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Election 1880 Results

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1880 presidential election in Kentucky

Winfield Scott Hancock (Democrat) beat James A. Garfield (Republican) in Kentucky in 1880, 55.7% to 39.9%, a margin of 15.9 points and 42,385 votes.

Kentucky voted 16.0 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+0.1.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Samuel J. Tilden won.

Democrats led in 88 of the 117 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Jefferson, cast 23,252 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.5 points. The closest was Rowan, where 8 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Winfield Scott Hancock won	Democratic	148,875	55.7%
James A. Garfield	Republican	106,490	39.9%
All other candidates		11,739	4.4%
Total		267,104

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	13,970 60.1%	8,746 37.6%	536	23,252	D+22.5
Kenton	4,370 59.3%	2,980 40.4%	20	7,370	D+18.9
Campbell	3,059 50.9%	2,899 48.3%	48	6,006	D+2.7
Fayette	2,449 46.0%	2,830 53.2%	41	5,320	R+7.2
Christian	1,853 35.8%	2,844 54.9%	486	5,183	R+19.1
Daviess	3,054 66.9%	1,271 27.8%	239	4,564	D+39.1
Warren	2,253 53.6%	1,703 40.5%	245	4,201	D+13.1
Mason	2,536 60.7%	1,640 39.2%	3	4,179	D+21.4
Madison	2,056 50.5%	2,003 49.2%	12	4,071	D+1.3
Logan	2,409 60.2%	1,488 37.2%	103	4,000	D+23.0
Henderson	2,217 55.9%	1,504 37.9%	246	3,967	D+18.0
Barren	2,140 59.3%	1,358 37.6%	112	3,610	D+21.7
Graves	2,443 69.5%	930 26.5%	140	3,513	D+43.1
Bourbon	1,686 50.2%	1,668 49.7%	3	3,357	D+0.5
Pulaski	1,459 43.6%	1,860 55.6%	29	3,348	R+12.0
Owen	2,644 80.5%	630 19.2%	11	3,285	D+61.3
Shelby	1,849 61.3%	1,039 34.5%	127	3,015	D+26.9
Harrison	1,866 62.3%	1,103 36.8%	28	2,997	D+25.5
Scott	1,683 56.3%	1,299 43.5%	5	2,987	D+12.9
Pendleton	1,779 59.6%	1,186 39.7%	21	2,986	D+19.9
Fleming	1,592 53.5%	1,368 46.0%	14	2,974	D+7.5
Hardin	1,677 56.9%	962 32.6%	310	2,949	D+24.2
Hopkins	1,459 49.8%	838 28.6%	632	2,929	D+21.2
Franklin	1,751 60.2%	1,134 39.0%	25	2,910	D+21.2
Nelson	1,758 62.9%	949 34.0%	88	2,795	D+28.9
Union	1,931 69.9%	514 18.6%	319	2,764	D+51.3
Mercer	1,591 57.6%	1,158 41.9%	13	2,762	D+15.7
Breckinridge	1,376 49.9%	912 33.1%	470	2,758	D+16.8
Henry	1,661 60.2%	883 32.0%	214	2,758	D+28.2
Lincoln	1,545 56.9%	1,170 43.1%		2,715	D+13.8
Ohio	1,645 61.1%	702 26.1%	345	2,692	D+35.0
Hart	1,454 54.4%	1,074 40.2%	144	2,672	D+14.2
Todd	1,250 47.1%	1,201 45.2%	204	2,655	D+1.8
McCracken	1,537 59.1%	1,045 40.2%	18	2,600	D+18.9
Marion	1,525 59.6%	1,023 40.0%	11	2,559	D+19.6
Lewis	1,075 42.0%	1,388 54.3%	94	2,557	R+12.2
Washington	1,319 52.2%	1,172 46.3%	38	2,529	D+5.8
Boyle	1,284 51.8%	1,191 48.0%	5	2,480	D+3.8
Bracken	1,542 63.9%	817 33.9%	54	2,413	D+30.0
Clark	1,263 54.0%	1,059 45.3%	17	2,339	D+8.7
Woodford	1,228 52.6%	1,104 47.3%	1	2,333	D+5.3
Muhlenberg	1,057 45.6%	917 39.6%	343	2,317	D+6.0
Nicholas	1,416 61.1%	901 38.9%		2,317	D+22.2
Garrard	1,069 46.8%	1,190 52.1%	25	2,284	R+5.3
Grant	1,333 60.5%	869 39.5%		2,202	D+21.1
Boone	1,734 79.4%	446 20.4%	3	2,183	D+59.0
Montgomery	1,211 55.8%	957 44.1%	2	2,170	D+11.7
