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Harrisburg city, PA


Dauphin County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 50,055   ( 527 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.1 square miles
Population density: 6165.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:12,644 25.26% 2.9%
Black:21,21742.39% 14.2%
Indian:1160.23% 20.5%
Asian:1,4662.93% 13.6%
2+ races:2,0534.10% 25.7%
Hispanic:12,36224.70% 38.3%
Total non-White:37,41174.74% 0.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:354 0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:173 0.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Harrisburg city, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +427 R +55 R + 3.5%
D +372
2020 vs. 2012 R +373 R +855 R + 4.2%
D -482
2020 vs. 2008 R +71 R +2,266 R + 3.7%
D -2,195
2016 vs. 2008 R -356 R +2,211 R + 0.2%
D -2,567
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 49% Joe Biden (D) 15,897 84.1% Donald Trump* (R) 2,712 14.3% 298 1.6% 18,907 -34 -32 0.27%
2016 49% Hillary Clinton (D) 15,525 84.1% Donald Trump (R) 2,285 12.4% 658 3.6% 18,468 -36 -34 0.30%
2012 51% Barack Obama* (D) 16,379 86.6% Mitt Romney (R) 2,339 12.4% 189 1.0% 18,907 -34 -35 0.33%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 18,092 86.6% John McCain (R) 2,641 12.6% 158 0.8% 20,891 -32 -33 0.35%
2004 51% John Kerry (D) 14,285 78.5% George W. Bush* (R) 3,833 21.1% 80 0.4% 18,198 -27 -30 0.32%
2000 38% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 10,300 75.7% George W. Bush (R) 2,987 22.0% 314 2.3% 13,601 -24 -26 0.28%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 15,897 84.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,712 14.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 220 1.2%
Other 78 0.4%
TOTAL 18,907
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -32


2016 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 15,525 84.1%
Donald Trump (R) 2,285 12.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 288 1.6%
Other 370 2.0%
TOTAL 18,468
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -36 Diff (US): -34


2012 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 16,379 86.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,339 12.4%
Other 189 1.0%
TOTAL 18,907
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -35


2008 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 18,092 86.6%
John McCain (R) 2,641 12.6%
Other 158 0.8%
TOTAL 20,891
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -32 Diff (US): -33


2004 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 3,833 21.1%
John Kerry (D) 14,285 78.5%
Other 80 0.4%
TOTAL 18,198
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -30


2000 President, Harrisburg city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 2,987 22.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 10,300 75.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 230 1.7%
Other 84 0.6%
TOTAL 13,601
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -26
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harrisburg city, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 32% John Fetterman (D) 10,556 85.4% Mehmet Oz (R) 1,574 12.7% 230 [+] 1.9% 12,360 -34 0.23%
2022 G 32% Josh Shapiro (D) 10,756 87.2% Doug Mastriano (R) 1,318 10.7% 261 [+] 2.1% 12,335 -31 0.23%
2018 S1 35% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 11,567 86.5% Lou Barletta (R) 1,572 11.8% 239 [+] 1.8% 13,378 -31 0.27%
2018 G 35% Tom Wolf* (D) 11,740 87.6% Scott Wagner (R) 1,452 10.8% 217 [+] 1.6% 13,409 -30 0.27%
2016 S3 46% Katie McGinty (D) 14,592 83.3% Pat Toomey* (R) 2,715 15.5% 201 [+] 1.1% 17,508 -33 0.29%
2014 G 24% Tom Wolf (D) 7,315 82.4% Tom Corbett* (R) 1,562 17.6% 0 0.0% 8,877 -27 0.25%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote