Kamala D. Harris won Schenectady County with 55.1% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 72,165 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 10.8 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Schenectady County that is loaded, the margin moved 4.8 points toward Republicans.
Schenectady County leans Democratic by 12.1 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Schenectady County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 5 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 10.5 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 72,165 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 60.2% of the 119,855 citizens aged 18 and over in Schenectady County.
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