Donald J. Trump won McDowell County with 79.4% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 5,425 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 60.4 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in McDowell County that is loaded, the margin moved 1.9 points toward Republicans.
McDowell County leans Republican by 60.7 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
McDowell County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 3 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 39.2 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 5,425 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 36.8% of the 14,755 citizens aged 18 and over in McDowell County.
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