Chester, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Chester, Pennsylvania has voted Republican in 3 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024). It most recently flipped to Democratic in 2016.
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | George W. Bush | Republican | 100,080 | 53.4% | 9.6 pts (18,033 votes) | 187,562 | — |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 120,036 | 52.0% | 4.5 pts (10,328 votes) | 230,823 | +5.4 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 137,833 | 54.2% | 9.2 pts (23,412 votes) | 254,305 | +13.8 pts |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | 124,840 | 49.5% | 0.2 pts (529 votes) | 251,973 | -9.5 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 141,682 | 52.7% | 9.5 pts (25,568 votes) | 268,800 | +10.1 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 184,281 | 56.7% | 14.5 pts (46,982 votes) | 324,964 | +4.7 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Chester shifted 24.5 points toward the Democratic 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.