2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:Infobox election Template:Elections in Pennsylvania sidebar The 2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a 2.50% margin of victory. Although no Republican carried this state in a presidential election since Bush's father George H. W. Bush in 1988, early polling showed the race was a toss-up, thus was considered as a possible target for the Republicans. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this a toss-up, or a crucial swing state. Later polling favored Kerry, leading half of the news organizations to predict that Kerry would win the state, but the other half still considered it a swing state. Although the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in six subsequent elections since 1992, the margins of victory had become smaller over the past elections. On election day, Kerry won the state with 50.92% of the vote, but won only 13 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Most of these 13 counties have the highest populations in the commonwealth. The biggest key to Kerry's victory was winning Philadelphia County with 80.44% of the vote.

Bush was the first president elected to two terms in office without carrying Pennsylvania either time since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and 1916, and is to date the only Republican presidential candidate to win the presidency without carrying the state at least once, as well as the most recent Republican to win without the state. Although Pennsylvania was also not carried by the winner of the 2000 presidential race, this election also marked the first time since 1968 that Pennsylvania voted against the winner of the national popular vote.

As of 2024, this is the most recent election to date in which Pennsylvania would vote for the losing candidate, thus the state is tied with Wisconsin and Michigan for the longest bellwether streak in the nation. This was also only the second time since 1968 (after 2000) that it would vote for the losing candidate.

Primaries

Eligibility

In order to vote in the primary, one must have been:<ref>Pennsylvania Department of State</ref>

1. "A citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election."
2. "A resident of Pennsylvania and the election district in which the individual desires to register and vote for at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election."
3. "At least 18 years of age on or before the day of the next primary, special, municipal, or general election."
4. A registered member of the party holding the primary

Convicted felons could not vote from prison and were not allowed to register to vote for five years after being released from prison.

Registration

Individuals could register to vote at County Voter Registration offices, through the mail, at a Department of Transportation office, or at various other government agency offices.<ref name="Pdept">Pennsylvania Department of State</ref>

Voters must have been registered 30 days prior to the election in order to be eligible to vote.<ref name="Pdept"/>

Democratic primary election

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Democratic primary took place on April 27, 2004. It was open to registered Democrats only.

Results

100% of precincts reporting

Candidate	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Percentage	Delegates
John Kerry	585,683	74.1%	150
Howard Dean	79,799	10.1%	1
John Edwards	76,762	9.7%	0
Dennis Kucinich	30,110	3.8%	0
Lyndon Larouche	17,528	2.2%	0
Uncommitted	-	2.2%	27
Total	789,882	100%	178

Note: 27 delegates remained uncommitted until they reached the floor of the convention. Kerry eventually received all 178 delegates from Pennsylvania.<ref>Pennsylvania Democratic Delegation 2004</ref>

Republican primary election

The Republican primary took place on April 27, 2004. It was open to registered Republicans only. Incumbent President George W. Bush ran unopposed.<ref name=primaryreturns>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

General election

Predictions

There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Source	Ranking
D.C. Political Report	Template:USRaceRating
Associated Press	Template:USRaceRating
CNN	Template:USRaceRating
Cook Political Report	Template:USRaceRating
Newsweek	Template:USRaceRating
New York Times	Template:USRaceRating
Rasmussen Reports	Template:USRaceRating
Research 2000	Template:USRaceRating
Washington Post	Template:USRaceRating
Washington Times	Template:USRaceRating
Zogby International	Template:USRaceRating
Washington Dispatch	Template:USRaceRating

Polling

Al Gore won Pennsylvania in 2000 with just over 50% of the vote. In late October 2004, the state was split at 47% on whether or not to approve of Bush. But Kerry won the poll 48% to 46% in the last Mason Dixon poll.<ref>NBC News</ref> Throughout the election of 2004, Kerry won most of the polls in the upper 40% to lower 50% range. However, Bush polled within the margin of error, usually in the mid 40% range. In the last Real Clear Politics average Kerry was leading with 48% and by almost a 1% margin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fundraising

Bush raised $5,030,349.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kerry raised $4,998,861.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Advertising and visits

President Bush campaigned heavily and visited the state of Pennsylvania over twenty times in 2004. It was not enough to flip the state, as John Kerry won the undecided Pennsylvanians. He won the state's electors with almost 51% of the vote, outperforming Vice President Al Gore's performance four years earlier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Analysis

This Kerry victory can be attributed to the overwhelmingly Democratic cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Erie. Although Kerry-held cities that voted for the Senator by narrow margins assisted him in advancing his margin over President Bush, many political analysts underscored the fact that if Philadelphia were excluded, President George W. Bush would have won Pennsylvania by a fairly slim margin, with 2,663,748 versus 2,395,890 for Kerry. Although Pennsylvania is closely divided in most elections, it did not vote Republican in a presidential election from 1992 to 2012.

