Donald J. Trump won McDonough County with 58.4% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 11,972 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 18.8 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in McDonough County that is loaded, the margin moved 2.2 points toward Republicans.
McDonough County leans Republican by 18.6 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
McDonough County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 3 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 9.4 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 11,972 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 54.6% of the 21,920 citizens aged 18 and over in McDonough County.
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