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Lancaster, PA Metro Area


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2022 population: 556,629   ( 37,184 from 2010 , 3,660 from 2020)
Land area: 943.9 square miles
Population density: 589.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:446,381 80.19% 1.2%
Black:20,7213.72% 28.8%
Indian:6940.12% 5.5%
Asian:15,0042.70% 52.6%
2+ races:9,3191.67% 43.0%
Hispanic:64,51011.59% 43.6%
Total non-White:110,24819.81% 40.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:15,513 14.0
Deaths:13,60412.3
Net Migration: -4-0.0
Net Immigration: 1,5391.4
Change in White population:5,412 1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:31,772 6.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +22,295 D +2,459 D + 4.4%
D +24,754
2020 vs. 2012 R +29,540 R +2,174 D + 3.2%
D +27,366
2020 vs. 2008 R +33,641 R +17,380 R + 4.1%
D +16,261
2016 vs. 2008 R +11,346 R +19,839 R + 8.5%
D -8,493
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 66% Donald Trump* (R) 160,209 56.9% Joe Biden (D) 115,847 41.2% 5,319 [+] 1.9% 281,375 10 0.18%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 137,914 56.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 91,093 37.2% 15,825 [+] 6.5% 244,832 10 0.18%
2012 56% Mitt Romney (R) 130,669 58.5% Barack Obama* (D) 88,481 39.6% 4,201 [+] 1.9% 223,351 11 0.17%
2008 60% John McCain (R) 126,568 55.2% Barack Obama (D) 99,586 43.4% 3,095 [+] 1.4% 229,249 10 0.17%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 145,591 65.8% John Kerry (D) 74,328 33.6% 1,453 [+] 0.7% 221,372 15 0.18%
2000 51% George W. Bush (R) 115,900 66.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 54,968 31.3% 4,499 [+] 2.6% 175,367 18 0.17%
1996 47% Robert Dole (R) 92,875 59.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 49,120 31.6% 13,291 [+] 8.6% 155,286 19 0.16%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 88,447 55.2% Bill Clinton (D) 44,255 27.6% 27,478 [+] 17.2% 160,180 18 0.15%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 96,979 70.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 38,982 28.4% 1,068 [+] 0.8% 137,029 17 0.15%
1984 47% Ronald Reagan* (R) 99,090 75.6% Walter Mondale (D) 31,308 23.9% 618 0.5% 131,016 17 0.14%
1980 46% Ronald Reagan (R) 79,963 67.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,026 25.3% 8,908 [+] 7.5% 118,897 17 0.14%
1976 47% Gerald Ford* (R) 72,106 65.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 35,533 32.4% 2,037 [+] 1.9% 109,676 18 0.13%
1972 49% Richard Nixon* (R) 81,036 75.6% George McGovern (D) 24,223 22.6% 1,879 [+] 1.8% 107,138 15 0.14%
1968 57% Richard Nixon (R) 69,953 64.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 29,870 27.6% 8,484 [+] 7.8% 108,307 21 0.15%
1964 59% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 53,041 50.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 52,243 49.5% 224 0.2% 105,508 11 0.15%
1960 66% Richard Nixon (R) 78,390 70.1% John Kennedy (D) 33,233 29.7% 266 0.2% 111,889 20 0.16%
1956 57% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 69,026 72.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 26,538 27.7% 237 0.2% 95,801 15 0.15%
1952 59% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 64,193 69.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 28,146 30.4% 382 0.4% 92,721 14 0.15%
1948 48% Thomas Dewey (R) 46,306 67.6% Harry Truman* (D) 21,308 31.1% 885 [+] 1.3% 68,499 23 0.14%
1944 53% Thomas Dewey (R) 44,888 61.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 27,353 37.6% 432 0.6% 72,673 16 0.15%
1940 59% Wendell Willkie (R) 44,939 58.1% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,210 41.6% 245 0.3% 77,394 13 0.16%
1936 70% Alf Landon (R) 42,272 51.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 38,454 46.7% 1,547 [+] 1.9% 82,273 15 0.18%
1932 54% Herbert Hoover* (R) 34,502 56.5% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,406 40.0% 2,111 [+] 3.5% 61,019 17 0.15%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 55,530 81.4% Al Smith (D) 12,146 17.8% 516 [+] 0.8% 68,192 23 0.19%
1924 57% Calvin Coolidge (R) 42,787 73.7% John Davis (D) 12,091 20.8% 3,156 [+] 5.4% 58,034 20 0.20%
1920 42% Warren Harding (R) 29,549 72.9% James Cox (D) 9,521 23.5% 1,472 [+] 3.6% 40,542 13 0.15%
1916 33% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 20,292 63.4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 10,016 31.3% 1,688 [+] 5.3% 31,996 17 0.17%
1912 36% William Taft* (R) 12,668 37.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 12,031 35.1% 9,583 [+] 28.0% 34,282 14 0.23%
1908 36% William Taft (R) 23,523 71.4% William J. Bryan (D) 8,109 24.6% 1,299 [+] 3.9% 32,931 20 0.22%
1904 38% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 26,083 76.5% Alton Parker (D) 7,092 20.8% 902 [+] 2.6% 34,077 20 0.25%
1900 37% William McKinley* (R) 23,230 71.8% William J. Bryan (D) 8,437 26.1% 701 [+] 2.2% 32,368 20 0.23%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 115,847 41.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 160,209 56.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,183 1.5%
Other 1,136 0.4%
TOTAL 281,375
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 10


