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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kentucky: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; State Treasurer; Auditor of Public Accounts; Agriculture Commissioner; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State House of Representatives
The Kentucky Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Kentucky.It is currently the minority party in the state, as the rival Republican Party of Kentucky overwhelmingly dominates in the state legislature, congressional delegation, and presidential elections.
That year Republican John McCain won Kentucky, carrying it 57 percent to 41 percent, but lost the national popular and electoral votes to Democrat Barack Obama. Further hampering Kentucky's status as a bellwether state, 116 of Kentucky's 120 counties supported Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, who lost to Barack Obama nationwide. [3] [4]
Trump won Kentucky by a 25.9% margin in this election, down from his 29.8% margin in 2016. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Trump would win, or a safe red state. Kentucky has not supported a Democratic nominee since it narrowly supported fellow Southerner Bill Clinton in 1996.
That was the first election to feature both Democratic and Republican parties. Data shown through 2020. State Votes Votes since 1856 Democratic votes ... Kentucky 58 ...
A Southern state completely in the Bible Belt, Republicans have won Kentucky by double digits since 2000. The state last voted Democratic for fellow Southerner Bill Clinton in 1996. Kentucky handed Republican Donald Trump a decisive victory, doing so by a margin of 633,451 votes. This election marks the fourth consecutive cycle in which a ...
The Democrats’ only hope seems to be Kentucky incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear fighting off the challenge of the state’s uber-conservative Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Kentucky, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1792, Kentucky has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Prior to the election of 1792, Kentucky was part of Virginia, and residents of the area voted as part of that state. Winners of the state are in bold.