Trump's Vote In Kendall Co. Declines Since 2016 General Election

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — President Trump’s loss in Kendall County on Tuesday was in contrast to his performance in 2016, as his share of the vote fell from 47.5 percent to 46.5 percent.

This happened for only the second time in the county's history, where more voters were in favor of the Democratic Party's presidential candidate.

Unofficial vote election totals released by the county clerk's office late Tuesday evening showed the former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris with 31,394 votes (51.19 percent) to that of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence's 28,515 votes (46.50 percent). In 2016, Hilary Clinton had secured 46 percent of the votes.

The only other time over the past 160 years when the Republican Party's presidential candidate failed to capture a majority of the votes was in 2008 when Barack Obama and Joe Biden received 52.53 percent of the county vote against John McCain and Sarah Palin, who received 46.15 percent of the votes.

A record number of Kendall County residents had voted early leading to the Nov. 3 general election this year, County Clerk Debbie Gillette said. Voter turnout for Tuesday was 73.24 percent, up from the 71.67 percent for the 2016 general election.

Much like the trend nationwide, 10,488 county voters cast their ballots by mail for the Biden-Harris ticket and just 3,236 voters voted by mail for Trump and Pence.

Other Democratic candidates for federal office to secure more Kendall County votes than their Republican rivals were incumbent U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville.

Tuesday's vote climaxed a heated battle for control of the White House, unfolding during a pandemic that killed nearly a quarter of a million Americans before Election Day.