HarrisDemocratic62.0%2,046,818TrumpRepublican36.7%1,210,241SteinIndependent0.6%19,185
D+25.4- Lead
- 836,577
- Total
- 3,299,707
- vs nation
- D+26.8
Akashicmetro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
11 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic64.4%2,159,492TrumpRepublican34.6%1,162,186OtherAll other candidates1.0%32,767
D+29.7- Lead
- 997,306
- Total
- 3,354,445
- vs nation
- D+25.3
ClintonDemocratic61.8%1,850,036TrumpRepublican34.2%1,022,842OtherAll other candidates4.0%120,464
D+27.6- Lead
- 827,194
- Total
- 2,993,342
- vs nation
- D+25.5
ObamaDemocratic63.9%1,831,216RomneyRepublican34.9%999,823OtherAll other candidates1.2%33,969
D+29.0- Lead
- 831,393
- Total
- 2,865,008
- vs nation
- D+25.2
ObamaDemocratic65.2%1,925,329McCainRepublican33.9%999,754OtherAll other candidates0.9%27,529
D+31.3- Lead
- 925,575
- Total
- 2,952,612
- vs nation
- D+24.1
KerryDemocratic60.9%1,689,619BushRepublican38.5%1,069,522OtherAll other candidates0.6%15,531
D+22.3- Lead
- 620,097
- Total
- 2,774,672
- vs nation
- D+24.8
GoreDemocratic60.5%1,418,345BushRepublican36.6%857,796OtherAll other candidates2.9%67,244
D+23.9- Lead
- 560,549
- Total
- 2,343,385
- vs nation
- D+23.4
ClintonDemocratic56.9%1,213,682DoleRepublican32.6%694,314OtherAll other candidates10.5%223,744
D+24.4- Lead
- 519,368
- Total
- 2,131,740
- vs nation
- D+15.8
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+25.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 6,272,0142024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,363 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 4,603 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $94,0312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57.6 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · twin score 94.4
presidential history
Party record book
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
65.9%
1,419,733 votes · D+32.1
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 65.2%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
76.1%
323,174 votes · R+52.6
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 74.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
2,159,492votes
64.4% of the vote · D+29.7
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,046,818 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
1,220,939votes
55.9% of the vote · R+13.3
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 1,219,104 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
Kamala Harris2024
+26.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+25.4 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +25.5 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+34.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+40.9 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +34.7 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
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+23.8
Presidential vote · 2024D+25.4
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.5 points.
4,554,530 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−9,736 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −244,787 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −12,566 |
| 2012 | −14,985 |
| 2013 | −21,514 |
| 2014 | −22,898 |
| 2015 | −25,823 |
| 2016 | −27,921 |
| 2017 | −18,090 |
| 2018 | −14,219 |
| 2019 | −10,044 |
| 2021 | +1,011 |
| 2022 | −30,413 |
| 2023 | −24,673 |
| 2024 | −12,916 |
| 2025 | −9,736 |
Spanning Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, this metro's electoral weight concentrates in Philadelphia County, which has delivered Democratic margins exceeding 400,000 votes in recent presidential cycles while suburban collar counties trend increasingly competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.4 points.
A population of 6,272,014, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,031 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN and Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
94.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Italian ancestry
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
93.6twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ median income
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
93.0twin score
2000–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,299,707 votes cast, 2,046,818 went Democratic and 1,210,241 went Republican.
When did Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania has a population of 6,272,014 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania is $94,031 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.