Election Results for Lexington, KY Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	60,995	11.9
Deaths:	68,834	13.4
Net Migration:	16,771	3.3
Net Immigration:	18,477	3.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +5,392	R +21,027	R + 4.1%
D -15,635
2024 vs. 2016	R +43,412	R +14,112	D + 1.8%
D +29,300
2020 vs. 2016	R +38,020	D +6,915	D + 5.9%
D +44,935
2024 vs. 2012	R +70,728	R +44,934	R + 2.9%
D +25,794

2016 vs. 2008	R +40,503	R +63,415	R + 11.7%
D -22,912
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	58%	Donald Trump (R)	384,825	64.9%	Kamala Harris (D)	198,182	33.4%	10,269 [+]	1.7%	593,276	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 5,016 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,364 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,952 (0.3%);
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	379,433	62.8%	Joe Biden (D)	213,817	35.4%	11,010 [+]	1.8%	604,260	16	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7,727 (1.3%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	341,413	63.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	168,882	31.4%	26,881 [+]	5.0%	537,176	18	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 15,141 (2.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 7,144 (1.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3,961 (0.7%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	314,097	63.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	172,388	34.8%	9,344 [+]	1.9%	495,829	16	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,205 (1.0%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	300,910	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	191,794	38.4%	7,273 [+]	1.5%	499,977	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 4,113 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,799 (0.4%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	302,584	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	190,878	38.4%	3,964 [+]	0.8%	497,426	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 2,556 (0.5%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	244,816	58.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	166,524	39.5%	9,853 [+]	2.3%	421,193	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,226 (1.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,026 (0.2%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	172,184	46.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	162,450	44.2%	33,055 [+]	9.0%	367,689	6	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 30,607 (8.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,099 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	George Bush* (R)	173,208	44.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	159,104	40.8%	57,835 [+]	14.8%	390,147	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 55,300 (14.2%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	200,676	58.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	140,424	40.8%	2,671 [+]	0.8%	343,771	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 567 (0.2%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	222,926	63.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	126,800	36.0%	2,427	0.7%	352,153	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Ronald Reagan (R)	167,632	49.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	155,404	46.3%	12,746 [+]	3.8%	335,782	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 9,649 (2.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,452 (0.4%);
1976	49%	Jimmy Carter (D)	145,979	50.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	139,434	48.1%	4,511 [+]	1.6%	289,924	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,737 (0.6%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	179,653	66.0%	George McGovern (D)	88,599	32.5%	4,082 [+]	1.5%	272,334	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 3,482 (1.3%);
1968	55%	Richard Nixon (R)	124,379	48.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	89,790	34.9%	42,794 [+]	16.7%	256,963	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 42,092 (16.4%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	153,332	60.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	97,839	38.8%	846	0.3%	252,017	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	156,378	58.2%	John Kennedy (D)	112,460	41.8%	0	0.0%	268,838	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	58%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	147,147	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	110,258	42.6%	1,155	0.4%	258,560	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	54%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	126,621	51.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	119,091	48.4%	572	0.2%	246,284	-4	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	48%	Harry Truman* (D)	115,049	53.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	91,753	42.9%	7,094 [+]	3.3%	213,896	-2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,568 (1.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 309 (0.1%);
1944	50%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	112,655	50.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	108,264	48.8%	859	0.4%	221,778	3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	135,678	54.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	115,150	45.8%	643	0.3%	251,471	1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	131,391	53.3%	Alf Landon (R)	114,244	46.4%	746 [+]	0.3%	246,381	10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 283 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 112 (0.0%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	145,731	56.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	113,398	43.6%	1,246 [+]	0.5%	260,375	4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 438 (0.2%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	148,592	63.6%	Al Smith (D)	84,916	36.3%	286 [+]	0.1%	233,794	5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 152 (0.1%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	109,132	52.0%	John Davis (D)	95,114	45.3%	5,784 [+]	2.8%	210,030	-2	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,887 (2.3%);
1920	69%	Warren Harding (R)	121,583	51.9%	James Cox (D)	111,233	47.5%	1,412 [+]	0.6%	234,228	-8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	42%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	66,458	49.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	65,261	49.0%	1,396 [+]	1.0%	133,115	4	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 888 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 424 (0.3%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	55,846	47.8%	William Taft* (R)	37,287	31.9%	23,761 [+]	20.3%	116,894	9	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 21,684 (18.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 937 (0.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 925 (0.8%);
1908	44%	William Taft (R)	65,466	51.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	59,091	46.7%	2,085 [+]	1.6%	126,642	0	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	56,862	50.0%	Alton Parker (D)	54,650	48.1%	2,195 [+]	1.9%	113,707	-6	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	64,714	52.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	57,493	46.6%	1,155 [+]	0.9%	123,362	1	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	1,099,709	83.98%	0.2%
Black:	84,741	6.47%	7.5%
Indian:	2,921	0.22%	9.6%
Asian:	25,565	1.95%	21.8%
2+ races:	27,186	2.08%	18.1%
Hispanic:	69,311	5.29%	18.7%

Total non-White:	209,724	16.02%	14.1%

Change in White population:	2,006	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	25,845	2.0

Lexington, KY Market Area

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