.3%	Dem +5,118	Dem +54.5%	98%
2004	9,715	2,061	21.2%	7,322	75.4%	332	3.4%	Dem +5,261	Dem +54.2%	101%
2002	9,787	1,963	20.1%	7,519	76.8%	305	3.1%	Dem +5,556	Dem +56.8%	101%
2000	9,189	1,909	20.8%	6,958	75.7%	322	3.5%	Dem +5,049	Dem +54.9%	95%
1998	9,423	1,932	20.5%	7,203	76.4%	288	3.1%	Dem +5,271	Dem +55.9%	100%
1994	8,221	1,553	18.9%	6,591	80.2%	77	0.9%	Dem +5,038	Dem +61.3%	93%
1986	7,670	1,521	19.8%	6,089	79.4%	60	0.8%	Dem +4,568	Dem +59.6%	98%

Powell County, KY

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Voter Registration Data for Powell County, KY

Change in White population:	230	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	240	1.9