Election Results for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,122	13.2
Deaths:	4,160	13.4
Net Migration:	1,307	4.2
Net Immigration:	119	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +5,272	R +283	D + 5.2%
D +4,989
2020 vs. 2012	R +11,828	R +9,660	R + 9.3%
D +2,168
2020 vs. 2008	R +10,962	R +9,631	R + 9.9%
D +1,331

2016 vs. 2008	R +5,690	R +9,348	R + 15.1%
D -3,658
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	45,702	65.0%	Joe Biden (D)	23,237	33.0%	1,416 [+]	2.0%	70,355	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,074 (1.5%);
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	40,430	65.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18,248	29.5%	3,076 [+]	5.0%	61,754	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,920 (3.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 627 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 471 (0.8%);
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	33,874	60.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	21,069	37.7%	955 [+]	1.7%	55,898	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 484 (0.9%);
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	34,740	60.6%	Barack Obama (D)	21,906	38.2%	728 [+]	1.3%	57,374	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 455 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 148 (0.3%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	35,890	67.3%	John Kerry (D)	17,054	32.0%	416 [+]	0.8%	53,360	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 283 (0.5%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	27,667	61.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	16,418	36.5%	855 [+]	1.9%	44,940	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 582 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 122 (0.3%);
1996	41%	Robert Dole (R)	17,637	45.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	16,724	43.2%	4,363 [+]	11.3%	38,724	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,196 (10.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 98 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	42%	George Bush* (R)	17,094	44.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	14,994	39.2%	6,165 [+]	16.1%	38,253	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 5,906 (15.4%);
1988	36%	George Bush (R)	19,271	61.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	12,163	38.5%	133 [+]	0.4%	31,567	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 48 (0.2%);
1984	36%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	20,986	66.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	10,346	32.8%	186	0.6%	31,518	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	34%	Ronald Reagan (R)	14,519	50.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	13,727	47.3%	800 [+]	2.8%	29,046	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 585 (2.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 88 (0.3%);
1976	31%	Jimmy Carter (D)	13,214	55.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	10,129	42.7%	365 [+]	1.5%	23,708	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 133 (0.6%);
1972	29%	Richard Nixon* (R)	13,681	64.2%	George McGovern (D)	7,084	33.2%	561 [+]	2.6%	21,326	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 520 (2.4%);
1968	34%	Richard Nixon (R)	8,576	41.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	7,647	36.7%	4,611 [+]	22.1%	20,834	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,507 (21.6%);
1964	33%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	13,278	68.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	5,994	31.0%	85	0.4%	19,357	-8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	35%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,685	53.6%	John Kennedy (D)	9,239	46.4%	0	0.0%	19,924	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	35%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,107	52.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,200	47.2%	74	0.4%	17,381	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	36%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,800	55.9%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,880	43.7%	50	0.3%	15,730	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	35%	Harry Truman* (D)	7,769	61.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,347	34.4%	524 [+]	4.1%	12,640	-11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 204 (1.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 11 (0.1%);
1944	44%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,329	60.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,421	39.2%	65	0.5%	13,815	-7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	53%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,295	66.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,655	33.3%	42	0.3%	13,992	-12	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,887	67.1%	Alf Landon (R)	4,220	31.9%	140 [+]	1.1%	13,247	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 117 (0.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.0%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	11,185	68.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,086	31.0%	112 [+]	0.7%	16,383	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 47 (0.3%);
1928	73%	Herbert Hoover (R)	8,126	54.9%	Al Smith (D)	6,637	44.9%	27 [+]	0.2%	14,790	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.1%);
1924	63%	John Davis (D)	8,091	60.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,162	38.2%	243 [+]	1.8%	13,496	-16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 221 (1.6%);
1920	73%	James Cox (D)	9,938	59.6%	Warren Harding (R)	6,640	39.8%	108 [+]	0.6%	16,686	-21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,939	61.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,626	37.6%	91 [+]	0.9%	9,656	-9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 53 (0.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 32 (0.3%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,066	56.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,307	25.8%	1,573 [+]	17.6%	8,946	-8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,359 (15.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 163 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 42 (0.5%);
1908	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,642	58.9%	William Taft (R)	3,805	39.7%	126 [+]	1.3%	9,573	-12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Alton Parker (D)	5,260	59.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,368	38.0%	244 [+]	2.8%	8,872	-18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1900	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	5,949	58.9%	William McKinley* (R)	4,008	39.7%	141 [+]	1.4%	10,098	-12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23,237

