1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Election in Kentucky
1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky
County Results
Parker
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Roosevelt
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
The 1904 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president .
Ever since the Civil War , Kentucky had been shaped politically by divisions created by that war between secessionist , Democratic counties and Unionist , Republican ones,[1] although the state as a whole leaned Democratic throughout this era and the GOP had carried the state only once[2] – by a very narrow margin in 1896[3] when northern parts of the state were affected by hostility towards William Jennings Bryan , and state native John M. Palmer drew votes from the Democrats.[4]
Kentucky was won by the Democratic nominees, Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and his running mate Henry G. Davis of West Virginia . They defeated the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana . Parker won the state by a narrow margin of 2.69%.
Despite Parker losing nationally in a landslide, he marginally improved on Bryan's win from 1900, although doing less well than predicted a week beforehand, when polls suggested Parker would win by 22 thousand votes or twice his actual plurality.[5]
Results
Results by county
County
Alton B. Parker[7] Democratic
Theodore Roosevelt[7] Republican
Silas C. Swallow[7] Prohibition
Eugene V. Debs[8] Socialist
Thomas E. Watson[8] Populist
Charles Corregan[8] Socialist Labor
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
1,327
43.59%
1,652
54.27%
60
1.97%
2
0.07%
1
0.03%
2
0.07%
-325
-10.68%
3,044
Allen
1,379
42.88%
1,768
54.98%
49
1.52%
4
0.12%
9
0.28%
7
0.22%
-389
-12.10%
3,216
Anderson
1,429
58.73%
959
39.42%
32
1.32%
1
0.04%
10
0.41%
2
0.08%
470
19.32%
2,433
Ballard
1,598
70.99%
556
24.70%
28
1.24%
49
2.18%
18
0.80%
2
0.09%
1,042
46.29%
2,251
Barren
3,051
58.46%
2,073
39.72%
44
0.84%
3
0.06%
46
0.88%
2
0.04%
978
18.74%
5,219
Bath
1,503
51.90%
1,342
46.34%
35
1.21%
2
0.07%
14
0.48%
0
0.00%
161
5.56%
2,896
Bell
538
22.61%
1,764
74.12%
25
1.05%
44
1.85%
9
0.38%
0
0.00%
-1,226
-51.51%
2,380
Boone
2,013
76.57%
578
21.99%
28
1.07%
4
0.15%
6
0.23%
0
0.00%
1,435
54.58%
2,629
Bourbon
2,586
53.66%
2,147
44.55%
80
1.66%
4
0.08%
2
0.04%
0
0.00%
439
9.11%
4,819
Boyd
1,716
39.31%
2,544
58.28%
67
1.53%
29
0.66%
5
0.11%
4
0.09%
-828
