Donald J. Trump won Orange County with 54.0% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 175,660 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 8.4 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Orange County that is loaded, the margin moved 8.2 points toward Republicans.
Orange County leans Republican by 6.3 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Orange 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 5.8 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 175,660 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 63.0% of the 278,970 citizens aged 18 and over in Orange County.
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