US Election 2020 Kentucky profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more

Year of entry into union: 1792 Capital: Frankfort Total electors: Eight. In 2016, all eight electoral votes went to Republican nominees Donald Trump and Mike Pence. How Kentucky votes: Red. Kentucky has voted Republican in the last five presidential elections.  Demographic breakdown: 91.53 percent White and 7.76 percent African-American. Fun fact: Since 1924, Kentucky has voted for the eventual winner of the presidential election other than on four occasions — 1952, 1960, 2008 and 2012. Follow all the latest news from US Election 2020 here Brush up on how the US elects its president and vice-president here Read profiles of other US states here