Election Results for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	198,663	11.9
Deaths:	202,194	12.1
Net Migration:	-31,527	-1.9
Net Immigration:	33,039	2.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +205,581	D +204,061	D + 1.3%
D +409,642
2020 vs. 2012	R +269,890	D +142,965	R + 0.8%
D +412,855
2020 vs. 2008	R +272,435	D +8,180	R + 3.4%
D +280,615

2016 vs. 2008	R +66,854	R +195,881	R + 4.8%
D -129,027
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	2,717,630	61.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,630,380	37.0%	62,105 [+]	1.4%	4,410,115	-10	2.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 41,040 (0.9%);
2016	61%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,307,988	59.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,424,799	36.6%	163,073 [+]	4.2%	3,895,860	-9	2.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 86,065 (2.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 37,485 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,383 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,304,775	62.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,360,490	36.6%	47,064 [+]	1.3%	3,712,329	-11	2.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 26,541 (0.7%);
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	2,437,015	63.5%	John McCain (R)	1,357,945	35.4%	44,815 [+]	1.2%	3,839,775	-10	2.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 23,587 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 10,953 (0.3%);
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	2,109,185	58.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,457,213	40.6%	22,572 [+]	0.6%	3,588,970	-10	2.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 6,422 (0.2%);
2000	54%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,784,235	58.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,165,483	38.3%	92,278 [+]	3.0%	3,041,996	-10	2.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 71,571 (2.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 6,127 (0.2%);
1996	50%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,531,647	55.2%	Robert Dole (R)	940,677	33.9%	299,934 [+]	10.8%	2,772,258	-7	2.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 254,699 (9.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 26,557 (1.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 7,103 (0.3%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,462,863	47.6%	George Bush* (R)	1,052,196	34.2%	559,618 [+]	18.2%	3,074,677	-3	2.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 536,599 (17.5%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	1,459,192	51.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,335,129	47.3%	27,141 [+]	1.0%	2,821,462	-2	3.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11,807 (0.4%);
1984	57%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,587,113	53.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,341,193	45.6%	14,594	0.5%	2,942,900	-5	3.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	55%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,303,947	47.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,174,627	42.9%	259,246 [+]	9.5%	2,737,820	-3	3.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 218,621 (8.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 20,797 (0.8%);
1976	59%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,472,152	53.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,248,931	45.1%	50,864 [+]	1.8%	2,771,947	-3	3.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 31,976 (1.2%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,557,909	56.5%	George McGovern (D)	1,157,261	42.0%	42,786 [+]	1.6%	2,757,956	-4	3.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 35,079 (1.3%);
1968	66%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,336,886	48.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,143,618	41.7%	262,445 [+]	9.6%	2,742,949	-2	3.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 247,965 (9.0%);
1964	68%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,803,965	66.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	907,102	33.3%	9,663	0.4%	2,720,730	-5	3.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	John Kennedy (D)	1,469,792	54.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,222,998	45.3%	6,746	0.2%	2,699,536	-4	3.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,309,697	54.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,104,046	45.6%	7,227	0.3%	2,420,970	-3	3.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,199,411	50.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,176,762	49.3%	9,997	0.4%	2,386,170	-5	3.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,013,194	50.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	930,174	46.7%	47,459 [+]	2.4%	1,990,827	6	4.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 32,888 (1.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,047,950	54.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	864,569	45.0%	9,241	0.5%	1,921,760	-1	4.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,123,798	55.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	882,283	43.8%	9,641	0.5%	2,015,722	-1	4.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,161,272	58.0%	Alf Landon (R)	800,025	39.9%	41,970 [+]	2.1%	2,003,267	3	4.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 28,538 (1.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,291 (0.4%);
1932	59%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	838,110	54.8%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	632,956	41.4%	57,550 [+]	3.8%	1,528,616	15	3.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 50,834 (3.3%);
1928	66%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,084,028	66.5%	Al Smith (D)	530,697	32.6%	15,388 [+]	0.9%	1,630,113	8	4.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12,600 (0.8%);
1924	46%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	762,213	71.2%	John Davis (D)	209,785	19.6%	98,389 [+]	9.2%	1,070,387	17	3.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 94,468 (8.8%);
1920	44%	Warren Harding (R)	650,333	68.2%	James Cox (D)	257,664	27.0%	45,168 [+]	4.7%	953,165	8	3.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 32,573 (3.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 7,458 (0.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 2,176 (0.2%);
1916	31%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	373,212	59.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	239,897	37.9%	19,293 [+]	3.1%	632,402	13	3.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 12,913 (2.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 5,149 (0.8%);
1912	30%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	193,699	34.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	180,994	31.7%	195,557 [+]	34.3%	570,250	7	3.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 170,140 (29.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 21,327 (3.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 3,661 (0.6%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	367,819	61.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	207,376	34.8%	19,973 [+]	3.4%	595,168	10	4.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 10,632 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 7,421 (1.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 584 (0.1%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	410,017	69.8%	Alton Parker (D)	161,333	27.5%	16,072 [+]	2.7%	587,422	13	4.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 7,364 (1.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 7,275 (1.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 603 (0.1%);
1900	36%	William McKinley* (R)	340,141	64.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	176,638	33.4%	11,401 [+]	2.2%	528,180	13	3.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 4,156 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,823 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,717,630

