Election Results for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,340	10.9
Deaths:	18,284	16.1
Net Migration:	4,355	3.8
Net Immigration:	1,902	1.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13,290	D +10,033	D + 5.1%
D +23,323
2020 vs. 2012	R +49,202	R +48,840	R + 19.8%
D +362
2020 vs. 2008	R +41,601	R +56,030	R + 21.4%
D -14,429

2016 vs. 2008	R +28,311	R +66,063	R + 26.5%
D -37,752
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	149,199	52.5%	Joe Biden (D)	131,568	46.3%	3,327 [+]	1.2%	284,094	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,822 (1.0%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	135,909	53.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	108,245	42.7%	9,406 [+]	3.7%	253,560	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,597 (1.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,190 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 26 (0.0%);
2012	52%	Barack Obama* (D)	131,206	55.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	99,997	42.5%	3,914 [+]	1.7%	235,117	-5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,156 (0.9%);
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	145,997	56.6%	John McCain (R)	107,598	41.7%	4,135 [+]	1.6%	257,730	-4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,961 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 633 (0.2%);
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	134,128	52.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	117,501	46.1%	3,050 [+]	1.2%	254,679	-5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	124,033	54.5%	George W. Bush (R)	94,346	41.4%	9,297 [+]	4.1%	227,676	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,934 (2.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 770 (0.3%);
1996	47%	Bill Clinton* (D)	110,600	52.7%	Robert Dole (R)	75,395	35.9%	23,911 [+]	11.4%	209,906	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 22,027 (10.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 443 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	Bill Clinton (D)	104,835	45.0%	George Bush* (R)	87,871	37.7%	40,258 [+]	17.3%	232,964	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 39,199 (16.8%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	107,749	49.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	106,941	49.4%	1,590 [+]	0.7%	216,280	-4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 171 (0.1%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	124,531	53.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	106,851	45.6%	2,863	1.2%	234,245	-6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Ronald Reagan (R)	117,983	49.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	107,999	45.1%	13,712 [+]	5.7%	239,694	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 9,540 (4.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,446 (0.6%);
1976	59%	Jimmy Carter (D)	135,968	54.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	109,117	44.0%	3,176 [+]	1.3%	248,261	-4	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,811 (0.7%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	146,619	59.3%	George McGovern (D)	98,705	39.9%	1,782 [+]	0.7%	247,106	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,554 (0.6%);
1968	70%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	147,703	55.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	106,639	40.1%	11,553 [+]	4.3%	265,895	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 10,934 (4.1%);
1964	73%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	198,796	71.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	79,031	28.3%	1,928	0.7%	279,755	-10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	82%	John Kennedy (D)	185,822	59.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	126,535	40.4%	618	0.2%	312,975	-9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	162,750	56.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	123,016	42.9%	1,289	0.4%	287,055	-1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	67%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	156,383	52.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	139,320	47.0%	898	0.3%	296,601	-2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Harry Truman* (D)	128,038	50.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	122,289	48.2%	3,160 [+]	1.2%	253,487	3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,778 (0.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	54%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	134,846	52.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	119,826	46.9%	687	0.3%	255,359	1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	175,468	55.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	139,889	44.2%	1,049	0.3%	316,406	-1	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	188,663	57.0%	Alf Landon (R)	138,179	41.8%	4,124 [+]	1.2%	330,966	5	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,530 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,108 (0.3%);
1932	43%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	104,496	52.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	91,272	45.8%	3,561 [+]	1.8%	199,329	6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,892 (1.5%);
1928	56%	Al Smith (D)	126,890	51.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	119,703	48.5%	347 [+]	0.1%	246,940	-10	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 117 (0.0%);
1924	36%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	87,396	56.6%	John Davis (D)	38,525	24.9%	28,597 [+]	18.5%	154,518	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 27,862 (18.0%);
1920	36%	Warren Harding (R)	93,220	63.3%	James Cox (D)	49,301	33.5%	4,782 [+]	3.2%	147,303	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,887 (2.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,501 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 319 (0.2%);
1916	22%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	44,704	52.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	37,170	43.6%	3,321 [+]	3.9%	85,195	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,888 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,413 (1.7%);
1912	21%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	39,253	48.9%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	27,389	34.1%	13,598 [+]	16.9%	80,240	-12	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 9,249 (11.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3,456 (4.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 860 (1.1%);
1908	24%	William Taft (R)	45,418	55.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	34,459	41.8%	2,648 [+]	3.2%	82,525	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,360 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,112 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 102 (0.1%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	50,040	64.3%	Alton Parker (D)	25,161	32.3%	2,617 [+]	3.4%	77,818	8	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,258 (1.6%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,183 (1.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	28%	William McKinley* (R)	40,803	53.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	33,073	43.2%	2,622 [+]	3.4%	76,498	2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,884 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 516 (0.7%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

