Kentucky 2000 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2000, the Republican candidate won 105 of Kentucky's 120 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,460 | 74.5% | 50.2 pts | 7,328 |
| Allen | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,415 | 68.7% | 38.3 pts | 6,429 |
| Anderson | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,909 | 61.6% | 25.2 pts | 7,967 |
| Ballard | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,880 | 49.9% | 1.5 pts | 3,770 |
| Barren | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,741 | 63.1% | 27.5 pts | 13,844 |
| Bath | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,303 | 51.5% | 4.8 pts | 4,473 |
| Bell | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,585 | 52.6% | 7.5 pts | 10,611 |
| Boone | George W. Bush | Republican | 22,016 | 68.8% | 39.9 pts | 31,984 |
| Bourbon | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,881 | 54.6% | 11.7 pts | 7,102 |
| Boyd | Al Gore | Democratic | 9,541 | 49.7% | 1.5 pts | 19,182 |
| Boyle | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,126 | 59.3% | 20.9 pts | 10,326 |
| Bracken | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,065 | 68.4% | 39.0 pts | 3,019 |
| Breathitt | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,902 | 57.2% | 16.1 pts | 5,073 |
| Breckinridge | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,763 | 63.9% | 29.1 pts | 7,453 |
| Bullitt | George W. Bush | Republican | 14,054 | 61.9% | 25.8 pts | 22,701 |
| Butler | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,654 | 72.9% | 47.0 pts | 5,010 |
| Caldwell | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,161 | 57.7% | 17.1 pts | 5,482 |
| Calloway | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,705 | 56.4% | 15.1 pts | 13,673 |
| Campbell | George W. Bush | Republican | 20,789 | 61.5% | 25.9 pts | 33,829 |
| Carlisle | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,405 | 54.2% | 9.9 pts | 2,593 |
| Carroll | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,818 | 52.0% | 6.2 pts | 3,499 |
| Carter | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,617 | 51.5% | 4.9 pts | 8,959 |
| Casey | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,284 | 78.3% | 57.8 pts | 5,469 |
| Christian | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,787 | 60.7% | 22.6 pts | 17,773 |
| Clark | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,297 | 58.5% | 19.1 pts | 12,473 |
| Clay | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,926 | 73.3% | 47.7 pts | 6,719 |
| Clinton | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,224 | 74.9% | 50.9 pts | 4,305 |
| Crittenden | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,469 | 59.4% | 20.7 pts | 4,154 |
| Cumberland | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,220 | 73.9% | 49.4 pts | 3,006 |
| Daviess | George W. Bush | Republican | 21,361 | 58.9% | 20.0 pts | 36,240 |
| Edmonson | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,250 | 65.1% | 30.8 pts | 4,995 |
| Elliott | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,525 | 64.0% | 29.3 pts | 2,381 |
| Estill | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,033 | 64.4% | 30.6 pts | 4,710 |
| Fayette | George W. Bush | Republican | 54,495 | 51.7% | 6.8 pts | 105,477 |
| Fleming | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,282 | 63.4% | 28.4 pts | 5,179 |
| Floyd | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,088 | 65.5% | 32.6 pts | 15,394 |
| Franklin | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,853 | 50.1% | 3.0 pts | 21,654 |
| Fulton | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,452 | 52.1% | 5.7 pts | 2,788 |
| Gallatin | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,345 | 54.7% | 12.0 pts | 2,459 |
| Garrard | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,043 | 69.4% | 40.0 pts | 5,823 |
| Grant | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,405 | 62.0% | 25.9 pts | 7,103 |
| Graves | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,849 | 55.2% | 12.3 pts | 14,231 |
| Grayson | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,843 | 68.3% | 37.8 pts | 8,558 |
| Green | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,615 | 76.0% | 53.2 pts | 4,756 |
| Greenup | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,233 | 49.3% | 0.5 pts | 14,663 |
| Hancock | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,032 | 56.3% | 14.5 pts | 3,610 |
| Hardin | George W. Bush | Republican | 18,964 | 61.8% | 25.6 pts | 30,690 |
| Harlan | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,365 | 50.9% | 3.7 pts | 10,535 |
| Harrison | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,793 | 57.4% | 17.2 pts | 6,611 |
| Hart | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,725 | 61.9% | 25.3 pts | 6,019 |
| Henderson | Al Gore | Democratic | 8,054 | 50.2% | 2.2 pts | 16,039 |
| Henry | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,244 | 59.3% | 20.6 pts | 5,473 |
| Hickman | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,151 | 54.2% | 9.9 pts | 2,124 |
| Hopkins | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,490 | 57.6% | 16.7 pts | 16,489 |
| Jackson | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,079 | 84.0% | 69.6 pts | 4,855 |
| Jefferson | Al Gore | Democratic | 149,901 | 49.6% | 1.6 pts | 302,362 |
| Jessamine | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,074 | 66.9% | 36.1 pts | 15,061 |
| Johnson | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,783 | 58.5% | 18.7 pts | 8,180 |
| Kenton | George W. Bush | Republican | 35,363 | 62.9% | 28.9 pts | 56,249 |
| Knott | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,349 | 67.3% | 35.9 pts | 6,458 |
| Knox | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,058 | 61.1% | 23.9 pts | 9,910 |
| Larue | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,384 | 65.3% | 32.0 pts | 5,179 |
| Laurel | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,029 | 71.9% | 45.1 pts | 18,120 |
| Lawrence | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,969 | 55.9% | 13.4 pts | 5,307 |
