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Kentucky Votes

Kentucky

1824 23,338 Henry Clay 16,982 72.8 Andrew Jack son 6,356 27.2

1828 70,776 Andrew Jack son 39,308 55.5 John Q Ada ms 31,468 44.5

1832 79,741 Andrew Jack son 36,292 45.5 Henry Clay 43,449 54.5

1836 70,090 Martin Van Buren 33,229 47.4 William Harr ison 36,861 52.6

1840 91,104 William Harr ison 58,488 64.2 Martin VaN Buren 32,616 35.8

1844 113,237 James Polk 51,988 45.9 Henry Clay 61,249 54.1

1848 116,865 Zachary Tayl or 67,145 57.5 Lewis Cass 49,720 42.5

1852 111,643 Frankilin Pier ce 53,949 48.3 Winfield Sco tt 57,428 51.4

1856 142,058 James Bucha nn 74,642 52.5 John Fremon t 67,416 47.5

1860 146,216 Abraham Lin coln 25,651 17.5 Stephen Dou glas 53,154 36.3

1864 92,088 Abraham Lin coln 27,787 30.2 George McCl elan 64,301 69.8

1868 155,455 Ulysses Gran t 39,566 25.5 Horatio Sey mour 115,889 74.5

1872 191,135 Ulysses Gran t 88,766 46.4 Horace Greel ey 99,995 52.3

1876 260,626 Rutherford H ayes 97,568 37.4 Samuel Tilde n 160,060 61.4

1880 267,104 James Garfie ld 106,490 39.9 Winfield Sco tt 148,875 55.7

1884 274,910 Grover Cleve land 152,961 55.6 James Blaine 118,690 43.2

1888 344,868 Benjamin Ha rrison 155,138 45 Grover Cleve land 183,830 53.3

1892 340,864 Grover Cleve land 175,461 51.5 Benjamin Ha rrison 135,462 39.7

1896 445,928 William McKi nley 218,171 48.9 William Brya nt 217,894 48.9

1900 468,265 William McKi nley 227,132 48.5 William Brya nt 235,126 50.2

1904 435,946 Theo. Roose velt 205,457 47.1 Alton Parker 217,170 49.8

1908 490,719 William Taft 235,711 48 William Brya nt 244,092 49.7

1912 452,714 Woodrow W ilson 219,484 48.5 Theo. Roose velt 101,766 22.5

1916 520,078 Woodrow W ilson 269,990 51.9 Charles Hug hes 241,854 46.5

1920 918,636 Warren Hard ing 452,480 49.3 James Cox 456,497 49.7

1924 813,843 Calvin Coolid ge 396,758 48.8 John Davis 375,593 46.2

1928 940,521 Herbert Hoo ver 558,064 59.3 Alfred Smith 381,070 40.5

1932 940,521 Franklin Roo sevelt 558,064 59.3 Herbert Hoo ver 381,070 40.5

1936 926,214 Franklin Roo sevelt 541,944 58.5 Alfred Lando n 369,702 39.9

1940 970,163 Franklin Roo sevelt 557,322 57.4 Wendell Will 410,384 42.3

1944 867,924 Franklin Roo sevelt 472,589 54.5 Thomas Dew ey 392,448 45.2

1948 822,658 Harry Truma n 466,756 56.7 Thomas Dew ey 341,210 41.5

1952 993,148 Dwight Eisen hower 495,029 49.8 Adlai Steven son 495,729 49.9

1956 1,053,805 Dwight Eisen hower 572,192 54.3 Adlai Steven son 476,453 45.2

1960 1,124,462 John F Kenn edy 521,855 46.4 Richard Nixo n 602,607 53.6

1964 1,046,105 Lyndon John son 669,659 64 Barry Goldw ater 372,977 35.7

1968 1,055,893 Richard Nixo n 462,411 43.8 Hubert Hum phrey 397,541 37.6

1972 1,067,499 Richard Nixo n 676,446 63.4 George McG overn 371,159 34.8

1976 1,167,142 Jimmy Carter 615,717 52.8 Gerald Ford 531,852 45.6

1980 1,294,627 Ronald Reag an 635,274 49.1 Jimmy Carter 616,417 47.6

1984 1,369,345 Ronald Reag an 821,702 60 Walter Mon dale 539,539 39.4

1988 1,322,517 George Bush 734,281 55.5 Michael Duk ais 580,368 43.9

1992 1,492,900 Bill Clinton 665,104 44.6 George Bush 617,178 41.3

1996 1,388,708 William Clint 636,614 45.8 Bob Dole 623,283 44.9

2000 1,544,187 George W B ush 872492 56.5 Al Gore 638,898 41.4

2004 1,795,860 George W B ush 1,069,439 59.8 John Kerry 712,733 39.7

2008 1,800,447 Barack Oba ma 751,985 41.8% John McCain 1,048,462 58.2%