metro areaPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+22.3
2008D+31.3
2012D+29.0
2016D+27.6
2020D+29.7
2024D+25.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 71.0% of 4,649,154 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
2,046,818
1,210,241
42,648
3,299,707
4,649,154
71.0%
2020
2,159,492
1,162,186
32,767
3,354,445
4,503,629
74.5%
2016
1,850,036
1,022,842
120,464
2,993,342
4,431,915
67.5%
2012
1,831,216
999,823
33,969
2,865,008
4,330,115
66.2%
2008
1,925,329
999,754
27,529
2,952,612
4,256,644
69.4%
2004
1,689,619
1,069,522
15,531
2,774,672
4,183,173†
66.3%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
11 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDUnited States
Irish16.8%9.4%
German13.5%12.5%
Italian12.1%4.8%
English7.9%9.5%
Polish4.5%2.2%
American3.2%5.3%
Russian1.0%—
Scottish1.0%1.3%
African American†16.6%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.6%0.4%
Haitian0.4%0.3%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%
Liberian0.2%—
Puerto Rican4.5%1.8%
Mexican2.0%11.3%
Dominican1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian2.2%1.4%
Chinese1.5%1.3%
Vietnamese0.6%0.6%
Filipino0.5%0.9%
Korean0.5%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Median age
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Median household income
$94,031
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.2%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.4%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Catholic
26.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.8%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.0%Harris2,046,818
36.7%Trump1,210,241
0.6%Stein19,185 +24
D+25.4
R+4.4
D+26.8
3,299,707
All 27 candidates in 2024 · 25 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic62.0%2,046,818
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.7%1,210,241
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%19,185
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%13,310
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.2%7,510
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%686
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.0%536
Vermin SupremeIndependent0.0%522
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%452
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%224
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%194
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%13
Nikki HaileyIndependent0.0%2
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%1
David GogginsIndependent0.0%1
David L Bailey Jr.Independent0.0%1
Gail VenutoIndependent0.0%1
James HemsleyIndependent0.0%1
Jeff Van DrewIndependent0.0%1
Jesus King Of KingsIndependent0.0%1
Kathy ParsonsIndependent0.0%1
Kendall A QuallsIndependent0.0%1
Matthew GoodmanIndependent0.0%1
Pete ButtigiegIndependent0.0%1
Saquan BarkleyIndependent0.0%1
Tyler JohnsonIndependent0.0%1
UndecidedIndependent0.0%1
D
64.4%Biden2,159,492
34.6%Trump1,162,186
1.0%
D+29.7
D+2.1
D+25.3
3,354,445
D
61.8%Clinton1,850,036
34.2%Trump1,022,842
4.0%
D+27.6
R+1.4
D+25.5
2,993,342
D
63.9%Obama1,831,216
34.9%Romney999,823
1.2%
D+29.0
R+2.3
D+25.2
2,865,008
D
65.2%Obama1,925,329
33.9%McCain999,754
0.9%
D+31.3
D+9.0
D+24.1
2,952,612
D
60.9%Kerry1,689,619
38.5%Bush1,069,522
0.6%
D+22.3
R+1.6
D+24.8
2,774,672
D
60.5%Gore1,418,345
36.6%Bush857,796
2.9%
D+23.9
R+0.4
D+23.4
2,343,385
D
56.9%Clinton1,213,682
32.6%Dole694,314
10.5%
D+24.4
D+8.4
D+15.8
2,131,740
D
49.2%Clinton1,172,226
33.3%Bush791,912
17.5%
D+16.0
D+18.3
D+10.4
2,381,356
R
48.4%Dukakis1,067,102
50.7%Bush1,118,335
1.0%
R+2.3
D+3.5
D+5.4
2,206,722
R
46.9%Mondale1,085,011
52.7%Reagan1,219,104
0.5%
R+5.8
R+2.5
D+12.4
2,314,809
R
43.7%Carter942,246
47.0%Reagan1,014,199
9.3%
R+3.3
R+12.2
D+6.4
2,157,739
D
53.5%Carter1,167,211
44.7%Ford974,668
1.8%
D+8.8
D+22.1
D+6.8
2,181,040
R
42.6%McGovern930,884
55.9%Nixon1,220,939
1.5%
R+13.3
R+21.0
D+9.9
2,183,829
D
49.1%Humphrey1,065,760
41.3%Nixon897,568
9.6%
D+7.7
R+24.3
D+8.4
2,172,790
D
65.9%Johnson1,419,733
33.8%Goldwater728,699
0.3%
D+32.1
D+20.3
D+9.5
2,154,808
D
55.8%Kennedy1,189,708
44.0%Nixon939,524
0.2%
D+11.7
D+17.8
D+11.6
2,133,202
R
46.9%Stevenson896,940
53.0%Eisenhower1,013,733
0.2%
R+6.1
R+6.7
D+9.3
1,914,470
D
50.1%Stevenson943,961
49.5%Eisenhower932,036
0.4%
D+0.6
D+6.3
D+11.4
1,883,170
R
46.0%Truman726,984
51.6%Dewey816,534
2.4%
R+5.7
R+15.7
R+10.1
1,581,784
D
54.8%Roosevelt835,241
44.8%Dewey682,513
0.4%
D+10.0
R+1.8
D+2.5
1,523,617
D
55.7%Roosevelt886,308
43.8%Willkie697,510
0.4%
D+11.9
R+4.9
D+1.9
1,590,707
D
57.4%Roosevelt910,333
40.6%Landon643,892
2.1%
D+16.8
D+33.7
R+7.5
1,587,264
R
40.2%Roosevelt474,812
57.0%Hoover674,302
2.8%
R+16.9
D+16.1
R+34.7
1,182,243
R
33.2%Smith422,495
66.3%Hoover842,210
0.5%
R+33.0
D+24.5
R+15.5
1,271,229
R
16.9%Davis137,652
74.5%Coolidge606,549
8.6%
R+57.6
R+12.3
R+32.4
814,613
R
25.1%Cox187,360
70.4%Harding524,209
4.5%
R+45.2
R+18.1
R+19.0
745,019
R
35.2%Wilson173,329
62.4%Hughes306,701
2.4%
R+27.1
R+25.5
R+30.3
491,844
O
31.7%Wilson138,679
33.3%Taft145,886
35.0%
Roosevelt +2.3
D+31.3
R+21.2
437,885
R
32.9%Bryan148,348
65.9%Taft296,938
1.2%
R+33.0
D+19.6
R+23.4
450,903
R
23.5%Parker99,895
76.1%Roosevelt323,174
0.4%
R+52.6
R+11.2
R+32.9
424,869
R
29.1%Bryan108,692
70.5%McKinley262,931
0.4%
R+41.3
R+0.4
R+33.8
373,067
R
28.2%Bryan109,901
69.2%McKinley269,138
2.6%
R+40.9
R+29.2
R+34.8
389,079
R
43.2%Cleveland146,238
55.0%Harrison185,856
1.8%
R+11.7
—
R+13.4
338,134
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+23.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+25.4
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.5 points.
Domestic migration in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−12,566
2012
−14,985
2013
−21,514
2014
−22,898
2015
−25,823
2016
−27,921
2017
−18,090
2018
−14,219
2019
−10,044
2021
+1,011
2022
−30,413
2023
−24,673
2024
−12,916
2025
−9,736
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.
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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 3,299,707 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.
