Election Results for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,097	12.7
Deaths:	11,594	11.2
Net Migration:	-1,806	-1.7
Net Immigration:	1,350	1.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -562	R +10,888	R + 4.5%
D -11,450
2024 vs. 2016	R +8,128	D +9,894	D + 5.1%
D +18,022
2020 vs. 2016	R +8,690	D +20,782	D + 9.6%
D +29,472
2024 vs. 2012	R +9,975	D +15,340	D + 8.1%
D +25,315

2016 vs. 2008	R +4,405	R +2,464	R + 1.0%
D +1,941
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	59%	Donald Trump (R)	119,524	50.1%	Kamala Harris (D)	114,114	47.8%	4,942 [+]	2.1%	238,580	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,168 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,369 (0.6%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,029 (0.4%);
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	125,564	50.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	120,086	47.8%	5,509 [+]	2.2%	251,159	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,879 (1.5%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	111,396	50.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	96,092	43.2%	14,924 [+]	6.7%	222,412	4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,177 (3.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 4,258 (1.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,179 (1.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	109,549	54.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	88,799	43.8%	4,395 [+]	2.2%	202,743	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,648 (1.3%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	106,991	52.5%	Barack Obama (D)	94,151	46.2%	2,705 [+]	1.3%	203,847	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,338 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 864 (0.4%);
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	111,408	56.8%	John Kerry (D)	83,134	42.4%	1,700 [+]	0.9%	196,242	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,088 (0.6%);
2000	52%	George W. Bush (R)	89,589	54.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69,343	42.3%	5,104 [+]	3.1%	164,036	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,106 (2.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 350 (0.2%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	65,566	46.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	64,245	45.7%	10,809 [+]	7.7%	140,620	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 9,806 (7.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 454 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	63,516	44.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	56,657	39.3%	24,135 [+]	16.7%	144,308	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 22,854 (15.8%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	72,753	59.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	48,587	39.6%	1,210 [+]	1.0%	122,550	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 251 (0.2%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	78,247	64.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	42,480	34.9%	1,142	0.9%	121,869	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Ronald Reagan (R)	52,908	48.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	49,186	44.9%	7,466 [+]	6.8%	109,560	-2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 6,016 (5.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 628 (0.6%);
1976	46%	Gerald Ford* (R)	48,679	50.8%	Jimmy Carter (D)	44,693	46.7%	2,396 [+]	2.5%	95,768	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,068 (1.1%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	60,485	66.9%	George McGovern (D)	27,887	30.8%	2,051 [+]	2.3%	90,423	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,841 (2.0%);
1968	49%	Richard Nixon (R)	35,481	45.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	26,794	34.7%	14,965 [+]	19.4%	77,240	3	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 14,675 (19.0%);
1964	49%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	42,906	60.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	27,600	39.0%	296	0.4%	70,802	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	51%	Richard Nixon (R)	38,079	56.6%	John Kennedy (D)	29,228	43.4%	0	0.0%	67,307	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	51%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	33,859	54.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	27,378	44.3%	557	0.9%	61,794	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	52%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	29,302	50.7%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	28,312	49.0%	181	0.3%	57,795	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	49%	Harry Truman* (D)	28,080	56.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	18,072	36.5%	3,320 [+]	6.7%	49,472	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,339 (2.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 119 (0.2%);
1944	51%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,210	59.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	19,496	39.8%	297	0.6%	49,003	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	33,542	59.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	22,469	40.0%	169	0.3%	56,180	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,049	59.3%	Alf Landon (R)	21,746	40.2%	281 [+]	0.5%	54,076	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 156 (0.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 19 (0.0%);
1932	72%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	36,069	61.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	22,021	37.7%	383 [+]	0.7%	58,473	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 189 (0.3%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	33,534	59.3%	Al Smith (D)	22,937	40.6%	56 [+]	0.1%	56,527	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 38 (0.1%);
1924	71%	John Davis (D)	27,071	51.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	24,533	46.9%	749 [+]	1.4%	52,353	-7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 452 (0.9%);
1920	85%	James Cox (D)	34,722	57.3%	Warren Harding (R)	25,394	41.9%	444 [+]	0.7%	60,560	-18	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	46%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	17,807	56.4%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	13,482	42.7%	288 [+]	0.9%	31,577	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 229 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 48 (0.2%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	15,379	52.9%	William Taft* (R)	9,581	32.9%	4,134 [+]	14.2%	29,094	10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 3,759 (12.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 203 (0.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 156 (0.5%);
1908	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	16,020	53.7%	William Taft (R)	13,353	44.7%	478 [+]	1.6%	29,851	-7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	45%	Alton Parker (D)	15,607	55.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	12,017	42.7%	487 [+]	1.7%	28,111	-14	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	14,822	50.0%	William McKinley* (R)	14,469	48.8%	378 [+]	1.3%	29,669	-3	0.21%
[-] 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-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

