Presidential voting trends in Pennsylvania
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A bellwether is any indicator or predictor of something. In presidential electoral politics, states may be considered bellwethers of future electoral outcomes because of how many times they have voted for the winning candidate or party. Below is an analysis of Pennsylvania's voting record in presidential elections from 1900 to 2020. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times the state has voted for the winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.
Presidential election voting record in Pennsylvania
- See also: Presidential voting trends by state and Bellwether
Between 1900 and 2020, Pennsylvania participated in 31 presidential elections.
1900-2020
- Pennsylvania voted for Joe Biden (D) in the 2020 presidential election.
- Between 1900 and 2020, Pennsylvania voted for the winning presidential candidate 77.4% of the time.
- Between 2000 and 2020, Pennsylvania voted for the winning presidential candidate 66.7% of the time.
- Since 1900, Pennsylvania has voted Democratic 45.2% of the time and Republican 51.6% of the time.
- Since 2000, Pennsylvania has voted Democratic 83.3% of the time and Republican 16.7% of the time.
Third-party or alternative major party candidate votes
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.[1]
Presidential voting history
Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 14 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
- 1 other win
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Winning Party | R | R | R | P[2] | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D |
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See also
External links
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- University of California Santa Barbara, The American Presidency Project
Footnotes
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