Donald J. Trump won Rice County with 50.2% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 36,412 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 2.5 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Rice County that is loaded, the margin moved 2.3 points toward Republicans.
Rice County leans Republican by 2.0 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Rice County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 4 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 5.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 36,412 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 73.2% of the 49,720 citizens aged 18 and over in Rice County.
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