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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	730	14.0
Deaths:	943	18.1
Net Migration:	556	10.7
Net Immigration:	29	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,056	R +646	D + 1.1%
D +410
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,825	R +2,147	R + 12.6%
D -322
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,808	R +2,010	R + 11.0%
D -202

2016 vs. 2008	R +752	R +1,364	R + 12.0%
D -612
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,376	74.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,963	23.7%	178 [+]	1.4%	12,517	13	28	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 119 (1.0%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	8,320	73.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,553	22.6%	433 [+]	3.8%	11,306	11	28	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 233 (2.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 142 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 53 (0.5%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,551	69.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,285	30.0%	114 [+]	1.0%	10,950	8	22	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 52 (0.5%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	7,568	69.7%	Barack Obama (D)	3,165	29.1%	127 [+]	1.2%	10,860	12	24	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 87 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 21 (0.2%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	7,247	70.4%	John Kerry (D)	2,979	28.9%	69 [+]	0.7%	10,295	11	20	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 45 (0.4%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	6,151	68.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,790	30.8%	110 [+]	1.2%	9,051	11	20	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 70 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 13 (0.1%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	4,573	54.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,897	34.8%	865 [+]	10.4%	8,335	10	14	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 829 (9.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 16 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	4,319	48.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,518	39.4%	1,083 [+]	12.1%	8,920	7	11	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,044 (11.7%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	5,362	64.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,879	34.8%	39 [+]	0.5%	8,280	9	11	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 13 (0.2%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,932	64.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,286	35.5%	27	0.3%	9,245	4	5	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,243	54.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,400	43.8%	125 [+]	1.6%	7,768	6	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 84 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 23 (0.3%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,456	50.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,337	48.6%	73 [+]	1.1%	6,866	3	1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 25 (0.4%);
1972	49%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,035	67.8%	George McGovern (D)	1,859	31.2%	58 [+]	1.0%	5,952	4	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 48 (0.8%);
1968	58%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,032	50.9%	George Wallace (AIP)	1,554	26.1%	1,373 [+]	23.0%	5,959	7	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,367 (22.9%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,082	54.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,594	45.4%	33	0.6%	5,709	10	7	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,669	68.1%	John Kennedy (D)	2,186	31.9%	0	0.0%	6,855	15	19	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,892	61.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,433	38.4%	17	0.3%	6,342	7	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	63%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,126	55.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,439	43.6%	27	0.5%	5,592	6	1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,415	51.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,087	44.8%	158 [+]	3.4%	4,660	3	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 42 (0.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.1%);
1944	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,622	51.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,475	48.2%	39	0.8%	5,136	6	5	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,792	49.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,790	49.8%	24	0.4%	5,606	8	5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Alf Landon (R)	2,738	49.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,732	49.8%	20 [+]	0.4%	5,490	10	13	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	80%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,823	51.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,592	47.5%	39 [+]	0.7%	5,454	7	8	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,149	65.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,684	34.8%	8 [+]	0.2%	4,841	6	7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1924	66%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,227	51.6%	John Davis (D)	2,052	47.6%	33 [+]	0.8%	4,312	3	-2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 19 (0.4%);
1920	74%	Warren Harding (R)	2,493	50.9%	James Cox (D)	2,380	48.6%	25 [+]	0.5%	4,898	2	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,360	50.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,332	49.0%	24 [+]	0.9%	2,716	3	3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 19 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 5 (0.2%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,150	45.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	842	33.4%	532 [+]	21.1%	2,524	-7	-5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 468 (18.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 32 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (0.8%);
1908	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,294	50.3%	William Taft (R)	1,218	47.3%	61 [+]	2.4%	2,573	-1	-4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Alton Parker (D)	1,147	49.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,092	46.9%	88 [+]	3.8%	2,327	0	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,286	52.1%	William McKinley* (R)	1,131	45.9%	49 [+]	2.0%	2,466	-3	-6	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,963

23.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,376

74.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

119

1.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

12,517

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,553

22.6%

Donald Trump (R)

