Donald J. Trump won Dorchester County with 56.0% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 16,772 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 14.5 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Dorchester County that is loaded, the margin moved 2.6 points toward Republicans.
Dorchester County leans Republican by 14.2 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Dorchester 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, 16,772 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 66.7% of the 25,130 citizens aged 18 and over in Dorchester County.
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