Adair	1,095 50.9%	937 43.6%	118	2,150	D+7.3
Trigg	1,262 58.9%	873 40.7%	9	2,144	D+18.1
Caldwell	1,160 56.1%	899 43.5%	7	2,066	D+12.6
Ballard	1,599 78.0%	411 20.0%	41	2,051	D+57.9
Jessamine	979 48.0%	1,057 51.8%	4	2,040	R+3.8
Greenup	723 35.6%	925 45.5%	383	2,031	R+9.9
Grayson	1,012 50.1%	724 35.8%	285	2,021	D+14.3
Bath	1,128 56.3%	874 43.6%	3	2,005	D+12.7
Webster	946 47.3%	393 19.7%	659	1,998	D+27.7
Boyd	794 40.3%	959 48.7%	216	1,969	R+8.4
Carroll	1,460 79.7%	372 20.3%		1,832	D+59.4
Pike	1,060 57.9%	758 41.4%	14	1,832	D+16.5
Crittenden	827 45.6%	786 43.3%	201	1,814	D+2.3
Butler	540 29.9%	728 40.2%	541	1,809	R+10.4
Anderson	1,118 65.1%	595 34.6%	5	1,718	D+30.4
Calloway	1,187 69.4%	257 15.0%	267	1,711	D+54.4
Allen	949 55.9%	688 40.5%	61	1,698	D+15.4
Lawrence	936 55.2%	726 42.8%	34	1,696	D+12.4
Casey	892 54.9%	708 43.6%	24	1,624	D+11.3
Clay	674 42.2%	922 57.7%	2	1,598	R+15.5
Estill	809 51.0%	772 48.6%	6	1,587	D+2.3
Simpson	1,076 67.8%	501 31.6%	10	1,587	D+36.2
Meade	1,067 67.4%	317 20.0%	200	1,584	D+47.3
Knox	611 38.6%	964 60.9%	8	1,583	R+22.3
Morgan	1,139 72.0%	443 28.0%		1,582	D+44.0
Rockcastle	760 48.1%	749 47.4%	71	1,580	D+0.7
Carter	577 37.3%	695 44.9%	275	1,547	R+7.6
Larue	1,032 67.0%	469 30.4%	40	1,541	D+36.5
Metcalfe	736 47.9%	772 50.2%	29	1,537	R+2.3
Laurel	622 40.5%	905 59.0%	7	1,534	R+18.4
Green	685 44.8%	726 47.5%	119	1,530	R+2.7
Hickman	1,069 72.0%	386 26.0%	29	1,484	D+46.0
Whitley	479 33.1%	962 66.4%	7	1,448	R+33.4
Oldham	901 62.4%	502 34.7%	42	1,445	D+27.6
McLean	755 52.6%	337 23.5%	342	1,434	D+29.1
Taylor	879 62.1%	537 37.9%		1,416	D+24.2
Monroe	516 36.5%	621 44.0%	275	1,412	R+7.4
Wayne	709 51.8%	523 38.2%	137	1,369	D+13.6
Marshall	979 72.3%	196 14.5%	179	1,354	D+57.8
Hancock	560 41.5%	270 20.0%	520	1,350	D+21.5
Floyd	946 70.3%	394 29.3%	5	1,345	D+41.0
Cumberland	598 44.6%	729 54.3%	15	1,342	R+9.8
Trimble	1,082 87.0%	151 12.1%	11	1,244	D+74.8
Spencer	850 70.2%	358 29.6%	2	1,210	D+40.7
Magoffin	553 47.2%	619 52.8%		1,172	R+5.6
Johnson	472 40.7%	603 51.9%	86	1,161	R+11.3
Lyon	630 54.6%	427 37.0%	96	1,153	D+17.6
Breathitt	797 70.3%	330 29.1%	7	1,134	D+41.2
Livingston	868 76.7%	222 19.6%	41	1,131	D+57.1
Bullitt	788 71.2%	275 24.9%	43	1,106	D+46.4
Robertson	696 63.6%	395 36.1%	4	1,095	D+27.5
Jackson	272 26.2%	758 72.9%	10	1,040	R+46.7
Russell	531 51.1%	366 35.2%	143	1,040	D+15.9
Clinton	323 32.4%	605 60.6%	70	998	R+28.3
Edmonson	484 49.2%	432 43.9%	67	983	D+5.3
Gallatin	683 71.4%	274 28.6%		957	D+42.7
Wolfe	572 62.1%	348 37.8%	1	921	D+24.3
Fulton	707 77.5%	179 19.6%	26	912	D+57.9
Owsley	222 25.1%	663 74.9%		885	R+49.8
Perry	318 36.3%	559 63.7%		877	R+27.5
Harlan	166 19.0%	704 80.5%	5	875	R+61.5
Lee	394 48.5%	418 51.4%	1	813	R+3.0
Elliott	623 78.3%	115 14.4%	58	796	D+63.8
Bell	261 32.8%	533 67.0%	1	795	R+34.2
Letcher	379 55.8%	300 44.2%		679	D+11.6
Powell	343 52.4%	308 47.1%	3	654	D+5.4
Menifee	490 75.3%	158 24.3%	3	651	D+51.0
Rowan	289 48.4%	281 47.1%	27	597	D+1.3
Leslie	57 9.9%	518 90.1%		575	R+80.2
Martin	121 28.5%	304 71.5%		425	R+43.1

Counties as they stood in 1880; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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