Election Results for Lexington, KY Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	32,110	12.5
Deaths:	37,798	14.7
Net Migration:	7,195	2.8
Net Immigration:	1,632	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +38,020	D +6,915	D + 5.9%
D +44,935
2020 vs. 2012	R +65,336	R +23,907	D + 1.2%
D +41,429
2020 vs. 2008	R +78,523	R +56,500	R + 5.8%
D +22,023

2016 vs. 2008	R +40,503	R +63,415	R + 11.7%
D -22,912
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	379,433	62.8%	Joe Biden (D)	213,817	35.4%	11,010 [+]	1.8%	604,260	16	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,727 (1.3%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	341,413	63.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	168,882	31.4%	26,881 [+]	5.0%	537,176	18	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,141 (2.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 7,144 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,961 (0.7%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	314,097	63.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	172,388	34.8%	9,344 [+]	1.9%	495,829	16	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,205 (1.0%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	300,910	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	191,794	38.4%	7,273 [+]	1.5%	499,977	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 4,113 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,799 (0.4%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	302,584	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	190,878	38.4%	3,964 [+]	0.8%	497,426	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,556 (0.5%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	244,816	58.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	166,524	39.5%	9,853 [+]	2.3%	421,193	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,226 (1.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,026 (0.2%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	172,184	46.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	162,450	44.2%	33,055 [+]	9.0%	367,689	6	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 30,607 (8.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,099 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	George Bush* (R)	173,208	44.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	159,104	40.8%	57,835 [+]	14.8%	390,147	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 55,300 (14.2%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	200,676	58.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	140,424	40.8%	2,671 [+]	0.8%	343,771	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 567 (0.2%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	222,926	63.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	126,800	36.0%	2,427	0.7%	352,153	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Ronald Reagan (R)	167,632	49.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	155,404	46.3%	12,746 [+]	3.8%	335,782	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 9,649 (2.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,452 (0.4%);
1976	49%	Jimmy Carter (D)	145,979	50.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	139,434	48.1%	4,511 [+]	1.6%	289,924	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,737 (0.6%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	179,653	66.0%	George McGovern (D)	88,599	32.5%	4,082 [+]	1.5%	272,334	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,482 (1.3%);
1968	55%	Richard Nixon (R)	124,379	48.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	89,790	34.9%	42,794 [+]	16.7%	256,963	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 42,092 (16.4%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	153,332	60.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	97,839	38.8%	846	0.3%	252,017	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	156,378	58.2%	John Kennedy (D)	112,460	41.8%	0	0.0%	268,838	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	58%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	147,147	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	110,258	42.6%	1,155	0.4%	258,560	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	54%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	126,621	51.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	119,091	48.4%	572	0.2%	246,284	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	48%	Harry Truman* (D)	115,049	53.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	91,753	42.9%	7,094 [+]	3.3%	213,896	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,568 (1.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 309 (0.1%);
1944	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	112,655	50.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	108,264	48.8%	859	0.4%	221,778	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	135,678	54.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	115,150	45.8%	643	0.3%	251,471	1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	131,391	53.3%	Alf Landon (R)	114,244	46.4%	746 [+]	0.3%	246,381	10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 283 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 112 (0.0%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	145,731	56.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	113,398	43.6%	1,246 [+]	0.5%	260,375	4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 438 (0.2%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	148,592	63.6%	Al Smith (D)	84,916	36.3%	286 [+]	0.1%	233,794	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 152 (0.1%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	109,132	52.0%	John Davis (D)	95,114	45.3%	5,784 [+]	2.8%	210,030	-2	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,887 (2.3%);
1920	69%	Warren Harding (R)	121,583	51.9%	James Cox (D)	111,233	47.5%	1,412 [+]	0.6%	234,228	-8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	42%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	66,458	49.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	65,261	49.0%	1,396 [+]	1.0%	133,115	4	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 888 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 424 (0.3%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	55,846	47.8%	William Taft* (R)	37,287	31.9%	23,761 [+]	20.3%	116,894	9	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 21,684 (18.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 937 (0.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 925 (0.8%);
1908	44%	William Taft (R)	65,466	51.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	59,091	46.7%	2,085 [+]	1.6%	126,642	0	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	56,862	50.0%	Alton Parker (D)	54,650	48.1%	2,195 [+]	1.9%	113,707	-6	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	64,714	52.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	57,493	46.6%	1,155 [+]	0.9%	123,362	1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