8,320

73.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

233

2.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

142

1.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

11,306

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,285

30.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

7,551

69.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

10,950

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,165

29.1%

John McCain (R)

7,568

69.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,860

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 24

2004 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

7,247

70.4%

John Kerry (D)

2,979

28.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,295

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 20

2000 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,151

68.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,790

30.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

9,051

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 20

1996 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,897

34.8%

Robert Dole (R)

4,573

54.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

829

9.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,335

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 14

1992 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,518

39.4%

George Bush* (R)

4,319

48.4%

Ross Perot (I)

1,044

11.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,920

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

5,362

64.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,879

34.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,280

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

1984 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

5,932

64.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,286

35.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

9,245

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

4,243

54.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,400

43.8%

John Anderson (I)

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,768

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,456

50.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,337

48.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

6,866

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

4,035

67.8%

George McGovern (D)

1,859

31.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,952

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 7

1968 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,032

50.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,367

22.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,554

26.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,959

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,082

54.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,594

45.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,709

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,892

61.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,433

38.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,342

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

1952 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

3,126

55.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,439

43.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,592

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,415

51.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,087

44.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

112

2.4%

TOTAL

4,660

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,475

48.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,622

51.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,136

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,790

49.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

2,792

49.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,606

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,732

49.8%

Alf Landon (R)

2,738

49.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,490

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 13

1932 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,823

51.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,592

47.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,454

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,149

65.0%

Al Smith (D)

1,684

34.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,841

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

1924 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,227

51.6%

John Davis (D)

2,052

47.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,312

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,493

50.9%

James Cox (D)

2,380

48.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,898

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -9

1916 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,360

50.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,332

49.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

TOTAL

2,716

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

1912 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,150

45.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

842

33.4%

William Taft* (R)

468

18.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,524

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,218

47.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,294

50.3%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

2,573

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,092

46.9%

Alton Parker (D)

1,147

49.3%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

2,327

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -9

1900 President, Taylor County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,131

45.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,286

52.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,466

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Taylor County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	39%	Daniel Cameron (R)	4,641	59.2%	Andy Beshear* (D)	3,198	40.8%	0	0.0%	7,839	12	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	44%	Rand Paul* (R)	6,751	75.0%	Charles Booker (D)	2,244	24.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	8,996	13	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	62%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	8,637	69.1%	Amy McGrath (D)	3,279	26.2%	582 [+]	4.7%	12,498	11	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 582 (4.7%);

2019	G	42%	Matt Bevin* (R)	5,143	61.3%	Andy Beshear (D)	3,093	36.9%	153 [+]	1.8%	8,389	12	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 153 (1.8%);
2016	S3	57%	Rand Paul* (R)	7,276	65.3%	Jim Gray (D)	3,861	34.7%	0	0.0%	11,137	8	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	32%	Matt Bevin (R)	3,852	61.3%	Jack Conway (D)	2,260	36.0%	174 [+]	2.8%	6,286	9	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 174 (2.8%);
2014	S2	50%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	6,119	63.3%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	3,271	33.8%	282 [+]	2.9%	9,672	7	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 281 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2011	G	30%	Steve Beshear* (D)	3,139	54.0%	David Williams (R)	2,292	39.4%	382 [+]	6.6%	5,813	4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 382 (6.6%);
2010	S3	50%	Rand Paul (R)	5,539	58.1%	Jack Conway (D)	3,977	41.7%	16 [+]	0.2%	9,532	2	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 16 (0.2%);

