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2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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The 2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Pennsylvania voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state lost a seat.[2]

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Pennsylvania held the largest electoral prize of all major swing states in 2024. As such, it was generally forecasted that the winner of the state was highly likely to win the entire election. According to statistician Nate Silver, the state's winner was estimated to have a 90% chance of winning the presidency.[3] Major news organizations marked it as a tossup in the lead-up to the election.[4]

Trump won Pennsylvania with 50.4% of the vote to Kamala Harris's 48.7%, defeating her by a margin of roughly 1.71% and flipping the state. This was the largest margin of victory for a Republican candidate since 1988, as well as the first time since that election that a Republican won over 50% of the state vote.

Trump's victory is seen to have contributed to down-ballot victories for Republicans who won the races for the US Senate, Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor General. Except for the Senate race, all 2024 Pennsylvania Republican statewide candidates won over 50% of the vote.[5] Trump received more than 3.5 million votes, the most cast for any candidate in Pennsylvania history.

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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Voting law changes

In 2022, no-excuse mail-in voting was upheld by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.[8] Automatic voter registration was enacted in 2023, helping to register citizens when getting a driver's license.[9]

Trump assassination attempt

On July 13, 2024, Trump was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt while holding a campaign rally west of Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president was struck in the right ear while on stage and was surrounded by Secret Service agents until the shooter was killed by members of the Counter Assault Team. One rally-goer, Corey D. Comperatore of Sarver, PA, died and two others were critically injured.[10][11]

Predictions

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Polling

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump

Aggregate polls

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Jill Stein

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Hypothetical polling with Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

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Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein

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Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Jill Stein

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Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West

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Hypothetical polling with other candidates

Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump

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Gavin Newsom vs. Donald Trump

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Gretchen Whitmer vs. Donald Trump

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JB Pritzker vs. Donald Trump

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Josh Shapiro vs. Donald Trump

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Josh Shapiro vs. Donald Trump vs Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Jill Stein

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Pete Buttigieg vs. Donald Trump

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Joe Biden vs. Nikki Haley

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Joe Biden vs. Nikki Haley vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Joe Biden vs. Nikki Haley vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein

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Joe Biden vs. Ron DeSantis

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Ron DeSantis

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Results

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By county

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By congressional district

Trump won nine of 17 congressional districts, with the remaining eight going to Harris, including one that elected a Republican.[270]

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Analysis

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A Northeastern swing state within the Rust Belt, Pennsylvania was seen as a pure toss-up this cycle. In 2016, Republican Donald Trump narrowly carried the state by 0.7% in his upset sweep of the Rust Belt and the first Republican presidential victory in Pennsylvania since 1988, but four years later lost the state to Democratic nominee Joe Biden by 1.2% as the latter defeated the former nationwide.

Compared to 2020, Trump gained in nearly every county except for a few scattered around the interior of the state. His strongest gains were concentrated in Northeastern Pennsylvania, which, prior to his first run in 2016, was Democratic and historically had an economy focused around coal mining. He also made notable gains in the Philadelphia area, even in the suburban counties that had shifted against him in both of his past runs.

Trump placed first in 58 counties, four more than he did in 2020. He won Erie and Northampton counties, which voted for him in 2016 and Biden in 2020. He was the first Republican to win Bucks since George H. W. Bush in 1988, and to win Monroe since George W. Bush in 2004.[269]

