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Kentucky

The Upper South · in the Union from 1816 · seceded 1861, returned 1864 · 15 electoral votes · 1,099,399 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Kentucky · left-bloc shareseceded0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 62.2%1820: left bloc 70.7%1824: left bloc 64.2%1828: left bloc 36.5%1832: left bloc 52.2%1836: left bloc 48.6%1840: left bloc 51.8%1844: left bloc 44.3%1848: left bloc 56.2%1852: left bloc 60.1%1856: left bloc 50.5%1860: left bloc 1.1%1864: left bloc 28.1%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Kentucky · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Kentucky · party controloutside the union161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteAdmLib1816 · President Thomas Worthington · Adm — 62.2% John Quincy Adams · Fed — 37.8%1818 · President Admissionist — held — no race1820 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 70.7% John Sergeant · Nat — 29.3%1822 · President Admissionist — held — no race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 64.2% Francis S. Key · Nat — 35.8%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 63.5% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 36.5%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 52.2% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 47.8%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 51.4% Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 48.6%1838 · President National — held — no race1840 · President Sam Houston · Lib — 51.8% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 48.3%1842 · President Liberal — held — no race1844 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 44.3% Daniel Webster · Nat — 32.1% James Buchanan · UC — 23.6%1846 · President Liberal — held — no race1848 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 56.2% James A. Pearce · Nat — 43.8%1850 · President Liberal — held — no race1852 · President Samuel Houston · Lib — 60.1% James A. Pearce · Nat — 39.9%1854 · President Liberal — held — no race1856 · President Preston Brooks · Lib — 50.5% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 49.5% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · President Liberal — held — no race1860 · President Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 51.5% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 47.3% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 1.1%1862 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · President Robert E. Lee · Nat — 71.9% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 28.1%1866 · President National — held — no race1868 · President National — held — no raceGovernorAdmWhigLibNat1816 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 66.7% Roundhead · RH — 15.7% Republican · Rep — 11.6% Cavalier · CV — 5.9%1818 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1820 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 70.1% National · Nat — 26.1% Republican · Rep — 3.8% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1822 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1824 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 61.1% National · Nat — 34.9% Republican · Rep — 2.3% Tory · Tory — 1.6%1826 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Governor Whig · Whig — 62.7% National · Nat — 26.3% Tory · Tory — 6.7% Radical · Rad — 4.3%1830 · Governor Whig — held — no race1832 · Governor Whig · Whig — 40.5% Radical · Rad — 29.3% National · Nat — 25.4% Tory · Tory — 4.8%1834 · Governor Whig — held — no race1836 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 55.7% National · Nat — 44.3%1838 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1840 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 55.8% National · Nat — 44.2%1842 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1844 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 69.8% National · Nat — 30.2%1846 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1848 · Governor National · Nat — 53.2% Liberal · Lib — 46.8%1850 · Governor National — held — no race1852 · Governor National · Nat — 51.2% Liberal · Lib — 48.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Governor National — held — no race1856 · Governor National · Nat — 56.4% Liberal · Lib — 35.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 8.3%1858 · Governor National — held — no race1860 · Governor National · Nat — 98.7% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 1.4%1862 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Governor National · Nat — 80.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 19.9%1866 · Governor National — held — no race1868 · Governor National — held — no raceSenate · seat 1AdmWhigLib1816 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 67.6% Roundhead · RH — 24.3% Republican · Rep — 6.7% Cavalier · CV — 1.4%1818 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 66.8% National · Nat — 22.5% Republican · Rep — 10.7% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1822 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 69.8% National · Nat — 25.8% Republican · Rep — 4.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Whig · Whig — 62.1% National · Nat — 27.3% Tory · Tory — 5.6% Radical · Rad — 5.0%1830 · Senate seat 1 Whig — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Whig · Whig — 40.6% National · Nat — 31.7% Radical · Rad — 19.6% Tory · Tory — 8.0%1834 · Senate seat 1 Whig — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 57.2% National · Nat — 42.8%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 52.8% National · Nat — 47.2%1842 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 63.1% National · Nat — 36.9%1846 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 58.6% National · Nat — 41.4%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 55.5% National · Nat — 44.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 51.8% National · Nat — 47.7% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.5%1858 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 96.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 3.4%1862 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 74.