Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Somerset County, PA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Somerset County, Pennsylvania voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+57.2 — 8,596 Democratic to 31,993 Republican of 40,881 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 55.5 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 Somerset County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,596 | 31,993 | 292 | 21.0% | 78.3% | R+57.2 |
| 2020 | 8,654 | 31,466 | 423 | 21.3% | 77.6% | R+56.3 |
| 2016 | 7,376 | 27,379 | 1,018 | 20.6% | 76.5% | R+55.9 |
| 2012 | 9,436 | 23,984 | 522 | 27.8% | 70.7% | R+42.9 |
| 2008 | 12,878 | 21,686 | 603 | 36.6% | 61.7% | R+25.0 |
| 2004 | 12,842 | 23,802 | 134 | 34.9% | 64.7% | R+29.8 |
| 2000 | 12,028 | 20,218 | 739 | 36.5% | 61.3% | R+24.8 |
Somerset County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Somerset County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 2024 by R+57.2, with 40,881 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Somerset County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Somerset County shifted 0.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+56.3) and 2024 (R+57.2).
Is Somerset County more Democratic or Republican than Pennsylvania overall?+
In 2024, Somerset County went R+57.2 while Pennsylvania overall went R+1.7 — 55.5 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.