Exit poll data

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Notes

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  1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  4. "Other" with 3%
  5. "Other" with 2%
  6. "Someone else" with 1%
  7. "Another Candidate" with 2%
  8. "Another Candidate" with 1%
  9. "Neither/Other" with 2%
  10. "Another Party's Candidate" with 1%
  11. "Someone else/third party" with 1%
  12. "Other" with 5%
  13. "A third party / Independent candidate" with 2%
  14. "Other" with 6%
  15. "Other" with 1%
  16. "Some other candidate" with 1%
  17. "Another Candidate" with 3%
  18. "Someone else" with 2%
  19. "Some other candidate" with 3%
  20. "Would not vote" with 1%
  21. "Neither/Other" with 4%
  22. "Another Party's Candidate" with 2%
  23. "Will not vote" with 6%
  24. "Will not vote" with 1%
  25. "I am eligible to vote but would not" with 8%; "Other" with 7%; "I am not eligible to vote" with 1%
  26. Chase Oliver (L) with 2%
  27. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  28. "Will not vote" with 6%
  29. Independent/Third party candidate with 12%
  30. "Someone else / third party" with 8%
  31. "Another candidate" with 10%
  32. "Another candidate" with 7%
  33. "Undecided" & "Wouldn't vote" with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%
  34. "Someone else / third party" with 11%; "Would not vote" with 3%
  35. "Someone else / third party" with 11%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  36. "Other" with 4%
  37. No Labels candidate
  38. Chase Oliver (L) with 1%
  39. Chase Oliver (L) with >1%
  40. Lars Mapstead with 1%
  41. Lars Mapstead (L) with 0%
  42. "Undecided" with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%
  43. "Would not vote" with 3%
  44. Chase Oliver (L) with 0%
  45. "Someone else / third party" with 4%
  46. "Someone else / third party" with 7%
  47. "Another third party candidate" with 6%; "Would not vote" with 2%
  48. "Another third party candidate" with 6%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  49. "Other (Third Party/Write-In)" with 3%; "Won't vote" with 2%; "Other (L)" & "Other (G)" with 1% each
  50. "Other (Third Party/Write-In)", "Won't vote", & "Other (L)" with 1% each; "Other (G)" with 0%

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  1. Poll sponsored by On Point Politics & Red Eagle Politics
  2. Poll sponsored by American Thinker
  3. Poll sponsored by American Greatness
  4. Poll sponsored by RealClearPennsylvania
  5. Poll sponsored by La Torre Live
  6. Poll sponsored by TrendingPolitics
  7. Poll sponsored by Trump's campaign
  8. Poll conducted for the University of Austin
  9. Poll sponsored by Jacobin
  10. Poll conducted for the Article III Project
  11. Poll conducted for the Sentinel Action Fund PAC
  12. Poll sponsored by Commonwealth Foundation
  13. Poll sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
  14. Poll commissioned by AARP
  15. Poll sponsored by Focus on Rural America
  16. Poll sponsored by the Napolitan Institute
  17. Poll sponsored by Spotlight PA
  18. Poll sponsored by 2WAY
  19. Poll conducted for the Cato Institute
  20. Poll conducted for the Pinpoint Policy Institute
  21. Poll sponsored by the American Principles Project
  22. Poll sponsored by NumbersUSA
  23. Poll conducted for The Independent Center
  24. Poll commissioned by Early Vote Action PAC
  25. Poll conducted for Progress Action Fund, which supports Democratic candidates
  26. Poll conducted for Competitiveness Coalition
  27. Poll sponsored by On Point Politics
  28. Poll sponsored by The Daily Mail
  29. Poll sponsored by American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a group that supports Republican candidates
  30. Poll conducted for Clean and Prosperous America PAC
  31. Poll conducted for Rust Belt Rising, which supports Democratic candidates
  32. Poll sponsored by Democrats for the Next Generation PAC
  33. Poll sponsored by The Heartland Institute
  34. Poll sponsored by NetChoice
  35. Poll conducted for Vapor Technology Association
  36. Poll sponsored by Citizens to Save Our Republic PAC, which opposes Trump and third party candidates
  37. Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign
  38. Poll sponsored by The Heritage Foundation
  39. Poll commissioned by Save My Country Action Fund
  40. Poll conducted for the Citizen Awareness Project
  41. Poll conducted for the John Bolton Super PAC
  42. Poll sponsored by the Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance
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