Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lackawanna County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+2.8 — 59,510 Democratic to 56,261 Republican of 116,590 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.6 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 Lackawanna County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59,510 | 56,261 | 819 | 51.0% | 48.3% | D+2.8 |
| 2020 | 61,991 | 52,334 | 1,085 | 53.7% | 45.3% | D+8.4 |
| 2016 | 51,983 | 48,384 | 3,089 | 50.2% | 46.8% | D+3.5 |
| 2012 | 61,838 | 35,085 | 1,092 | 63.1% | 35.8% | D+27.3 |
| 2008 | 67,520 | 39,488 | 858 | 62.6% | 36.6% | D+26.0 |
| 2004 | 59,573 | 44,766 | 1,480 | 56.3% | 42.3% | D+14.0 |
| 2000 | 57,471 | 35,096 | 3,814 | 59.6% | 36.4% | D+23.2 |
Lackawanna County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lackawanna County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by D+2.8, with 116,590 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lackawanna County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lackawanna County shifted 5.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+8.4) and 2024 (D+2.8).
Is Lackawanna County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Lackawanna 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.