Pennsylvania President Results
Race Details3,459,923
3,378,263
Votes
Early voting in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person.
Mail-in ballots requested3,094,571
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned2,640,405
Pennsylvania Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 186 Del.186 Delegates
Full Pennsylvania Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
79.3%1,264,624
+ 151 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
18%287,834
+ 35 Delegates
- DEM
Tulsi Gabbard
2.7%43,050
Republican Primary/ 88 Del.88 Delegates
Full Pennsylvania Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
92.1%1,053,616
+ 34 Delegates
- REP
Bill Weld
6.1%69,427
- REP
Rocky De La Fuente
1.8%20,456
How Pennsylvania voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won Pennsylvania with 49 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 48 percent. Considered a battleground state, Pennsylvania nonetheless had backed Democratic presidential candidates every cycle beginning in 1992 before Trump narrowly won the state in 2016.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
48.6%2,970,733
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
47.9%2,926,441
2016 Exit Polls
Summary of 2016 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
2012
2012 Results- Democrat
Barack ObamaObamaWinner
52.1%2,990,274
- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomney
46.7%2,680,434
2012 Exit Polls
Summary of 2012 Exit Poll data that shows the proportion of how different groups voted.
More to the story in Pennsylvania 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
3,403,177 | -18.00% | -5.00% |

U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
215,929 | -1.27% | -5.33% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)