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 25.2%1866 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no raceSenate · seat 2AdmWhigLib1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 73.7% National · Nat — 24.3% Tory · Tory — 2.0% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1820 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 64.8% National · Nat — 32.4% Republican · Rep — 2.8% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1824 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 56.4% National · Nat — 29.3% Republican · Rep — 14.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1828 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Whig · Whig — 39.4% National · Nat — 31.8% Radical · Rad — 27.1% Tory · Tory — 1.8%1832 · Senate seat 2 Whig — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Whig · Whig — 46.5% National · Nat — 29.1% Radical · Rad — 17.1% Tory · Tory — 7.3%1836 · Senate seat 2 Whig — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 60.2% National · Nat — 39.8%1840 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 59.9% National · Nat — 40.1%1844 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 55.8% National · Nat — 44.2%1848 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 55.3% National · Nat — 44.7%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 59.8% National · Nat — 40.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 94.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 5.5%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 2 No race1866 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 70.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 29.1%1868 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no raceHouse delegationAdmWhigLib1816 · House Admissionist — 6 seats · 60% Roundhead Federalist — 3 seats · 30% Republican — 1 seat · 10%1818 · House Admissionist — 8 seats · 80% National — 2 seats · 20%1820 · House Admissionist — 7 seats · 70% National — 2 seats · 20% Republican — 1 seat · 10%1822 · House Admissionist — 9 seats · 69% National — 4 seats · 31%1824 · House Admissionist — 9 seats · 69% National — 3 seats · 23% Republican — 1 seat · 8%1826 · House Admissionist — 7 seats · 54% National — 4 seats · 31% Republican — 2 seats · 15%1828 · House Whig — 8 seats · 62% National — 4 seats · 31% Tory — 1 seat · 8%1830 · House Whig — 5 seats · 38% Radical — 4 seats · 31% National — 4 seats · 31%1832 · House Whig — 5 seats · 42% National — 4 seats · 33% Radical — 2 seats · 17% Tory — 1 seat · 8%1834 · House Whig — 6 seats · 50% National — 3 seats · 25% Radical — 2 seats · 17% Tory — 1 seat · 8%1836 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1838 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1840 · House National — 6 seats · 50% Liberal — 6 seats · 50%1842 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 62% National — 5 seats · 38%1844 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 62% National — 5 seats · 38%1846 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 54% National — 6 seats · 46%1848 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 62% National — 5 seats · 38%1850 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 54% National — 6 seats · 46%1852 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 54% National — 6 seats · 46%1854 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 62% National — 5 seats · 38%1856 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 54% National — 6 seats · 46%1858 · House National — 12 seats · 100%1860 · House National — 12 seats · 100%1862 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · House National — 12 seats · 92% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 8%1866 · House National — 11 seats · 85% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 15%1868 · House No raceState legislatureAdmWhigLib1816 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% Roundhead Federalist — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1818 · Legislature Admissionist — 18 seats · 72% National — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1820 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% National — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 3 seats · 12%1822 · Legislature Admissionist — 16 seats · 64% National — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1824 · Legislature Admissionist — 17 seats · 68% National — 7 seats · 28% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1826 · Legislature Admissionist — 14 seats · 56% National — 7 seats · 28% Republican — 4 seats · 16%1828 · Legislature Whig — 16 seats · 64% National — 7 seats · 28% Radical — 1 seat · 4% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1830 · Legislature Whig — 10 seats · 40% National — 8 seats · 32% Radical — 7 seats · 28%1832 · Legislature Whig — 10 seats · 40% National — 8 seats · 32% Radical — 5 seats · 20% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1834 · Legislature Whig — 12 seats · 48% National — 7 seats · 28% Radical — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1838 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1840 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1842 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1844 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1846 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1848 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1856 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1858 · Legislature National — 24 seats · 96% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1860 · Legislature National — 24 seats · 96% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1862 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Legislature National — 19 seats · 76% Popular Democratic — 6 seats · 24%1866 · Legislature National — 18 seats · 72% Popular Democratic — 7 seats · 28%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

  • Radical (Rad)
  • Popular Democratic (PopDem)
  • Admissionist (Adm)
  • Liberal (Lib)
  • Whig (Whig)
  • Republican (Rep)
  • National (Nat)
  • Roundhead Federalist (RH)
  • Tory (Tory)
  • Southern National (SN)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.

Seceded in 1861 and returned for the 1864 elections; no Union offices were contested here in between.

Senators seated alongside a debut or readmission were appointed for want of an election post — the senate rows stay blank by design.