Dartmouth voters favor Harris by slim margin

The unofficial results are in and Dartmouth voters went for Democrat Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 5 by a narrow margin of 31 votes over Republican opponent former President Donald Trump, with a voter turnout of 71.9%, or 18,159.

Nearly half of the town’s electorate — 49.4% or 8,858 voters — chose the vice president, compared to the 49.2%, or 8,827 people, who cast in favor of former Trump.

In 2020, 54% of Dartmouth voters chose President Joe Biden and 43% supported Trump.

This year, 337 people voted for third-party candidates, which is on par with the 2020 election.

While national results are still streaming in to determine the next U.S. president, Dartmouth’s unofficial election results were released by 10 p.m. on Nov. 5.

For more on the election results, read here.