combined metro areaPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+18.8
2008D+28.4
2012D+25.9
2016D+23.2
2020D+25.3
2024D+20.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 69.9% of 5,492,151 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
2,292,269
1,496,019
49,664
3,837,952
5,492,151
69.9%
2020
2,427,430
1,439,479
38,806
3,905,715
5,320,374
73.4%
2016
2,069,269
1,262,048
141,999
3,473,316
5,243,939
66.2%
2012
2,071,066
1,209,621
40,475
3,321,162
5,124,676
64.8%
2008
2,184,410
1,209,644
33,425
3,427,479
5,031,328
68.1%
2004
1,894,899
1,290,903
19,392
3,205,194
4,937,980†
64.9%
† 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
16 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-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MDUnited States
Irish16.2%9.4%
German14.2%12.5%
Italian11.9%4.8%
English7.8%9.5%
Polish4.4%2.2%
American3.3%5.3%
Russian0.9%—
Scottish0.9%1.3%
African American†15.5%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Jamaican0.6%0.4%
Haitian0.4%0.3%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%
Liberian0.2%—
Puerto Rican5.2%1.8%
Mexican2.5%11.3%
Dominican1.6%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.4%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian2.0%1.4%
Chinese1.3%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-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Median age
39.6
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Median household income
$91,522
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.8%
22.3%
Spanish
8.3%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.5%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.2%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
United States
Catholic
26.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.9%
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-Reading-Camden, 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
−8.3%
1896
−36.6%
1900
−36.4%
1904
−48.0%
1908
−29.2%
1912
+2.1%
1916
−23.3%
1920
−42.7%
1924
−54.2%
1928
−33.8%
1932
−14.9%
1936
+17.7%
1940
+12.0%
1944
+9.6%
1948
−5.3%
1952
−0.8%
1956
−8.0%
1960
+9.6%
1964
+32.1%
1968
+6.8%
1972
−14.8%
1976
+8.2%
1980
−4.8%
1984
−8.3%
1988
−4.6%
1992
+13.8%
1996
+21.9%
2000
+21.1%
2004
+18.8%
2008
+28.4%
2012
+25.9%
2016
+23.2%
2020
+25.3%
2024
+20.7%
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
59.7%Harris2,292,269
39.0%Trump1,496,019
0.5%Stein21,093 +65
D+20.7
R+4.5
D+22.2
3,837,952
All 68 candidates in 2024 · 66 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic59.7%2,292,269
Donald J TrumpRepublican39.0%1,496,019
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%21,093
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%15,208
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.3%9,866
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%925
Randall TerryIndependent0.0%717
Vermin SupremeIndependent0.0%680
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.0%536
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%272
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%271
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%15
Nikki HaleyIndependent0.0%14
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%7
Dr ShivaIndependent0.0%3
Mike PenceIndependent0.0%3
Joe ManchinIndependent0.0%2
Nikki HaileyIndependent0.0%2
Adam KinzingerIndependent0.0%1
Andrew MetcalfeIndependent0.0%1
Asa HutchinsonIndependent0.0%1
Bernie SandersIndependent0.0%1
Charles PaultisIndependent0.0%1
Charlie CaldwellIndependent0.0%1
Chris ChristieIndependent0.0%1
Dana PerinoIndependent0.0%1
David BrownIndependent0.0%1
David GogginsIndependent0.0%1
David L Bailey Jr.Independent0.0%1
David VieraIndependent0.0%1
Edin D ZekoIndependent0.0%1
Elizabeth CheneyIndependent0.0%1
Frank Digiorgio Jr.Independent0.0%1
Gail VenutoIndependent0.0%1
Jack Frost PuellesIndependent0.0%1
James HemsleyIndependent0.0%1
Jd VanceIndependent0.0%1
Jeff Van DrewIndependent0.0%1
Jeremy MentzerIndependent0.0%1
Jesus King Of KingsIndependent0.0%1
Joe BidenIndependent0.0%1
Joe RoganIndependent0.0%1
Jorje T RomeroIndependent0.0%1
Kathy ParsonsIndependent0.0%1
Kendall A QuallsIndependent0.0%1
Kenneth Smith-Bey Jr.Independent0.0%1
Kevin RobinsonIndependent0.0%1
Liz CheneyIndependent0.0%1
Marianne WilliamsonIndependent0.0%1
Matthew GoodmanIndependent0.0%1
Maynard James KeenanIndependent0.0%1
Michelle ObamaIndependent0.0%1
Mike JohnsonIndependent0.0%1
