Kentucky President Results
Race Details1,326,646
772,474
Votes
Early voting in Kentucky
In Kentucky, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person.
Mail-in ballots requested615,310
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned1,541,831
Kentucky Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 54 Del.54 Delegates
Full Kentucky Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
67.7%365,284
+ 54 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
12.1%65,055
- DEM
Uncommitted
10.8%58,364
Republican Primary/ 46 Del.46 Delegates
Full Kentucky Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
86.6%371,723
+ 46 Delegates
- REP
Uncommitted
13.4%57,283
How Kentucky voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won Kentucky with 63 percent of the vote, according to N BC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 33 percent. Though Kentucky is reliably red in presidential elections and Republicans enjoy a supermajority in both state legislative chambers, a Democrat, Andy Beshear, was elected governor in 2019.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
62.5%1,202,971
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
32.7%628,854
2016 Exit Polls
Summary of 2016 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
60.5%1,087,190
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
37.8%679,370
More to the story in Kentucky 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
1,655,183 | -34.00% | -50.00% |

U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
21,041 | -10.74% | -33.47% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)