61.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,630,380

37.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

41,040

0.9%

Other

21,065

0.5%

TOTAL

4,410,115

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,307,988

59.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,424,799

36.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

86,065

2.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

37,485

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,383

0.0%

Other

38,140

1.0%

TOTAL

3,895,860

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -9

2012 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,304,775

62.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,360,490

36.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

26,541

0.7%

Other

20,523

0.6%

TOTAL

3,712,329

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,437,015

63.5%

John McCain (R)

1,357,945

35.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

23,587

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

10,953

0.3%

Other

10,275

0.3%

TOTAL

3,839,775

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,457,213

40.6%

John Kerry (D)

2,109,185

58.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,422

0.2%

Other

16,150

0.4%

TOTAL

3,588,970

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,165,483

38.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,784,235

58.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

71,571

2.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

6,127

0.2%

Other

14,580

0.5%

TOTAL

3,041,996

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -10

1996 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,531,647

55.2%

Robert Dole (R)

940,677

33.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

254,699

9.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7,103

0.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

26,557

1.0%

Other

11,575

0.4%

TOTAL

2,772,258

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,462,863

47.6%

George Bush* (R)

1,052,196

34.2%

Ross Perot (I)

536,599

17.5%

Other

23,019

0.7%

TOTAL

3,074,677

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,459,192

51.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,335,129

47.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

11,807

0.4%

Other

15,334

0.5%

TOTAL

2,821,462

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,587,113

53.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,341,193

45.6%

Other

14,594

0.5%

TOTAL

2,942,900

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,303,947

47.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,174,627

42.9%

John Anderson (I)

218,621

8.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

20,797

0.8%

Other

19,828

0.7%

TOTAL

2,737,820

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,472,152

53.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,248,931

45.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

31,976

1.2%

Other

18,888

0.7%

TOTAL

2,771,947

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,557,909

56.5%

George McGovern (D)

1,157,261

42.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

35,079

1.3%

Other

7,707

0.3%

TOTAL

2,757,956

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,143,618

41.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,336,886

48.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

247,965

9.0%

Other

14,480

0.5%

TOTAL

2,742,949

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -2

1964 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,803,965

66.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

907,102

33.3%

Other

9,663

0.4%

TOTAL

2,720,730

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,469,792

54.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,222,998

45.3%

Other

6,746

0.2%

TOTAL

2,699,536

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,309,697

54.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,104,046

45.6%

Other

7,227

0.3%

TOTAL

2,420,970

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,199,411

50.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,176,762

49.3%

Other

9,997

0.4%

TOTAL

2,386,170

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

930,174

46.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,013,194

50.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

32,888

1.7%

Other

14,571

0.7%

TOTAL

1,990,827

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,047,950

54.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

864,569

45.0%

Other

9,241

0.5%

TOTAL

1,921,760

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,123,798

55.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

882,283

43.8%

Other

9,641

0.5%

TOTAL

2,015,722

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -1

1936 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,161,272

58.0%

Alf Landon (R)

800,025

39.9%

William Lemke (Union)

28,538

1.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

8,291

0.4%

Other

5,141

0.3%

TOTAL

2,003,267

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

632,956

41.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

838,110

54.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

50,834

3.3%

Other

6,716

0.4%

TOTAL

1,528,616

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 15

1928 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,084,028

66.5%

Al Smith (D)

530,697

32.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

12,600

0.8%

Other

2,788

0.2%

TOTAL

1,630,113

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

762,213

71.2%

John Davis (D)

209,785

19.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

94,468

8.8%

Other

3,921

0.4%

TOTAL

1,070,387

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 17

1920 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

650,333

68.2%

James Cox (D)

257,664

27.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

32,573

3.4%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

2,176

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

7,458

0.8%

Other

2,961

0.3%

TOTAL

953,165

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 8

1916 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

239,897

37.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

373,212

59.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

12,913

2.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

5,149

0.8%

Other

1,231

0.2%

TOTAL

632,402

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 13

1912 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

193,699

34.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

180,994

31.7%

William Taft* (R)

170,140

29.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

21,327

3.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

3,661

0.6%

Other

429

0.1%

TOTAL

570,250

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): 7

1908 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

367,819

61.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

207,376

34.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

10,632

1.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

7,421

1.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

584

0.1%

Other

1,336

0.2%

TOTAL

595,168

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 10

1904 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

410,017

69.8%

Alton Parker (D)

161,333

27.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

7,364

1.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

7,275

1.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

603

0.1%

Other

830

0.1%

TOTAL

587,422

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 13

1900 President, Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

340,141

64.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

176,638

33.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

4,156

0.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,823

0.3%

Other

5,422

1.0%

TOTAL

528,180

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	4,983,499	59.67%	4.6%
Black:	1,520,439	18.20%	6.4%
Indian:	14,357	0.17%	4.1%
Asian:	530,898	6.36%	41.2%
2+ races:	176,238	2.11%	31.5%
Hispanic:	1,126,345	13.49%	42.9%

Total non-White:	3,368,277	40.33%	22.3%

Change in White population:	-241,936	-3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	613,268	7.7

Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ Market Area