2026 results · Kentucky · county
Nelson County, Kentucky
Barr carried Nelson County by 24.6 points in the Senate race, 17.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+41.8). 3 races have votes counted here.
- Votes counted, Senate
- 16,175
- 71% of the 22,838 votes for president in 2024
- 2026 margin
- R+24.6
- 2024 president
- R+41.8
- Shift from 2024
- 17.1 pts → D
- In Kentucky
- 26th of 120
- The 26th best county for Booker of the 120 counted; 34th for turnout against 2024.
Statewide races
- Kentucky SenateAndy Barr won · R+12.1 across the state36.4% Charles Booker61.1% Andy BarrR+24.616,175 votes17.1 pts → D2024 R+41.8
The House
Nelson County is split between 2 districts; each line is the county’s own part of that district.
- Kentucky 2nd DistrictNelson County's part of the district · Brett Guthrie won · R+27.7 across the district35.4% Megan Wingfield62.1% Brett GuthrieR+26.66,979 votes10.5 pts → D2024 R+37.1
- Kentucky 4th DistrictNelson County's part of the district · Ed Gallrein won · R+13.4 across the district35.4% Melissa Strange60.7% Ed GallreinR+25.49,069 votes19.7 pts → D2024 R+45.0
Also in this county: KY-01, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.