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Third party · 1954–
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator and US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of US president John F. Kennedy and US senator Ted Kennedy.
On the Ballot
One presidential run
Strongest counties, 2024
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Essex, VT | 6.4% | 3,456 |
| Issaquena, MS | 6.3% | 622 |
| Lee, SC | 6.1% | 8,076 |
| Caledonia, VT | 5.4% | 16,812 |
| Orange, VT | 5.3% | 17,852 |
Weakest counties, 2024
| County | third-party share | votes |
|---|---|---|
| Keya Paha, NE | 0.0% | 544 |
| Wyoming, NY | 0.0% | 19,041 |
| Collingsworth, TX | 0.0% | 1,201 |
| Early, GA | 0.1% | 4,879 |
| Lewis, NY | 0.1% | 12,966 |
County returns lump all third-party tickets together — these are the counties where the combined third-party vote ran strongest, a proxy for the 2024 insurgency.