Election Results for State College, PA Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,453	7.8
Deaths:	2,724	8.6
Net Migration:	-703	-2.2
Net Immigration:	1,169	3.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,098	D +1,869	D + 2.3%
D +2,967
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,371	D +3,508	D + 4.6%
D +5,879
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,380	R +5,275	R + 7.1%
D -1,895

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,282	R +7,144	R + 9.4%
D -4,862
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	40,055	51.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	36,372	46.7%	1,464 [+]	1.9%	77,891	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,066 (1.4%);
2016	58%	Hillary Clinton (D)	37,088	48.0%	Donald Trump (R)	35,274	45.6%	4,945 [+]	6.4%	77,307	0	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,644 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 798 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 383 (0.5%);
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	34,176	48.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	34,001	48.7%	1,709 [+]	2.4%	69,886	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,049 (1.5%);
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	41,950	55.1%	John McCain (R)	32,992	43.3%	1,169 [+]	1.5%	76,111	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 488 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 333 (0.4%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	33,133	51.5%	John Kerry (D)	30,733	47.7%	508 [+]	0.8%	64,374	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	26,172	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	21,409	43.2%	1,994 [+]	4.0%	49,575	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,623 (3.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 147 (0.3%);
1996	44%	Bill Clinton* (D)	21,145	45.2%	Robert Dole (R)	20,935	44.7%	4,746 [+]	10.1%	46,826	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,173 (8.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 378 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	50%	Bill Clinton (D)	21,177	41.3%	George Bush* (R)	20,478	40.0%	9,570 [+]	18.7%	51,225	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 9,356 (18.3%);
1988	43%	George Bush (R)	23,875	56.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	18,357	43.2%	295 [+]	0.7%	42,527	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 111 (0.3%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	27,802	62.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	16,194	36.6%	240	0.5%	44,236	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	48%	Ronald Reagan (R)	20,605	48.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	15,987	37.5%	6,039 [+]	14.2%	42,631	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 5,247 (12.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 282 (0.7%);
1976	51%	Gerald Ford* (R)	21,177	52.4%	Jimmy Carter (D)	17,867	44.2%	1,393 [+]	3.4%	40,437	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,158 (2.9%);
1972	46%	Richard Nixon* (R)	20,683	60.5%	George McGovern (D)	13,194	38.6%	320 [+]	0.9%	34,197	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 273 (0.8%);
1968	45%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,865	55.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	11,163	39.1%	1,499 [+]	5.3%	28,527	12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,389 (4.9%);
1964	45%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	16,556	63.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	9,481	36.2%	158	0.6%	26,195	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	52%	Richard Nixon (R)	18,357	68.0%	John Kennedy (D)	8,601	31.9%	46	0.2%	27,004	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	44%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	15,412	67.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,483	32.6%	45	0.2%	22,940	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	46%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	14,700	66.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,391	33.3%	77	0.3%	22,168	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	39%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,416	61.5%	Harry Truman* (D)	6,515	38.5%	0	0.0%	16,931	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	46%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,048	55.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,064	44.2%	130	0.7%	18,242	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	58%	Wendell Willkie (R)	10,665	51.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,869	47.9%	68	0.3%	20,602	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,734	53.8%	Alf Landon (R)	9,869	45.2%	211 [+]	1.0%	21,814	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 65 (0.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 61 (0.3%);
1932	53%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	8,264	52.5%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,053	44.8%	409 [+]	2.6%	15,726	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 244 (1.6%);
1928	55%	Herbert Hoover (R)	12,005	77.2%	Al Smith (D)	3,431	22.1%	121 [+]	0.8%	15,557	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 20 (0.1%);
1924	47%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	7,723	59.1%	John Davis (D)	4,443	34.0%	896 [+]	6.9%	13,062	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 673 (5.2%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	7,615	60.8%	James Cox (D)	4,142	33.1%	773 [+]	6.2%	12,530	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 569 (4.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 115 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 84 (0.7%);
1916	32%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,392	50.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,120	46.9%	269 [+]	3.1%	8,781	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 146 (1.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 122 (1.4%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,445	43.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,612	33.0%	1,869 [+]	23.6%	7,926	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,507 (19.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 227 (2.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 132 (1.7%);
1908	36%	William Taft (R)	4,927	53.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,998	43.1%	351 [+]	3.8%	9,276	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 267 (2.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 72 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 6 (0.1%);
1904	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,291	55.2%	Alton Parker (D)	4,015	41.9%	283 [+]	3.0%	9,589	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 272 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	36%	William McKinley* (R)	4,684	50.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,339	46.9%	226 [+]	2.4%	9,249	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 215 (2.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

