Elk, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Elk, Pennsylvania has voted Republican in 5 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 | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,347 | 54.1% | 11.7 pts (1,593 votes) | 13,578 | — |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,872 | 54.1% | 8.7 pts (1,270 votes) | 14,550 | +3.4 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 7,290 | 51.1% | 4.3 pts (614 votes) | 14,258 | +13.2 pts |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | Republican | 7,579 | 57.3% | 16.0 pts (2,116 votes) | 13,238 | -20.6 pts |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | Republican | 10,025 | 69.5% | 42.8 pts (6,172 votes) | 14,426 | -28.2 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Donald Trump | Republican | 12,543 | 73.1% | 47.0 pts (8,060 votes) | 17,153 | -2.9 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Elk shifted 35.2 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.