-18.97%
4,365
Boyle
1,646
53.58%
1,366
44.47%
40
1.30%
7
0.23%
13
0.42%
0
0.00%
280
9.11%
3,072
Bracken
1,596
55.90%
1,165
40.81%
47
1.65%
39
1.37%
3
0.11%
5
0.18%
431
15.10%
2,855
Breathitt
1,537
64.26%
829
34.66%
16
0.67%
9
0.38%
0
0.00%
1
0.04%
708
29.60%
2,392
Breckinridge
2,066
45.47%
2,353
51.78%
66
1.45%
0
0.00%
59
1.30%
0
0.00%
-287
-6.32%
4,544
Bullitt
1,284
66.94%
593
30.92%
26
1.36%
9
0.47%
4
0.21%
2
0.10%
691
36.03%
1,918
Butler
951
28.58%
2,298
69.05%
55
1.65%
0
0.00%
24
0.72%
0
0.00%
-1,347
-40.47%
3,328
Caldwell
1,227
44.20%
1,413
50.90%
28
1.01%
48
1.73%
59
2.13%
1
0.04%
-186
-6.70%
2,776
Calloway
2,466
69.62%
824
23.26%
106
2.99%
5
0.14%
133
3.75%
8
0.23%
1,642
46.36%
3,542
Campbell
4,562
39.49%
5,759
49.85%
105
0.91%
1,061
9.18%
14
0.12%
52
0.45%
-1,197
-10.36%
11,553
Carlisle
1,428
70.31%
468
23.04%
63
3.10%
10
0.49%
60
2.95%
2
0.10%
960
47.27%
2,031
Carroll
1,548
72.00%
546
25.40%
50
2.33%
0
0.00%
5
0.23%
1
0.05%
1,002
46.60%
2,150
Carter
1,442
36.63%
2,419
61.44%
58
1.47%
9
0.23%
6
0.15%
3
0.08%
-977
-24.82%
3,937
Casey
1,133
40.55%
1,595
57.09%
64
2.29%
1
0.04%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
-462
-16.54%
2,794
Christian
2,681
40.30%
3,870
58.17%
69
1.04%
6
0.09%
27
0.41%
0
0.00%
-1,189
-17.87%
6,653
Clark
2,442
58.51%
1,683
40.32%
36
0.86%
5
0.12%
7
0.17%
1
0.02%
759
18.18%
4,174
Clay
532
23.72%
1,685
75.12%
18
0.80%
2
0.09%
2
0.09%
4
0.18%
-1,153
-51.40%
2,243
Clinton
305
23.59%
948
73.32%
28
2.17%
1
0.08%
11
0.85%
0
0.00%
-643
-49.73%
1,293
Crittenden
1,207
40.29%
1,690
56.41%
80
2.67%
0
0.00%
18
0.60%
1
0.03%
-483
-16.12%
2,996
Cumberland
561
34.98%
1,001
62.41%
39
2.43%
0
0.00%
3
0.19%
0
0.00%
-440
-27.43%
1,604
Daviess
4,754
56.71%
3,381
40.33%
125
1.49%
17
0.20%
103
1.23%
3
0.04%
1,373
16.38%
8,383
Edmonson
760
38.74%
1,172
59.73%
25
1.27%
1
0.05%
4
0.20%
0
0.00%
-412
-21.00%
1,962
Elliott
1,143
65.46%
594
34.02%
9
0.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
549
31.44%
1,746
Estill
850
38.85%
1,280
58.50%
34
1.55%
0
0.00%
24
1.10%
0
0.00%
-430
-19.65%
2,188
Fayette
5,119
55.60%
3,947
42.87%
101
1.10%
11
0.12%
17
0.18%
12
0.13%
1,172
12.73%
9,207
Fleming
1,712
48.93%
1,707
48.79%
73
2.09%
1
0.03%
5
0.14%
1
0.03%
5
0.14%
3,499
Floyd
1,580
56.41%
1,201
42.88%
16
0.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
0.14%
379
13.53%
2,801
Franklin
2,941
66.25%
1,449
32.64%
28
0.63%
10
0.23%
11
0.25%
0
0.00%
1,492
33.61%
4,439
Fulton
1,560
71.72%
561
25.79%
