Kamala D. Harris won Illinois with 54.4% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 5,633,310 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 10.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Illinois that is loaded, the margin moved 6.1 points toward Republicans.
Illinois leans Democratic by 12.7 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Illinois voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 10 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 10.3 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 5,633,310 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 62.0% of the 9,080,000 citizens aged 18 and over in Illinois.