Presidential voting trends in Pennsylvania

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A bellwether is any indicator or predictor of something. In presidential electoral politics, states may be considered bellwethers of future electoral outcomes because of how many times they have voted for the winning candidate or party. Below is an analysis of Pennsylvania's voting record in presidential elections from 1900 to 2024. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times the state has voted for the winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

Presidential election voting record in Pennsylvania

See also: Presidential voting trends by state and Bellwether

Between 1900 and 2024, Pennsylvania participated in 32 presidential elections.

1900-2024

  • Pennsylvania voted for Donald Trump (R) in the 2024 presidential election.
  • Between 1900 and 2024, Pennsylvania voted for the winning presidential candidate 78.1% of the time.
  • Between 2000 and 2024, Pennsylvania voted for the winning presidential candidate 71.4% of the time.
  • Since 1900, Pennsylvania has voted Democratic 43.8% of the time and Republican 53.1% of the time.
  • Since 2000, Pennsylvania has voted Democratic 71.4% of the time and Republican 28.6% of the time.

Third-party or alternative major party candidate votes

In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.[1]

Presidential voting history

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 17 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
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How has the presidential vote share for each party changed over time?

Democratic vote shares

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Republican vote shares

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