HarrisDemocratic45.5%727,001TrumpRepublican53.6%856,016OliverLibertarian0.5%7,448
R+8.1- Lead
- 129,015
- Total
- 1,597,851
- vs nation
- R+6.6
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
16 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic46.0%724,053TrumpRepublican52.8%831,745OtherAll other candidates1.2%18,919
R+6.8- Lead
- 107,692
- Total
- 1,574,717
- vs nation
- R+11.3
ClintonDemocratic43.2%610,812TrumpRepublican52.2%738,252OtherAll other candidates4.6%64,422
R+9.0- Lead
- 127,440
- Total
- 1,413,486
- vs nation
- R+11.1
ObamaDemocratic47.2%624,991RomneyRepublican51.3%678,687OtherAll other candidates1.5%20,522
R+4.1- Lead
- 53,696
- Total
- 1,324,200
- vs nation
- R+7.9
ObamaDemocratic49.9%688,397McCainRepublican49.0%677,276OtherAll other candidates1.1%15,178
D+0.8- Lead
- 11,121
- Total
- 1,380,851
- vs nation
- R+6.5
KerryDemocratic50.5%692,813BushRepublican48.9%670,224OtherAll other candidates0.6%8,467
D+1.6- Lead
- 22,589
- Total
- 1,371,504
- vs nation
- D+4.1
GoreDemocratic51.4%625,081BushRepublican45.8%556,853OtherAll other candidates2.9%34,975
D+5.6- Lead
- 68,228
- Total
- 1,216,909
- vs nation
- D+5.1
ClintonDemocratic49.9%564,543DoleRepublican39.2%443,085OtherAll other candidates10.9%123,553
D+10.7- Lead
- 121,458
- Total
- 1,131,181
- vs nation
- D+2.2
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 2,821,4502024 5-year
- Population density
- 271 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 10,404 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $74,6002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44.9 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Buffalo, NY · twin score 83.7
presidential history
Party record book
Pittsburgh · 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
67.3%
908,590 votes · D+34.9
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 62.4%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
69.9%
186,691 votes · R+44.9
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 65.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
908,590votes
67.3% of the vote · D+34.9
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 770,378 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
856,016votes
53.6% of the vote · R+8.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 831,745 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
Walter Mondale1984
+28.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+9.8 · U.S. R+18.2
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +24.2 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+25.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+44.9 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +22.5 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+1.3
Presidential vote · 2024R+8.1
Pittsburgh registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 9.3-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
1,987,331 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,762 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −55,075 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +4,238 |
| 2012 | −207 |
| 2013 | −1,031 |
| 2014 | −6,082 |
| 2015 | −9,270 |
| 2016 | −11,681 |
| 2017 | −10,552 |
| 2018 | −6,285 |
| 2019 | −4,599 |
| 2021 | +4,236 |
| 2022 | −10,456 |
| 2023 | −4,112 |
| 2024 | −1,036 |
| 2025 | +1,762 |
The Pittsburgh media market spans Allegheny County's Democratic core and a broad ring of ancestrally blue, now competitive collar counties, making marginal swings here disproportionately consequential in Pennsylvania statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.1 points.
A population of 2,821,450, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,600 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Buffalo and Cleveland-Akron (Canton).
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Buffalo
New York
83.7twin score
2000–2004 trajectoryItalian ancestry% Catholic≠ elasticity
Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
Ohio
72.7twin score
2000–2004 trajectoryelasticitypopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend
Syracuse
New York
69.6twin score
2000–2004 trajectoryItalian ancestry% Catholic≠ elasticity
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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 8.1 points (R+8.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,597,851 votes cast, 727,001 went Democratic and 856,016 went Republican.
When did Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a population of 2,821,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is $74,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.