Trump has run for president 3 times. How did 2024 vote compare to past KY results?
Donald Trump marginally increased his win total in Kentucky in the 2024 presidential election.
Kentucky was the first state called for Trump on Tuesday night, granting the Republican nominee its eight electoral votes just after polls closed at 7 p.m. eastern time.
“America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump declared at his victory party in Florida early Wednesday morning.
With 98% of the vote reported, The Associated Press said Trump had secured 64.6% of the vote compared to Kamala Harris’ 33.9%.
That amounts to a nearly 31-point victory in Kentucky, the largest spread he’s achieved in the state over his three presidential runs.
In 2020 against Joe Biden, Trump carried Kentucky 62.1% to 36.2%, which resulted in a 25.9% margin of victory. And in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, candidate Trump carried Kentucky 62.5% to 32.7%, which produced a nearly 30-point margin.
Trump’s total vote margin over Harris — sitting at around 635,000 — is also larger than his previous totals. His margin over Biden was 554,172 votes; his total over Clinton was 574,108 votes.
Trump’s victory in Kentucky is a reflection of a rightward turn across the nation as the former president flipped many of the states back into the Republican column that he lost four years ago.
This story was originally published November 6, 2024 at 11:03 AM with the headline "Trump has run for president 3 times. How did 2024 vote compare to past KY results?."
