1924 United States presidential election in Kentucky County Results
Coolidge
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Davis
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Tie
<50%
The1924 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the1924 United States presidential election . Voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Ever sincethe Civil War , Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war betweensecessionist , Democratic counties andUnionist , Republican ones,[ 1] 1896 [ 2] 1864 and1920 .[ 3]
However, largely owing to loss of support for the Democratic Party in historically secessionistNorthern Kentucky ,[ 4] [ 5] the Nineteenth Amendment ,[ 6] Calvin Coolidge narrowly won Kentucky by 2.95 points againstJohn W. Davis , winning all 13 electoral votes from the state.[ 7] Warren G. Harding lost in the1920 presidential election , but Coolidge won in the 1924 presidential election.
1924 United States presidential election in Kentucky[ 8] County John Calvin Coolidge John William Davis Robert Marion La Follette Sr. Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 2,757 53.40% 2,368 45.86% 30 0.58% 8 0.15% 389 7.53% 5,163 Allen 3,132 56.52% 2,373 42.83% 27 0.49% 9 0.16% 759 13.70% 5,541 Anderson 1,419 39.84% 2,089 58.65% 30 0.84% 24 0.67% -670 -18.81% 3,562 Ballard 767 19.18% 3,128 78.22% 81 2.03% 23 0.58% -2,361 -59.04% 3,999 Barren 3,488 43.48% 4,449 55.46% 73 0.91% 12 0.15% -961 -11.98% 8,022 Bath 1,723 44.90% 2,093 54.55% 20 0.52% 1 0.03% -370 -9.64% 3,837 Bell 5,371 68.02% 2,166 27.43% 333 4.22% 26 0.33% 3,205 40.59% 7,896 Boone 1,340 36.39% 2,204 59.86% 127 3.45% 11 0.30% -864 -23.47% 3,682 Bourbon 3,691 47.06% 4,034 51.43% 93 1.19% 25 0.32% -343 -4.37% 7,843 Boyd 6,062 55.55% 4,079 37.38% 660 6.05% 112 1.03% 1,983 18.17% 10,913 Boyle 2,673 43.00% 3,197 51.42% 293 4.71% 54 0.87% -524 -8.43% 6,217 Bracken 1,779 51.67% 1,485 43.13% 125 3.63% 54 1.57% 294 8.54% 3,443 Breathitt 1,708 37.59% 2,826 62.19% 10 0.22% 0 0.00% -1,118 -24.60% 4,544 Breckinridge 3,832 53.37% 3,230 44.99% 104 1.45% 14 0.19% 602 8.38% 7,180 Bullitt 946 33.04% 1,789 62.49% 125 4.37% 3 0.10% -843 -29.44% 2,863 Butler 2,644 68.18% 1,177 30.35% 32 0.83% 25 0.64% 1,467 37.83% 3,878 Caldwell 2,498 51.45% 2,183 44.96% 148 3.05% 26 0.54% 315 6.49% 4,855 Calloway 936 19.17% 3,790 77.63% 130 2.66% 26 0.53% -2,854 -58.46% 4,882 Campbell 12,329 49.44% 5,564 22.31% 6,882 27.60% 161 0.65% 5,447[ a] 21.84% 24,936 Carlisle 467 16.93% 2,250 81.58% 29 1.05% 12 0.44% -1,783 -64.65% 2,758 Carroll 1,306 36.59% 2,243 62.85% 18 0.50% 2 0.06% -937 -26.25% 3,569 Carter 4,472 61.50% 2,552 35.10% 231 3.18% 16 0.22% 1,920 26.41% 7,271 Casey 3,120 63.03% 1,797 36.30% 31 0.63% 2 