Election Results for Louisville, KY-IN Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	45,394	12.9
Deaths:	48,577	13.8
Net Migration:	1,378	0.4
Net Immigration:	3,968	1.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +44,954	D +18,997	D + 4.2%
D +63,951
2020 vs. 2012	R +83,858	R +38,653	R + 3.5%
D +45,205
2020 vs. 2008	R +81,395	R +56,864	R + 6.2%
D +24,531

2016 vs. 2008	R +36,441	R +75,861	R + 10.4%
D -39,420
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	465,403	54.2%	Joe Biden (D)	375,759	43.7%	17,782 [+]	2.1%	858,944	7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 11,972 (1.4%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	420,449	54.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	311,808	40.4%	39,826 [+]	5.2%	772,083	9	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 25,025 (3.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 7,582 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5,191 (0.7%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	381,545	52.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	330,554	45.6%	12,929 [+]	1.8%	725,028	5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,104 (1.1%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	384,008	51.5%	Barack Obama (D)	351,228	47.1%	10,485 [+]	1.4%	745,721	6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 4,136 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 3,480 (0.5%);
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	398,657	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	299,194	42.5%	5,356 [+]	0.8%	703,207	6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,871 (0.4%);
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	329,752	53.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	269,323	44.0%	12,938 [+]	2.1%	612,013	6	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 8,719 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,122 (0.3%);
1996	52%	Bill Clinton* (D)	266,943	47.6%	Robert Dole (R)	241,833	43.1%	51,829 [+]	9.2%	560,605	2	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 49,021 (8.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,715 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	Bill Clinton (D)	276,260	45.9%	George Bush* (R)	237,368	39.5%	87,653 [+]	14.6%	601,281	2	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 85,308 (14.2%);
1988	52%	George Bush (R)	285,936	54.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	233,366	44.7%	2,302 [+]	0.4%	521,604	1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 631 (0.1%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	328,433	59.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	219,218	39.8%	2,819	0.5%	550,470	1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Ronald Reagan (R)	251,196	49.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	238,719	46.7%	21,161 [+]	4.1%	511,076	-2	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 15,826 (3.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2,329 (0.5%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	242,781	50.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	227,410	47.4%	9,303 [+]	1.9%	479,494	-1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,782 (0.6%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	263,679	60.7%	George McGovern (D)	163,095	37.5%	7,815 [+]	1.8%	434,589	0	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 6,360 (1.5%);
1968	56%	Richard Nixon (R)	182,751	43.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	168,724	40.0%	70,762 [+]	16.8%	422,237	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 69,187 (16.4%);
1964	60%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	275,061	64.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	149,215	35.0%	1,767	0.4%	426,043	-3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	66%	Richard Nixon (R)	227,867	50.9%	John Kennedy (D)	219,172	49.0%	416	0.1%	447,455	1	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	223,879	56.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	173,153	43.4%	1,901	0.5%	398,933	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	63%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	193,975	52.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	175,239	47.2%	2,118	0.6%	371,332	-3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Harry Truman* (D)	163,058	52.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	137,895	44.4%	9,828 [+]	3.2%	310,781	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,772 (0.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 882 (0.3%);
1944	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	172,073	55.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	137,267	44.1%	1,639	0.5%	310,979	-2	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	195,419	57.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	140,884	41.8%	1,137	0.3%	337,440	-3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	187,517	59.8%	Alf Landon (R)	120,624	38.5%	5,345 [+]	1.7%	313,486	2	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4,499 (1.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 379 (0.1%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	183,982	57.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	134,753	41.8%	3,271 [+]	1.0%	322,006	2	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,653 (0.5%);
1928	82%	Herbert Hoover (R)	189,052	57.5%	Al Smith (D)	138,820	42.2%	877 [+]	0.3%	328,749	-1	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 394 (0.1%);
1924	70%	John Davis (D)	131,088	48.4%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	130,707	48.3%	8,944 [+]	3.3%	270,739	-6	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,225 (3.0%);
1920	80%	James Cox (D)	149,554	49.7%	Warren Harding (R)	148,481	49.3%	3,076 [+]	1.0%	301,111	-11	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 564 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 559 (0.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 202 (0.1%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	83,389	53.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	70,198	44.8%	3,051 [+]	1.9%	156,638	-1	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,551 (1.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,256 (0.8%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	71,985	49.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	46,110	32.0%	26,186 [+]	18.1%	144,281	-8	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 21,716 (15.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,787 (1.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,386 (1.0%);
1908	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	80,679	52.0%	William Taft (R)	70,723	45.6%	3,641 [+]	2.3%	155,043	-6	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 913 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 629 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 6 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Alton Parker (D)	72,712	51.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	64,110	45.3%	4,635 [+]	3.3%	141,457	-11	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,211 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 512 (0.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 105 (0.1%);
1900	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	76,540	51.5%	William McKinley* (R)	70,055	47.1%	2,094 [+]	1.4%	148,689	-4	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 510 (0.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 53 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

