The American Vote
2024 result
KY

Kentucky

Party timeline · 1792–2024

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Swing timeline · Kentucky
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 18 flips across 59 cycles.
D-R 1796–1824 · 8 straight1792 · Washington (Independent) · 8 EV (4 electors) · George Washington 4, Thomas Jefferson 41796 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 41800 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 41804 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 8 EV1808 · Madison (Democratic-Republican) · 7 EV1812 · Madison (Democratic-Republican) · 12 EV1816 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 12 EV1820 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 12 EV1824 · Clay (Democratic-Republican) · 14 EV1828 · Jackson (Democratic) · 14 EV1832 · Clay (National Republican) · 15 EV1836 · Harrison (Whig) · 15 EV1840 · Harrison (Whig) · 15 EV1844 · Clay (Whig) · 12 EV1848 · Taylor (Whig) · 12 EV1852 · Scott (Whig) · 12 EV1856 · Buchanan (Democratic) · 12 EV1860 · Bell (Constitutional Union) · 12 EV1864 · McClellan (Democratic) · 11 EV1868 · Seymour (Democratic) · 11 EV1872 · Greeley (Democratic) · 12 EV · Hendricks 8, Brown 41876 · Tilden (Democratic) · 12 EV1880 · Hancock (Democratic) · 12 EV1884 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 13 EV1888 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 13 EV1892 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 13 EV1896 · McKinley (Republican) · 13 EV · McKinley 12, Bryan 11900 · Bryan (Democratic) · 13 EV1904 · Parker (Democratic) · 13 EV1908 · Bryan (Democratic) · 13 EV1912 · Wilson (Democratic) · 13 EV1916 · Wilson (Democratic) · 13 EV1920 · Cox (Democratic) · 13 EV1924 · Coolidge (Republican) · 13 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 13 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1940 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1944 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1948 · Truman (Democratic) · 11 EV1952 · Stevenson (Democratic) · 10 EV1956 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 10 EV1960 · Nixon (Republican) · 10 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 9 EV1968 · Nixon (Republican) · 9 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 9 EV1976 · Carter (Democratic) · 9 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 9 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 9 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 9 EV1992 · Clinton (Democratic) · 8 EV1996 · Clinton (Democratic) · 8 EV2000 · Bush (Republican) · 8 EV2004 · Bush (Republican) · 8 EV2008 · McCain (Republican) · 8 EV2012 · Romney (Republican) · 8 EV2016 · Trump (Republican) · 8 EV2020 · Trump (Republican) · 8 EV2024 · Trump (Republican) · 8 EV18001820184018601880190019201940196019802000202015EV
Electoral votes over time
510151792 · 8 EV (4 electors) · George Washington 4, Thomas Jefferson 41796 · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 41800 · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 41804 · 8 EV1808 · 7 EV1812 · 12 EV1816 · 12 EV1820 · 12 EV1824 · 14 EV1828 · 14 EV1832 · 15 EV1836 · 15 EV1840 · 15 EV1844 · 12 EV1848 · 12 EV1852 · 12 EV1856 · 12 EV1860 · 12 EV1864 · 11 EV1868 · 11 EV1872 · 12 EV · Hendricks 8, Brown 41876 · 12 EV1880 · 12 EV1884 · 13 EV1888 · 13 EV1892 · 13 EV1896 · 13 EV · McKinley 12, Bryan 11900 · 13 EV1904 · 13 EV1908 · 13 EV1912 · 13 EV1916 · 13 EV1920 · 13 EV1924 · 13 EV1928 · 13 EV1932 · 11 EV1936 · 11 EV1940 · 11 EV1944 · 11 EV1948 · 11 EV1952 · 10 EV1956 · 10 EV1960 · 10 EV1964 · 9 EV1968 · 9 EV1972 · 9 EV1976 · 9 EV1980 · 9 EV1984 · 9 EV1988 · 9 EV1992 · 8 EV1996 · 8 EV2000 · 8 EV2004 · 8 EV2008 · 8 EV2012 · 8 EV2016 · 8 EV2020 · 8 EV2024 · 8 EV17921828186019001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Dem 26
Rep 17
D-R 8
Whig 5
1
1
1

Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Kentucky in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Rep Trump
Harris
704,043
33.9%
Trump
1,337,494
64.5%
None
633,451
30.5 pts
R +4.6
since 2020
2020Rep Trump
Biden
772,474
36.2%
Trump
1,326,646
62.1%
Jo Jorgensen 26,234 · 1.2%
554,172
25.9 pts
D +3.9
since 2016
2016Rep Trump
Clinton
628,854
32.7%
Trump
1,202,971
62.5%
Gary Johnson 53,752 · 2.8%
Evan McMullin 22,780 · 1.2%
574,117
29.8 pts
R +7.1
since 2012
2012Rep Romney
Obama
679,370
37.8%
Romney
1,087,190
60.5%
None
407,820
22.7 pts
R +6.5
since 2008
2008Rep McCain
Obama
751,985
41.2%
McCain
1,048,462
57.4%
None
296,477
16.2 pts
D +3.6
since 2004
2004Rep Bush
Kerry
712,733
39.7%
Bush
1,069,439
59.5%
None
356,706
19.9 pts
R +4.7
since 2000
2000Rep Bush
Gore
638,923
41.4%
Bush
872,520
56.5%
Ralph Nader 23,118 · 1.5%
233,597
15.1 pts
R +16.1
since 1996
1996Dem Clinton
Clinton
636,614
45.8%
Dole
623,283
44.9%
Ross Perot 120,396 · 8.7%
13,331
1.0 pts
R +2.3
since 1992
1992Dem Clinton
Clinton
665,104
44.6%
Bush
617,178
41.3%
Ross Perot 203,944 · 13.7%
47,926
3.2 pts
D +14.8
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
580,368
43.9%
Bush
734,281
55.5%
None
153,913
11.6 pts
D +9.0
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
539,539
39.4%
Reagan
821,702
60.0%
None
282,163
20.6 pts
R +19.2
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
617,417
47.7%
Reagan
635,274
49.0%
John B. Anderson 31,127 · 2.4%
17,857
1.4 pts
R +8.6
since 1976
1976Dem Carter
Carter
615,717
52.8%
Ford
531,852
45.6%
None
83,865
7.2 pts
D +35.8
since 1972
19721Rep Nixon
McGovern
371,1591
34.8%
Nixon
676,4461
63.4%
John G. Schmitz 17,627 · 1.7%1
305,287
28.6 pts
R +22.5
since 1968
1968Rep Nixon
Humphrey
397,541
37.6%
Nixon
462,411
43.8%
George Wallace 193,098 · 18.3%
64,870
6.1 pts
R +34.5
since 1964
1964Dem Johnson
Johnson
669,659
64.0%
Goldwater
372,977
35.7%
None
296,682
28.4 pts
D +35.5
since 1960
1960Rep Nixon
Kennedy
521,855
46.4%
Nixon
602,607
53.6%
None
80,752
7.2 pts
D +1.9
since 1956
19562Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
476,4532
45.2%
Eisenhower
572,1922
54.3%
None
95,739
9.1 pts
R +9.2
since 1952
1952Dem Stevenson
Stevenson
495,729
49.9%
Eisenhower
495,029
49.8%
None
700
0.07 pts
R +15.2
since 1948
1948Dem Truman
Truman
466,756
56.7%
Dewey
341,210
41.5%
Strom Thurmond 10,411 · 1.3%
125,546
15.3 pts
D +6.0
since 1944
1944Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
472,589
54.5%
Dewey
392,448
45.2%
None
80,141
9.2 pts
R +5.9
since 1940
1940Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
557,222
57.4%
Willkie
410,384
42.3%
None
146,838
15.1 pts
R +3.5
since 1936
1936Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
541,944
58.5%
Landon
369,702
39.9%
William Lemke 12,501 · 1.4%
172,242
18.6 pts
R +0.3
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
580,574
59.1%
Hoover
394,716
40.2%
None
185,858
18.9 pts
D +37.7
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
381,070
40.5%
Hoover
558,064
59.3%
None
176,994
18.8 pts
R +15.9
since 1924
1924Rep Coolidge
Davis
374,855
46.0%
Coolidge
398,966
48.9%
Robert M. La Follette 38,465 · 4.7%
24,111
3.0 pts
R +3.4
since 1920
19203Dem Cox
Cox
456,4973
49.7%
Harding
452,4803
49.3%
None
4,017
0.4 pts
R +5.0
since 1916
19164Dem Wilson
Wilson
269,9904
51.9%
Hughes
241,8544
46.5%
None
28,136
5.4 pts
R +17.5
since 1912
1912Dem Wilson
Wilson
219,584
48.4%
Taft
115,512
25.5%
Theodore Roosevelt 102,766 · 22.7%
Eugene V. Debs 11,647 · 2.6%
104,072
22.9 pts
D +21.2
since 1908
1908Dem Bryan
Bryan
244,092
49.7%
Taft
235,711
48.0%
Eugene W. Chafin 5,887 · 1.2%
8,381
1.7 pts
R +1.0
since 1904
1904Dem Parker
Parker
217,170
49.8%
Roosevelt
205,277
47.1%
Silas C. Swallow 6,609 · 1.5%
11,893
2.7 pts
D +1.0
since 1900
19005Dem Bryan
Bryan
235,1035
50.1%
McKinley
227,1285
48.4%
None
7,975
1.7 pts
D +1.8
since 1896
18966Rep McKinley
McKinley 12, Bryan 1
Bryan
217,8906
48.9%
McKinley
218,1716
48.9%
John M. Palmer 5,114 · 1.1%6
Joshua Levering 4,781 · 1.1%6
281
0.06 pts
R +11.8
since 1892
18927Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
175,4617
51.5%
Harrison
135,4417
39.7%
James B. Weaver 23,500 · 6.9%7
John Bidwell 6,442 · 1.9%7
40,020
11.7 pts
D +3.4
since 1888
1888Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
183,800
53.3%
Harrison
155,134
45.0%
Clinton B. Fisk 5,225 · 1.5%
28,666
8.3 pts
R +4.3
since 1884
18848Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
152,9618
55.4%
Blaine
118,1228
42.8%
John P. St. John 3,139 · 1.1%8
34,839
12.6 pts
R +3.8
since 1880
18809Dem Hancock
Hancock
147,9999
56.1%
Garfield
104,5509
39.6%
James B. Weaver 11,498 · 4.4%9
43,449
16.5 pts
R +7.6
since 1876
187610Dem Tilden
Tilden
159,69010
61.5%
Hayes
97,15610
37.4%
None
62,534
24.1 pts
D +18.1
since 1872
187211,12Dem Greeley
Hendricks 8, Brown 4
Greeley
100,21211
52.4%
Grant
88,81611
46.4%
Charles O'Conor 2,374 · 1.2%11
11,396
6.0 pts
R +43.1
since 1868
186813Dem Seymour
Seymour
115,88913
74.5%
Grant
39,56913
25.5%
None
76,320
49.1 pts
First sourced year
186414Dem McClellanState popular vote not yet sourced.
186015C-U BellState popular vote not yet sourced.
185616Dem BuchananState popular vote not yet sourced.
185217Whig ScottState popular vote not yet sourced.
184818Whig TaylorState popular vote not yet sourced.
184419Whig ClayState popular vote not yet sourced.
184020Whig HarrisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
183621Whig HarrisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
183222N-R ClayState popular vote not yet sourced.
182823Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182424D-R ClayState popular vote not yet sourced.
182025D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.
181626D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.
181227D-R MadisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180828D-R MadisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180429D-R JeffersonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180030D-R Jefferson
Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
State popular vote not yet sourced.
179631D-R Jefferson
Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
State popular vote not yet sourced.
179232Ind Washington
George Washington 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
Electors were chosen by the legislature.

