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Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area


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2022 population: 1,505,309   ( 27,018 from 2010 , 2,349 from 2020)
Land area: 10493.7 square miles
Population density: 143.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,245,037 82.71% 9.1%
Black:67,7774.50% 25.1%
Indian:2,5210.17% 24.0%
Asian:22,2481.48% 48.4%
2+ races:22,8811.52% 37.8%
Hispanic:144,8459.62% 97.8%
Total non-White:260,27217.29% 60.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:31,765 10.5
Deaths:46,59815.5
Net Migration: 9,5623.2
Net Immigration: 2,6280.9
Change in White population:-124,716 -8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:97,698 6.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area

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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US)
PUSV
2020 63% Donald Trump* (R) 451,463 59.7% Joe Biden (D) 293,825 38.8% 11,037 [+] 1.5% 756,325 13 0.48%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 398,321 60.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 236,644 35.7% 27,967 [+] 4.2% 662,932 14 0.48%
2012 50% Mitt Romney (R) 308,956 50.9% Barack Obama* (D) 286,337 47.2% 11,212 [+] 1.8% 606,505 4 0.47%
2008 55% Barack Obama (D) 326,142 49.7% John McCain (R) 318,460 48.5% 11,510 [+] 1.8% 656,112 3 0.50%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 344,028 53.9% John Kerry (D) 288,262 45.2% 5,768 [+] 0.9% 638,058 3 0.52%
2000 49% George W. Bush (R) 280,068 50.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 258,147 46.1% 21,423 [+] 3.8% 559,638 2 0.53%
1996 45% Bill Clinton* (D) 232,328 45.2% Robert Dole (R) 213,720 41.6% 67,890 [+] 13.2% 513,938 1 0.53%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 228,750 40.8% Bill Clinton (D) 217,684 38.8% 114,769 [+] 20.5% 561,203 3 0.54%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 285,642 56.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 216,234 42.7% 4,121 [+] 0.8% 505,997 3 0.55%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 318,653 59.7% Walter Mondale (D) 210,549 39.5% 4,423 0.8% 533,625 1 0.58%
1980 51% Ronald Reagan (R) 289,500 54.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 214,102 39.9% 32,792 [+] 6.1% 536,394 3 0.62%
1976 56% Jimmy Carter (D) 275,173 50.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 266,171 48.4% 8,333 [+] 1.5% 549,677 0 0.67%
1972 58% Richard Nixon* (R) 346,206 63.0% George McGovern (D) 194,896 35.5% 8,307 [+] 1.5% 549,409 2 0.71%
1968 67% Richard Nixon (R) 276,177 47.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 270,012 46.8% 31,289 [+] 5.4% 577,478 4 0.79%
1964 70% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 391,445 65.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 205,867 34.3% 2,600 0.4% 599,912 -4 0.85%
1960 78% Richard Nixon (R) 334,096 50.2% John Kennedy (D) 330,022 49.6% 1,087 0.2% 665,205 1 0.97%
1956 65% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 370,410 61.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 235,003 38.7% 1,736 0.3% 607,149 4 0.98%
1952 65% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 360,528 58.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 257,463 41.5% 1,884 0.3% 619,875 3 1.00%
1948 55% Thomas Dewey (R) 282,688 54.2% Harry Truman* (D) 232,439 44.6% 6,218 [+] 1.2% 521,345 9 1.07%
1944 55% Thomas Dewey (R) 280,067 51.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 258,157 47.8% 1,774 0.3% 539,998 6 1.13%
1940 64% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 333,126 51.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 309,824 48.1% 1,776 0.3% 644,726 3 1.29%
1936 74% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 370,635 54.0% Alf Landon (R) 307,179 44.8% 8,534 [+] 1.2% 686,348 8 1.50%
1932 50% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 227,954 49.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 221,370 48.0% 11,534 [+] 2.5% 460,858 8 1.16%
1928 62% Herbert Hoover (R) 322,812 58.3% Al Smith (D) 229,022 41.4% 1,847 [+] 0.3% 553,681 0 1.50%
1924 42% Calvin Coolidge (R) 215,085 58.9% John Davis (D) 92,327 25.3% 57,872 [+] 15.8% 365,284 5 1.26%
1920 40% Warren Harding (R) 206,711 61.4% James Cox (D) 114,492 34.0% 15,307 [+] 4.5% 336,510 1 1.26%
1916 26% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 107,373 50.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 96,643 45.0% 10,630 [+] 5.0% 214,646 4 1.16%
1912 26% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 89,554 42.6% Woodrow Wilson (D) 77,899 37.1% 42,747 [+] 20.3% 210,200 -10 1.40%
1908 30% William Taft (R) 120,335 53.4% William J. Bryan (D) 94,715 42.0% 10,233 [+] 4.5% 225,283 2 1.51%
1904 30% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 129,064 61.3% Alton Parker (D) 71,442 33.9% 10,084 [+] 4.8% 210,590 5 1.56%
1900 33% William McKinley* (R) 108,601 51.5% William J. Bryan (D) 94,363 44.8% 7,868 [+] 3.7% 210,832 0 1.51%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 293,825 38.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 451,463 59.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 9,368 1.2%
Other 1,669 0.2%
TOTAL 756,325
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 13


