How Will County Voted In 2024 Presidential Election

WILL COUNTY, IL — Although the United States elected former President Donald Trump as its 47th president, Will County sided with Vice President Kamala Harris, though the margin was less than 1 percent, according to unofficial tallies from the Will County Clerk's Office.

In Will County, 73.12 percent of registered voters — 322,810 ballots were cast out of a total of 441,483 registered voters — turned out for the historic election between Trump and Harris.

The presidential election was a tight one. With all 310 precincts reporting, 49.13 percent of people, or 157,453 votes, cast their ballot for Harris and running mate Tim Walz, while 48.4 percent, or 155,142 votes, went to Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, according to the unofficial results.

Some voters chose to go the independent route, with 4,265 people, or 1.33 percent, voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and running mate Nicole Shanahan. Votes for write-in candidates totaled 3,652, or 1.14 percent.

The margin between the two candidates in Will County was much slimmer this year compared to the 2020 election. Four years ago, local voters backed President Joe Biden by 53.11 percent, or 183,915 votes, versus Trump's 44.8 percent, or 155,116 votes. With 305 precincts in 2020, 348,071 ballots were cast out of 463,465 registered voters, making for a 75.1 percent turnout, the clerk's office reported.

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When it came to Illinois's advisory questions, Will County voters were in favor of all three propositions.

In the first, seeking voter opinion on whether candidates who attempt to interfere with the duties of election workers should face civil penalties, 85.56 percent, or 262,774 votes, said yes, while 14.44 percent, or 44,355 votes, said no. In the second, about a potential constitutional amendment that would raise taxes on income over $1 million and use the proceeds for property tax relief, the margins were tighter, but 58.85 percent, or 181,693 votes, were for it, and 41.15 percent, or 127,044 votes, were against. In the third, asking voters if health insurance plans should be required to cover in vitro fertilization as part of pregnancy benefits, 71.77 percent of the county, or 220,874 voters, were in favor, and 28.23 percent, or 86,875 votes, were opposed, unofficial tallies showed.