Difference between revisions of "Pennsylvania turnout"
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<br>[[Donald Trump]]: 3,377,674 (48.84%) | <br>[[Donald Trump]]: 3,377,674 (48.84%) | ||
| + | Biden won only about a dozen counties in Pennsylvania, including:<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/pennsylvania/ county map 2020]</ref> | ||
| + | *Allegheny County (includes [[Pittsburgh]], the only county Biden won easily in Western Pennsylvania) | ||
| + | *Centre County (includes [[Penn State]]) | ||
| + | *Dauphin County (includes Harrisburg) | ||
| + | *Philadelphia County (includes [[Philadephia]] itself) | ||
| + | *Montgomery County (just north of Philadelphia) | ||
| + | *Bucks County (in 2024, Republican registered voters surpassed Dems there) | ||
| + | *Chester County (just west of Philadelphia) | ||
| + | *Lackawanna County (northeast Pennsylvania, where Biden is from and will be difficult for [[Kamala Harris]] to win) | ||
| + | *Monroe County (northeast Pennsylvania, also where Biden is from and will be difficult for [[Kamala Harris]] to win) | ||
| + | *Northhampton County | ||
| + | *Lehigh County (many colleges here) | ||
| + | *Erie County (northwestern Pennsylvania, almost evenly split) | ||
{{cquote|[M]ore than 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who voted exceeded turnout in every presidential election since at least 1960. Not only that, but an apparently record-breaking 70.93% of voting-age Pennsylvanians voted, compared to 1960's record of 70.3%. | {{cquote|[M]ore than 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who voted exceeded turnout in every presidential election since at least 1960. Not only that, but an apparently record-breaking 70.93% of voting-age Pennsylvanians voted, compared to 1960's record of 70.3%. | ||
Revision as of 03:47, July 30, 2024
Pennslyvania turnout is its voting turnout among its 67 counties in major elections, which are mostly rural.
The reported presidential election result in 2020 was, with no major third-party candidate:
Joe Biden: 3,458,229 (50.01%)
Donald Trump: 3,377,674 (48.84%)
Biden won only about a dozen counties in Pennsylvania, including:[1]
- Allegheny County (includes Pittsburgh, the only county Biden won easily in Western Pennsylvania)
- Centre County (includes Penn State)
- Dauphin County (includes Harrisburg)
- Philadelphia County (includes Philadephia itself)
- Montgomery County (just north of Philadelphia)
- Bucks County (in 2024, Republican registered voters surpassed Dems there)
- Chester County (just west of Philadelphia)
- Lackawanna County (northeast Pennsylvania, where Biden is from and will be difficult for Kamala Harris to win)
- Monroe County (northeast Pennsylvania, also where Biden is from and will be difficult for Kamala Harris to win)
- Northhampton County
- Lehigh County (many colleges here)
- Erie County (northwestern Pennsylvania, almost evenly split)
| “ | [M]ore than 6.9 million Pennsylvanians who voted exceeded turnout in every presidential election since at least 1960. Not only that, but an apparently record-breaking 70.93% of voting-age Pennsylvanians voted, compared to 1960's record of 70.3%.
By comparison, about 6.1 million Pennsylvanians voted in the 2016 presidential election when 61 percent of the voting-age population voted.[2] |
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The reported presidential election result in 2016 was, with the Libertarian and Green Parties drawing 3%:
Donald Trump: 2,970,733 (48.18%)
Hillary Clinton: 2,926,441 (47.46%)
In 2024, RFK, Jr. has sought to be included on the ballot in addition to the Libertarian and Green Party nominees.
Turnout was a low 30% in the presidential primary in 2024, but that may be because there was no real contest at the top of the tickets.
See also
- Pennsylvania Counties Archive
- Other voter turnout websites
- Philadelphia turnout its highest in 25 years in 2020