2016 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 236,644 35.7%
Donald Trump (R) 398,321 60.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,983 2.3%
Jill Stein (Grn) 5,604 0.8%
Evan McMullin (I) 271 0.0%
Other 7,109 1.1%
TOTAL 662,932
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 14


2012 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 286,337 47.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 308,956 50.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,181 1.0%
Other 5,031 0.8%
TOTAL 606,505
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 4


2008 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 326,142 49.7%
John McCain (R) 318,460 48.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 5,796 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,174 0.3%
Other 3,540 0.5%
TOTAL 656,112
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 3


2004 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 344,028 53.9%
John Kerry (D) 288,262 45.2%
Other 5,768 0.9%
TOTAL 638,058
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 3


2000 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 280,068 50.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 258,147 46.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 14,982 2.7%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 2,337 0.4%
Other 4,104 0.7%
TOTAL 559,638
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 2


1996 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 232,328 45.2%
Robert Dole (R) 213,720 41.6%
Ross Perot (Ref) 63,434 12.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,550 0.3%
Other 2,906 0.6%
TOTAL 513,938
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): 1


1992 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 217,684 38.8%
George Bush* (R) 228,750 40.8%
Ross Perot (I) 112,535 20.1%
Other 2,234 0.4%
TOTAL 561,203
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 3


1988 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 285,642 56.5%
Michael Dukakis (D) 216,234 42.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 654 0.1%
Other 3,467 0.7%
TOTAL 505,997
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 3


1984 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 318,653 59.7%
Walter Mondale (D) 210,549 39.5%
Other 4,423 0.8%
TOTAL 533,625
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 289,500 54.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 214,102 39.9%
John Anderson (I) 24,955 4.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,743 0.7%
Other 4,094 0.8%
TOTAL 536,394
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 3


1976 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 275,173 50.1%
Gerald Ford* (R) 266,171 48.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 4,587 0.8%
Other 3,746 0.7%
TOTAL 549,677
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 0


1972 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 346,206 63.0%
George McGovern (D) 194,896 35.5%
John Schmitz (Amer) 7,452 1.4%
Other 855 0.2%
TOTAL 549,409
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 2


1968 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 276,177 47.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 270,012 46.8%
George Wallace (AIP) 30,098 5.2%
Other 1,191 0.2%
TOTAL 577,478
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 4


1964 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 391,445 65.3%
Barry Goldwater (R) 205,867 34.3%
Other 2,600 0.4%
TOTAL 599,912
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -4


1960 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 330,022 49.6%
Richard Nixon (R) 334,096 50.2%
Other 1,087 0.2%
TOTAL 665,205
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 1


1956 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 370,410 61.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 235,003 38.7%
Other 1,736 0.3%
TOTAL 607,149
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 4


1952 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 360,528 58.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 257,463 41.5%
Other 1,884 0.3%
TOTAL 619,875
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 3


1948 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 232,439 44.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 282,688 54.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 3,595 0.7%
Other 2,623 0.5%
TOTAL 521,345
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 9


1944 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 258,157 47.8%
Thomas Dewey (R) 280,067 51.9%
Other 1,774 0.3%
TOTAL 539,998
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 6


1940 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 333,126 51.7%
Wendell Willkie (R) 309,824 48.1%
Other 1,776 0.3%
TOTAL 644,726
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 370,635 54.0%
Alf Landon (R) 307,179 44.8%
William Lemke (Union) 5,145 0.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,947 0.3%
Other 1,442 0.2%
TOTAL 686,348
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 8


1932 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 227,954 49.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 221,370 48.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 9,142 2.0%
Other 2,392 0.5%
TOTAL 460,858
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 8


1928 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 322,812 58.3%
Al Smith (D) 229,022 41.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 799 0.1%
Other 1,048 0.2%
TOTAL 553,681
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 0


1924 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 215,085 58.9%
John Davis (D) 92,327 25.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 54,483 14.9%
Other 3,389 0.9%
TOTAL 365,284
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 5


1920 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 206,711 61.4%
James Cox (D) 114,492 34.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 7,781 2.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 778 0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 6,561 1.9%
Other 187 0.1%
TOTAL 336,510
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 1


1916 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 96,643 45.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 107,373 50.0%
Allan Benson (Soc) 5,961 2.8%
James Hanly (Proh) 4,608 2.1%
Other 61 0.0%
TOTAL 214,646
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): 4


1912 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 77,899 37.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 89,554 42.6%
William Taft* (R) 27,325 13.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 12,376 5.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 2,960 1.4%
Other 86 0.0%
TOTAL 210,200
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): -10


1908 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 120,335 53.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 94,715 42.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,869 2.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,979 2.2%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 233 0.1%
Other 152 0.1%
TOTAL 225,283
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): 2


1904 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 129,064 61.3%
Alton Parker (D) 71,442 33.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,211 2.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 5,534 2.6%
Other 339 0.2%
TOTAL 210,590
Turnout: 30% Diff (US): 5


1900 President, Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 108,601 51.5%
William J. Bryan (D) 94,363 44.8%
John Woolley (Proh) 6,422 3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 981 0.5%
Other 465 0.2%
TOTAL 210,832
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 0
* incumbent