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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	347	12.3
Deaths:	525	18.7
Net Migration:	461	16.4
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +556	R +352	D + 0.5%
D +204
2020 vs. 2012	R +967	R +1,291	R + 14.5%
D -324
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,298	R +1,753	R + 20.6%
D -455

2016 vs. 2008	R +742	R +1,401	R + 21.1%
D -659
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,487	74.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,791	24.3%	98 [+]	1.3%	7,376	12	28	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 75 (1.0%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	4,931	73.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,587	23.5%	233 [+]	3.5%	6,751	11	27	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 121 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 59 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 45 (0.7%);
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,520	67.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,115	31.4%	107 [+]	1.6%	6,742	7	20	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 54 (0.8%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	4,189	64.2%	Barack Obama (D)	2,246	34.4%	92 [+]	1.4%	6,527	7	19	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 49 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 23 (0.4%);
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,023	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,046	33.5%	42 [+]	0.7%	6,111	6	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 28 (0.5%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	3,130	58.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,110	39.5%	104 [+]	1.9%	5,344	2	11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 69 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 18 (0.3%);
1996	49%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,087	46.6%	Robert Dole (R)	1,975	44.1%	412 [+]	9.2%	4,474	-1	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 394 (8.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,438	50.2%	George Bush* (R)	1,820	37.5%	597 [+]	12.3%	4,855	-4	0	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 573 (11.8%);
1988	57%	George Bush (R)	2,427	54.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,991	44.9%	16 [+]	0.4%	4,434	-1	1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,512	56.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,905	42.9%	19	0.4%	4,436	-3	-2	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,619	56.9%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,913	41.5%	73 [+]	1.6%	4,605	-8	-9	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 56 (1.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 13 (0.3%);
1976	60%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,727	72.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	991	26.5%	27 [+]	0.7%	3,745	-19	-22	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 8 (0.2%);
1972	55%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,767	53.0%	George McGovern (D)	1,514	45.4%	56 [+]	1.7%	3,337	-10	-8	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 49 (1.5%);
1968	68%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,330	36.7%	George Wallace (AIP)	1,180	32.6%	1,111 [+]	30.7%	3,621	-13	-13	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 1,100 (30.4%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,790	75.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	912	24.6%	12	0.3%	3,714	-11	-14	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	72%	John Kennedy (D)	2,411	61.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,500	38.4%	0	0.0%	3,911	-15	-11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,517	65.3%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,329	34.5%	9	0.2%	3,855	-20	-23	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,585	69.4%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,134	30.4%	6	0.2%	3,725	-19	-25	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,485	71.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	816	23.5%	164 [+]	4.7%	3,465	-18	-22	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 69 (2.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 2 (0.1%);
1944	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,511	65.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,332	34.5%	14	0.4%	3,857	-11	-11	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,883	65.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,494	34.0%	11	0.3%	4,388	-8	-11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,928	65.5%	Alf Landon (R)	1,521	34.0%	19 [+]	0.4%	4,468	-6	-2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 15 (0.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1932	73%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,611	71.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,452	28.6%	15 [+]	0.3%	5,078	-12	-11	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.2%);
1928	62%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,346	53.5%	Al Smith (D)	2,031	46.3%	6 [+]	0.1%	4,383	-6	-5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1924	65%	John Davis (D)	2,625	55.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,108	44.2%	36 [+]	0.8%	4,769	-5	-10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 32 (0.7%);
1920	72%	James Cox (D)	3,056	55.1%	Warren Harding (R)	2,420	43.6%	72 [+]	1.3%	5,548	-6	-17	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,722	51.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,533	46.0%	81 [+]	2.4%	3,336	-1	0	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 60 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 14 (0.4%);
1912	37%	William Taft* (R)	1,322	46.3%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,263	44.2%	273 [+]	9.6%	2,858	21	23	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 162 (5.7%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 101 (3.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 10 (0.3%);
1908	42%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,680	54.3%	William Taft (R)	1,351	43.7%	64 [+]	2.1%	3,095	-4	-8	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,285	49.5%	Alton Parker (D)	1,170	45.1%	142 [+]	5.5%	2,597	2	-7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,533	49.8%	William McKinley* (R)	1,455	47.3%	88 [+]	2.9%	3,076	-1	-4	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,791

