Lehigh, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Lehigh, 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 | 56,667 | 48.7% | 1.0 pts (1,175 votes) | 116,280 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 73,940 | 51.0% | 2.6 pts (3,780 votes) | 145,091 | +1.6 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 87,089 | 57.1% | 15.5 pts (23,707 votes) | 152,464 | +13.1 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 78,283 | 53.3% | 7.8 pts (11,409 votes) | 147,002 | -7.9 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 81,324 | 50.5% | 4.7 pts (7,634 votes) | 160,993 | -2.9 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 96,317 | 50.7% | 2.7 pts (5,110 votes) | 189,810 | -2.2 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Lehigh shifted 1.7 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.