Donald J. Trump won Polk County with 59.9% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 348,931 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 20.7 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Polk County that is loaded, the margin moved 6.3 points toward Republicans.
Polk County leans Republican by 19.3 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Polk 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 15.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 348,931 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 63.4% of the 550,365 citizens aged 18 and over in Polk County.
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