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,487

74.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,376

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 28

2016 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,587

23.5%

Donald Trump (R)

4,931

73.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

121

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,751

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,115

31.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,520

67.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

6,742

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,246

34.4%

John McCain (R)

4,189

64.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,527

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 19

2004 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,023

65.8%

John Kerry (D)

2,046

33.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,111

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,130

58.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,110

39.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,344

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,087

46.6%

Robert Dole (R)

1,975

44.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

394

8.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,474

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,438

50.2%

George Bush* (R)

1,820

37.5%

Ross Perot (I)

573

11.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,855

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,427

54.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,991

44.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,434

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 1

1984 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,512

56.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,905

42.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,436

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,913

41.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,619

56.9%

John Anderson (I)

1.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,605

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,727

72.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

991

26.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,745

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -22

1972 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,767

53.0%

George McGovern (D)

1,514

45.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,337

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

1968 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,100

30.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,330

36.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,180

32.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,621

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -13

1964 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,790

75.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

912

24.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,714

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

2,411

61.6%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,500

38.4%

TOTAL

3,911

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,329

34.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,517

65.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,855

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -23

1952 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,134

30.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,585

69.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,725

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -25

1948 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,485

71.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

816

23.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,465

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -22

1944 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,511

65.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,332

34.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,857

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

1940 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,883

65.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,494

34.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,388

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -11

1936 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,928

65.5%

Alf Landon (R)

1,521

34.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,468

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,611

71.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,452

28.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,078

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -11

1928 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,346

53.5%

Al Smith (D)

2,031

46.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,383

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,108

44.2%

John Davis (D)

2,625

55.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,769

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1920 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,420

43.6%

James Cox (D)

3,056

55.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,548

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -17

1916 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,722

51.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,533

46.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,336

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,263

44.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

101

3.5%

William Taft* (R)

1,322

46.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

162

5.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.3%

TOTAL

2,858

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

1908 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,351

43.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,680

54.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,095

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

1904 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,285

49.5%

Alton Parker (D)

1,170

45.1%

Other

142

5.5%

TOTAL

2,597

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -7

1900 President, Trigg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,455

47.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,533

49.8%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

3,076

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Trigg County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	37%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,591	62.8%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,532	37.2%	0	0.0%	4,123	15	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	49%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,057	74.4%	Charles Booker (D)	1,396	25.6%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,455	13	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2020	S2	66%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,000	67.9%	Amy McGrath (D)	2,034	27.6%	334 [+]	4.5%	7,368	10	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 334 (4.5%);