131,568

46.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

149,199

52.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,822

1.0%

Other

505

0.2%

TOTAL

284,094

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

108,245

42.7%

Donald Trump (R)

135,909

53.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,597

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,190

0.9%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.0%

Other

2,593

1.0%

TOTAL

253,560

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

131,206

55.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

99,997

42.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,156

0.9%

Other

1,758

0.7%

TOTAL

235,117

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

145,997

56.6%

John McCain (R)

107,598

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,961

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

633

0.2%

Other

1,541

0.6%

TOTAL

257,730

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

117,501

46.1%

John Kerry (D)

134,128

52.7%

Other

3,050

1.2%

TOTAL

254,679

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

94,346

41.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

124,033

54.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,934

2.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

770

0.3%

Other

2,593

1.1%

TOTAL

227,676

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

110,600

52.7%

Robert Dole (R)

75,395

35.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

22,027

10.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

443

0.2%

Other

1,441

0.7%

TOTAL

209,906

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

104,835

45.0%

George Bush* (R)

87,871

37.7%

Ross Perot (I)

39,199

16.8%

Other

1,059

0.5%

TOTAL

232,964

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

107,749

49.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

106,941

49.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

171

0.1%

Other

1,419

0.7%

TOTAL

216,280

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

124,531

53.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

106,851

45.6%

Other

2,863

1.2%

TOTAL

234,245

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

117,983

49.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

107,999

45.1%

John Anderson (I)

9,540

4.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,446

0.6%

Other

2,726

1.1%

TOTAL

239,694

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

135,968

54.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

109,117

44.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,811

0.7%

Other

1,365

0.5%

TOTAL

248,261

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

146,619

59.3%

George McGovern (D)

98,705

39.9%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,554

0.6%

Other

228

0.1%

TOTAL

247,106

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

106,639

40.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

147,703

55.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

10,934

4.1%

Other

619

0.2%

TOTAL

265,895

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -3

1964 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

198,796

71.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

79,031

28.3%

Other

1,928

0.7%

TOTAL

279,755

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

185,822

59.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

126,535

40.4%

Other

618

0.2%

TOTAL

312,975

Turnout: 82%	Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

162,750

56.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

123,016

42.9%

Other

1,289

0.4%

TOTAL

287,055

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

156,383

52.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

139,320

47.0%

Other

898

0.3%

TOTAL

296,601

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

128,038

50.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

122,289

48.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,778

0.7%

Other

1,382

0.5%

TOTAL

253,487

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

134,846

52.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

119,826

46.9%

Other

687

0.3%

TOTAL

255,359

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

175,468

55.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

139,889

44.2%

Other

1,049

0.3%

TOTAL

316,406

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -1

1936 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

188,663

57.0%

Alf Landon (R)

138,179

41.8%

William Lemke (Union)

2,530

0.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,108

0.3%

Other

486

0.1%

TOTAL

330,966

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

104,496

52.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

91,272

45.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,892

1.5%

Other

669

0.3%

TOTAL

199,329

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 6

1928 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

119,703

48.5%

Al Smith (D)

126,890

51.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

117

0.0%

Other

230

0.1%

TOTAL

246,940

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -10

1924 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

87,396

56.6%

John Davis (D)

38,525

24.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

27,862

18.0%

Other

735

0.5%

TOTAL

154,518

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 3

1920 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

93,220

63.3%

James Cox (D)

49,301

33.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,887

2.0%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

319

0.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

1,501

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

147,303

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

37,170

43.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

44,704

52.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,888

2.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,413

1.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

85,195

Turnout: 22%	Diff (US): 6

1912 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

27,389

34.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

39,253

48.9%

William Taft* (R)

9,249

11.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3,456

4.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

860

1.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

80,240

Turnout: 21%	Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

45,418

55.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

34,459

41.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,360

1.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,112

1.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

102

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

82,525

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

50,040

64.3%

Alton Parker (D)

25,161

32.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,258

1.6%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,183

1.5%

Other

176

0.2%

TOTAL

77,818

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

40,803

53.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

33,073

43.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,884

2.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

516

0.7%

Other

222

0.3%

TOTAL

76,498

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	445,100	78.36%	11.4%
Black:	23,418	4.12%	61.3%
Indian:	676	0.12%	22.7%
Asian:	11,496	2.02%	67.6%
2+ races:	8,603	1.51%	44.4%
Hispanic:	78,705	13.86%	141.4%

Total non-White:	122,898	21.64%	101.3%

Change in White population:	-57,478	-10.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	61,845	11.0

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

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