† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
17 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
GroupWilkes-Barre-Scranton-HazletonPennsylvaniaUnited States
German21.8%21.6%12.5%
Irish15.3%14.8%9.4%
Italian11.5%10.6%4.8%
Polish8.9%5.4%2.2%
English7.8%8.3%9.5%
American4.6%4.4%5.3%
Welsh1.4%——
Dutch1.0%——
Puerto Rican3.2%3.7%1.8%
Dominican2.5%1.4%0.7%
Mexican1.4%1.4%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.3%——
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
African American†3.1%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
African0.2%0.4%0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.9%1.3%
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
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.1
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$67,519
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.7%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
6.0%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
23.3%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.9%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.2%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
11.6%
10.3%
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.
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+3.5%
1896
−11.8%
1900
−6.8%
1904
−27.4%
1908
−11.4%
1912
+24.4%
1916
−5.0%
1920
−27.4%
1924
−33.6%
1928
−16.9%
1932
+1.4%
1936
+9.3%
1940
+3.6%
1944
−4.1%
1948
−9.6%
1952
−16.6%
1956
−22.3%
1960
−0.6%
1964
+30.9%
1968
−1.1%
1972
−27.5%
1976
+1.6%
1980
−14.1%
1984
−20.3%
1988
−13.7%
1992
−2.0%
1996
+3.6%
2000
−3.9%
2004
−8.7%
2008
+1.2%
2012
−3.7%
2016
−24.4%
2020
−20.9%
2024
−24.5%
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
R
37.3%Harris288,859
61.8%Trump478,752
0.5%Oliver3,636 +1
R+24.5
R+3.6
R+23.1
774,096
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.8%478,752
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic37.3%288,859
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%3,636
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%2,849
R
38.9%Biden293,799
59.8%Trump451,440
1.2%
R+20.9
D+3.5
R+25.3
754,604
R
35.7%Clinton236,644
60.1%Trump398,321
4.2%
R+24.4
R+20.7
R+26.5
662,939
R
47.2%Obama286,337
50.9%Romney308,956
1.8%
R+3.7
R+4.9
R+7.6
606,505
D
50.0%Obama326,142
48.8%McCain318,460
1.2%
D+1.2
D+9.9
R+6.1
652,572
R
45.2%Kerry288,262
53.9%Bush344,028
0.9%
R+8.7
R+4.8
R+6.3
638,058
R
46.1%Gore258,147
50.0%Bush280,068
3.8%
R+3.9
R+7.5
R+4.4
559,638
D
45.2%Clinton232,328
41.6%Dole213,720
13.2%
D+3.6
D+5.6
R+4.9
513,938
R
38.8%Clinton217,684
40.8%Bush228,750
20.5%
R+2.0
D+11.7
R+7.5
561,203
R
42.7%Dukakis216,234
56.5%Bush285,642
0.8%
R+13.7
D+6.5
R+6.0
505,997
R
39.5%Mondale210,549
59.7%Reagan318,653
0.8%
R+20.3
R+6.2
R+2.0
533,625
R
39.9%Carter214,102
54.0%Reagan289,500
6.1%
R+14.1
R+15.7
R+4.3
536,394
D
50.1%Carter275,173
48.4%Ford266,171
1.5%
D+1.6
D+29.2
R+0.4
549,677
R
35.5%McGovern194,896
63.0%Nixon346,206
1.5%
R+27.5
R+26.5
R+4.4
549,409
R
46.8%Humphrey270,012
47.8%Nixon276,177
5.4%
R+1.1
R+32.0
R+0.4
577,478
D
65.3%Johnson391,445
34.3%Goldwater205,867
0.4%
D+30.9
D+31.5
D+8.4
599,912
R
49.6%Kennedy330,022
50.2%Nixon334,096
0.2%
R+0.6
D+21.7
R+0.8
665,205
R
38.7%Stevenson235,003
61.0%Eisenhower370,410
0.3%
R+22.3
R+5.7
R+6.9
607,149
R
41.5%Stevenson257,463
58.2%Eisenhower360,528
0.3%
R+16.6
R+7.0
R+5.9
619,875
R
44.6%Truman232,439
54.2%Dewey282,688
1.2%
R+9.6
R+5.6
R+14.1
521,345
R
47.8%Roosevelt258,157
51.9%Dewey280,067
0.3%
R+4.1
R+7.7
R+11.6
539,998
D
51.7%Roosevelt333,126
48.0%Willkie309,824
0.3%
D+3.6
R+5.7
R+6.3
644,904
D
54.0%Roosevelt370,834
44.7%Landon307,079
1.2%
D+9.3
D+7.9
R+15.0
686,447
D
49.5%Roosevelt227,954
48.0%Hoover221,370
2.5%
D+1.4
D+18.4
R+16.4
460,858
R
41.4%Smith229,022
58.3%Hoover322,812
0.3%
R+16.9
D+16.7
D+0.5
553,681
R
25.3%Davis92,327
58.9%Coolidge215,085
15.8%
R+33.6
R+6.2
R+8.4
365,284
R
34.0%Cox114,492
61.4%Harding206,711
4.5%
R+27.4
R+22.4
R+1.2
336,510
R
45.0%Wilson96,643
50.0%Hughes107,373
5.0%
R+5.0
R+29.4
R+8.1
214,646
O
37.5%Wilson77,899
13.2%Taft27,325
49.3%
Roosevelt +11.8
D+35.7
D+4.8
207,665
R
42.0%Bryan94,715
53.4%Taft120,335
4.5%
R+11.4
D+16.0
R+1.8
225,283
R
33.9%Parker71,442
61.3%Roosevelt129,064
4.8%
R+27.4
R+20.6
R+7.7
210,584
R
44.8%Bryan94,363
51.5%McKinley108,601
3.7%
R+6.8
D+5.1
D+0.8
210,832
R
42.3%Bryan91,093
54.1%McKinley116,572
3.7%
R+11.8
R+15.3
R+5.7
215,568
D
49.6%Cleveland87,365
46.1%Harrison81,264
4.2%
D+3.5
—
D+1.8
176,100
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+14.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+24.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.8 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+986
2012
−1,287
2013
−5,530
2014
−4,781
2015
−6,547
2016
−7,413
2017
−1,389
2018
−170
2019
−1,074
2021
+7,871
2022
+2,347
2023
+3,144
2024
+3,190
2025
+4,728
Anchored by the deindustrialized Wyoming Valley and the Lackawanna County seat, this Northeastern Pennsylvania media market has shifted sharply rightward in presidential cycles while retaining competitive down-ballot races driven by union household legacy and Catholic voter density.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 33.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.5 points.
A population of 1,508,906, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,519 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Utica and Erie.
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How did Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+24.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 774,096 votes cast, 288,859 went Democratic and 478,752 went Republican.
When did Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania?
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania has a population of 1,508,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania is $67,519 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