34
1.56%
10
0.46%
4
0.18%
6
0.28%
999
45.93%
2,175
Gallatin
941
72.89%
334
25.87%
13
1.01%
0
0.00%
3
0.23%
0
0.00%
607
47.02%
1,291
Garrard
1,176
45.32%
1,351
52.06%
61
2.35%
5
0.19%
2
0.08%
0
0.00%
-175
-6.74%
2,595
Grant
1,651
58.32%
1,148
40.55%
31
1.10%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
503
17.77%
2,831
Graves
4,935
73.02%
1,615
23.90%
85
1.26%
28
0.41%
88
1.30%
7
0.10%
3,320
49.13%
6,758
Grayson
1,683
41.32%
2,179
53.50%
54
1.33%
8
0.20%
144
3.54%
5
0.12%
-496
-12.18%
4,073
Green
1,071
46.32%
1,201
51.95%
31
1.34%
3
0.13%
6
0.26%
0
0.00%
-130
-5.62%
2,312
Greenup
1,112
34.40%
2,005
62.02%
53
1.64%
44
1.36%
12
0.37%
7
0.22%
-893
-27.62%
3,233
Hancock
846
43.99%
997
51.85%
60
3.12%
3
0.16%
15
0.78%
2
0.10%
-151
-7.85%
1,923
Hardin
2,714
59.82%
1,671
36.83%
82
1.81%
30
0.66%
38
0.84%
2
0.04%
1,043
22.99%
4,537
Harlan
286
16.46%
1,446
83.20%
5
0.29%
0
0.00%
1
0.06%
0
0.00%
-1,160
-66.74%
1,738
Harrison
2,688
62.53%
1,538
35.78%
65
1.51%
4
0.09%
4
0.09%
0
0.00%
1,150
26.75%
4,299
Hart
1,658
46.39%
1,794
50.20%
49
1.37%
48
1.34%
24
0.67%
1
0.03%
-136
-3.81%
3,574
Henderson
3,448
57.40%
2,300
38.29%
104
1.73%
116
1.93%
28
0.47%
11
0.18%
1,148
19.11%
6,007
Henry
2,137
58.31%
1,434
39.13%
72
1.96%
4
0.11%
17
0.46%
1
0.03%
703
19.18%
3,665
Hickman
1,680
68.63%
702
28.68%
46
1.88%
2
0.08%
15
0.61%
3
0.12%
978
39.95%
2,448
Hopkins
3,125
50.19%
2,826
45.39%
81
1.30%
58
0.93%
127
2.04%
9
0.14%
299
4.80%
6,226
Jackson
216
11.75%
1,606
87.38%
16
0.87%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-1,390
-75.63%
1,838
Jefferson
22,781
49.57%
21,664
47.14%
669
1.46%
422
0.92%
197
0.43%
226
0.49%
1,117
2.43%
45,959
Jessamine
1,466
52.12%
1,247
44.33%
99
3.52%
0
0.00%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
219
7.79%
2,813
Johnson
886
31.23%
1,925
67.85%
21
0.74%
0
0.00%
5
0.18%
0
0.00%
-1,039
-36.62%
2,837
Kenton
5,760
43.98%
6,306
48.14%
112
0.86%
866
6.61%
22
0.17%
32
0.24%
-546
-4.17%
13,098
Knott
1,092
68.72%
483
30.40%
11
0.69%
0
0.00%
3
0.19%
0
0.00%
609
38.33%
1,589
Knox
711
23.74%
2,240
74.79%
36
1.20%
4
0.13%
2
0.07%
2
0.07%
-1,529
-51.05%
2,995
Larue
1,301
59.11%
863
39.21%
30
1.36%
2
0.09%
4
0.18%
1
0.05%
438
19.90%
2,201
Laurel
1,050
32.13%
2,152
65.85%
38
1.16%
21
0.64%
7
0.21%
0
0.00%
-1,102
-33.72%
3,268
Lawrence
1,752
45.86%
2,014
52.72%
40
1.05%
6
0.16%
7
0.18%
1
0.03%
-262
-6.86%
3,820
Lee
527
36.98%
879
61.68%
16
1.12%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