Mike Johnson Speaker Of The HouseIndependent0.0%1
Mike Pence -Tim WaltzIndependent0.0%1
Nick FolesIndependent0.0%1
Nicki MinajIndependent0.0%1
Pete ButtigiegIndependent0.0%1
Ralph NaderIndependent0.0%1
Rashida TlaibIndependent0.0%1
Robin WoodsonIndependent0.0%1
Ron DesantisIndependent0.0%1
Saquan BarkleyIndependent0.0%1
Snoop DoggIndependent0.0%1
Tulsi GabbordIndependent0.0%1
Tyler JohnsonIndependent0.0%1
UndecidedIndependent0.0%1
Vivek RamaswamyIndependent0.0%1
D
62.2%Biden2,427,430
36.9%Trump1,439,479
1.0%
D+25.3
D+2.1
D+20.8
3,905,715
D
59.6%Clinton2,069,269
36.3%Trump1,262,048
4.1%
D+23.2
R+2.7
D+21.2
3,473,316
D
62.4%Obama2,071,066
36.4%Romney1,209,621
1.2%
D+25.9
R+2.5
D+22.1
3,321,162
D
63.7%Obama2,184,410
35.3%McCain1,209,644
1.0%
D+28.4
D+9.6
D+21.2
3,427,479
D
59.1%Kerry1,894,899
40.3%Bush1,290,903
0.6%
D+18.8
R+2.2
D+21.3
3,205,194
D
59.1%Gore1,603,542
38.0%Bush1,031,419
2.9%
D+21.1
R+0.9
D+20.6
2,714,316
D
55.6%Clinton1,371,623
33.6%Dole830,174
10.8%
D+21.9
D+8.2
D+13.4
2,467,880
D
47.8%Clinton1,312,798
34.1%Bush935,447
18.1%
D+13.8
D+18.3
D+8.2
2,744,271
R
47.2%Dukakis1,192,159
51.8%Bush1,307,921
1.0%
R+4.6
D+3.8
D+3.1
2,524,187
R
45.6%Mondale1,202,408
53.9%Reagan1,422,582
0.5%
R+8.3
R+3.5
D+9.9
2,637,660
R
43.0%Carter1,054,929
47.8%Reagan1,173,601
9.3%
R+4.8
R+13.0
D+4.9
2,456,062
D
53.2%Carter1,322,347
45.0%Ford1,118,490
1.8%
D+8.2
D+23.0
D+6.1
2,485,605
R
41.8%McGovern1,033,534
56.6%Nixon1,399,520
1.6%
R+14.8
R+21.6
D+8.4
2,472,673
D
48.5%Humphrey1,191,598
41.7%Nixon1,025,438
9.8%
D+6.8
R+25.3
D+7.5
2,458,096
D
65.9%Johnson1,605,639
33.8%Goldwater824,058
0.3%
D+32.1
D+22.5
D+9.5
2,438,122
D
54.7%Kennedy1,320,499
45.1%Nixon1,088,481
0.3%
D+9.6
D+17.6
D+9.4
2,415,227
R
45.9%Stevenson993,482
53.9%Eisenhower1,166,946
0.3%
R+8.0
R+7.2
D+7.4
2,166,439
R
49.4%Stevenson1,054,575
50.2%Eisenhower1,071,196
0.4%
R+0.8
D+4.5
D+10.0
2,134,389
R
46.1%Truman824,772
51.5%Dewey920,034
2.4%
R+5.3
R+14.9
R+9.8
1,788,101
D
54.6%Roosevelt938,511
44.9%Dewey773,178
0.5%
D+9.6
R+2.4
D+2.1
1,720,179
D
55.8%Roosevelt1,012,726
43.7%Willkie794,002
0.5%
D+12.0
R+5.7
D+2.1
1,815,376
D
57.8%Roosevelt1,046,288
40.1%Landon725,691
2.1%
D+17.7
D+32.6
R+6.6
1,810,528
R
40.7%Roosevelt561,006
55.6%Hoover766,016
3.7%
R+14.9
D+18.9
R+32.7
1,378,470
R
32.6%Smith476,759
66.4%Hoover970,984
1.0%
R+33.8
D+20.4
R+16.3
1,461,974
R
18.4%Davis176,136
72.6%Coolidge693,395
8.9%
R+54.2
R+11.5
R+29.0
954,797
R
26.2%Cox225,370
68.9%Harding591,884
4.8%
R+42.7
R+19.4
R+16.5
858,826
R
36.9%Wilson208,943
60.2%Hughes340,760
2.9%
R+23.3
R+25.4
R+26.4
566,174
O
33.4%Wilson170,047
31.3%Taft159,336
35.4%
Roosevelt +2.6
D+31.3
R+17.4
509,797
R
34.5%Bryan180,475
63.7%Taft333,267
1.8%
R+29.2
D+18.8
R+19.7
522,987
R
25.5%Parker123,871
73.5%Roosevelt356,880
1.0%
R+48.0
R+11.6
R+28.3
485,432
R
31.4%Bryan135,417
67.8%McKinley292,026
0.8%
R+36.4
D+0.2
R+28.8
430,831
R
30.4%Bryan135,039
67.0%McKinley297,615
2.7%
R+36.6
R+28.2
R+30.5
444,487
R
44.8%Cleveland173,885
53.2%Harrison206,259
2.0%
R+8.3
—
R+10.0
387,808
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+20.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+20.7
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.5 points.
Domestic migration in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−16,230
2012
−18,608
2013
−26,337
2014
−28,129
2015
−33,592
2016
−36,185
2017
−22,616
2018
−16,860
2019
−10,938
2021
+5,196
2022
−26,933
2023
−23,284
2024
−10,953
2025
−8,900
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.7 points.
A population of 7,417,149, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,522 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI and New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA.
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How did Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey voted Democratic by 20.7 points (D+20.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,837,952 votes cast, 2,292,269 went Democratic and 1,496,019 went Republican.
When did Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey?
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey has a population of 7,417,149 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey?
Median household income in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey is $91,522 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, New Jersey from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
