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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
presidential margin
2008D+31.32012D+29.02016D+27.62020D+29.72024D+25.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+25.4
2024
median income$94,031U.S. $80,734 · PA $103,556
median age39.4U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.5%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.1%U.S. 35.6%
non-english17.2%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.8%
German13.5%
Italian12.1%
African American†16.6%
African0.7%
Jamaican0.6%
Puerto Rican4.5%
Mexican2.0%
Dominican1.2%
Asian Indian2.2%
Chinese1.5%
Vietnamese0.6%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.8%
Muslim2.6%
Black Protestant2.1%
Jewish1.1%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDHarrisD+25.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, PAA map of the constituent counties of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, PA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Burlington County, NJ · D+16.6Camden County, NJ · D+27.4Gloucester County, NJ · R+2.8Bucks County, PA · R+0.1Chester County, PA · D+14.5Montgomery County, PA · D+22.8Delaware County, PA · D+23.7Philadelphia County, PA · D+58.8New Castle County, DE · D+32.6Cecil County, MD · R+30.7Salem County, NJ · R+19.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.1%2,046,818
Donald TrumpRepublican36.7%1,210,241
Jill SteinGreen1.2%40,256
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (11 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, PA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bucks County, PARepublicanR+0.1
Burlington County, NJDemocraticD+16.6
Camden County, NJDemocraticD+27.4
Cecil County, MDRepublicanR+30.7
Chester County, PADemocraticD+14.5
Delaware County, PADemocraticD+23.7
Gloucester County, NJRepublicanR+2.8
Montgomery County, PADemocraticD+22.8
New Castle County, DEDemocraticD+32.6
Philadelphia County, PADemocraticD+58.8
Salem County, NJRepublicanR+19.2
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.1%Harris2,046,818
36.7%Trump1,210,241
1.2%Stein40,256
+25.4%
3,297,315
D
64.4%Biden2,159,492
34.6%Trump1,162,186
1.0%Jorgensen32,767
+29.7%
3,354,445
D
61.8%Clinton1,850,036
34.2%Trump1,022,842
4.0%Johnson120,464
+27.6%
2,993,342
D
63.9%Obama1,831,216
34.9%Romney999,823
1.2%Johnson33,969
+29.0%
2,865,008
D
65.2%Obama1,925,329
33.9%McCain999,754
0.9%Nader27,529
+31.3%
2,952,612
D
60.9%Kerry1,689,619
38.5%Bush1,069,522
0.6%Badnarik15,531
+22.3%
2,774,672
D
60.5%Gore1,418,345
36.6%Bush857,796
2.9%Nader67,244
+23.9%
2,343,385
D
56.9%Clinton1,213,682
32.6%Dole694,314
10.5%Perot223,744
+24.4%
2,131,740
D
49.2%Clinton1,172,226
33.3%Bush791,912
17.5%Perot417,218
+16.0%
2,381,356
R
48.4%Dukakis1,067,102
50.7%Bush1,118,335
1.0%McCarthy21,285
−2.3%
2,206,722
R
46.9%Mondale1,085,011
52.7%Reagan1,219,104
0.5%Johnson10,694
−5.8%
2,314,809
R
43.7%Carter942,246
47.0%Reagan1,014,199
9.3%Anderson201,294
−3.3%
2,157,739
D
53.5%Carter1,167,211
44.7%Ford974,668
1.8%McCarthy39,161
+8.8%
2,181,040
R
42.6%McGovern930,884
55.9%Nixon1,220,939
1.5%Schmitz32,006
−13.3%
2,183,829
D
49.1%Humphrey1,065,760
41.3%Nixon897,568
9.6%Wallace209,462
+7.7%
2,172,790
D
65.9%Johnson1,419,733
33.8%Goldwater728,699
0.3%Hass6,376
+32.1%
2,154,808
D
55.8%Kennedy1,189,708
44.0%Nixon939,524
0.2%Byrd3,970
+11.7%
2,133,202
R
46.9%Stevenson896,940
53.0%Eisenhower1,013,733
0.2%Andrews3,797
−6.1%
1,914,470
D
50.1%Stevenson943,961
49.5%Eisenhower932,036
0.4%Hallinan7,173
+0.6%
1,883,170
R
46.0%Truman726,984
51.6%Dewey816,534
2.4%Thurmond38,266
−5.7%
1,581,784
D
54.8%Roosevelt835,241
44.8%Dewey682,513
0.4%Thomas5,863
+10.0%
1,523,617
D
55.7%Roosevelt886,308
43.8%Willkie697,510
0.4%Thomas6,889
+11.9%
1,590,707
D
57.4%Roosevelt910,333
40.6%Landon643,892
2.1%Lemke33,039
+16.8%
1,587,264
R
40.2%Roosevelt474,812
57.0%Hoover674,302
2.8%Thomas33,129
−16.9%
1,182,243
R
33.2%Smith422,495
66.3%Hoover842,210
0.5%Thomas6,524
−33.0%
1,271,229
R
16.9%Davis137,652
74.5%Coolidge606,549
8.6%La Follette70,412
−57.6%
814,613
R
25.1%Cox187,360
70.4%Harding524,209
4.5%Debs33,450
−45.2%
745,019
R
35.2%Wilson173,329
62.4%Hughes306,701
2.4%Benson11,814
−27.1%
491,844
O
31.7%Wilson138,679
33.3%Taft145,886
35.0%Roosevelt153,320
Roosevelt +2.3
437,885
R
32.9%Bryan148,348
65.9%Taft296,938
1.2%Debs5,617
−33.0%
450,903
R
23.5%Parker99,895
76.1%Roosevelt323,174
0.4%Debs1,800
−52.6%
424,869
R
29.1%Bryan108,692
70.5%McKinley262,931
0.4%Woolley1,444
−41.3%
373,067
R
28.2%Bryan109,901
69.2%McKinley269,138
2.6%Palmer10,040
−40.9%
389,079
R
43.2%Cleveland146,238
55.0%Harrison185,856
1.8%Weaver6,040
−11.7%
338,134
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+25.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−11.7%
1896−40.9%
1900−41.3%
1904−52.6%
1908−33.0%
1912−1.6%
1916−27.1%
1920−45.2%
1924−57.6%
1928−33.0%
1932−16.9%
1936+16.8%
1940+11.9%
1944+10.0%
1948−5.7%
1952+0.6%
1956−6.1%
1960+11.7%
1964+32.1%
1968+7.7%
1972−13.3%
1976+8.8%
1980−3.3%
1984−5.8%
1988−2.3%
1992+16.0%
1996+24.4%
2000+23.9%
2004+22.3%
2008+31.3%
2012+29.0%
2016+27.6%
2020+29.7%
2024+25.4%
DemocraticRepublican

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 3,297,315 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.