The Associated Press declared victory for Donald Trump early Wednesday morning, showing 277 votes in the electoral college compared to 224 votes for Kamala Harris. But Leelanau County continued its trend of voting blue both locally and nationally.
According to the unofficial election results linked on the county website, Harris received about 53% of 15,863 total votes, or 8,407 votes, in Leelanau County. This continues the trend of voters here choosing the Democrat candidate for president, starting with Barack Obama and continuing with Joe Biden.
Moreover, six of seven Leelanau County districts elected Democrat commissioners. The District no. 1 commissioner position has been empty since its commissioner resigned in July, but voters in Elmwood Township and a portion of Traverse City chose another Democrat to replace her.
