Philadelphia Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population: 8,395,4252024 5-year
Median household income: $91,3302024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.2%2024 5-year
Black: 17.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Philadelphia

HarrisD+20

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	59.3%	2,565,017
Donald TrumpRepublican	39.2%	1,695,320
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	66,030

D+60

R+60

18 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−6.3%
1896	−34.1%
1900	−32.4%
1904	−44.4%
1908	−27.0%
1912	+4.1%
1916	−21.1%
1920	−41.2%
1924	−51.6%
1928	−33.9%
1932	−13.4%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+12.0%
1944	+9.5%
1948	−4.2%
1952	−0.9%
1956	−8.5%
1960	+9.1%
1964	+33.0%
1968	+7.0%
1972	−14.5%
1976	+8.1%
1980	−4.7%
1984	−8.4%
1988	−4.4%
1992	+13.4%
1996	+21.3%
2000	+20.3%
2004	+18.2%
2008	+28.2%
2012	+25.4%
2016	+22.7%
2020	+24.8%
2024	+20.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+20.1%	2,565,017	1,695,320	4,326,367
2020	D	+24.8%	2,716,528	1,629,794	4,389,031
2016	D	+22.7%	2,307,993	1,424,799	3,893,924
2012	D	+25.4%	2,304,775	1,360,490	3,712,305
2008	D	+28.2%	2,437,015	1,357,945	3,833,084
2004	D	+18.2%	2,109,185	1,457,213	3,588,970
2000	D	+20.3%	1,784,235	1,165,483	3,041,996
1996	D	+21.3%	1,531,647	940,677	2,772,258
1992	D	+13.4%	1,462,863	1,052,196	3,074,573
1988	R	−4.4%	1,335,129	1,459,192	2,821,462
1984	R	−8.4%	1,341,193	1,587,113	2,942,900
1980	R	−4.7%	1,174,627	1,303,947	2,737,820
1976	D	+8.1%	1,472,152	1,248,931	2,771,947
1972	R	−14.5%	1,157,261	1,557,909	2,757,956
1968	D	+7.0%	1,336,886	1,143,618	2,742,949
1964	D	+33.0%	1,803,965	907,102	2,720,730
1960	D	+9.1%	1,469,792	1,222,998	2,699,536
1956	R	−8.5%	1,104,046	1,309,697	2,420,970
1952	R	−0.9%	1,176,762	1,199,411	2,386,170
1948	R	−4.2%	930,174	1,013,194	1,990,827
1944	D	+9.5%	1,047,950	864,569	1,921,760
1940	D	+12.0%	1,123,798	882,283	2,015,529
1936	D	+18.0%	1,161,272	800,025	2,003,267
1932	R	−13.4%	632,956	838,110	1,528,616
1928	R	−33.9%	530,697	1,084,028	1,630,113
1924	R	−51.6%	209,786	762,213	1,070,388
1920	R	−41.2%	257,564	650,334	953,066
1916	R	−21.1%	239,897	373,212	632,402
1912	O	+4.1%	193,699	170,118	570,228
1908	R	−27.0%	207,377	367,811	595,163
1904	R	−44.4%	146,384	392,220	553,756
1900	R	−32.4%	162,137	322,565	495,639
1896	R	−34.1%	157,502	327,603	498,929
1892	R	−6.3%	200,354	227,725	436,618
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

15.5%

German

14.4%

Italian

11.7%

English

7.5%

Polish

4.3%

American

3.5%

Scottish

0.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.8%

65–74

5.5%

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

5.9%

45–54

6.2%

6.5%

35–44

6.6%

6.8%

25–34

6.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.5%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$91,330

Philadelphia ranks near the middle of US counties.

Philadelphia$91,330

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.4%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.0%

speak English only

Spanish9.4%

Other Indo-European4.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.3%

Other Christian

6.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.7%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Baptist

2.7%

Methodist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Philadelphia media market delivers the state's largest Democratic vote shares, but raw turnout variation within the city itself can swing a Pennsylvania statewide contest by tens of thousands of votes in either direction.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-three points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 8,395,425, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,330 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Philadelphia, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,326,367 votes cast, 2,565,017 went Democratic and 1,695,320 went Republican.

What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's political typology?

Akashic places Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.

When did Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a population of 8,395,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is $91,330 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Philadelphia County, PA	R +62,457
Chester County, PA	D +18,403
Camden County, NJ	R +17,631

Philadelphia has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+20 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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