0.04% 1,323 26.73% 4,950 Christian 7,192 51.77% 6,585 47.40% 101 0.73% 14 0.10% 607 4.37% 13,892 Clark 2,703 40.78% 3,857 58.18% 44 0.66% 25 0.38% -1,154 -17.41% 6,629 Clay 3,613 74.08% 1,144 23.46% 108 2.21% 12 0.25% 2,469 50.63% 4,877 Clinton 2,069 78.70% 543 20.65% 11 0.42% 6 0.23% 1,526 58.04% 2,629 Crittenden 2,539 56.75% 1,869 41.77% 54 1.21% 12 0.27% 670 14.98% 4,474 Cumberland 2,143 69.60% 918 29.81% 18 0.58% 0 0.00% 1,225 39.79% 3,079 Daviess 7,270 46.67% 8,116 52.10% 161 1.03% 31 0.20% -846 -5.43% 15,578 Edmonson 2,062 63.54% 1,183 36.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 879 27.09% 3,245 Elliott 614 26.16% 1,702 72.52% 26 1.11% 5 0.21% -1,088 -46.36% 2,347 Estill 2,152 48.64% 2,052 46.38% 195 4.41% 25 0.57% 100 2.26% 4,424 Fayette 11,755 52.20% 10,433 46.33% 245 1.09% 86 0.38% 1,322 5.87% 22,519 Fleming 2,572 49.38% 2,590 49.72% 30 0.58% 17 0.33% -18 -0.35% 5,209 Floyd 3,773 44.02% 4,220 49.23% 562 6.56% 17 0.20% -447 -5.21% 8,572 Franklin 2,826 37.15% 4,678 61.50% 59 0.78% 43 0.57% -1,852 -24.35% 7,606 Fulton 902 20.96% 3,336 77.53% 56 1.30% 9 0.21% -2,434 -56.57% 4,303 Gallatin 750 42.13% 1,007 56.57% 22 1.24% 1 0.06% -257 -14.44% 1,780 Garrard 2,592 54.63% 2,126 44.81% 26 0.55% 1 0.02% 466 9.82% 4,745 Grant 1,404 39.45% 1,923 54.03% 208 5.84% 24 0.67% -519 -14.58% 3,559 Graves 2,279 23.22% 7,266 74.04% 247 2.52% 21 0.21% -4,987 -50.82% 9,813 Grayson 3,183 52.16% 2,858 46.84% 56 0.92% 5 0.08% 325 5.33% 6,102 Green 1,920 55.16% 1,548 44.47% 8 0.23% 5 0.14% 372 10.69% 3,481 Greenup 2,510 47.30% 1,932 36.41% 813 15.32% 51 0.96% 578 10.89% 5,306 Hancock 1,332 48.88% 1,323 48.55% 59 2.17% 11 0.40% 9 0.33% 2,725 Hardin 2,735 38.00% 4,296 59.68% 152 2.11% 15 0.21% -1,561 -21.69% 7,198 Harlan 9,634 72.94% 2,133 16.15% 1,263 9.56% 178 1.35% 7,501 56.79% 13,208 Harrison 2,165 34.98% 3,924 63.40% 87 1.41% 13 0.21% -1,759 -28.42% 6,189 Hart 2,736 48.08% 2,862 50.29% 83 1.46% 10 0.18% -126 -2.21% 5,691 Henderson 4,902 53.67% 4,046 44.30% 186 2.04% 0 0.00% 856 9.37% 9,134 Henry 1,918 33.86% 3,706 65.43% 30 0.53% 10 0.18% -1,788 -31.57% 5,664 Hickman 618 21.27% 2,270 78.14% 13 0.45% 4 0.14% -1,652 -56.87% 2,905 Hopkins 5,292 44.64% 5,864 49.47% 604 5.10% 94 0.79% -572 -4.83% 11,854 Jackson 2,629 87.96% 284 9.50% 75 2.51% 1 0.03% 2,345 78.45% 2,989 Jefferson 61,768 52.53% 50,409 42.87% 5,032 4.28% 377 0.32% 11,359 9.66% 117,586 Jessamine 2,144 45.00% 2,470 51.85% 25 0.52% 125 2.62% -326 -6.84% 4,764 Johnson 3,078 61.67% 1,480 29.65% 408 8.17% 25 0.50% 1,598 32.02% 4,991 Kenton 13,537 44.33% 7,948 26.03% 8,897 29.13% 157 0.51% 4,640[ a] 15.19% 30,539 Knott 886 27.75% 2,286 71.59% 16 0.50% 5 0.16% -1,400 -43.85% 3,193 Knox 3,767 67.34% 1,537 27.48% 290 5.18% 0 0.00% 