-352
-24.70%
1,425
Leslie
71
6.86%
953
92.08%
10
0.97%
1
0.10%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-882
-85.22%
1,035
Letcher
405
29.61%
960
70.18%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
0.22%
-555
-40.57%
1,368
Lewis
1,286
33.99%
2,374
62.74%
92
2.43%
11
0.29%
18
0.48%
3
0.08%
-1,088
-28.75%
3,784
Lincoln
1,713
48.43%
1,648
46.59%
169
4.78%
2
0.06%
3
0.08%
2
0.06%
65
1.84%
3,537
Livingston
1,259
57.33%
838
38.16%
49
2.23%
13
0.59%
36
1.64%
1
0.05%
421
19.17%
2,196
Logan
2,696
52.83%
2,250
44.09%
76
1.49%
11
0.22%
69
1.35%
1
0.02%
446
8.74%
5,103
Lyon
938
53.39%
678
38.59%
56
3.19%
0
0.00%
84
4.78%
1
0.06%
260
14.80%
1,757
Madison
2,891
49.93%
2,774
47.91%
106
1.83%
7
0.12%
7
0.12%
5
0.09%
117
2.02%
5,790
Magoffin
1,000
41.34%
1,404
58.04%
12
0.50%
2
0.08%
0
0.00%
1
0.04%
-404
-16.70%
2,419
Marion
1,857
60.10%
1,191
38.54%
26
0.84%
3
0.10%
12
0.39%
1
0.03%
666
21.55%
3,090
Marshall
1,587
57.54%
920
33.36%
105
3.81%
1
0.04%
145
5.26%
0
0.00%
667
24.18%
2,758
Martin
188
16.98%
900
81.30%
14
1.26%
0
0.00%
1
0.09%
4
0.36%
-712
-64.32%
1,107
Mason
2,792
55.90%
2,029
40.62%
82
1.64%
20
0.40%
7
0.14%
65
1.30%
763
15.28%
4,995
McCracken
2,832
52.43%
2,413
44.67%
76
1.41%
39
0.72%
41
0.76%
1
0.02%
419
7.76%
5,402
McLean
1,336
50.26%
1,163
43.75%
90
3.39%
27
1.02%
40
1.50%
2
0.08%
173
6.51%
2,658
Meade
1,245
58.34%
834
39.08%
18
0.84%
20
0.94%
17
0.80%
0
0.00%
411
19.26%
2,134
Menifee
719
61.04%
450
38.20%
6
0.51%
0
0.00%
3
0.25%
0
0.00%
269
22.84%
1,178
Mercer
1,703
51.76%
1,494
45.41%
68
2.07%
7
0.21%
17
0.52%
1
0.03%
209
6.35%
3,290
Metcalfe
1,011
46.87%
1,115
51.69%
21
0.97%
5
0.23%
5
0.23%
0
0.00%
-104
-4.82%
2,157
Monroe
779
31.80%
1,644
67.10%
14
0.57%
1
0.04%
12
0.49%
0
0.00%
-865
-35.31%
2,450
Montgomery
1,488
53.01%
1,266
45.10%
45
1.60%
6
0.21%
0
0.00%
2
0.07%
222
7.91%
2,807
Morgan
1,807
61.07%
1,119
37.82%
28
0.95%
0
0.00%
5
0.17%
0
0.00%
688
23.25%
2,959
Muhlenberg
1,954
42.90%
2,476
54.36%
42
0.92%
28
0.61%
41
0.90%
14
0.31%
-522
-11.46%
4,555
Nelson
2,160
61.98%
1,263
36.24%
47
1.35%
10
0.29%
4
0.11%
1
0.03%
897
25.74%
3,485
Nicholas
1,741
60.37%
1,067
37.00%
63
2.18%
3
0.10%
4
0.14%
6
0.21%
674
23.37%
2,884
Ohio
2,519
43.42%
3,063
52.79%
122
2.10%
14
0.24%
77
1.33%
7
0.12%
-544
-9.38%
5,802
Oldham
882
63.45%
452
32.52%
43
3.09%
9
0.65%
4
0.29%
0
0.00%
430
30.94%
1,390
Owen
2,932
76.79%
827
21.66%
41
1.07%
0
0.00%
12
0.31%
6
0.16%
2,105
55.13%
3,818
Owsley
224
16.83%