2019	G	41%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,839	62.5%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,622	35.7%	84 [+]	1.8%	4,545	14	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 84 (1.8%);
2016	S3	60%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,752	71.3%	Jim Gray (D)	1,912	28.7%	0	0.0%	6,664	14	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	29%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,746	55.0%	Jack Conway (D)	1,342	42.3%	86 [+]	2.7%	3,174	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 86 (2.7%);
2014	S2	48%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,328	63.2%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,765	33.5%	173 [+]	3.3%	5,266	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 173 (3.3%);
2011	G	28%	David Williams (R)	1,500	49.0%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,422	46.5%	139 [+]	4.5%	3,061	14	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 139 (4.5%);
2010	S3	50%	Rand Paul (R)	3,301	59.4%	Jack Conway (D)	2,254	40.6%	0	0.0%	5,555	4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	60%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,833	59.2%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	2,637	40.8%	0	0.0%	6,470	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	35%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,000	53.8%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,718	46.2%	0	0.0%	3,718	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	56%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,354	57.7%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,457	42.3%	0	0.0%	5,811	7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	38%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,133	55.9%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,686	44.1%	0	0.0%	3,819	1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	39%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,660	67.4%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,284	32.6%	0	0.0%	3,944	3	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	16%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,159	74.4%	Peppy Martin (R)	265	17.0%	133 [+]	8.5%	1,557	-5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 107 (6.9%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 14 (0.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 12 (0.8%);
1998	S3	43%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,088	52.1%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,898	47.4%	20 [+]	0.5%	4,006	-2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 20 (0.5%);
1996	S2	47%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,186	51.8%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,973	46.8%	61 [+]	1.4%	4,220	-4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 25 (0.6%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 24 (0.6%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.3%);
1995	G	38%	Paul Patton (D)	1,917	56.3%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,485	43.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,403	-5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	S3	50%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,804	67.5%	David Williams (R)	1,283	30.9%	64 [+]	1.5%	4,151	-5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 64 (1.5%);
1991	G	35%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,069	72.7%	Larry Hopkins (R)	777	27.3%	0	0.0%	2,846	-8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	36%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,431	50.2%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,420	49.8%	0	0.0%	2,851	-2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	38%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,307	80.6%	John Harper (R)	557	19.4%	0	0.0%	2,864	-15	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	26%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,530	79.9%	Jackson Andrews (R)	386	20.1%	0	0.0%	1,916	-5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	56%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,218	54.8%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,798	44.4%	33 [+]	0.8%	4,049	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 33 (0.8%);
1983	G	42%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,053	67.9%	Jim Bunning (R)	958	31.7%	11 [+]	0.4%	3,022	-12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 11 (0.4%);
1980	S3	55%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,809	74.9%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	941	25.1%	0	0.0%	3,750	-10	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	50%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,229	69.1%	Louie Nunn (R)	995	30.9%	0	0.0%	3,224	-10	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	23%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,118	75.6%	Louie Guenthner (R)	327	22.1%	33 [+]	2.2%	1,478	-15	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 33 (2.2%);
1975	G	40%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,111	86.0%	Robert Gable (R)	344	14.0%	0	0.0%	2,455	-23	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	41%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,806	72.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	661	26.6%	21 [+]	0.8%	2,488	-18	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 21 (0.8%);
1972	S2	55%	Walter Huddleston (D)	2,244	68.2%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,023	31.1%	25 [+]	0.8%	3,292	-17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 25 (0.8%);
1971	G	62%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,350	68.5%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,036	30.2%	44 [+]	1.3%	3,430	-14	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 36 (1.0%); William Smith (American) 8 (0.2%);

1968	S3	60%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,026	63.5%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,136	35.6%	29 [+]	0.9%	3,191	-16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 29 (0.9%);
1967	G	64%	Henry Ward (D)	2,297	67.6%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,090	32.1%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,400	-19	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 13 (0.4%);
1966	S2	46%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,412	57.2%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,056	42.8%	0	0.0%	2,468	-7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	61%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,220	67.4%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,072	32.6%	0	0.0%	3,292	-17	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	48%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,690	64.7%	Thruston Morton* (R)	922	35.3%	0	0.0%	2,612	-17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	70%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,129	55.9%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,680	44.1%	0	0.0%	3,809	-15	0.35%
[-] 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 Trigg County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	12,555	87.60%	0.9%
Black:	959	6.69%	18.1%
Indian:	39	0.27%	5.4%
Asian:	64	0.45%	33.3%
2+ races:	339	2.37%	51.3%
Hispanic:	376	2.62%	114.9%

Total non-White:	1,777	12.40%	6.8%

Change in White population:	-120	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	113	0.8

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,189	77.1%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	1,245	22.9%	0	0.0%	5,434
County Total for 2022-11-08:										5,434

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	5,537	76.0%	James Rhodes (D)	1,748	24.0%	0	0.0%	7,285
County Total for 2020-11-03:										7,285

