Lake County, Illinois presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Lake County by 20.8 points, out of 309,323 votes for president.
2024
Illinois 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 184,642 | 59.7% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 120,402 | 38.9% | |
| All other candidates | 4,279 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 309,323 | ||
Lake County was D+20.8 against D+10.9 statewide, 9.9 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
Illinois 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DEM | 204,032 | 61.1% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 123,594 | 37.0% | |
| All other candidates | 6,530 | 2.0% | |
| Total | 334,156 | ||
Lake County was D+24.1 against D+17.0 statewide, 7.1 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
Illinois 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 171,095 | 56.4% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 109,767 | 36.2% | |
| All other candidates | 22,658 | 7.5% | |
| Total | 303,520 | ||
Lake County was D+20.2 against D+17.1 statewide, 3.1 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
Illinois 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 153,757 | 53.5% | |
| Mitt Romney REP | 129,764 | 45.1% | |
| All other candidates | 3,972 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 287,493 | ||
Lake County was D+8.4 against D+16.9 statewide, 8.5 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Illinois 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 177,242 | 59.3% | |
| John McCain REP | 118,545 | 39.6% | |
| All other candidates | 3,318 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 299,105 | ||
Lake County was D+19.7 against D+25.1 statewide, 5.4 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Illinois 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 139,081 | 50.5% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 134,352 | 48.8% | |
| All other candidates | 1,862 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 275,295 | ||
Lake County was R+1.7 against D+10.3 statewide, 12.0 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Illinois 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 120,988 | 50.0% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 115,058 | 47.5% | |
| All other candidates | 6,118 | 2.5% | |
| Total | 242,164 | ||
Lake County was R+2.5 against D+12.0 statewide, 14.5 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Lake County, Illinois in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Lake County by 20.8 points, out of 309,323 votes counted for president.
Is Lake County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 20.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 24.1 points; 2016: Democratic by 20.2 points; 2012: Democratic by 8.4 points; 2008: Democratic by 19.7 points; 2004: Republican by 1.7 points; 2000: Republican by 2.5 points.
How does Lake County vote compared with the rest of Illinois?
In 2024 it was 9.9 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 20.8 points against Democratic by 10.9 points statewide).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data