Donald J. Trump won Wilkes County with 58.3% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 5,098 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 16.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Wilkes County that is loaded, the margin moved 3.7 points toward Republicans.
Wilkes County leans Republican by 16.0 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Wilkes 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 13.3 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 5,098 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 68.9% of the 7,395 citizens aged 18 and over in Wilkes County.
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