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Kentucky·KY·FIPS 21133
Letcher County
Voted Republican in 2024 · 8,431 votes cast
About Letcher County
Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. It was created in 1842 from Harlan and Perry counties, and named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to 1844.
Read more on Wikipedia →Total Votes (2024)
8,431
Winner Margin
R+63.9
Turnout Change
-7.7%
2020→2024 Swing
R+4.5
2024 Presidential Results
All candidates · Letcher County, Kentucky
Donald J Trump(Republican)
81.2%6,848
Won by 5,391 votes
Kamala D Harris(Democrat)
17.3%1,457
Other(Other)
1.3%106
Chase Oliver(Libertarian)
0.2%20
Margin History
Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic
2024R+63.9
2020R+59.4
2016R+63.0
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Swung Right in 2024
Letcher County shifted 4.5 points toward Republicans compared to 2020. Voter turnout decreased by 7.7%.
What does Letcher County really think?
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Election data: MIT Election Data Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse (CC BY 4.0)