Election Results for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	32,806	12.8
Deaths:	34,438	13.4
Net Migration:	-3,026	-1.2
Net Immigration:	3,440	1.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -426	R +26,790	R + 4.4%
D -27,216
2024 vs. 2016	R +25,562	D +2,560	D + 0.9%
D +28,122
2020 vs. 2016	R +25,988	D +29,350	D + 5.3%
D +55,338
2024 vs. 2012	R +40,099	R +15,661	R + 2.4%
D +24,438

2016 vs. 2008	R +12,083	R +31,320	R + 5.7%
D -19,237
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	62%	Donald Trump (R)	313,964	51.2%	Kamala Harris (D)	287,678	46.9%	11,201 [+]	1.8%	612,843	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 5,237 (0.9%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 2,466 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,440 (0.4%);
2020	65%	Joe Biden (D)	314,894	49.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	314,390	48.9%	13,983 [+]	2.2%	643,267	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8,972 (1.4%);
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	288,402	49.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	259,556	44.8%	30,879 [+]	5.3%	578,837	4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18,886 (3.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 6,252 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4,236 (0.7%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	273,865	50.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	263,240	48.1%	9,732 [+]	1.8%	546,837	3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,950 (1.1%);
2008	63%	Barack Obama (D)	278,793	49.6%	John McCain (R)	276,319	49.1%	7,451 [+]	1.3%	562,563	4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 2,861 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,290 (0.4%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	284,921	54.0%	John Kerry (D)	238,449	45.2%	4,009 [+]	0.8%	527,379	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,203 (0.4%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	237,630	51.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	212,552	46.2%	10,195 [+]	2.2%	460,377	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,258 (1.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,422 (0.3%);
1996	54%	Bill Clinton* (D)	207,749	49.0%	Robert Dole (R)	180,073	42.5%	36,010 [+]	8.5%	423,832	2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 33,882 (8.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,236 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	60%	Bill Clinton (D)	215,120	47.4%	George Bush* (R)	174,780	38.5%	64,405 [+]	14.2%	454,305	1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 63,036 (13.9%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	208,473	53.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	179,320	46.1%	1,545 [+]	0.4%	389,338	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 516 (0.1%);
1984	57%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	242,970	58.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	169,232	40.9%	1,849	0.4%	414,051	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Ronald Reagan (R)	184,770	48.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	178,067	46.9%	17,192 [+]	4.5%	380,029	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 13,194 (3.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,698 (0.4%);
1976	53%	Jimmy Carter (D)	178,716	49.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	175,142	48.4%	7,748 [+]	2.1%	361,606	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,444 (0.7%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	196,903	60.3%	George McGovern (D)	123,618	37.8%	6,177 [+]	1.9%	326,698	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 5,225 (1.6%);
1968	55%	Richard Nixon (R)	132,173	42.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	127,722	40.8%	53,158 [+]	17.0%	313,053	-1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 51,970 (16.6%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	206,299	65.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	109,175	34.5%	1,288	0.4%	316,762	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	65%	John Kennedy (D)	164,580	50.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	164,124	49.9%	216	0.1%	328,920	0	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	61%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	161,787	56.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	124,283	43.2%	1,485	0.5%	287,555	-1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	139,581	52.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	124,453	46.9%	1,577	0.6%	265,611	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	112,720	51.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	97,798	44.8%	7,756 [+]	3.6%	218,274	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,255 (1.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 753 (0.3%);
1944	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	122,186	57.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	91,023	42.5%	893	0.4%	214,102	-3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	138,504	59.2%	Wendell Willkie (R)	94,552	40.4%	744	0.3%	233,800	-4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	130,379	61.1%	Alf Landon (R)	78,589	36.8%	4,497 [+]	2.1%	213,465	0	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 3,909 (1.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 296 (0.1%);
1932	73%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	118,830	55.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	93,683	43.6%	2,317 [+]	1.1%	214,830	4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,323 (0.6%);
1928	83%	Herbert Hoover (R)	135,834	58.6%	Al Smith (D)	95,399	41.2%	580 [+]	0.3%	231,813	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 295 (0.1%);
1924	68%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	89,157	49.6%	John Davis (D)	83,406	46.4%	7,049 [+]	3.9%	179,612	-4	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,542 (3.6%);
1920	79%	Warren Harding (R)	99,435	50.4%	James Cox (D)	95,645	48.5%	2,154 [+]	1.1%	197,234	-10	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 296 (0.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 256 (0.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 175 (0.1%);
1916	41%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	50,797	52.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	43,940	45.5%	1,906 [+]	2.0%	96,643	-1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,206 (1.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 529 (0.5%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	43,261	49.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	33,019	37.4%	12,006 [+]	13.6%	88,286	-13	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 9,280 (10.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,900 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 602 (0.7%);
1908	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	48,392	51.2%	William Taft (R)	43,807	46.4%	2,230 [+]	2.4%	94,429	-5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 373 (0.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 350 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 5 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Alton Parker (D)	42,667	51.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	38,258	45.7%	2,799 [+]	3.3%	83,724	-11	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 476 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 419 (0.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 55 (0.1%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	43,183	49.9%	William McKinley* (R)	42,270	48.8%	1,104 [+]	1.3%	86,557	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 235 (0.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 30 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

