Election Results for Bowling Green, KY Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,842	13.6
Deaths:	7,001	13.9
Net Migration:	5,797	11.5
Net Immigration:	536	1.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,646	R +655	D + 5.1%
D +6,991
2020 vs. 2012	R +16,785	R +12,838	R + 6.0%
D +3,947
2020 vs. 2008	R +16,786	R +14,217	R + 8.0%
D +2,569

2016 vs. 2008	R +9,140	R +13,562	R + 13.1%
D -4,422
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	73,813	67.2%	Joe Biden (D)	34,187	31.1%	1,872 [+]	1.7%	109,872	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,339 (1.2%);
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	66,167	67.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	27,196	27.8%	4,516 [+]	4.6%	97,879	22	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,640 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,170 (1.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 635 (0.6%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	57,028	64.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	30,240	34.1%	1,337 [+]	1.5%	88,605	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 777 (0.9%);
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	57,027	63.5%	Barack Obama (D)	31,618	35.2%	1,199 [+]	1.3%	89,844	18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 686 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 263 (0.3%);
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	56,168	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	28,540	33.5%	590 [+]	0.7%	85,298	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 373 (0.4%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	47,541	64.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	25,417	34.3%	1,062 [+]	1.4%	74,020	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 701 (0.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 148 (0.2%);
1996	46%	Robert Dole (R)	34,862	53.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	25,238	38.5%	5,491 [+]	8.4%	65,591	12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 5,192 (7.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 151 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	George Bush* (R)	33,254	48.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	26,937	39.4%	8,164 [+]	11.9%	68,355	11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 7,950 (11.6%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	38,641	62.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	22,918	37.1%	294 [+]	0.5%	61,853	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 81 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	39,920	66.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	20,360	33.6%	250	0.4%	60,530	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	49%	Ronald Reagan (R)	33,824	56.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	24,372	40.9%	1,353 [+]	2.3%	59,549	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 956 (1.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 251 (0.4%);
1976	47%	Jimmy Carter (D)	25,973	51.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	24,145	47.7%	480 [+]	0.9%	50,598	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 161 (0.3%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	33,156	66.3%	George McGovern (D)	16,100	32.2%	731 [+]	1.5%	49,987	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 598 (1.2%);
1968	58%	Richard Nixon (R)	24,832	50.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,055	28.7%	10,035 [+]	20.5%	48,922	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 9,970 (20.4%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	27,018	58.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	19,173	41.4%	133	0.3%	46,324	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	31,178	59.3%	John Kennedy (D)	21,422	40.7%	0	0.0%	52,600	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	28,277	55.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	22,355	44.1%	97	0.2%	50,729	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	57%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	25,132	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,857	45.3%	88	0.2%	46,077	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	49%	Harry Truman* (D)	19,321	49.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	17,624	45.5%	1,824 [+]	4.7%	38,769	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 742 (1.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 23 (0.1%);
1944	56%	Thomas Dewey (R)	22,727	51.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,379	48.4%	97	0.2%	44,203	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,061	51.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	21,926	48.6%	100	0.2%	45,087	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,574	52.6%	Alf Landon (R)	21,114	47.1%	126 [+]	0.3%	44,814	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 35 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.0%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	28,226	57.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	20,881	42.3%	201 [+]	0.4%	49,308	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 54 (0.1%);
1928	65%	Herbert Hoover (R)	29,058	65.0%	Al Smith (D)	15,597	34.9%	33 [+]	0.1%	44,688	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 15 (0.0%);
1924	59%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	20,443	49.8%	John Davis (D)	20,207	49.2%	421 [+]	1.0%	41,071	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 339 (0.8%);
1920	68%	Warren Harding (R)	24,490	52.1%	James Cox (D)	22,175	47.2%	303 [+]	0.6%	46,968	-8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	14,460	49.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	14,323	49.3%	279 [+]	1.0%	29,062	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 173 (0.6%); Allan Benson (Soc) 82 (0.3%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	12,077	46.2%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	6,986	26.7%	7,073 [+]	27.1%	26,136	2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 6,501 (24.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 317 (1.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 226 (0.9%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	13,489	50.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	12,920	48.0%	516 [+]	1.9%	26,925	-2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	12,841	50.0%	Alton Parker (D)	12,242	47.7%	608 [+]	2.4%	25,691	-6	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	44%	William McKinley* (R)	13,666	50.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	13,109	48.4%	285 [+]	1.1%	27,060	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34,187

