Donald J. Trump won Cape Girardeau County with 72.6% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 40,353 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 46.5 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Cape Girardeau County that is loaded, the margin moved 1.5 points toward Republicans.
Cape Girardeau County leans Republican by 46.7 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Cape Girardeau 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 44.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 40,353 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 63.5% of the 63,530 citizens aged 18 and over in Cape Girardeau County.
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