2008	S2	58%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	6,644	61.5%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,163	38.5%	0	0.0%	10,807	9	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	34%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	3,312	53.1%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,929	46.9%	0	0.0%	6,241	12	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	54%	Jim Bunning* (R)	6,119	62.7%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	3,643	37.3%	0	0.0%	9,762	12	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	36%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	3,947	60.8%	Ben Chandler (D)	2,543	39.2%	0	0.0%	6,490	6	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,632	75.9%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,792	24.1%	0	0.0%	7,424	11	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	23%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,723	67.7%	Peppy Martin (R)	932	23.2%	368 [+]	9.1%	4,023	1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 322 (8.0%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 33 (0.8%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 13 (0.3%);
1998	S3	44%	Jim Bunning (R)	4,233	56.4%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,189	42.5%	82 [+]	1.1%	7,504	7	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 82 (1.1%);
1996	S2	46%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,036	65.2%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,590	33.5%	95 [+]	1.2%	7,721	10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 48 (0.6%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.3%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 22 (0.3%);
1995	G	46%	Larry Forgy (R)	4,354	57.0%	Paul Patton (D)	3,283	42.9%	7 [+]	0.1%	7,644	8	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
1992	S3	51%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,413	53.6%	David Williams (R)	3,780	45.9%	46 [+]	0.6%	8,239	10	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 46 (0.6%);
1991	G	28%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,709	60.5%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,772	39.5%	0	0.0%	4,481	4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	35%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,020	55.1%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,461	44.9%	0	0.0%	5,481	3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	32%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,468	69.3%	John Harper (R)	1,533	30.7%	0	0.0%	5,001	-4	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,915	73.5%	Jackson Andrews (R)	1,770	26.5%	0	0.0%	6,685	1	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	58%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	4,527	50.9%	Mitch McConnell (R)	4,348	48.9%	13 [+]	0.1%	8,888	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.1%);
1983	G	47%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,863	53.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,360	46.4%	21 [+]	0.3%	7,244	2	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 21 (0.3%);
1980	S3	46%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,438	63.7%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	2,525	36.3%	0	0.0%	6,963	1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	42%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,983	50.3%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,947	49.7%	0	0.0%	5,930	10	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	19%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,525	58.1%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,078	41.1%	23 [+]	0.9%	2,626	4	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 22 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1975	G	36%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,821	59.9%	Robert Gable (R)	1,891	40.1%	0	0.0%	4,712	3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	33%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,133	50.2%	Marlow Cook* (R)	2,070	48.7%	44 [+]	1.0%	4,247	5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 44 (1.0%);
1972	S2	48%	Walter Huddleston (D)	3,068	52.1%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,791	47.4%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,887	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 28 (0.5%);
1971	G	55%	Tom Emberton (R)	3,253	53.1%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,744	44.8%	128 [+]	2.1%	6,125	9	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 101 (1.6%); William Smith (American) 27 (0.4%);

1968	S3	51%	Marlow Cook (R)	3,035	57.5%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,186	41.4%	55 [+]	1.0%	5,276	6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 55 (1.0%);
1967	G	53%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,290	61.0%	Henry Ward (D)	2,080	38.6%	25 [+]	0.5%	5,395	10	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 25 (0.5%);
1966	S2	36%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,563	69.7%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,112	30.3%	0	0.0%	3,675	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	65%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,746	57.3%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,797	42.7%	0	0.0%	6,543	8	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	51%	Thruston Morton* (R)	3,324	64.8%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,809	35.2%	0	0.0%	5,133	12	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	67%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	4,778	72.3%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,830	27.7%	0	0.0%	6,608	13	0.61%
[-] 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 Taylor County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	23,513	89.04%	5.3%
Black:	1,306	4.95%	7.9%
Indian:	46	0.17%	58.6%
Asian:	236	0.89%	71.0%
2+ races:	561	2.12%	59.4%
Hispanic:	745	2.82%	72.1%

Total non-White:	2,894	10.96%	32.6%

Change in White population:	1,184	4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	711	2.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	7,143	80.0%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	1,782	20.0%	0	0.0%	8,925
County Total for 2022-11-08:										8,925

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	9,622	78.4%	James Rhodes (D)	2,645	21.6%	0	0.0%	12,267
County Total for 2020-11-03:										12,267

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	7,062	74.2%	Paul Walker (D)	2,456	25.8%	0	0.0%	9,518
County Total for 2018-11-06:										9,518

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	8,246	76.1%	Sam Gaskins (D)	2,586	23.9%	1	0.0%	10,833
County Total for 2016-11-08:										10,833

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	6,322	70.6%	Charles Hatchett (D)	2,631	29.4%	0	0.0%	8,953
County Total for 2014-11-04:										8,953

