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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area


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2022 population: 603,493   ( 54,018 from 2010 , 11,793 from 2020)
Land area: 1621.8 square miles
Population density: 372.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:442,936 73.40% 0.1%
Black:62,01210.28% 15.2%
Indian:9400.16% 25.8%
Asian:35,5385.89% 124.7%
2+ races:15,2052.52% 48.6%
Hispanic:46,8627.77% 81.4%
Total non-White:160,55726.60% 49.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:14,571 12.3
Deaths:14,40412.2
Net Migration: 9,8928.4
Net Immigration: 1,8021.5
Change in White population:593 0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:53,425 9.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +16,358 D +14,397 D + 6.4%
D +30,755
2020 vs. 2012 R +26,534 D +5,627 D + 3.4%
D +32,161
2020 vs. 2008 R +26,878 R +4,377 R + 0.8%
D +22,501
2016 vs. 2008 R +10,520 R +18,774 R + 7.1%
D -8,254
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 67% Donald Trump* (R) 161,913 51.4% Joe Biden (D) 147,178 46.8% 5,725 [+] 1.8% 314,816 5 0.20%
2016 61% Donald Trump (R) 145,555 52.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 116,423 42.1% 14,662 [+] 5.3% 276,640 7 0.20%
2012 58% Mitt Romney (R) 135,379 53.2% Barack Obama* (D) 115,017 45.2% 4,311 [+] 1.7% 254,707 6 0.20%
2008 63% John McCain (R) 135,035 51.2% Barack Obama (D) 124,677 47.3% 3,806 [+] 1.4% 263,518 6 0.20%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 146,863 59.5% John Kerry (D) 98,650 40.0% 1,204 [+] 0.5% 246,717 9 0.20%
2000 53% George W. Bush (R) 119,617 58.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 79,902 39.0% 5,362 [+] 2.6% 204,881 10 0.19%
1996 49% Robert Dole (R) 96,516 51.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 74,296 39.8% 15,659 [+] 8.4% 186,471 11 0.19%
1992 54% George Bush* (R) 96,797 48.7% Bill Clinton (D) 67,711 34.1% 34,302 [+] 17.3% 198,810 11 0.19%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 104,754 61.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 63,602 37.5% 1,287 [+] 0.8% 169,643 8 0.19%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 112,977 65.3% Walter Mondale (D) 58,642 33.9% 1,275 0.7% 172,894 7 0.19%
1980 48% Ronald Reagan (R) 93,217 58.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 50,722 32.1% 14,307 [+] 9.0% 158,246 8 0.18%
1976 53% Gerald Ford* (R) 94,223 59.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 61,955 38.8% 3,534 [+] 2.2% 159,712 11 0.20%
1972 51% Richard Nixon* (R) 104,488 71.0% George McGovern (D) 39,880 27.1% 2,702 [+] 1.8% 147,070 10 0.19%
1968 58% Richard Nixon (R) 87,957 60.2% Hubert Humphrey (D) 43,891 30.0% 14,261 [+] 9.8% 146,109 17 0.20%
1964 62% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 78,806 52.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 71,767 47.4% 835 0.6% 151,408 9 0.21%
1960 69% Richard Nixon (R) 105,496 66.1% John Kennedy (D) 53,343 33.4% 647 0.4% 159,486 17 0.23%
1956 63% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 98,321 67.7% Adlai Stevenson (D) 46,453 32.0% 553 0.4% 145,327 10 0.23%
1952 64% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 91,420 66.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 46,789 33.8% 394 0.3% 138,603 11 0.22%
1948 57% Thomas Dewey (R) 70,333 62.2% Harry Truman* (D) 41,746 36.9% 1,042 [+] 0.9% 113,121 17 0.23%
1944 62% Thomas Dewey (R) 68,229 59.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 46,017 40.1% 510 0.4% 114,756 14 0.24%
1940 70% Wendell Willkie (R) 63,568 51.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 58,664 47.9% 348 0.3% 122,580 7 0.25%
1936 82% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,886 52.6% Alf Landon (R) 60,269 46.7% 964 [+] 0.7% 129,119 10 0.28%
1932 62% Herbert Hoover* (R) 53,778 57.1% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 38,231 40.6% 2,163 [+] 2.3% 94,172 18 0.24%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 74,747 81.7% Al Smith (D) 16,111 17.6% 640 [+] 0.7% 91,498 23 0.25%
1924 48% Calvin Coolidge (R) 42,219 62.7% John Davis (D) 19,357 28.7% 5,776 [+] 8.6% 67,352 9 0.23%
1920 46% Warren Harding (R) 38,460 62.2% James Cox (D) 20,759 33.6% 2,623 [+] 4.2% 61,842 2 0.23%
1916 33% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 21,825 49.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 20,263 46.0% 1,997 [+] 4.5% 44,085 3 0.24%
1912 33% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 15,853 37.4% Woodrow Wilson (D) 14,434 34.1% 12,099 [+] 28.5% 42,386 0 0.28%
1908 36% William Taft (R) 25,167 59.3% William J. Bryan (D) 15,133 35.7% 2,121 [+] 5.0% 42,421 8 0.28%
1904 36% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 27,079 66.1% Alton Parker (D) 12,172 29.7% 1,717 [+] 4.2% 40,968 10 0.30%
1900 37% William McKinley* (R) 23,660 58.9% William J. Bryan (D) 15,258 38.0% 1,239 [+] 3.1% 40,157 7 0.29%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 147,178 46.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 161,913 51.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,524 1.4%
Other 1,201 0.4%
TOTAL 314,816
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 5


