2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary Kentucky presidential no 2004 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary 2004 2012 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary 2012 60 Democratic National Convention delegates (51 pledged, 9 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received 2008 05 20 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 459,511 65.48% 37 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 800080 Illinois 209,954 29.92% 14 320px 320px Primary results by county Clinton: #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% #af7b2c 80–90% #855d20 90–100%Obama: #cf94cf 50–60% WV OR The 2008 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary took place May 20, 2008, and had 51 delegates at stake. The winner in each of Kentucky's six congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 34. Another 17 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 51 delegates represented Kentucky at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Nine other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well.Berg-Andersson Richard Kentucky Democratic Delegation 2008 The Green Papers http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/KY-D.phtml 2008-05-21 Kentucky had a closed primary, meaning it was open only to registered Democrats. Those wishing to participate in the primary had to register as Democrats 28 days prior to the primary. There were 3,545 precincts in 120 counties with 1,629,845 Democratic registered voters, and the turnout was 43.0% of the registered voters.http://electionresults.ky.gov/KyElectWeb/kes?AC=3&RF=0&AR=0&R=A01000000&L=1999&N=U.S.+PRESIDENT&RV=1040438&DV=1629845&TP=3545&TC=120 Kentucky State Board of Elections: Unofficial 2008 Primary Election Results, U.S. President - Statewide Kentucky State Board of Elections 2008-05-20 2008-05-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080521221011/http://electionresults.ky.gov/KyElectWeb/kes?AC=3&RF=0&AR=0&R=A01000000&L=1999&N=U.S.+PRESIDENT&RV=1040438&DV=1629845&TP=3545&TC=120 2008-05-21 Polls Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008#Kentucky According to a poll from Rasmussen Reports taken before the primary, Hillary Clinton led Barack Obama 56-31 percent in Kentucky with 13 percent undecided.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/kentucky/kentucky_democratic_primary Kentucky Democratic Primary 2008-05-06 2008-05-20 Rasmussen Reports https://web.archive.org/web/20080510113321/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/kentucky/kentucky_democratic_primary 2008-05-10 dead As of April 30, two superdelegates had pledged support for Obama while three had endorsed Clinton. Results Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries Primary Date: May 20, 2008 National Pledged Delegates Determined: 51 Kentucky Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 2008 PartyCandidateVotes PercentageDelegates Democratic Hillary Clinton 459,511 65.48% 37 Democratic Barack Obama 209,954 29.92% 14 Democratic Uncommitted 18,091 2.58% 0 Democratic John Edwards 14,212 2.03% 0 Totals 701,768 100.00% 51 Voter turnout 43.00% — Analysis Hillary Clinton won a decisive two-to-one victory in Kentucky, a state located in the Appalachian region which had many of the demographics in her favor. According to exit polls, 89 percent of voters in the Kentucky Democratic Primary were white and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 72–23 compared to the 9 percent of African American voters who backed Obama by a margin of 90–7. Clinton won all age groups, all socioeconomic/income classes and educational attainment ladders of voters. Registered Democrats, who comprised 84 percent of the turnout, backed Clinton by a margin of 68–30. She also won all ideological groups. Regarding religion, Clinton dominated all major denominations by two-to-one margins, including Protestants which backed her 66–28, Roman Catholics supported her 66–31, and other Christians favored Clinton by a margin of 66–30. It was a conclusive landslide victory for Clinton. Clinton performed extraordinarily well throughout the state of Kentucky, carrying all but two counties: Jefferson County, which contains Louisville, and Fayette County which contains Lexington. Her best performance was in Southeast Kentucky, located in the heart of Appalachia, an area made up of less educated, lower-income, working-class whites. In fact, it was here where Clinton received her largest margin of victory in a county nationwide: Magoffin County gave Clinton 92.98 percent of the vote while Obama only received a meager 5.00 percent. Kentucky was another state that highlighted Barack Obama's growing problem among working-class whites, a swing voting bloc also referred to as Reagan Democrats who Clinton claimed were crucial to Democrats winning back the White House. Exit polls in Kentucky supported Clinton's claim – of Kentucky voters who voted for Clinton, only one-third of voters said they would vote for Obama should he become the nominee while another one-third said they would vote for presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and another one-third said they would not vote at all. See also Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008 Kentucky Republican primary, 2008 References Kentucky Democratic presidential primary 2008