Lackawanna, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Lackawanna, Pennsylvania has voted Democratic in 6 of the last 6 presidential elections on record (2000–2024).
Full Election History, 2000–2024
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Al Gore | Democratic | 57,471 | 59.6% | 23.2 pts (22,375 votes) | 96,381 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 59,573 | 56.3% | 14.0 pts (14,807 votes) | 105,819 | -10.0 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 67,520 | 62.6% | 26.0 pts (28,032 votes) | 107,866 | +12.0 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 61,838 | 63.1% | 27.3 pts (26,753 votes) | 98,015 | +1.4 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 51,983 | 50.2% | 3.5 pts (3,599 votes) | 103,456 | -24.0 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 59,510 | 51.0% | 2.8 pts (3,249 votes) | 116,590 | -0.8 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Lackawanna shifted 21.4 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.