213,817

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

379,433

62.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

7,727

1.3%

Other

3,283

0.5%

TOTAL

604,260

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

168,882

31.4%

Donald Trump (R)

341,413

63.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

15,141

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

3,961

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

7,144

1.3%

Other

635

0.1%

TOTAL

537,176

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

172,388

34.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

314,097

63.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,205

1.0%

Other

4,139

0.8%

TOTAL

495,829

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

191,794

38.4%

John McCain (R)

300,910

60.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

4,113

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,799

0.4%

Other

1,361

0.3%

TOTAL

499,977

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

302,584

60.8%

John Kerry (D)

190,878

38.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,556

0.5%

Other

1,408

0.3%

TOTAL

497,426

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

244,816

58.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

166,524

39.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,226

1.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,026

0.2%

Other

1,601

0.4%

TOTAL

421,193

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

162,450

44.2%

Robert Dole (R)

172,184

46.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

30,607

8.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,099

0.3%

Other

1,349

0.4%

TOTAL

367,689

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

159,104

40.8%

George Bush* (R)

173,208

44.4%

Ross Perot (I)

55,300

14.2%

Other

2,535

0.6%

TOTAL

390,147

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

200,676

58.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

140,424

40.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

567

0.2%

Other

2,104

0.6%

TOTAL

343,771

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 5

1984 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

222,926

63.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

126,800

36.0%

Other

2,427

0.7%

TOTAL

352,153

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

167,632

49.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

155,404

46.3%

John Anderson (I)

9,649

2.9%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,452

0.4%

Other

1,645

0.5%

TOTAL

335,782

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

145,979

50.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

139,434

48.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,737

0.6%

Other

2,774

1.0%

TOTAL

289,924

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

179,653

66.0%

George McGovern (D)

88,599

32.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

3,482

1.3%

Other

600

0.2%

TOTAL

272,334

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

124,379

48.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

89,790

34.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

42,092

16.4%

Other

702

0.3%

TOTAL

256,963

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 5

1964 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

153,332

60.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

97,839

38.8%

Other

846

0.3%

TOTAL

252,017

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

147,147

56.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

110,258

42.6%

Other

1,155

0.4%

TOTAL

258,560

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

126,621

51.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

119,091

48.4%

Other

572

0.2%

TOTAL

246,284

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

115,049

53.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

91,753

42.9%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,568

1.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

309

0.1%

Other

4,217

2.0%

TOTAL

213,896

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

112,655

50.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

108,264

48.8%

Other

859

0.4%

TOTAL

221,778

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

135,678

54.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

115,150

45.8%

Other

643

0.3%

TOTAL

251,471

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

131,391

53.3%

Alf Landon (R)

114,244

46.4%

William Lemke (Union)

283

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

112

0.0%

Other

351

0.1%

TOTAL

246,381

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

145,731

56.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

113,398

43.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

438

0.2%

Other

808

0.3%

TOTAL

260,375

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

148,592

63.6%

Al Smith (D)

84,916

36.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

152

0.1%

Other

134

0.1%

TOTAL

233,794

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

109,132

52.0%

John Davis (D)

95,114

45.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,887

2.3%

Other

897

0.4%

TOTAL

210,030

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

121,583

51.9%

James Cox (D)

111,233

47.5%

Other

1,412

0.6%

TOTAL

234,228

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

65,261

49.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

66,458

49.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

424

0.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

888

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

133,115

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

55,846

47.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

21,684

18.6%

William Taft* (R)

37,287

31.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

937

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

925

0.8%

Other

215

0.2%

TOTAL

116,894

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 9

1908 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

65,466

51.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

59,091

46.7%

Other

2,085

1.6%

TOTAL

126,642

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 0

1904 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

56,862

50.0%

Alton Parker (D)

54,650

48.1%

Other

2,195

1.9%

TOTAL

113,707

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Lexington, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

64,714

52.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

57,493

46.6%

Other

1,155

0.9%

TOTAL

123,362

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	1,101,962	85.75%	2.4%
Black:	80,398	6.26%	15.7%
Indian:	2,817	0.22%	24.6%
Asian:	21,821	1.70%	50.9%
2+ races:	24,987	1.94%	48.1%
Hispanic:	53,077	4.13%	31.2%

Total non-White:	183,100	14.25%	26.5%

Change in White population:	25,658	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	38,304	3.1

Lexington, KY Market Area

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