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1892–2024
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Pittsburgh
presidential margin
2008D+0.82012R+4.12016R+9.02020R+6.82024R+8.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+8.1
2024
median income$74,600U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age42.6U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.6%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.2%U.S. 35.6%
non-english5.7%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German24.2%
Irish16.4%
Italian13.9%
African American†6.5%
African0.2%
Asian Indian0.9%
Chinese0.5%
Mexican0.8%
Puerto Rican0.5%
religion
other traditions
Mainline10.5%
Black Protestant1.2%
Hindu1.0%
Other Christian0.6%
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.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Akashic
PittsburghTrumpR+8.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Pittsburgh, PAA map of the constituent counties of Pittsburgh, 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.Venango County, PA · R+42.1Monongalia County, WV · R+4.4Garrett County, MD · R+53.8Allegheny County, PA · D+20.3Greene County, PA · R+44.8Washington County, PA · R+25.5Indiana County, PA · R+39.1Lawrence County, PA · R+33.8Butler County, PA · R+32.2Fayette County, PA · R+37.9Forest County, PA · R+44.5Westmoreland County, PA · R+28.4Preston County, WV · R+57.0Beaver County, PA · R+20.7Armstrong County, PA · R+53.2Clarion County, PA · R+53.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.6%856,016
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.5%727,001
Jill SteinGreen0.9%14,834
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Pittsburgh, PA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Allegheny County, PADemocraticD+20.3
Armstrong County, PARepublicanR+53.2
Beaver County, PARepublicanR+20.7
Butler County, PARepublicanR+32.2
Clarion County, PARepublicanR+53.1
Fayette County, PARepublicanR+37.9
Forest County, PARepublicanR+44.5
Garrett County, MDRepublicanR+53.8
Greene County, PARepublicanR+44.8
Indiana County, PARepublicanR+39.1
Lawrence County, PARepublicanR+33.8
Monongalia County, WVRepublicanR+4.4
Preston County, WVRepublicanR+57.0
Venango County, PARepublicanR+42.1
Washington County, PARepublicanR+25.5
Westmoreland County, PARepublicanR+28.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
45.5%Harris727,001
53.6%Trump856,016
0.9%Stein14,834
−8.1%
1,597,851
R
46.0%Biden724,053
52.8%Trump831,745
1.2%Jorgensen18,919
−6.8%
1,574,717
R
43.2%Clinton610,812
52.2%Trump738,252
4.6%Johnson64,422
−9.0%
1,413,486
R
47.2%Obama624,991
51.3%Romney678,687
1.5%Johnson20,522
−4.1%
1,324,200
D
49.9%Obama688,397
49.0%McCain677,276
1.1%Nader15,178
+0.8%
1,380,851
D
50.5%Kerry692,813
48.9%Bush670,224
0.6%Badnarik8,467
+1.6%
1,371,504
D
51.4%Gore625,081
45.8%Bush556,853
2.9%Nader34,975
+5.6%
1,216,909
D
49.9%Clinton564,543
39.2%Dole443,085
10.9%Perot123,553
+10.7%
1,131,181
D
50.2%Clinton630,813
30.4%Bush381,890
19.5%Perot244,729
+19.8%
1,257,432
D
57.8%Dukakis676,460
41.4%Bush484,129
0.9%McCarthy10,206
+16.4%
1,170,795
D
54.5%Mondale716,689
44.7%Reagan587,880
0.9%Johnson11,271
+9.8%
1,315,840
D
48.3%Carter591,259
44.4%Reagan543,233
7.3%Anderson88,780
+3.9%
1,223,272
D
52.3%Carter656,117
45.6%Ford572,060
2.1%McCarthy26,499
+6.7%
1,254,676
R
41.1%McGovern516,347
56.8%Nixon712,663
2.1%Schmitz25,863
−15.6%
1,254,873
D
51.3%Humphrey682,426
38.1%Nixon506,802
10.6%Wallace141,497
+13.2%
1,330,725
D
67.3%Johnson908,590
32.4%Goldwater437,234
0.4%Hass4,804
+34.9%
1,350,628
D
54.4%Kennedy770,378
45.4%Nixon642,675
0.2%Byrd2,667
+9.0%
1,415,720
R
46.0%Stevenson606,300
53.9%Eisenhower710,833
0.1%Andrews1,892
−7.9%
1,319,025
D
51.1%Stevenson692,126
48.5%Eisenhower656,397
0.4%Hallinan5,598
+2.6%
1,354,121
D
53.9%Truman575,428
43.7%Dewey467,150
2.4%Thurmond25,665
+10.1%
1,068,243
D
55.0%Roosevelt610,520
44.5%Dewey494,505
0.5%Thomas5,708
+10.4%
1,110,733
D
56.2%Roosevelt660,804
43.4%Willkie510,335
0.4%Thomas5,063
+12.8%
1,176,202
D
62.4%Roosevelt700,977
35.2%Landon395,500
2.4%Lemke27,419
+27.2%
1,123,896
D
51.7%Roosevelt387,758
44.0%Hoover330,014
4.4%Thomas32,965
+7.7%
750,737
R
36.6%Smith285,298
62.5%Hoover487,118
0.9%Thomas7,133
−25.9%
779,549
R
14.8%Davis81,658
59.6%Coolidge330,009
25.6%La Follette141,923
−44.9%
553,590
R
25.1%Cox110,625
65.3%Harding287,788
9.7%Debs42,567
−40.2%
440,980
R
39.6%Wilson121,680
52.0%Hughes159,560
8.4%Benson25,651
−12.3%
306,891
O
29.6%Wilson83,604
19.0%Taft53,668
51.4%Roosevelt145,311
Roosevelt +22.7
282,583
R
33.8%Bryan95,411
57.4%Taft161,939
8.8%Debs24,743
−23.6%
282,093
R
25.0%Parker66,717
69.9%Roosevelt186,691
5.2%Debs13,816
−44.9%
267,224
R
33.5%Bryan84,908
63.6%McKinley161,080
2.9%Woolley7,261
−30.1%
253,249
R
35.5%Bryan93,399
62.4%McKinley164,137
2.1%Palmer5,639
−26.9%
263,175
R
42.2%Cleveland87,756
53.6%Harrison111,456
4.2%Weaver8,651
−11.4%
207,863
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: −8.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−8.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−11.4%
1896−26.9%
1900−30.1%
1904−44.9%
1908−23.6%
1912+10.6%
1916−12.3%
1920−40.2%
1924−44.9%
1928−25.9%
1932+7.7%
1936+27.2%
1940+12.8%
1944+10.4%
1948+10.1%
1952+2.6%
1956−7.9%
1960+9.0%
1964+34.9%
1968+13.2%
1972−15.6%
1976+6.7%
1980+3.9%
1984+9.8%
1988+16.4%
1992+19.8%
1996+10.7%
2000+5.6%
2004+1.6%
2008+0.8%
2012−4.1%
2016−9.0%
2020−6.8%
2024−8.1%
DemocraticRepublican

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.