2,230 39.86% 5,594 Larue 1,372 40.42% 1,993 58.72% 25 0.74% 4 0.12% -621 -18.30% 3,394 Laurel 3,274 66.24% 1,451 29.35% 202 4.09% 16 0.32% 1,823 36.88% 4,943 Lawrence 2,547 50.16% 2,445 48.15% 73 1.44% 13 0.26% 102 2.01% 5,078 Lee 1,348 49.25% 1,348 49.25% 29 1.06% 12 0.44% 0 0.00% 2,737 Leslie 2,052 88.91% 223 9.66% 17 0.74% 16 0.69% 1,829 79.25% 2,308 Letcher 3,172 54.96% 1,912 33.13% 650 11.26% 37 0.64% 1,260 21.83% 5,771 Lewis 3,067 65.13% 1,447 30.73% 172 3.65% 23 0.49% 1,620 34.40% 4,709 Lincoln 2,935 46.67% 3,100 49.29% 240 3.82% 14 0.22% -165 -2.62% 6,289 Livingston 1,267 40.84% 1,768 57.00% 60 1.93% 7 0.23% -501 -16.15% 3,102 Logan 3,705 42.80% 4,772 55.13% 108 1.25% 71 0.82% -1,067 -12.33% 8,656 Lyon 993 36.33% 1,696 62.06% 38 1.39% 6 0.22% -703 -25.72% 2,733 Madison 5,276 51.26% 4,895 47.56% 90 0.87% 31 0.30% 381 3.70% 10,292 Magoffin 2,196 55.25% 1,757 44.20% 21 0.53% 1 0.03% 439 11.04% 3,975 Marion 1,975 38.53% 3,055 59.60% 94 1.83% 2 0.04% -1,080 -21.07% 5,126 Marshall 1,192 29.73% 2,752 68.63% 59 1.47% 7 0.17% -1,560 -38.90% 4,010 Martin 1,512 72.94% 364 17.56% 186 8.97% 11 0.53% 1,148 55.38% 2,073 Mason 3,406 48.28% 3,525 49.96% 108 1.53% 16 0.23% -119 -1.69% 7,055 McCracken 4,979 40.54% 6,028 49.08% 1,218 9.92% 56 0.46% -1,049 -8.54% 12,281 McCreary 2,317 74.98% 533 17.25% 234 7.57% 6 0.19% 1,784 57.73% 3,090 McLean 1,857 43.61% 2,284 53.64% 94 2.21% 23 0.54% -427 -10.03% 4,258 Meade 1,106 37.43% 1,802 60.98% 44 1.49% 3 0.10% -696 -23.55% 2,955 Menifee 450 33.48% 873 64.96% 7 0.52% 14 1.04% -423 -31.47% 1,344 Mercer 2,715 49.62% 2,698 49.31% 33 0.60% 26 0.48% 17 0.31% 5,472 Metcalfe 1,450 53.15% 1,262 46.26% 15 0.55% 1 0.04% 188 6.89% 2,728 Monroe 2,489 71.18% 970 27.74% 34 0.97% 4 0.11% 1,519 43.44% 3,497 Montgomery 1,956 44.92% 2,347 53.90% 27 0.62% 24 0.55% -391 -8.98% 4,354 Morgan 1,805 35.09% 3,311 64.37% 28 0.54% 0 0.00% -1,506 -29.28% 5,144 Muhlenberg 5,210 49.76% 4,379 41.82% 841 8.03% 41 0.39% 831 7.94% 10,471 Nelson 2,082 34.56% 3,863 64.13% 76 1.26% 3 0.05% -1,781 -29.57% 6,024 Nicholas 1,348 37.19% 2,235 61.66% 35 0.97% 7 0.19% -887 -24.47% 3,625 Ohio 4,267 50.65% 3,817 45.31% 294 3.49% 47 0.56% 450 5.34% 8,425 Oldham 906 31.30% 1,954 67.50% 35 1.21% 0 0.00% -1,048 -36.20% 2,895 Owen 913 22.24% 3,155 76.84% 36 0.88% 2 0.05% -2,242 -54.60% 4,106 Owsley 1,434 80.38% 323 18.11% 23 1.29% 4 0.22% 1,111 62.28% 1,784 Pendleton 2,148 49.71% 2,028 46.93% 141 3.26% 4 0.09% 120 2.78% 4,321 Perry 4,357 59.09% 2,658 36.05% 342 4.64% 17 0.23% 1,699 23.04% 7,374 Pike 7,059 52.13% 5,835 43.09% 574 4.24% 72 0.53% 1,224 9.04% 13,540 Powell 724 42.87% 939 55.60% 25 1.48% 1 0.06% -215 -12.73% 1,689 Pulaski 6,435 62.66% 3,158 30.75% 655 6.38% 21 0.20% 3,277 31.91% 