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

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	22,620	10.0
Deaths:	32,470	14.3
Net Migration:	6,582	2.9
Net Immigration:	9,746	4.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +9,728	R +14,602	R + 5.0%
D -4,874
2024 vs. 2016	R +23,018	R +4,569	D + 0.0%
D +18,449
2020 vs. 2016	R +13,290	D +10,033	D + 5.1%
D +23,323
2024 vs. 2012	R +58,930	R +63,442	R + 24.8%
D -4,512

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
2024	63%	Donald Trump (R)	158,927	55.1%	Kamala Harris (D)	126,694	43.9%	2,831 [+]	1.0%	288,452	5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 1,155 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,016 (0.4%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
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

2024 Census data
White:	434,642	75.72%	5.7%
Black:	25,098	4.37%	19.2%
Indian:	730	0.13%	8.0%
Asian:	12,274	2.14%	10.1%
2+ races:	9,102	1.59%	13.5%
Hispanic:	92,163	16.06%	40.2%

Total non-White:	139,367	24.28%	30.7%

Change in White population:	-26,314	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	32,728	5.8

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

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