Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lehigh County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+2.7 — 96,317 Democratic to 91,207 Republican of 189,810 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 4.4 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 Lehigh County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96,317 | 91,207 | 2,286 | 50.7% | 48.1% | D+2.7 |
| 2020 | 98,288 | 84,259 | 2,166 | 53.2% | 45.6% | D+7.6 |
| 2016 | 81,324 | 73,690 | 5,979 | 50.5% | 45.8% | D+4.7 |
| 2012 | 78,283 | 66,874 | 1,845 | 53.3% | 45.5% | D+7.8 |
| 2008 | 87,089 | 63,382 | 1,993 | 57.1% | 41.6% | D+15.5 |
| 2004 | 73,940 | 70,160 | 991 | 51.0% | 48.4% | D+2.6 |
| 2000 | 56,667 | 55,492 | 4,121 | 48.7% | 47.7% | D+1.0 |
Lehigh County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lehigh County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by D+2.7, with 189,810 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lehigh County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lehigh County shifted 4.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+7.6) and 2024 (D+2.7).
Is Lehigh County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Lehigh County went D+2.7 while Pennsylvania overall went R+1.7 — 4.4 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.