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[[File:Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 2024.svg|thumb|[[2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2024 U.S. presidential election results]] by county in Pennsylvania{{leftlegend|#4389E3|Democratic}}{{leftlegend|#AA0000|Republican}}]] | [[File:Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 2024.svg|thumb|[[2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2024 U.S. presidential election results]] by county in Pennsylvania{{leftlegend|#4389E3|Democratic}}{{leftlegend|#AA0000|Republican}}]] | ||
Since the latter half of the 20th century, Pennsylvania has been perceived as a powerful [[swing state]], and winning Pennsylvania has since been deemed as essential to [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential candidates]]. Only thrice between [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]] and [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]] (1932, 1948, and [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], with [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], | Since the latter half of the 20th century, Pennsylvania has been perceived as a powerful [[swing state]], and winning Pennsylvania has since been deemed as essential to [[President of the United States|U.S. presidential candidates]]. Only thrice between [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]] and [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]] (1932, 1948, and [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], with [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Harry S. Truman, and [[Richard Nixon]], respectively) has a presidential candidate been able to win the White House while losing Pennsylvania. | ||
Between 1992 and 2016, Pennsylvania trended Democratic in presidential elections; [[Bill Clinton]] won the state twice by large margins and [[Al Gore]] won it by a slightly closer margin in 2000. In the 2004 presidential election, [[John F. Kerry]] beat President [[George W. Bush]] in Pennsylvania, 2,938,095 (51%) to 2,793,847 (48%). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat [[Barack Obama]] defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]] in Pennsylvania, 3,276,363 (54%) to 2,655,885 (44%). | Between 1992 and 2016, Pennsylvania trended Democratic in presidential elections; [[Bill Clinton]] won the state twice by large margins and [[Al Gore]] won it by a slightly closer margin in 2000. In the 2004 presidential election, [[John F. Kerry]] beat President [[George W. Bush]] in Pennsylvania, 2,938,095 (51%) to 2,793,847 (48%). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat [[Barack Obama]] defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[John McCain]] in Pennsylvania, 3,276,363 (54%) to 2,655,885 (44%). | ||