HarrisDemocratic49.1%42,007TrumpRepublican49.9%42,676SteinIndependent0.5%441
R+0.8- Lead
- 669
- Total
- 85,525
- vs nation
- D+0.7
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East Stroudsburg, PA
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic52.6%44,060TrumpRepublican46.2%38,726OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,043
D+6.4- Lead
- 5,334
- Total
- 83,829
- vs nation
- D+1.9
ClintonDemocratic48.4%33,918TrumpRepublican47.7%33,386OtherAll other candidates3.9%2,704
D+0.8- Lead
- 532
- Total
- 70,008
- vs nation
- R+1.3
ObamaDemocratic55.9%35,221RomneyRepublican42.6%26,867OtherAll other candidates1.5%935
D+13.3- Lead
- 8,354
- Total
- 63,023
- vs nation
- D+9.4
ObamaDemocratic57.6%39,453McCainRepublican41.3%28,293OtherAll other candidates1.0%697
D+16.3- Lead
- 11,160
- Total
- 68,443
- vs nation
- D+9.0
KerryDemocratic49.6%27,967BushRepublican49.6%27,971OtherAll other candidates0.7%404
R+0.0- Lead
- 4
- Total
- 56,342
- vs nation
- D+2.5
GoreDemocratic46.8%21,939BushRepublican49.6%23,265OtherAll other candidates3.6%1,674
R+2.8- Lead
- 1,326
- Total
- 46,878
- vs nation
- R+3.3
ClintonDemocratic42.4%16,547DoleRepublican44.4%17,326OtherAll other candidates13.3%5,192
R+2.0- Lead
- 779
- Total
- 39,065
- vs nation
- R+10.5
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+0.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 167,5152024 5-year
- Population density
- 275 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 608 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $83,5652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55.8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39.1 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · twin score 88.4
presidential history
Party record book
East Stroudsburg, PA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
74.0%
3,078 votes · D+49.5
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 68.5%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
69.4%
7,469 votes · R+39.1
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 67.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
44,060votes
52.6% of the vote · D+6.4
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 42,007 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
42,676votes
49.9% of the vote · R+0.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 38,726 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
+47.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+49.5 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +47.2 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1960
+28.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+28.1 · U.S. D+0.2
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +21.6 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+4.4
Presidential vote · 2024R+0.8
East Stroudsburg, PA registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 5.2-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
117,218 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+572 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,548 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −304 |
| 2012 | −1,549 |
| 2013 | −1,540 |
| 2014 | −450 |
| 2015 | −1,061 |
| 2016 | −552 |
| 2017 | +1,360 |
| 2018 | +1,130 |
| 2019 | +911 |
| 2021 | +632 |
| 2022 | −847 |
| 2023 | −781 |
| 2024 | −69 |
| 2025 | +572 |
East Stroudsburg anchors Monroe County, a longtime bellwether that shifted sharply toward Republicans in 2016 after decades of competitive results, driven largely by an influx of price-sensitive migrants from the New York metro area.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.8 points.
A population of 167,515, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,565 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ and Monticello, NY.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
88.4twin score
Puerto Rican ancestry2004–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
Monticello, NY
87.9twin score
Puerto Rican ancestry2004–2012 trajectory
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
86.4twin score
2020–2024 trajectoryPuerto Rican ancestryelasticity≠ % Catholic
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 0.8 points (R+0.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 85,525 votes cast, 42,007 went Democratic and 42,676 went Republican.
When did East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 167,515 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $83,565 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in East Stroudsburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.