2016 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 116,423 42.1%
Donald Trump (R) 145,555 52.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,092 2.9%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,279 0.8%
Evan McMullin (I) 508 0.2%
Other 3,783 1.4%
TOTAL 276,640
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 7


2012 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 115,017 45.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 135,379 53.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,557 1.0%
Other 1,754 0.7%
TOTAL 254,707
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 124,677 47.3%
John McCain (R) 135,035 51.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,803 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,063 0.4%
Other 940 0.4%
TOTAL 263,518
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 146,863 59.5%
John Kerry (D) 98,650 40.0%
Other 1,204 0.5%
TOTAL 246,717
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 9


2000 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 119,617 58.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 79,902 39.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,117 2.0%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 509 0.2%
Other 736 0.4%
TOTAL 204,881
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 10


1996 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 74,296 39.8%
Robert Dole (R) 96,516 51.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 14,245 7.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 850 0.5%
Other 564 0.3%
TOTAL 186,471
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 11


1992 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 67,711 34.1%
George Bush* (R) 96,797 48.7%
Ross Perot (I) 33,741 17.0%
Other 561 0.3%
TOTAL 198,810
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 11


1988 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 104,754 61.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 63,602 37.5%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 347 0.2%
Other 940 0.6%
TOTAL 169,643
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 8


1984 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 112,977 65.3%
Walter Mondale (D) 58,642 33.9%
Other 1,275 0.7%
TOTAL 172,894
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 93,217 58.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 50,722 32.1%
John Anderson (I) 12,188 7.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,029 0.7%
Other 1,090 0.7%
TOTAL 158,246
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 8


1976 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 61,955 38.8%
Gerald Ford* (R) 94,223 59.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,023 1.3%
Other 1,511 0.9%
TOTAL 159,712
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 11


1972 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 104,488 71.0%
George McGovern (D) 39,880 27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer) 2,477 1.7%
Other 225 0.2%
TOTAL 147,070
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 10


1968 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 87,957 60.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 43,891 30.0%
George Wallace (AIP) 13,649 9.3%
Other 612 0.4%
TOTAL 146,109
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 17


1964 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 78,806 52.0%
Barry Goldwater (R) 71,767 47.4%
Other 835 0.6%
TOTAL 151,408
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 9


1960 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 53,343 33.4%
Richard Nixon (R) 105,496 66.1%
Other 647 0.4%
TOTAL 159,486
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): 17


1956 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 98,321 67.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 46,453 32.0%
Other 553 0.4%
TOTAL 145,327
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 10


1952 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 91,420 66.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 46,789 33.8%
Other 394 0.3%
TOTAL 138,603
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 11


1948 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 41,746 36.9%
Thomas Dewey (R) 70,333 62.2%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 478 0.4%
Other 564 0.5%
TOTAL 113,121
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 17


1944 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 46,017 40.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 68,229 59.5%
Other 510 0.4%
TOTAL 114,756
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 14


1940 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 58,664 47.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 63,568 51.9%
Other 348 0.3%
TOTAL 122,580
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 7


1936 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 67,886 52.6%
Alf Landon (R) 60,269 46.7%
William Lemke (Union) 357 0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 267 0.2%
Other 340 0.3%
TOTAL 129,119
Turnout: 82% Diff (US): 10


1932 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 38,231 40.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 53,778 57.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,421 1.5%
Other 742 0.8%
TOTAL 94,172
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 18


1928 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 74,747 81.7%
Al Smith (D) 16,111 17.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 258 0.3%
Other 382 0.4%
TOTAL 91,498
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 23


1924 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 42,219 62.7%
John Davis (D) 19,357 28.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 5,221 7.8%
Other 555 0.8%
TOTAL 67,352
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 9


1920 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 38,460 62.2%
James Cox (D) 20,759 33.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 740 1.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 515 0.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 1,338 2.2%
Other 30 0.0%
TOTAL 61,842
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 2


1916 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 20,263 46.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 21,825 49.5%
Allan Benson (Soc) 1,038 2.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 941 2.1%
Other 18 0.0%
TOTAL 44,085
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 3


1912 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 14,434 34.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 15,853 37.4%
William Taft* (R) 9,718 22.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,780 4.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 577 1.4%
Other 24 0.1%
TOTAL 42,386
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 0


1908 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 25,167 59.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,133 35.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 980 2.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,085 2.6%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 33 0.1%
Other 23 0.1%
TOTAL 42,421
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 8


1904 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 27,079 66.1%
Alton Parker (D) 12,172 29.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 303 0.7%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,395 3.4%
Other 19 0.0%
TOTAL 40,968
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 10


1900 President, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 23,660 58.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 15,258 38.0%
John Woolley (Proh) 1,200 3.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 13 0.0%
Other 26 0.1%
TOTAL 40,157
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 7
* incumbent