10,269 Robertson 498 41.85% 680 57.14% 9 0.76% 3 0.25% -182 -15.29% 1,190 Rockcastle 2,712 66.24% 1,277 31.19% 105 2.56% 0 0.00% 1,435 35.05% 4,094 Rowan 1,326 53.60% 1,092 44.14% 53 2.14% 3 0.12% 234 9.46% 2,474 Russell 2,278 64.61% 1,224 34.71% 24 0.68% 0 0.00% 1,054 29.89% 3,526 Scott 2,334 37.60% 3,805 61.30% 38 0.61% 30 0.48% -1,471 -23.70% 6,207 Shelby 2,966 41.60% 4,092 57.39% 46 0.65% 26 0.36% -1,126 -15.79% 7,130 Simpson 1,294 32.08% 2,688 66.63% 48 1.19% 4 0.10% -1,394 -34.56% 4,034 Spencer 961 41.95% 1,320 57.62% 10 0.44% 0 0.00% -359 -15.67% 2,291 Taylor 2,267 52.09% 2,052 47.15% 19 0.44% 14 0.32% 215 4.94% 4,352 Todd 1,942 41.50% 2,679 57.24% 57 1.22% 2 0.04% -737 -15.75% 4,680 Trigg 2,130 44.36% 2,625 54.66% 32 0.67% 15 0.31% -495 -10.31% 4,802 Trimble 335 16.61% 1,676 83.09% 2 0.10% 4 0.20% -1,341 -66.48% 2,017 Union 1,778 32.05% 3,493 62.97% 242 4.36% 34 0.61% -1,715 -30.92% 5,547 Warren 5,634 44.12% 7,005 54.85% 106 0.83% 26 0.20% -1,371 -10.74% 12,771 Washington 2,286 50.39% 2,238 49.33% 10 0.22% 3 0.07% 48 1.06% 4,537 Wayne 2,436 54.31% 2,020 45.04% 25 0.56% 4 0.09% 416 9.28% 4,485 Webster 3,131 47.08% 3,449 51.86% 0 0.00% 71 1.07% -318 -4.78% 6,651 Whitley 4,716 68.38% 1,413 20.49% 730 10.58% 38 0.55% 3,303 47.89% 6,897 Wolfe 821 33.72% 1,597 65.59% 17 0.70% 0 0.00% -776 -31.87% 2,435 Woodford 2,091 45.69% 2,472 54.02% 7 0.15% 6 0.13% -381 -8.33% 4,576 Totals 398,966 48.93% 374,855 45.98% 38,465 4.72% 3,046 0.37% 24,111 2.96% 815,332
^a b In this county where La Follette ran second ahead of Davis, margin given is Coolidge vote minus La Follette vote and percentage margin Coolidge percentage minus La Follette percentage. ^ Sullivan, Robert David;‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ ;America Magazine inThe National Catholic Review ; June 29, 2016 ^ "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Kentucky" . Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.^ Phillips, Kevin P. ;The Emerging Republican Majority , p. 350ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6 ^ Copeland, James E.; ‘Where Were the Kentucky Unionists and Secessionists’;The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society , volume 71, no. 4 (October 1973), pp. 344-363 ^ Harrison, Lowell Hayes; A New History of Kentucky, p. 352ISBN 9780813176307 ^ See Bolin, Janes Duane;Bossism and Reform in a Southern City: Lexington, Kentucky, 1880-1940 , pp. 82-83ISBN 9780813121505 ^ "1924 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky" . Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.^ Kentucky Secretary of State;General Election Held November 4th, 1924: Presidential Electors (Ledger)
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