Kamala D. Harris won Monterey County with 63.4% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 146,718 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 29.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Monterey County that is loaded, the margin moved 11.4 points toward Republicans.
Monterey County leans Democratic by 33.6 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Monterey County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 5 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 31.8 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 146,718 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 60.9% of the 240,820 citizens aged 18 and over in Monterey County.
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