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Election 1924 Results

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1924 presidential election in Kentucky

Calvin Coolidge (Republican) beat John W. Davis (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1924, 48.9% to 46.0%, a margin of 3.0 points and 24,111 votes.

Kentucky voted 22.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+25.2.

Kentucky changed party: in 1920 it went Democratic, for James M. Cox.

Democrats led in 65 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 55. The largest, Jefferson, cast 117,293 votes and went to the Republican by 9.4 points. The closest was Hancock, where 10 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
Calvin Coolidge won	Republican	398,966	48.9%
John W. Davis	Democratic	374,855	46.0%
All other candidates		41,511	5.1%
Total		815,332

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	50,409 43.0%	61,475 52.4%	5,409	117,293	R+9.4
Kenton	7,948 26.1%	13,444 44.1%	9,059	30,451	R+18.0
Campbell	5,564 22.4%	12,242 49.3%	7,046	24,852	R+26.9
Fayette	10,433 46.6%	11,632 51.9%	331	22,396	R+5.4
Daviess	8,116 52.3%	7,202 46.4%	192	15,510	D+5.9
Christian	6,585 47.5%	7,150 51.6%	115	13,850	R+4.1
Pike	5,835 43.3%	6,990 51.9%	647	13,472	R+8.6
Harlan	2,133 16.1%	9,632 72.9%	1,445	13,210	R+56.8
Warren	7,005 55.1%	5,568 43.8%	132	12,705	D+11.3
McCracken	6,028 49.2%	4,956 40.4%	1,274	12,258	D+8.7
Hopkins	5,864 49.7%	5,231 44.4%	698	11,793	D+5.4
Boyd	4,079 37.4%	6,042 55.3%	796	10,917	R+18.0
Muhlenberg	4,379 41.8%	5,210 49.8%	882	10,471	R+7.9
Pulaski	3,158 30.7%	6,464 62.8%	676	10,298	R+32.1
Madison	4,895 47.7%	5,253 51.2%	121	10,269	R+3.5
Graves	7,266 74.0%	2,279 23.2%	268	9,813	D+50.8
Ohio	3,817 42.1%	4,909 54.1%	341	9,067	R+12.0
Henderson	4,046 44.7%	4,828 53.3%	186	9,060	R+8.6
Logan	4,772 55.3%	3,686 42.7%	179	8,637	D+12.6
Floyd	4,220 49.7%	3,685 43.4%	579	8,484	D+6.3
Barren	4,449 55.9%	3,431 43.1%	85	7,965	D+12.8
Bell	2,166 27.4%	5,371 68.0%	359	7,896	R+40.6
Bourbon	4,034 51.5%	3,679 47.0%	118	7,831	D+4.5
Franklin	4,678 61.6%	2,811 37.0%	104	7,593	D+24.6
Perry	2,658 36.3%	4,307 58.8%	359	7,324	R+22.5
Carter	2,552 35.4%	4,414 61.2%	247	7,213	R+25.8
Hardin	4,296 59.9%	2,712 37.8%	167	7,175	D+22.1
Breckinridge	3,230 45.1%	3,814 53.3%	118	7,162	R+8.2
Shelby	4,092 57.6%	2,936 41.4%	72	7,100	D+16.3
Mason	3,525 50.2%	3,372 48.0%	127	7,024	D+2.2
Whitley	1,413 20.6%	4,676 68.2%	768	6,857	R+47.6
Webster	3,449 51.6%	3,160 47.3%	71	6,680	D+4.3
Clark	3,857 58.3%	2,686 40.6%	69	6,612	D+17.7
Lincoln	3,100 48.8%	3,002 47.2%	254	6,356	D+1.5
Boyle	3,197 51.6%	2,656 42.8%	347	6,200	D+8.7
Scott	3,805 61.5%	2,315 37.4%	68	6,188	D+24.1
Harrison	3,924 63.8%	2,129 34.6%	100	6,153	D+29.2
Grayson	2,858 47.1%	3,149 51.9%	62	6,069	R+4.8
Nelson	3,863 64.3%	2,066 34.4%	79	6,008	D+29.9
Letcher	1,912 33.5%	3,112 54.5%	689	5,713	R+21.0
Henry	3,706 65.5%	1,910 33.8%	40	5,656	D+31.8
Hart	2,862 50.7%	2,687 47.6%	93	5,642	D+3.1
Knox	1,537 27.5%	3,761 67.3%	290	5,588	R+39.8
Union	3,493 63.1%	1,768 31.9%	276	5,537	D+31.2
Allen	2,373 43.1%	3,092 56.2%	36	5,501	R+13.1
Greenup	1,932 36.5%	2,490 47.1%	864	5,286	R+10.6
Mercer	2,698 51.2%	2,510 47.7%	59	5,267	D+3.6
Fleming	2,590 50.0%	2,543 49.1%	48	5,181	D+0.9
Morgan	3,311 64.5%	1,792 34.9%	28	5,131	D+29.6
Marion	3,055 59.8%	1,956 38.3%	96	5,107	D+21.5
Lawrence	2,445 48.5%	2,509 49.8%	87	5,041	R+1.3
