Skip to content
The American Political Almanac
RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 42077 · Pennsylvania

LehighPA

Democratic ×9 since 1992all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Pennsylvania and national vote
2024 result
D+2.7
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
23–17
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
1976
R+0.3
this countyPennsylvanianational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1912+61.2 ptsDemocrats
1916-53.9 ptsRepublicans
1932+51.7 ptsDemocrats
1964+46.0 ptsDemocrats
1968-33.9 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
378,792
College (BA+)
34%
Median income
$80,079
2024 dollars
Non-white
41%
Rural
10%
Age 65+
18%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Berks, PA · Bucks, PA · Carbon, PA · Montgomery, PA · Northampton, PA · Schuylkill, PA