33.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

45,702

65.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,074

1.5%

Other

342

0.5%

TOTAL

70,355

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18,248

29.5%

Donald Trump (R)

40,430

65.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,920

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

471

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

627

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

61,754

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

21,069

37.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

33,874

60.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

484

0.9%

Other

471

0.8%

TOTAL

55,898

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

21,906

38.2%

John McCain (R)

34,740

60.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

455

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

148

0.3%

Other

125

0.2%

TOTAL

57,374

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

35,890

67.3%

John Kerry (D)

17,054

32.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

283

0.5%

Other

133

0.2%

TOTAL

53,360

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

27,667

61.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

16,418

36.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

582

1.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

122

0.3%

Other

151

0.3%

TOTAL

44,940

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

16,724

43.2%

Robert Dole (R)

17,637

45.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,196

10.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

38,724

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

14,994

39.2%

George Bush* (R)

17,094

44.7%

Ross Perot (I)

5,906

15.4%

Other

259

0.7%

TOTAL

38,253

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

19,271

61.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

12,163

38.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

31,567

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

20,986

66.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

10,346

32.8%

Other

186

0.6%

TOTAL

31,518

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

14,519

50.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

13,727

47.3%

John Anderson (I)

585

2.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

127

0.4%

TOTAL

29,046

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

13,214

55.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

10,129

42.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

133

0.6%

Other

232

1.0%

TOTAL

23,708

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

13,681

64.2%

George McGovern (D)

7,084

33.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

520

2.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

21,326

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 3

1968 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

8,576

41.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

7,647

36.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,507

21.6%

Other

104

0.5%

TOTAL

20,834

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): -2

1964 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

13,278

68.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

5,994

31.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

19,357

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

9,107

52.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

8,200

47.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

17,381

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -5

1952 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

6,880

43.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

8,800

55.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

15,730

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -11

1948 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

7,769

61.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

4,347

34.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

204

1.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

309

2.4%

TOTAL

12,640

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): -11

1944 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,329

60.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,421

39.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

13,815

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,295

66.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

4,655

33.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,992

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -12

1936 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,887

67.1%

Alf Landon (R)

4,220

31.9%

William Lemke (Union)

117

0.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

13,247

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -5

1932 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

11,185

68.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

5,086

31.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

16,383

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -9

1928 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

8,126

54.9%

Al Smith (D)

6,637

44.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

14,790

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

5,162

38.2%

John Davis (D)

8,091

60.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

221

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

13,496

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -16

1920 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

6,640

39.8%

James Cox (D)

9,938

59.6%

Other

108

0.6%

TOTAL

16,686

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -21

1916 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

5,939

61.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,626

37.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,656

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -9

1912 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

5,066

56.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,307

25.8%

William Taft* (R)

1,359

15.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

163

1.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,946

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

3,805

39.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,642

58.9%

Other

126

1.3%

TOTAL

9,573

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -12

1904 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

3,368

38.0%

Alton Parker (D)

5,260

59.3%

Other

244

2.8%

TOTAL

8,872

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -18

1900 President, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,008

39.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

5,949

58.9%

Other

141

1.4%

TOTAL

10,098

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	124,716	79.42%	3.0%
Black:	14,704	9.36%	11.2%
Indian:	590	0.38%	9.2%
Asian:	3,184	2.03%	21.8%
2+ races:	5,024	3.20%	27.4%
Hispanic:	8,808	5.61%	33.9%

Total non-White:	32,310	20.58%	18.8%

Change in White population:	3,576	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,112	3.4

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

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