Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Presidential Election Results
Philadelphia, 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 | 449,182 | 80.0% | 62.1 pts (348,223 votes) | 561,180 | — |
| 2004 | John Kerry | Democratic | 542,205 | 80.4% | 61.1 pts (412,106 votes) | 674,069 | -2.0 pts |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 595,980 | 83.1% | 66.8 pts (478,759 votes) | 717,155 | +5.8 pts |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | Democratic | 588,806 | 85.3% | 71.3 pts (492,339 votes) | 690,327 | +4.7 pts |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | Democratic | 584,025 | 82.5% | 67.2 pts (475,277 votes) | 707,631 | -3.2 pts |
| 2020 | Data not yet available for this cycle — see sourcing note below. | ||||||
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 566,394 | 78.8% | 58.7 pts (422,350 votes) | 718,972 | -9.2 pts |
Trend
Between 2000 and 2024, the two-party presidential margin in Philadelphia shifted 3.8 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.