2016 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 91,093 37.2%
Donald Trump (R) 137,914 56.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 8,555 3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn) 2,021 0.8%
Evan McMullin (I) 1,364 0.6%
Other 3,885 1.6%
TOTAL 244,832
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 10


2012 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 88,481 39.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 130,669 58.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,527 1.1%
Other 1,674 0.7%
TOTAL 223,351
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 11


2008 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 99,586 43.4%
John McCain (R) 126,568 55.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,218 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 765 0.3%
Other 1,112 0.5%
TOTAL 229,249
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 10


2004 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 145,591 65.8%
John Kerry (D) 74,328 33.6%
Other 1,453 0.7%
TOTAL 221,372
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 15


2000 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 115,900 66.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 54,968 31.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,341 1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 389 0.2%
Other 769 0.4%
TOTAL 175,367
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): 18


1996 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 49,120 31.6%
Robert Dole (R) 92,875 59.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 11,601 7.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 718 0.5%
Other 972 0.6%
TOTAL 155,286
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 19


1992 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 44,255 27.6%
George Bush* (R) 88,447 55.2%
Ross Perot (I) 26,807 16.7%
Other 671 0.4%
TOTAL 160,180
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 18


1988 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 96,979 70.8%
Michael Dukakis (D) 38,982 28.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 305 0.2%
Other 763 0.6%
TOTAL 137,029
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 17


1984 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 99,090 75.6%
Walter Mondale (D) 31,308 23.9%
Other 618 0.5%
TOTAL 131,016
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 17


1980 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 79,963 67.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 30,026 25.3%
John Anderson (I) 7,442 6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 850 0.7%
Other 616 0.5%
TOTAL 118,897
Turnout: 46% Diff (US): 17


1976 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 35,533 32.4%
Gerald Ford* (R) 72,106 65.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,055 1.0%
Other 982 0.9%
TOTAL 109,676
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): 18


1972 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 81,036 75.6%
George McGovern (D) 24,223 22.6%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,760 1.6%
Other 119 0.1%
TOTAL 107,138
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 15


1968 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 69,953 64.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 29,870 27.6%
George Wallace (AIP) 8,194 7.6%
Other 290 0.3%
TOTAL 108,307
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 21


1964 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 53,041 50.3%
Barry Goldwater (R) 52,243 49.5%
Other 224 0.2%
TOTAL 105,508
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 11


1960 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 33,233 29.7%
Richard Nixon (R) 78,390 70.1%
Other 266 0.2%
TOTAL 111,889
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 20


1956 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 69,026 72.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 26,538 27.7%
Other 237 0.2%
TOTAL 95,801
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 15


1952 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 64,193 69.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 28,146 30.4%
Other 382 0.4%
TOTAL 92,721
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 14


1948 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 21,308 31.1%
Thomas Dewey (R) 46,306 67.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 369 0.5%
Other 516 0.8%
TOTAL 68,499
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 23


1944 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 27,353 37.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 44,888 61.8%
Other 432 0.6%
TOTAL 72,673
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 16


1940 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 32,210 41.6%
Wendell Willkie (R) 44,939 58.1%
Other 245 0.3%
TOTAL 77,394
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 13


1936 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 38,454 46.7%
Alf Landon (R) 42,272 51.4%
William Lemke (Union) 1,054 1.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 241 0.3%
Other 252 0.3%
TOTAL 82,273
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): 15


1932 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 24,406 40.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 34,502 56.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,757 2.9%
Other 354 0.6%
TOTAL 61,019
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 17


1928 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 55,530 81.4%
Al Smith (D) 12,146 17.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 376 0.6%
Other 140 0.2%
TOTAL 68,192
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 23


1924 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 42,787 73.7%
John Davis (D) 12,091 20.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,871 4.9%
Other 285 0.5%
TOTAL 58,034
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 20


1920 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 29,549 72.9%
James Cox (D) 9,521 23.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 636 1.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 29 0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 797 2.0%
Other 10 0.0%
TOTAL 40,542
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 13


1916 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 10,016 31.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 20,292 63.4%
Allan Benson (Soc) 551 1.7%
James Hanly (Proh) 1,117 3.5%
Other 20 0.1%
TOTAL 31,996
Turnout: 33% Diff (US): 17


1912 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 8,574 25.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 12,031 35.1%
William Taft* (R) 12,668 37.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 687 2.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 310 0.9%
Other 12 0.0%
TOTAL 34,282
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 14


1908 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 23,523 71.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 8,109 24.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 519 1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 729 2.2%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 25 0.1%
Other 26 0.1%
TOTAL 32,931
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 20


1904 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 26,083 76.5%
Alton Parker (D) 7,092 20.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 313 0.9%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 570 1.7%
Other 19 0.1%
TOTAL 34,077
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 20


1900 President, Lancaster, PA Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 23,230 71.8%
William J. Bryan (D) 8,437 26.1%
John Woolley (Proh) 592 1.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 90 0.3%
Other 19 0.1%
TOTAL 32,368
Turnout: 37% Diff (US): 20
* incumbent