125,564

50.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

120,086

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,879

1.5%

Other

1,630

0.6%

TOTAL

251,159

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

96,092

43.2%

Donald Trump (R)

111,396

50.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8,177

3.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,179

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

4,258

1.9%

Other

310

0.1%

TOTAL

222,412

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

88,799

43.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

109,549

54.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,648

1.3%

Other

1,747

0.9%

TOTAL

202,743

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

94,151

46.2%

John McCain (R)

106,991

52.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,338

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

864

0.4%

Other

503

0.2%

TOTAL

203,847

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

111,408

56.8%

John Kerry (D)

83,134

42.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,088

0.6%

Other

612

0.3%

TOTAL

196,242

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

89,589

54.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

69,343

42.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,106

2.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

350

0.2%

Other

648

0.4%

TOTAL

164,036

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

64,245

45.7%

Robert Dole (R)

65,566

46.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

9,806

7.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

454

0.3%

Other

549

0.4%

TOTAL

140,620

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

56,657

39.3%

George Bush* (R)

63,516

44.0%

Ross Perot (I)

22,854

15.8%

Other

1,281

0.9%

TOTAL

144,308

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

72,753

59.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

48,587

39.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

251

0.2%

Other

959

0.8%

TOTAL

122,550

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

78,247

64.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

42,480

34.9%

Other

1,142

0.9%

TOTAL

121,869

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

52,908

48.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

49,186

44.9%

John Anderson (I)

6,016

5.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

628

0.6%

Other

822

0.8%

TOTAL

109,560

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

44,693

46.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

48,679

50.8%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,068

1.1%

Other

1,328

1.4%

TOTAL

95,768

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

60,485

66.9%

George McGovern (D)

27,887

30.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,841

2.0%

Other

210

0.2%

TOTAL

90,423

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

35,481

45.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

26,794

34.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

14,675

19.0%

Other

290

0.4%

TOTAL

77,240

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

42,906

60.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

27,600

39.0%

Other

296

0.4%

TOTAL

70,802

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

33,859

54.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

27,378

44.3%

Other

557

0.9%

TOTAL

61,794

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

28,312

49.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

29,302

50.7%

Other

181

0.3%

TOTAL

57,795

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

28,080

56.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

18,072

36.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,339

2.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

119

0.2%

Other

1,862

3.8%

TOTAL

49,472

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): -9

1944 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,210

59.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

19,496

39.8%

Other

297

0.6%

TOTAL

49,003

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

33,542

59.7%

Wendell Willkie (R)

22,469

40.0%

Other

169

0.3%

TOTAL

56,180

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

1936 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

32,049

59.3%

Alf Landon (R)

21,746

40.2%

William Lemke (Union)

156

0.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

106

0.2%

TOTAL

54,076

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 4

1932 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

36,069

61.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

22,021

37.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

189

0.3%

Other

194

0.3%

TOTAL

58,473

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

33,534

59.3%

Al Smith (D)

22,937

40.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

56,527

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

24,533

46.9%

John Davis (D)

27,071

51.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

452

0.9%

Other

297

0.6%

TOTAL

52,353

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

25,394

41.9%

James Cox (D)

34,722

57.3%

Other

444

0.7%

TOTAL

60,560

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): -18

1916 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

17,807

56.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

13,482

42.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

229

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

31,577

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -3

1912 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

15,379

52.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,759

12.9%

William Taft* (R)

9,581

32.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

156

0.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

203

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

29,094

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 10

1908 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

13,353

44.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

16,020

53.7%

Other

478

1.6%

TOTAL

29,851

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -7

1904 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

12,017

42.7%

Alton Parker (D)

15,607

55.5%

Other

487

1.7%

TOTAL

28,111

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -14

1900 President, Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

14,469

48.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

14,822

50.0%

Other

378

1.3%

TOTAL

29,669

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	393,651	76.01%	5.6%
Black:	59,938	11.57%	19.0%
Indian:	954	0.18%	3.5%
Asian:	16,328	3.15%	50.5%
2+ races:	12,980	2.51%	50.0%
Hispanic:	34,065	6.58%	22.7%

Total non-White:	124,265	23.99%	25.2%

Change in White population:	20,812	4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	25,005	5.3

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area