Adair	2,269 45.1%	2,725 54.1%	39	5,033	R+9.1
Johnson	1,480 30.0%	3,025 61.3%	433	4,938	R+31.3
Casey	1,797 36.5%	3,090 62.8%	33	4,920	R+26.3
Calloway	3,790 77.6%	936 19.2%	157	4,883	D+58.4
Laurel	1,451 29.7%	3,211 65.8%	219	4,881	R+36.1
Caldwell	2,183 45.2%	2,475 51.2%	174	4,832	R+6.0
Clay	1,144 23.7%	3,551 73.7%	122	4,817	R+50.0
Trigg	2,625 54.9%	2,108 44.1%	47	4,780	D+10.8
Jessamine	2,470 51.8%	2,144 45.0%	150	4,764	D+6.8
Garrard	2,126 45.0%	2,575 54.5%	27	4,728	R+9.5
Todd	2,679 57.3%	1,935 41.4%	59	4,673	D+15.9
Lewis	1,445 31.1%	3,002 64.7%	195	4,642	R+33.5
Woodford	2,472 54.2%	2,077 45.5%	13	4,562	D+8.7
Breathitt	2,826 62.2%	1,708 37.6%	10	4,544	D+24.6
Washington	2,238 49.5%	2,268 50.2%	13	4,519	R+0.7
Wayne	2,020 45.4%	2,397 53.9%	29	4,446	R+8.5
Crittenden	1,869 42.3%	2,486 56.2%	66	4,421	R+14.0
Estill	2,052 47.2%	2,071 47.7%	220	4,343	R+0.4
Montgomery	2,347 54.1%	1,942 44.7%	51	4,340	D+9.3
Taylor	2,052 47.6%	2,227 51.6%	33	4,312	R+4.1
Fulton	3,336 77.7%	891 20.8%	65	4,292	D+57.0
Pendleton	2,028 47.3%	2,117 49.3%	145	4,290	R+2.1
McLean	2,284 53.9%	1,838 43.4%	117	4,239	D+10.5
Owen	3,155 76.8%	914 22.2%	40	4,109	D+54.5
Rockcastle	1,277 31.4%	2,679 66.0%	105	4,061	R+34.5
Simpson	2,688 66.8%	1,285 31.9%	52	4,025	D+34.9
Marshall	2,752 68.9%	1,175 29.4%	66	3,993	D+39.5
Ballard	3,128 78.5%	751 18.9%	105	3,984	D+59.7
Magoffin	1,757 44.4%	2,182 55.1%	22	3,961	R+10.7
Bath	2,095 54.6%	1,723 44.9%	21	3,839	D+9.7
Butler	1,177 30.7%	2,597 67.8%	57	3,831	R+37.1
Nicholas	2,235 61.9%	1,333 36.9%	43	3,611	D+25.0
Grant	1,923 53.7%	1,424 39.8%	233	3,580	D+13.9
Carroll	2,243 63.0%	1,298 36.4%	22	3,563	D+26.5
Anderson	2,089 59.0%	1,398 39.5%	54	3,541	D+19.5
Boone	2,204 62.7%	1,173 33.4%	138	3,515	D+29.3
Russell	1,224 34.9%	2,258 64.4%	24	3,506	R+29.5
Green	1,548 44.6%	1,909 55.0%	13	3,470	R+10.4
Monroe	970 28.2%	2,434 70.7%	38	3,442	R+42.5
Bracken	1,485 43.5%	1,749 51.2%	180	3,414	R+7.7
Larue	1,993 58.8%	1,368 40.4%	29	3,390	D+18.4
Edmonson	1,183 37.1%	2,005 62.9%		3,188	R+25.8
Knott	2,286 72.0%	866 27.3%	21	3,173	D+44.8
Livingston	1,768 57.3%	1,250 40.5%	67	3,085	D+16.8
McCreary	533 17.4%	2,283 74.7%	240	3,056	R+57.3
Cumberland	918 30.1%	2,113 69.3%	18	3,049	R+39.2
Jackson	284 9.3%	2,686 88.2%	77	3,047	R+78.8
Meade	1,802 61.5%	1,082 36.9%	47	2,931	D+24.6
Hickman	2,270 78.2%	614 21.2%	17	2,901	D+57.1
Oldham	1,954 67.7%	899 31.1%	35	2,888	D+36.5
Bullitt	1,789 62.6%	942 32.9%	128	2,859	D+29.6
Carlisle	2,250 81.6%	467 16.9%	42	2,759	D+64.6
Lyon	1,696 62.4%	976 35.9%	44	2,716	D+26.5
Metcalfe	1,262 46.6%	1,430 52.8%	17	2,709	R+6.2
Lee	1,348 49.8%	1,319 48.7%	41	2,708	D+1.1
Hancock	1,323 48.9%	1,313 48.5%	70	2,706	D+0.4
Clinton	543 20.8%	2,047 78.5%	18	2,608	R+57.7
Rowan	1,092 44.5%	1,305 53.2%	56	2,453	R+8.7
Wolfe	1,597 65.6%	821 33.7%	17	2,435	D+31.9
Elliott	1,702 73.2%	591 25.4%	31	2,324	D+47.8
Leslie	223 9.7%	2,035 88.8%	33	2,291	R+79.1
Spencer	1,320 58.1%	943 41.5%	10	2,273	D+16.6
Martin	364 17.8%	1,481 72.5%	197	2,042	R+54.7
Trimble	1,676 83.1%	335 16.6%	6	2,017	D+66.5
Gallatin	1,007 56.6%	749 42.1%	23	1,779	D+14.5
Owsley	323 18.4%	1,409 80.1%	27	1,759	R+61.7
Powell	939 55.6%	724 42.9%	26	1,689	D+12.7
Menifee	873 65.2%	445 33.2%	21	1,339	D+32.0
Robertson	680 57.7%	485 41.1%	14	1,179	D+16.5

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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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