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Erie, PA Metro Area


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2022 population: 267,689   ( 12,877 from 2010 , 3,180 from 2020)
Land area: 798.9 square miles
Population density: 335.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:221,983 82.93% 8.6%
Black:19,7277.37% 1.2%
Indian:4290.16% 4.0%
Asian:5,9612.23% 91.8%
2+ races:6,3802.38% 29.4%
Hispanic:13,2094.93% 38.8%
Total non-White:45,70617.07% 21.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:5,998 11.1
Deaths:7,49213.8
Net Migration: -2,378-4.4
Net Immigration: 5571.0
Change in White population:-20,804 -7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:7,927 2.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Erie, PA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,800 D +3,374 D + 2.7%
D +10,174
2020 vs. 2012 R +17,844 R +17,594 R + 15.2%
D +250
2020 vs. 2008 R +16,518 R +24,007 R + 19.1%
D -7,489
2016 vs. 2008 R +9,718 R +27,381 R + 21.8%
D -17,663
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 65% Joe Biden (D) 68,286 49.7% Donald Trump* (R) 66,869 48.6% 2,339 [+] 1.7% 137,494 2 0.09%
2016 59% Donald Trump (R) 60,069 48.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 58,112 46.4% 6,948 [+] 5.6% 125,129 2 0.09%
2012 55% Barack Obama* (D) 68,036 57.1% Mitt Romney (R) 49,025 41.2% 2,053 [+] 1.7% 119,114 -6 0.09%
2008 60% Barack Obama (D) 75,775 59.1% John McCain (R) 50,351 39.3% 2,145 [+] 1.7% 128,271 -6 0.10%
2004 59% John Kerry (D) 67,921 53.9% George W. Bush* (R) 57,372 45.6% 605 [+] 0.5% 125,898 -5 0.10%
2000 53% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 59,399 52.9% George W. Bush (R) 49,027 43.6% 3,909 [+] 3.5% 112,335 -4 0.11%
1996 52% Bill Clinton* (D) 57,508 52.9% Robert Dole (R) 39,884 36.7% 11,399 [+] 10.5% 108,791 -4 0.11%
1992 57% Bill Clinton (D) 56,381 47.9% George Bush* (R) 39,283 33.3% 22,140 [+] 18.8% 117,804 -4 0.11%
1988 51% Michael Dukakis (D) 53,913 52.2% George Bush (R) 48,306 46.8% 1,081 [+] 1.0% 103,300 -7 0.11%
1984 54% Ronald Reagan* (R) 55,860 51.1% Walter Mondale (D) 52,471 48.0% 935 0.9% 109,266 -8 0.12%
1980 52% Ronald Reagan (R) 48,918 47.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 45,946 44.5% 8,298 [+] 8.0% 103,162 -3 0.12%
1976 59% Jimmy Carter (D) 55,385 51.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 49,641 46.2% 2,413 [+] 2.2% 107,439 -2 0.13%
1972 59% Richard Nixon* (R) 61,542 58.2% George McGovern (D) 42,022 39.8% 2,149 [+] 2.0% 105,713 -2 0.14%
1968 63% Hubert Humphrey (D) 51,604 51.7% Richard Nixon (R) 43,134 43.2% 5,109 [+] 5.1% 99,847 0 0.14%
1964 68% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 72,944 69.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 31,393 29.9% 549 0.5% 104,886 -9 0.15%
1960 70% John Kennedy (D) 53,723 50.9% Richard Nixon (R) 51,525 48.8% 295 0.3% 105,543 -1 0.15%
1956 58% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 54,430 61.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 33,802 38.2% 323 0.4% 88,555 4 0.14%
1952 60% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 48,836 56.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 36,619 42.7% 391 0.5% 85,846 2 0.14%
1948 48% Thomas Dewey (R) 33,806 53.5% Harry Truman* (D) 28,159 44.5% 1,280 [+] 2.0% 63,245 8 0.13%
1944 57% Thomas Dewey (R) 35,247 51.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,912 48.0% 419 0.6% 68,578 5 0.14%
1940 62% Wendell Willkie (R) 36,608 53.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 31,735 46.2% 355 0.5% 68,698 8 0.14%
1936 65% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,042 50.6% Alf Landon (R) 25,607 39.2% 6,706 [+] 10.3% 65,355 3 0.14%
1932 41% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 19,592 48.4% Herbert Hoover* (R) 18,371 45.4% 2,479 [+] 6.1% 40,442 6 0.10%
1928 53% Herbert Hoover (R) 30,542 61.0% Al Smith (D) 19,278 38.5% 277 [+] 0.6% 50,097 3 0.14%
1924 35% Calvin Coolidge (R) 19,480 61.3% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,267 26.0% 4,037 [+] 12.7% 31,784 7 0.11%
1920 36% Warren Harding (R) 19,465 63.7% James Cox (D) 6,311 20.6% 4,793 [+] 15.7% 30,569 3 0.11%
1916 27% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,641 46.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 8,933 43.3% 2,056 [+] 10.0% 20,630 -3 0.11%
1912 27% Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,633 30.6% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,019 27.3% 7,756 [+] 42.1% 18,408 4 0.12%
1908 32% William Taft (R) 10,828 55.8% William J. Bryan (D) 6,173 31.8% 2,418 [+] 12.5% 19,419 4 0.13%
1904 33% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 11,951 62.8% Alton Parker (D) 5,119 26.9% 1,948 [+] 10.2% 19,018 6 0.14%
1900 38% William McKinley* (R) 11,816 58.5% William J. Bryan (D) 7,281 36.0% 1,110 [+] 5.5% 20,207 7 0.14%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 68,286 49.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 66,869 48.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,928 1.4%
Other 411 0.3%
TOTAL 137,494
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 2