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,910	67.7%	Paul Walker (D)	1,866	32.3%	0	0.0%	5,776
County Total for 2018-11-06:										5,776

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	4,817	73.5%	Sam Gaskins (D)	1,735	26.5%	0	0.0%	6,552
County Total for 2016-11-08:										6,552

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,931	75.5%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,277	24.5%	0	0.0%	5,208
County Total for 2014-11-04:										5,208

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,870	73.4%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,765	26.6%	0	0.0%	6,635
County Total for 2012-11-06:										6,635

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,225	75.3%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,383	24.7%	0	0.0%	5,608
County Total for 2010-11-02:										5,608

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,346	67.5%	Heather Ryan (D)	2,091	32.5%	0	0.0%	6,437
County Total for 2008-11-04:										6,437

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,016	62.6%	Tom Barlow (D)	1,799	37.4%	0	0.0%	4,815
County Total for 2006-11-07:										4,815

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,012	69.4%	Billy Cartwright (D)	1,770	30.6%	0	0.0%	5,782
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,782

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,748	68.6%	Klint Alexander (D)	1,259	31.4%	0	0.0%	4,007
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,007

2000-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,952	57.8%	Brian Roy (D)	2,157	42.2%	0	0.0%	5,109
County Total for 2000-11-07:										5,109

1998-11-03	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,288	58.8%	Tom Barlow (D)	1,604	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,892
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,892

1996-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,465	58.0%	Dennis Null (D)	1,788	42.0%	0	0.0%	4,253
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,253

1994-11-08	KY01	Ed Whitfield (R)	1,471	54.1%	Tom Barlow* (D)	1,248	45.9%	0	0.0%	2,719
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,719

1992-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	2,509	60.7%	Steve Hamrick (R)	1,610	38.9%	15	0.4%	4,134
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,134

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	12,105	6,246	51.6%	4,824	39.9%	1,035	8.6%	Rep +1,422	Rep +11.7%	109%
2022	12,730	6,418	50.4%	5,265	41.4%	1,047	8.2%	Rep +1,153	Rep +9.1%	115%
2020	12,600	6,062	48.1%	5,605	44.5%	933	7.4%	Rep +457	Rep +3.6%	114%
2018	12,139	5,306	43.7%	5,988	49.3%	845	7.0%	Dem +682	Dem +5.6%	109%
2016	11,643	4,618	39.7%	6,200	53.3%	825	7.1%	Dem +1,582	Dem +13.6%	105%
2014	11,119	3,883	34.9%	6,499	58.4%	737	6.6%	Dem +2,616	Dem +23.5%	100%
2012	10,706	3,511	32.8%	6,561	61.3%	634	5.9%	Dem +3,050	Dem +28.5%	96%
2010	10,093	3,066	30.4%	6,498	64.4%	529	5.2%	Dem +3,432	Dem +34.0%	91%
2008	10,020	2,846	28.4%	6,691	66.8%	483	4.8%	Dem +3,845	Dem +38.4%	92%
2006	9,590	2,534	26.4%	6,617	69.0%	439	4.6%	Dem +4,083	Dem +42.6%	91%
2004	9,663	2,182	22.6%	7,025	72.7%	456	4.7%	Dem +4,843	Dem +50.1%	94%
2002	9,216	1,824	19.8%	6,969	75.6%	423	4.6%	Dem +5,145	Dem +55.8%	92%
2000	8,947	1,637	18.3%	6,868	76.8%	442	4.9%	Dem +5,231	Dem +58.5%	92%
1998	8,340	1,288	15.4%	6,642	79.6%	410	4.9%	Dem +5,354	Dem +64.2%	89%
1994	6,712	609	9.1%	6,014	89.6%	89	1.3%	Dem +5,405	Dem +80.5%	77%
1986	6,654	434	6.5%	6,168	92.7%	52	0.8%	Dem +5,734	Dem +86.2%	89%

Trigg County, KY

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