314,894

49.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

314,390

48.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

8,972

1.4%

Other

5,011

0.8%

TOTAL

643,267

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

259,556

44.8%

Donald Trump (R)

288,402

49.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

18,886

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

4,236

0.7%

Evan McMullin (I)

6,252

1.1%

Other

1,505

0.3%

TOTAL

578,837

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

263,240

48.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

273,865

50.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,950

1.1%

Other

3,782

0.7%

TOTAL

546,837

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

278,793

49.6%

John McCain (R)

276,319

49.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,861

0.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,290

0.4%

Other

2,300

0.4%

TOTAL

562,563

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

284,921

54.0%

John Kerry (D)

238,449

45.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

2,203

0.4%

Other

1,806

0.3%

TOTAL

527,379

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

237,630

51.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

212,552

46.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,258

1.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,422

0.3%

Other

1,515

0.3%

TOTAL

460,377

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

207,749

49.0%

Robert Dole (R)

180,073

42.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

33,882

8.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1,236

0.3%

Other

892

0.2%

TOTAL

423,832

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 2

1992 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

215,120

47.4%

George Bush* (R)

174,780

38.5%

Ross Perot (I)

63,036

13.9%

Other

1,369

0.3%

TOTAL

454,305

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

208,473

53.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

179,320

46.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

516

0.1%

Other

1,029

0.3%

TOTAL

389,338

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

242,970

58.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

169,232

40.9%

Other

1,849

0.4%

TOTAL

414,051

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

184,770

48.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

178,067

46.9%

John Anderson (I)

13,194

3.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,698

0.4%

Other

2,300

0.6%

TOTAL

380,029

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

178,716

49.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

175,142

48.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,444

0.7%

Other

5,304

1.5%

TOTAL

361,606

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

196,903

60.3%

George McGovern (D)

123,618

37.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

5,225

1.6%

Other

952

0.3%

TOTAL

326,698

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

132,173

42.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

127,722

40.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

51,970

16.6%

Other

1,188

0.4%

TOTAL

313,053

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

206,299

65.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

109,175

34.5%

Other

1,288

0.4%

TOTAL

316,762

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

164,580

50.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

164,124

49.9%

Other

216

0.1%

TOTAL

328,920

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

161,787

56.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

124,283

43.2%

Other

1,485

0.5%

TOTAL

287,555

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

139,581

52.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

124,453

46.9%

Other

1,577

0.6%

TOTAL

265,611

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

112,720

51.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

97,798

44.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2,255

1.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

753

0.3%

Other

4,748

2.2%

TOTAL

218,274

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

122,186

57.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

91,023

42.5%

Other

893

0.4%

TOTAL

214,102

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

138,504

59.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

94,552

40.4%

Other

744

0.3%

TOTAL

233,800

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -4

1936 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

130,379

61.1%

Alf Landon (R)

78,589

36.8%

William Lemke (Union)

3,909

1.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

296

0.1%

Other

292

0.1%

TOTAL

213,465

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 0

1932 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

118,830

55.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

93,683

43.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,323

0.6%

Other

994

0.5%

TOTAL

214,830

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

135,834

58.6%

Al Smith (D)

95,399

41.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

295

0.1%

Other

285

0.1%

TOTAL

231,813

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

89,157

49.6%

John Davis (D)

83,406

46.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

6,542

3.6%

Other

507

0.3%

TOTAL

179,612

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

99,435

50.4%

James Cox (D)

95,645

48.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

296

0.2%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

175

0.1%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

256

0.1%

Other

1,427

0.7%

TOTAL

197,234

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): -10

1916 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

50,797

52.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

43,940

45.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,206

1.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

529

0.5%

Other

171

0.2%

TOTAL

96,643

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

43,261

49.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

33,019

37.4%

William Taft* (R)

9,280

10.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,900

2.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

602

0.7%

Other

224

0.3%

TOTAL

88,286

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -13

1908 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

43,807

46.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

48,392

51.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

373

0.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

350

0.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

1,502

1.6%

TOTAL

94,429

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

38,258

45.7%

Alton Parker (D)

42,667

51.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

419

0.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

476

0.6%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

Other

1,849

2.2%

TOTAL

83,724

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): -11

1900 President, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

42,270

48.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

43,183

49.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

235

0.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.0%

Other

839

1.0%

TOTAL

86,557

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	943,560	73.45%	2.7%
Black:	198,382	15.44%	16.1%
Indian:	2,195	0.17%	15.8%
Asian:	32,017	2.49%	58.6%
2+ races:	31,430	2.45%	49.0%
Hispanic:	76,969	5.99%	57.1%

Total non-White:	340,993	26.55%	28.4%

Change in White population:	-26,589	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	75,434	6.1

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area