1,100
82.64%
7
0.53%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-876
-65.82%
1,331
Pendleton
1,421
50.77%
1,246
44.52%
72
2.57%
42
1.50%
14
0.50%
4
0.14%
175
6.25%
2,799
Perry
431
30.35%
979
68.94%
6
0.42%
4
0.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-548
-38.59%
1,420
Pike
1,935
43.05%
2,486
55.31%
64
1.42%
4
0.09%
4
0.09%
2
0.04%
-551
-12.26%
4,495
Powell
738
52.23%
647
45.79%
23
1.63%
2
0.14%
3
0.21%
0
0.00%
91
6.44%
1,413
Pulaski
1,870
32.62%
3,713
64.78%
103
1.80%
21
0.37%
22
0.38%
3
0.05%
-1,843
-32.15%
5,732
Robertson
709
62.47%
409
36.04%
16
1.41%
1
0.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
300
26.43%
1,135
Rockcastle
848
33.68%
1,624
64.50%
30
1.19%
4
0.16%
10
0.40%
2
0.08%
-776
-30.82%
2,518
Rowan
661
43.15%
844
55.09%
24
1.57%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
1
0.07%
-183
-11.95%
1,532
Russell
671
36.85%
1,079
59.25%
58
3.19%
10
0.55%
1
0.05%
2
0.11%
-408
-22.41%
1,821
Scott
2,374
57.05%
1,713
41.17%
62
1.49%
10
0.24%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
661
15.89%
4,161
Shelby
2,657
60.83%
1,638
37.50%
59
1.35%
4
0.09%
9
0.21%
1
0.02%
1,019
23.33%
4,368
Simpson
1,540
62.30%
863
34.91%
51
2.06%
1
0.04%
17
0.69%
0
0.00%
677
27.39%
2,472
Spencer
1,024
64.73%
529
33.44%
17
1.07%
0
0.00%
9
0.57%
3
0.19%
495
31.29%
1,582
Taylor
1,147
49.29%
1,092
46.93%
60
2.58%
3
0.13%
25
1.07%
0
0.00%
55
2.36%
2,327
Todd
1,671
50.18%
1,589
47.72%
39
1.17%
1
0.03%
29
0.87%
1
0.03%
82
2.46%
3,330
Trigg
1,170
45.05%
1,285
49.48%
37
1.42%
27
1.04%
76
2.93%
2
0.08%
-115
-4.43%
2,597
Trimble
1,275
76.21%
360
21.52%
28
1.67%
8
0.48%
2
0.12%
0
0.00%
915
54.69%
1,673
Union
2,533
67.80%
1,071
28.67%
44
1.18%
51
1.37%
30
0.80%
7
0.19%
1,462
39.13%
3,736
Warren
3,484
54.42%
2,737
42.75%
129
2.01%
19
0.30%
27
0.42%
6
0.09%
747
11.67%
6,402
Washington
1,482
49.92%
1,448
48.77%
31
1.04%
1
0.03%
7
0.24%
0
0.00%
34
1.15%
2,969
Wayne
1,202
42.29%
1,577
55.49%
57
2.01%
2
0.07%
2
0.07%
2
0.07%
-375
-13.19%
2,842
Webster
2,134
56.97%
1,453
38.79%
109
2.91%
5
0.13%
43
1.15%
2
0.05%
681
18.18%
3,746
Whitley
658
16.63%
3,174
80.23%
57
1.44%
52
1.31%
11
0.28%
4
0.10%
-2,516
-63.60%
3,956
Wolfe
1,114
62.03%
676
37.64%
5
0.28%
0
0.00%
1
0.06%
0
0.00%
438
24.39%
1,796
Woodford
1,620
55.21%
1,280
43.63%
27
0.92%
4
0.14%
2
0.07%
1
0.03%
340
11.59%
2,934
Totals
217,250
49.84%
205,277
47.10%
6,603
1.51%
3,597
0.83%
2,521
0.58%
607
0.14%
11,973
2.75%
435,855
See also
Notes
References