31.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

73,813

67.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,339

1.2%

Other

533

0.5%

TOTAL

109,872

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

27,196

27.8%

Donald Trump (R)

66,167

67.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,640

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

635

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,170

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

97,879

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

30,240

34.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

57,028

64.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

777

0.9%

Other

560

0.6%

TOTAL

88,605

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

31,618

35.2%

John McCain (R)

57,027

63.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

686

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

263

0.3%

Other

250

0.3%

TOTAL

89,844

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

56,168

65.8%

John Kerry (D)

28,540

33.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

373

0.4%

Other

217

0.3%

TOTAL

85,298

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

47,541

64.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

25,417

34.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

701

0.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

148

0.2%

Other

213

0.3%

TOTAL

74,020

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 16

1996 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

25,238

38.5%

Robert Dole (R)

34,862

53.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

5,192

7.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

151

0.2%

Other

148

0.2%

TOTAL

65,591

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 12

1992 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

26,937

39.4%

George Bush* (R)

33,254

48.6%

Ross Perot (I)

7,950

11.6%

Other

214

0.3%

TOTAL

68,355

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

38,641

62.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

22,918

37.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

213

0.3%

TOTAL

61,853

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 9

1984 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

39,920

66.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

20,360

33.6%

Other

250

0.4%

TOTAL

60,530

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

33,824

56.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

24,372

40.9%

John Anderson (I)

956

1.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

251

0.4%

Other

146

0.2%

TOTAL

59,549

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 6

1976 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

25,973

51.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

24,145

47.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

161

0.3%

Other

319

0.6%

TOTAL

50,598

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

33,156

66.3%

George McGovern (D)

16,100

32.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

598

1.2%

Other

133

0.3%

TOTAL

49,987

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

24,832

50.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

14,055

28.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

9,970

20.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

48,922

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

27,018

58.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

19,173

41.4%

Other

133

0.3%

TOTAL

46,324

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

28,277

55.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

22,355

44.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

50,729

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

25,132

54.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,857

45.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

46,077

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

19,321

49.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

17,624

45.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

742

1.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

1,059

2.7%

TOTAL

38,769

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

21,379

48.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

22,727

51.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

44,203

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

23,061

51.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

21,926

48.6%

Other

100

0.2%

TOTAL

45,087

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 4

1936 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

23,574

52.6%

Alf Landon (R)

21,114

47.1%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

44,814

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 11

1932 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

28,226

57.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

20,881

42.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

147

0.3%

TOTAL

49,308

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

29,058

65.0%

Al Smith (D)

15,597

34.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

44,688

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 7

1924 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

20,443

49.8%

John Davis (D)

20,207

49.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

339

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

41,071

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

24,490

52.1%

James Cox (D)

22,175

47.2%

Other

303

0.6%

TOTAL

46,968

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

14,460

49.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

14,323

49.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

173

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

29,062

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 3

1912 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

12,077

46.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

6,986

26.7%

William Taft* (R)

6,501

24.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

317

1.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

226

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

26,136

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

13,489

50.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

12,920

48.0%

Other

516

1.9%

TOTAL

26,925

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -2

1904 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

12,841

50.0%

Alton Parker (D)

12,242

47.7%

Other

608

2.4%

TOTAL

25,691

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

13,666

50.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

13,109

48.4%

Other

285

1.1%

TOTAL

27,060

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	214,823	83.17%	7.7%
Black:	16,802	6.50%	23.8%
Indian:	576	0.22%	22.8%
Asian:	9,064	3.51%	152.4%
2+ races:	5,234	2.03%	67.4%
Hispanic:	11,799	4.57%	59.4%

Total non-White:	43,475	16.83%	53.1%

Change in White population:	15,445	6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,083	6.6

Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bowling Green, KY Market Area