Donald J. Trump won Rusk County with 68.4% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 8,270 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 38.0 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Rusk County that is loaded, the margin moved 3.3 points toward Republicans.
Rusk County leans Republican by 37.7 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Rusk 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 19.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 8,270 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 73.5% of the 11,255 citizens aged 18 and over in Rusk County.
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