40,055

51.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

36,372

46.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,066

1.4%

Other

398

0.5%

TOTAL

77,891

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

37,088

48.0%

Donald Trump (R)

35,274

45.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,644

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

798

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

383

0.5%

Other

1,120

1.4%

TOTAL

77,307

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

34,176

48.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

34,001

48.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,049

1.5%

Other

660

0.9%

TOTAL

69,886

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

41,950

55.1%

John McCain (R)

32,992

43.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

488

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

333

0.4%

Other

348

0.5%

TOTAL

76,111

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

33,133

51.5%

John Kerry (D)

30,733

47.7%

Other

508

0.8%

TOTAL

64,374

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

26,172

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

21,409

43.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,623

3.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

147

0.3%

Other

224

0.5%

TOTAL

49,575

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

21,145

45.2%

Robert Dole (R)

20,935

44.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,173

8.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

378

0.8%

Other

195

0.4%

TOTAL

46,826

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 4

1992 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

21,177

41.3%

George Bush* (R)

20,478

40.0%

Ross Perot (I)

9,356

18.3%

Other

214

0.4%

TOTAL

51,225

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

23,875

56.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

18,357

43.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

111

0.3%

Other

184

0.4%

TOTAL

42,527

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

27,802

62.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

16,194

36.6%

Other

240

0.5%

TOTAL

44,236

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

20,605

48.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

15,987

37.5%

John Anderson (I)

5,247

12.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

282

0.7%

Other

510

1.2%

TOTAL

42,631

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -2

1976 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

17,867

44.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

21,177

52.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,158

2.9%

Other

235

0.6%

TOTAL

40,437

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 4

1972 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

20,683

60.5%

George McGovern (D)

13,194

38.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

273

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,197

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

15,865

55.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

11,163

39.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,389

4.9%

Other

110

0.4%

TOTAL

28,527

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 12

1964 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

16,556

63.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

9,481

36.2%

Other

158

0.6%

TOTAL

26,195

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

8,601

31.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

18,357

68.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

27,004

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 18

1956 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

15,412

67.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

7,483

32.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

22,940

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): 10

1952 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

14,700

66.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

7,391

33.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

22,168

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 11

1948 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

6,515

38.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,416

61.5%

TOTAL

16,931

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 16

1944 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,064

44.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,048

55.1%

Other

130

0.7%

TOTAL

18,242

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 9

1940 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

9,869

47.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

10,665

51.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

20,602

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,734

53.8%

Alf Landon (R)

9,869

45.2%

William Lemke (Union)

0.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

21,814

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

7,053

44.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

8,264

52.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

244

1.6%

Other

165

1.0%

TOTAL

15,726

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 13

1928 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

12,005

77.2%

Al Smith (D)

3,431

22.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

101

0.6%

TOTAL

15,557

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 19

1924 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

7,723

59.1%

John Davis (D)

4,443

34.0%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

673

5.2%

Other

223

1.7%

TOTAL

13,062

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 5

1920 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

7,615

60.8%

James Cox (D)

4,142

33.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.7%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

115

0.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

569

4.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

12,530

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 0

1916 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

4,120

46.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,392

50.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

122

1.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

146

1.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,781

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,445

43.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,612

33.0%

William Taft* (R)

1,507

19.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

227

2.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

132

1.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,926

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

4,927

53.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,998

43.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

267

2.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,276

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 2

1904 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,291

55.2%

Alton Parker (D)

4,015

41.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

272

2.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,589

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): -1

1900 President, State College, PA Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,684

50.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,339

46.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

215

2.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

9,249

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	134,560	84.94%	0.6%
Black:	5,823	3.68%	30.7%
Indian:	162	0.10%	5.9%
Asian:	10,182	6.43%	27.7%
2+ races:	2,491	1.57%	19.4%
Hispanic:	5,207	3.29%	41.1%

Total non-White:	23,865	15.06%	28.6%

Change in White population:	-867	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,302	3.4

State College, PA Metro Area

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