Donald J. Trump won Rutherford County with 60.1% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 147,656 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 21.8 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Rutherford County that is loaded, the margin moved 6.4 points toward Republicans.
Rutherford County leans Republican by 20.5 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Rutherford 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 22.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 147,656 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 59.9% of the 246,615 citizens aged 18 and over in Rutherford County.
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