Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Luzerne County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+19.2 — 62,504 Democratic to 92,444 Republican of 156,150 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 4.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 17.5 points more Republican 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 Luzerne County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62,504 | 92,444 | 1,202 | 40.0% | 59.2% | R+19.2 |
| 2020 | 64,873 | 86,929 | 1,519 | 42.3% | 56.7% | R+14.4 |
| 2016 | 52,451 | 78,688 | 3,844 | 38.9% | 58.3% | R+19.4 |
| 2012 | 64,307 | 58,325 | 1,807 | 51.7% | 46.9% | D+4.8 |
| 2008 | 72,492 | 61,127 | 1,544 | 53.6% | 45.2% | D+8.4 |
| 2004 | 69,573 | 64,953 | 1,502 | 51.1% | 47.7% | D+3.4 |
| 2000 | 62,199 | 52,328 | 5,059 | 52.0% | 43.8% | D+8.3 |
Luzerne County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Luzerne County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by R+19.2, with 156,150 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Luzerne County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Luzerne County shifted 4.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+14.4) and 2024 (R+19.2).
Is Luzerne County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Luzerne County went R+19.2 while Pennsylvania overall went R+1.7 — 17.5 points more Republican 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.