375,759

43.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

465,403

54.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

11,972

1.4%

Other

5,810

0.7%

TOTAL

858,944

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

311,808

40.4%

Donald Trump (R)

420,449

54.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

25,025

3.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

5,191

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

7,582

1.0%

Other

2,028

0.3%

TOTAL

772,083

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

330,554

45.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

381,545

52.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,104

1.1%

Other

4,825

0.7%

TOTAL

725,028

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

351,228

47.1%

John McCain (R)

384,008

51.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

4,136

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

3,480

0.5%

Other

2,869

0.4%

TOTAL

745,721

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

398,657

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

299,194

42.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,871

0.4%

Other

2,485

0.4%

TOTAL

703,207

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

329,752

53.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

269,323

44.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8,719

1.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2,122

0.3%

Other

2,097

0.3%

TOTAL

612,013

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 6

1996 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

266,943

47.6%

Robert Dole (R)

241,833

43.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

49,021

8.7%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,715

0.3%

Other

1,093

0.2%

TOTAL

560,605

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 2

1992 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

276,260

45.9%

George Bush* (R)

237,368

39.5%

Ross Perot (I)

85,308

14.2%

Other

2,345

0.4%

TOTAL

601,281

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

285,936

54.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

233,366

44.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

631

0.1%

Other

1,671

0.3%

TOTAL

521,604

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 1

1984 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

328,433

59.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

219,218

39.8%

Other

2,819

0.5%

TOTAL

550,470

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

251,196

49.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

238,719

46.7%

John Anderson (I)

15,826

3.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

2,329

0.5%

Other

3,006

0.6%

TOTAL

511,076

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

242,781

50.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

227,410

47.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,782

0.6%

Other

6,521

1.4%

TOTAL

479,494

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

263,679

60.7%

George McGovern (D)

163,095

37.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

6,360

1.5%

Other

1,455

0.3%

TOTAL

434,589

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

182,751

43.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

168,724

40.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

69,187

16.4%

Other

1,575

0.4%

TOTAL

422,237

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

275,061

64.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

149,215

35.0%

Other

1,767

0.4%

TOTAL

426,043

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

219,172

49.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

227,867

50.9%

Other

416

0.1%

TOTAL

447,455

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

223,879

56.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

173,153

43.4%

Other

1,901

0.5%

TOTAL

398,933

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

193,975

52.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

175,239

47.2%

Other

2,118

0.6%

TOTAL

371,332

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

163,058

52.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

137,895

44.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,772

0.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

882

0.3%

Other

6,174

2.0%

TOTAL

310,781

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -1

1944 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

172,073

55.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

137,267

44.1%

Other

1,639

0.5%

TOTAL

310,979

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

195,419

57.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

140,884

41.8%

Other

1,137

0.3%

TOTAL

337,440

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -3

1936 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

187,517

59.8%

Alf Landon (R)

120,624

38.5%

William Lemke (Union)

4,499

1.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

379

0.1%

Other

467

0.1%

TOTAL

313,486

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

183,982

57.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

134,753

41.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,653

0.5%

Other

1,618

0.5%

TOTAL

322,006

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

189,052

57.5%

Al Smith (D)

138,820

42.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

394

0.1%

Other

483

0.1%

TOTAL

328,749

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): -1

1924 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

130,707

48.3%

John Davis (D)

131,088

48.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

8,225

3.0%

Other

719

0.3%

TOTAL

270,739

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

148,481

49.3%

James Cox (D)

149,554

49.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

559

0.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

202

0.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

564

0.2%

Other

1,751

0.6%

TOTAL

301,111

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): -11

1916 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

83,389

53.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

70,198

44.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,551

1.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,256

0.8%

Other

244

0.2%

TOTAL

156,638

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

71,985

49.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

46,110

32.0%

William Taft* (R)

21,716

15.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,787

1.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,386

1.0%

Other

297

0.2%

TOTAL

144,281

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

70,723

45.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

80,679

52.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

629

0.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

913

0.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

2,093

1.3%

TOTAL

155,043

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -6

1904 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

64,110

45.3%

Alton Parker (D)

72,712

51.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

512

0.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,211

0.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

105

0.1%

Other

2,807

2.0%

TOTAL

141,457

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -11

1900 President, Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

70,055

47.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

76,540

51.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

510

0.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.0%

Other

1,531

1.0%

TOTAL

148,689

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,357,034	77.12%	1.0%
Black:	221,691	12.60%	15.6%
Indian:	3,559	0.20%	5.4%
Asian:	38,283	2.18%	58.3%
2+ races:	41,440	2.36%	46.6%
Hispanic:	97,616	5.55%	55.9%

Total non-White:	402,589	22.88%	28.7%

Change in White population:	13,124	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	89,736	5.4

Louisville, KY-IN Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Louisville, KY-IN Market Area