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	6,764	66.8%	Charles Hatchett (D)	3,355	33.2%	0	0.0%	10,119
County Total for 2012-11-06:										10,119

2010-11-02	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	6,733	72.2%	Ed Marksberry (D)	2,589	27.8%	0	0.0%	9,322
County Total for 2010-11-02:										9,322

2008-11-04	KY02	Brett Guthrie (R)	6,075	58.2%	David Boswell (D)	4,367	41.8%	0	0.0%	10,442
County Total for 2008-11-04:										10,442

2006-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	5,720	65.4%	Mike Weaver (D)	3,020	34.6%	0	0.0%	8,740
County Total for 2006-11-07:										8,740

2004-11-02	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	7,170	75.1%	Adam Smith (D)	2,379	24.9%	0	0.0%	9,549
County Total for 2004-11-02:										9,549

2002-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	5,349	75.0%	David Williams (D)	1,679	23.5%	103	1.4%	7,131
County Total for 2002-11-05:										7,131

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	5,768	73.5%	Brian Pedigo (D)	2,034	25.9%	41	0.5%	7,843
County Total for 2000-11-07:										7,843

1998-11-03	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	4,535	67.2%	Bob Evans (D)	2,152	31.9%	64	0.9%	6,751
County Total for 1998-11-03:										6,751

1996-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	4,955	64.5%	Joe Wright (D)	2,727	35.5%	0	0.0%	7,682
County Total for 1996-11-05:										7,682

1994-11-08	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	3,773	65.5%	David Adkisson (D)	1,991	34.5%	0	0.0%	5,764
County Total for 1994-11-08:										5,764

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Ron Lewis (R)	1,207	60.4%	Joe Prather (D)	758	37.9%	35	1.8%	2,000
County Total for 1994-05-24:										2,000

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	3,792	51.6%	Bruce Bartley (R)	3,559	48.4%	0	0.0%	7,351
County Total for 1992-11-03:										7,351

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	18,909	11,095	58.7%	6,347	33.6%	1,467	7.8%	Rep +4,748	Rep +25.1%	93%
2022	19,412	11,217	57.8%	6,776	34.9%	1,419	7.3%	Rep +4,441	Rep +22.9%	96%
2020	19,310	10,772	55.8%	7,274	37.7%	1,264	6.5%	Rep +3,498	Rep +18.1%	95%
2018	18,527	9,738	52.6%	7,700	41.6%	1,089	5.9%	Rep +2,038	Rep +11.0%	93%
2016	18,128	9,348	51.6%	7,795	43.0%	985	5.4%	Rep +1,553	Rep +8.6%	92%
2014	17,725	8,830	49.8%	7,975	45.0%	920	5.2%	Rep +855	Rep +4.8%	91%
2012	17,476	8,347	47.8%	8,270	47.3%	859	4.9%	Rep +77	Rep +0.4%	91%
2010	16,947	7,992	47.2%	8,203	48.4%	752	4.4%	Dem +211	Dem +1.2%	89%
2008	17,023	7,897	46.4%	8,401	49.4%	725	4.3%	Dem +504	Dem +3.0%	91%
2006	16,385	7,551	46.1%	8,187	50.0%	647	3.9%	Dem +636	Dem +3.9%	89%
2004	16,167	7,577	46.9%	7,953	49.2%	637	3.9%	Dem +376	Dem +2.3%	89%
2002	15,769	7,182	45.5%	8,006	50.8%	581	3.7%	Dem +824	Dem +5.2%	88%
2000	15,377	6,737	43.8%	8,076	52.5%	564	3.7%	Dem +1,339	Dem +8.7%	88%
1998	15,922	6,770	42.5%	8,595	54.0%	557	3.5%	Dem +1,825	Dem +11.5%	92%
1994	14,408	6,340	44.0%	7,841	54.4%	227	1.6%	Dem +1,501	Dem +10.4%	87%
1986	13,727	5,761	42.0%	7,776	56.6%	190	1.4%	Dem +2,015	Dem +14.7%	88%

Taylor County, KY

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