Donald J. Trump won Nelson County with 70.2% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 22,852 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 41.7 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Nelson County that is loaded, the margin moved 5.1 points toward Republicans.
Nelson County leans Republican by 41.0 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Nelson 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 28.4 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 22,852 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 64.5% of the 35,420 citizens aged 18 and over in Nelson County.
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