Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Centre County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Centre County, Pennsylvania voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+2.8 — 41,119 Democratic to 38,829 Republican of 80,792 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 4.5 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania overall (R+1.7).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Centre County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,119 | 38,829 | 844 | 50.9% | 48.1% | D+2.8 |
| 2020 | 40,055 | 36,372 | 1,066 | 51.7% | 46.9% | D+4.8 |
| 2016 | 37,088 | 35,274 | 3,786 | 48.7% | 46.3% | D+2.4 |
| 2012 | 34,176 | 34,001 | 1,449 | 49.1% | 48.8% | D+0.3 |
| 2008 | 41,950 | 32,992 | 795 | 55.4% | 43.6% | D+11.8 |
| 2004 | 30,733 | 33,133 | 387 | 47.8% | 51.6% | R+3.7 |
| 2000 | 21,409 | 26,172 | 1,957 | 43.2% | 52.8% | R+9.6 |
Centre County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Centre County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Centre County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by D+2.8, with 80,792 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Centre County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Centre County shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+4.8) and 2024 (D+2.8).
Is Centre County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Centre County went D+2.8 while Pennsylvania overall went R+1.7 — 4.5 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.