Kamala D. Harris won Polk County with 54.5% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 256,838 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 10.8 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Polk County that is loaded, the margin moved 4.1 points toward Republicans.
Polk County leans Democratic by 12.1 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 5 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 9.1 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 256,838 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 73.3% of the 352,170 citizens aged 18 and over in Polk County.
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