Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Will County, IL — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Will County, Illinois voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+1.6 — 162,874 Democratic to 157,672 Republican of 327,604 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 6.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 9.3 points more Republican than Illinois overall (D+10.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Will County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162,874 | 157,672 | 7,058 | 49.7% | 48.1% | D+1.6 |
| 2020 | 183,915 | 155,116 | 6,074 | 53.3% | 44.9% | D+8.3 |
| 2016 | 151,927 | 132,720 | 16,257 | 50.5% | 44.1% | D+6.4 |
| 2012 | 144,229 | 128,969 | 4,189 | 52.0% | 46.5% | D+5.5 |
| 2008 | 160,406 | 122,597 | 3,417 | 56.0% | 42.8% | D+13.2 |
| 2004 | 115,625 | 129,098 | 1,686 | 46.9% | 52.4% | R+5.5 |
| 2000 | 90,902 | 95,828 | 4,940 | 47.4% | 50.0% | R+2.6 |
Will County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Will County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Will County, Illinois in 2024 by D+1.6, with 327,604 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Will County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Will County shifted 6.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+8.3) and 2024 (D+1.6).
Is Will County more Democratic or Republican than Illinois overall?+
In 2024, Will County went D+1.6 while Illinois overall went D+10.9 — 9.3 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.