2016 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 58,112 46.4%
Donald Trump (R) 60,069 48.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,871 3.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,139 0.9%
Other 1,938 1.5%
TOTAL 125,129
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 2


2012 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 68,036 57.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 49,025 41.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,087 0.9%
Other 966 0.8%
TOTAL 119,114
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -6


2008 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 75,775 59.1%
John McCain (R) 50,351 39.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,167 0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 398 0.3%
Other 580 0.5%
TOTAL 128,271
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 57,372 45.6%
John Kerry (D) 67,921 53.9%
Other 605 0.5%
TOTAL 125,898
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -5


2000 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 49,027 43.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 59,399 52.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,980 2.7%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 238 0.2%
Other 691 0.6%
TOTAL 112,335
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -4


1996 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 57,508 52.9%
Robert Dole (R) 39,884 36.7%
Ross Perot (Ref) 10,386 9.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 297 0.3%
Other 716 0.7%
TOTAL 108,791
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -4


1992 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 56,381 47.9%
George Bush* (R) 39,283 33.3%
Ross Perot (I) 21,510 18.3%
Other 630 0.5%
TOTAL 117,804
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -4


1988 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 48,306 46.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 53,913 52.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 140 0.1%
Other 941 0.9%
TOTAL 103,300
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -7


1984 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 55,860 51.1%
Walter Mondale (D) 52,471 48.0%
Other 935 0.9%
TOTAL 109,266
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -8


1980 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 48,918 47.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 45,946 44.5%
John Anderson (I) 6,349 6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 818 0.8%
Other 1,131 1.1%
TOTAL 103,162
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): -3


1976 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 55,385 51.6%
Gerald Ford* (R) 49,641 46.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,303 1.2%
Other 1,110 1.0%
TOTAL 107,439
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -2


1972 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 61,542 58.2%
George McGovern (D) 42,022 39.8%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,986 1.9%
Other 163 0.2%
TOTAL 105,713
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -2


1968 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 43,134 43.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 51,604 51.7%
George Wallace (AIP) 4,868 4.9%
Other 241 0.2%
TOTAL 99,847
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 0


1964 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 72,944 69.5%
Barry Goldwater (R) 31,393 29.9%
Other 549 0.5%
TOTAL 104,886
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -9


1960 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 53,723 50.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 51,525 48.8%
Other 295 0.3%
TOTAL 105,543
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -1


1956 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 54,430 61.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 33,802 38.2%
Other 323 0.4%
TOTAL 88,555
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 4


1952 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 48,836 56.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 36,619 42.7%
Other 391 0.5%
TOTAL 85,846
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 2


1948 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 28,159 44.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 33,806 53.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 660 1.0%
Other 620 1.0%
TOTAL 63,245
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 8


1944 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,912 48.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 35,247 51.4%
Other 419 0.6%
TOTAL 68,578
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 5


1940 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 31,735 46.2%
Wendell Willkie (R) 36,608 53.3%
Other 355 0.5%
TOTAL 68,698
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 8


1936 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 33,042 50.6%
Alf Landon (R) 25,607 39.2%
William Lemke (Union) 6,144 9.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 365 0.6%
Other 197 0.3%
TOTAL 65,355
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 3


1932 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 19,592 48.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 18,371 45.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,027 5.0%
Other 452 1.1%
TOTAL 40,442
Turnout: 41% Diff (US): 6


1928 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 30,542 61.0%
Al Smith (D) 19,278 38.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 115 0.2%
Other 162 0.3%
TOTAL 50,097
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 3


1924 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 19,480 61.3%
John Davis (D) 3,502 11.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,267 26.0%
Other 535 1.7%
TOTAL 31,784
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 7


1920 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 19,465 63.7%
James Cox (D) 6,311 20.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,833 6.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 87 0.3%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,801 9.2%
Other 72 0.2%
TOTAL 30,569
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 3


1916 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 9,641 46.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 8,933 43.3%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,000 4.8%
James Hanly (Proh) 1,035 5.0%
Other 21 0.1%
TOTAL 20,630
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): -3


1912 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 5,633 30.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 5,019 27.3%
William Taft* (R) 4,958 26.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,972 10.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 800 4.3%
Other 26 0.1%
TOTAL 18,408
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): 4


1908 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 10,828 55.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 6,173 31.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,037 5.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,319 6.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 36 0.2%
Other 26 0.1%
TOTAL 19,419
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): 4


1904 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 11,951 62.8%
Alton Parker (D) 5,119 26.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 729 3.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,152 6.1%
Other 67 0.4%
TOTAL 19,018
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 6


1900 President, Erie, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 11,816 58.5%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,281 36.0%
John Woolley (Proh) 624 3.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 291 1.4%
Other 195 1.0%
TOTAL 20,207
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 7
* incumbent