Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Erie County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Erie County, Pennsylvania voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+1.0 — 67,456 Democratic to 68,866 Republican of 137,595 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 0.7 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 Erie County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67,456 | 68,866 | 1,273 | 49.0% | 50.0% | R+1.0 |
| 2020 | 68,286 | 66,869 | 1,928 | 49.8% | 48.8% | D+1.0 |
| 2016 | 58,112 | 60,069 | 5,498 | 47.0% | 48.6% | R+1.6 |
| 2012 | 68,036 | 49,025 | 1,558 | 57.4% | 41.3% | D+16.0 |
| 2008 | 75,775 | 50,351 | 1,516 | 59.4% | 39.4% | D+19.9 |
| 2004 | 67,921 | 57,372 | 605 | 53.9% | 45.6% | D+8.4 |
| 2000 | 59,399 | 49,027 | 3,909 | 52.9% | 43.6% | D+9.2 |
Erie County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Erie County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by R+1.0, with 137,595 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Erie County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Erie County shifted 2.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+1.0) and 2024 (R+1.0).
Is Erie County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Erie County went R+1.0 while Pennsylvania overall went R+1.7 — 0.7 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.