Donald J. Trump won Kern County with 59.3% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 283,246 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 21.1 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Kern County that is loaded, the margin moved 10.9 points toward Republicans.
Kern County leans Republican by 18.8 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Kern County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 2 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 22.2 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 283,246 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 51.7% of the 547,510 citizens aged 18 and over in Kern County.
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