| Lee | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,893 | 68.5% | 38.2 pts | 2,764 |
| Leslie | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,159 | 71.2% | 44.0 pts | 4,434 |
| Letcher | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,698 | 52.3% | 6.7 pts | 8,985 |
| Lewis | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,217 | 70.4% | 42.1 pts | 4,568 |
| Lincoln | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,795 | 63.1% | 27.9 pts | 7,597 |
| Livingston | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,118 | 50.1% | 2.3 pts | 4,230 |
| Logan | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,344 | 57.3% | 15.6 pts | 9,332 |
| Lyon | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,688 | 49.4% | 0.2 pts | 3,420 |
| Madison | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,682 | 57.8% | 18.5 pts | 23,666 |
| Magoffin | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,785 | 51.1% | 3.3 pts | 5,453 |
| Marion | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,259 | 52.8% | 7.8 pts | 6,176 |
| Marshall | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,294 | 53.0% | 7.9 pts | 13,761 |
| Martin | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,667 | 59.9% | 21.4 pts | 4,456 |
| Mason | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,572 | 60.8% | 23.7 pts | 5,873 |
| McCracken | George W. Bush | Republican | 14,745 | 55.2% | 12.5 pts | 26,689 |
| McCreary | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,321 | 69.2% | 39.7 pts | 4,799 |
| McLean | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,219 | 55.2% | 11.7 pts | 4,022 |
| Meade | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,319 | 58.6% | 19.0 pts | 9,071 |
| Menifee | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,170 | 52.0% | 5.9 pts | 2,249 |
| Mercer | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,362 | 62.1% | 26.3 pts | 8,632 |
| Metcalfe | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,476 | 64.3% | 30.1 pts | 3,849 |
| Monroe | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,377 | 78.6% | 57.8 pts | 5,569 |
| Montgomery | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,534 | 53.2% | 8.2 pts | 8,519 |
| Morgan | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,295 | 54.1% | 9.9 pts | 4,240 |
| Muhlenberg | Al Gore | Democratic | 6,295 | 52.7% | 6.5 pts | 11,956 |
| Nelson | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,714 | 57.2% | 16.6 pts | 13,488 |
| Nicholas | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,613 | 60.3% | 23.2 pts | 2,673 |
| Ohio | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,413 | 60.9% | 23.8 pts | 8,882 |
| Oldham | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,580 | 67.0% | 36.2 pts | 20,268 |
| Owen | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,582 | 63.4% | 29.2 pts | 4,070 |
| Owsley | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,466 | 80.3% | 61.7 pts | 1,826 |
| Pendleton | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,044 | 63.4% | 28.6 pts | 4,803 |
| Perry | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,514 | 50.1% | 1.9 pts | 11,000 |
| Pike | Al Gore | Democratic | 13,611 | 54.6% | 10.5 pts | 24,935 |
| Powell | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,258 | 51.8% | 5.7 pts | 4,362 |
| Pulaski | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,845 | 73.6% | 48.4 pts | 21,541 |
| Robertson | George W. Bush | Republican | 630 | 63.1% | 29.0 pts | 998 |
| Rockcastle | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,992 | 76.1% | 53.7 pts | 5,247 |
| Rowan | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,546 | 49.1% | 0.6 pts | 7,226 |
| Russell | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,268 | 74.5% | 50.3 pts | 7,074 |
| Scott | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,952 | 57.7% | 18.0 pts | 13,786 |
| Shelby | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,068 | 63.3% | 28.5 pts | 12,738 |
| Simpson | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,169 | 54.4% | 10.1 pts | 5,824 |
| Spencer | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,150 | 66.0% | 33.4 pts | 4,772 |
| Taylor | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,151 | 68.0% | 37.1 pts | 9,051 |
| Todd | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,646 | 63.2% | 27.5 pts | 4,187 |
| Trigg | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,130 | 58.6% | 19.1 pts | 5,344 |
| Trimble | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,837 | 59.6% | 21.3 pts | 3,081 |
| Union | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,749 | 51.2% | 3.8 pts | 5,368 |
| Warren | George W. Bush | Republican | 20,235 | 61.4% | 24.4 pts | 32,975 |
| Washington | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,044 | 66.3% | 34.6 pts | 4,588 |
| Wayne | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,069 | 62.9% | 27.1 pts | 6,474 |
| Webster | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,599 | 51.2% | 4.2 pts | 5,072 |
| Whitley | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,502 | 63.7% | 28.9 pts | 11,774 |
| Wolfe | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,267 | 52.2% | 5.4 pts | 2,425 |
| Woodford | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,890 | 58.1% | 18.7 pts | 10,137 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Kentucky in 2000?
The Republican candidate won 105 of Kentucky's 120 counties in 2000, with 15 counties going to the other major party.
Which Kentucky county had the closest presidential result in 2000?
Lyon had the closest margin in Kentucky in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 0.2 points out of 3,420 total votes cast.
Which Kentucky county had the widest presidential margin in 2000?
Jackson had the widest margin in Kentucky in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 69.6 points.
How many counties are included in Kentucky's 2000 presidential results?
This page covers 120 counties in Kentucky for the 2000 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.