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 1972 The official table notes: Others 1,118: footnote 3, 'People's Party.'
  2. 1956 The official table notes: Magoffin County, Ky., vote does not include absentee ballots (footnote 4). Others: States' Rights votes (footnote 5).
  3. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  4. 1916 The official table's state total (520,069) is 122 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  5. 1900 The official table prints a state total of 468,888, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 468,908); their sum is used.
  6. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  7. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  8. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  9. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  10. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  11. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  12. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  13. 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  14. 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  15. 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  16. 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  17. 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  18. 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  19. 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  20. 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  21. 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  22. 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  23. 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  24. 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  25. 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  26. 1816 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  27. 1812 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  28. 1808 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  29. 1804 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  30. 1800 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  31. 1796 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  32. 1792 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

First Party System
1792
Washington
Independent · 8 EV (4 electors) · George Washington 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
National: George Washington · Ind
First Party System
1796
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
National: John Adams · Fed
First Party System
1800
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 8 EV (4 electors) · Aaron Burr 4, Thomas Jefferson 4
National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
First Party System
1804
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 8 EV
National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
First Party System
1808
Madison
Democratic-Republican · 7 EV
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System
1812
Madison
Democratic-Republican · 12 EV
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System
1816
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 12 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1820
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 12 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1824
Clay
Democratic-Republican · 14 EV
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System
1828
Jackson
Democratic · 14 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1832
Clay
National Republican · 15 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1836
Harrison
Whig · 15 EV
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System
1840
Harrison
Whig · 15 EV
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System
1844
Clay
Whig · 12 EV
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System
1848
Taylor
Whig · 12 EV
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System
1852
Scott
Whig · 12 EV
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis
1856
Buchanan
Democratic · 12 EV
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War
1860
Bell
Constitutional Union · 12 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War
1864
McClellan
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction
1868
Seymour
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Greeley
Democratic · 12 EV · Hendricks 8, Brown 4
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Tilden
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Hancock
Democratic · 12 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Cleveland
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Cleveland
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Cleveland
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
McKinley
Republican · 13 EV · McKinley 12, Bryan 1
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
Bryan
Democratic · 13 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Parker
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Bryan
Democratic · 13 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Wilson
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Wilson
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Cox
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Coolidge
Republican · 13 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 13 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Truman
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Stevenson
Democratic · 10 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Eisenhower
Republican · 10 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Nixon
Republican · 10 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 9 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Nixon
Republican · 9 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 9 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Carter
Democratic · 9 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 9 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 9 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 9 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Clinton
Democratic · 8 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Clinton
Democratic · 8 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Bush
Republican · 8 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Bush
Republican · 8 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
McCain
Republican · 8 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Romney
Republican · 8 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Trump
Republican · 8 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Trump
Republican · 8 EV
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Trump
Republican · 8 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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