Carbon, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Carbon, Pennsylvania has voted Republican in 4 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024). It most recently flipped to Republican in 2012.
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,668 | 50.1% | 4.5 pts (951 votes) | 21,277 | — |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 12,519 | 50.0% | 1.2 pts (296 votes) | 25,043 | -5.9 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 13,464 | 50.0% | 1.9 pts (507 votes) | 26,919 | +3.1 pts |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13,504 | 52.8% | 7.5 pts (1,924 votes) | 25,581 | -9.6 pts |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 18,743 | 65.1% | 34.1 pts (9,807 votes) | 28,776 | -27.8 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 23,708 | 67.0% | 34.8 pts (12,314 votes) | 35,395 | +0.4 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Carbon shifted 39.7 points toward the Republican candidate, based on recorded county returns. This reflects the vote totals in this dataset only; no claim is made here about the causes of that shift.
Margin Over Time
Democratic candidate's margin (percentage points, two-party vote share). Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.