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were the biggest contributors to Kerry's victory in Pennsylvania. However, many independents in suburban Philadelphia counties (Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, and somewhat in Chester) voted for Kerry, which may well have been the deciding factor. Kerry also had narrow margins of victory around cities like Allentown, Scranton, Erie, and the traditionally Democratic Pittsburgh suburbs; he also garnered many votes in certain rural areas such as parts of the Poconos and the Laurel Highlands, and in cities like Reading, Johnstown, Harrisburg, and State College. Bush's margins were extremely large in central Pennsylvania and the sparsely populated Northern Tier, with traditional GOP cities such as Lancaster, Lebanon, York, Altoona, Huntingdon, and Williamsport strongly throwing their support behind him. This area, along with rural western Maryland, was the most conservative in the Mid-Atlantic.

Template:As of, this is the last presidential election that the Democratic candidate won Washington County, Beaver County and Fayette County. This is also the last election in which Dauphin County and Centre County voted for the Republican candidate. This is also the last time that Chester County gave a majority to a Republican, although Mitt Romney did win the county with a plurality in 2012. This is the last time Democrats won a majority of congressional districts in the state.

Results

2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	John Kerry	2,938,095	50.92%	21
	Republican	George W. Bush (incumbent)	2,793,847	48.42%	0
	Libertarian	Michael Badnarik	21,185	0.37%	0
	Green	David Cobb	6,319	0.11%	0
	Constitution	Michael Peroutka	6,318	0.11%	0
	Independent	Ralph Nader (write-in)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Efn	2,656	0.05%	0
	Independent	Write-ins	1,170	0.02%	0
Totals			5,769,590	100.00%	21
Voter turnout (voting age population)					60.5%

By county

County<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	John Kerry Democratic		George W. Bush Republican		Michael J. Badnarik Libertarian		David Cobb Green		Michael Peroutka Constitution		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Template:Party shading/Republican|Adams	Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,764	Template:Party shading/Democratic |32.59%	Template:Party shading/Republican |28,247	Template:Party shading/Republican |66.89%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |95	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.22%	Template:Party shading/Green |63	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |59	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-14,483	Template:Party shading/Republican |-34.30%	Template:Party shading/Republican |42,228
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Allegheny	Template:Party shading/Democratic |368,912	Template:Party shading/Democratic |57.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |271,925	Template:Party shading/Republican |42.13%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |3,573	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.55%	Template:Party shading/Green |551	Template:Party shading/Green |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |508	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |96,987	Template:Party shading/Democratic |15.02%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |645,469
Template:Party shading/Republican|Armstrong	Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,025	Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.67%	Template:Party shading/Republican |18,925	Template:Party shading/Republican |60.86%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |56	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.18%	Template:Party shading/Green |41	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |50	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,900	Template:Party shading/Republican |-22.19%	Template:Party shading/Republican |31,097
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Beaver	Template:Party shading/Democratic |42,146	Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.06%	Template:Party shading/Republican |39,916	Template:Party shading/Republican |48.36%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |165	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Green |141	Template:Party shading/Green |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |175	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,230	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2.70%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |82,543
Template:Party shading/Republican|Bedford	Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,016	Template:Party shading/Democratic |26.53%	Template:Party shading/Republican |16,606	Template:Party shading/Republican |73.22%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |19	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Green |15	Template:Party shading/Green |0.07%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |23	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-10,590	Template:Party shading/Republican |-46.69%	Template:Party shading/Republican |22,679
Template:Party shading/Republican|Berks	Template:Party shading/Democratic |76,309	Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.39%	Template:Party shading/Republican |87,122	Template:Party shading/Republican |52.97%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |551	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.33%	Template:Party shading/Green |295	Template:Party shading/Green |0.18%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |210	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-10,813	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6.58%	Template:Party shading/Republican |164,487
Template:Party shading/Republican|Blair	Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,105	Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.42%	Template:Party shading/Republican |35,751	Template:Party shading/Republican |65.99%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |210	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.39%	Template:Party shading/Green |54	Template:Party shading/Green |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |58	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-17,646	Template:Party shading/Republican |-32.57%	Template:Party shading/Republican |54,178
Template:Party shading/Republican|Bradford	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,590	Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.49%	Template:Party shading/Republican |16,942	Template:Party shading/Republican |66.05%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |57	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.22%	Template:Party shading/Green |27	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |36	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-8,352	Template:Party shading/Republican |-32.56%	Template:Party shading/Republican |25,652
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bucks	Template:Party shading/Democratic |163,438	Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |154,469	Template:Party shading/Republican |48.30%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |1,338	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.42%	Template:Party shading/Green |308	Template:Party shading/Green |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |263	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,969	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2.80%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |319,816
Template:Party shading/Republican|Butler	Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,090	Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.22%	Template:Party shading/Republican |54,959	Template:Party shading/Republican |64.34%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |182	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Green |83	Template:Party shading/Green |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |111	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-24,869	Template:Party shading/Republican |-29.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |85,425
Template:Party shading/Republican|Cambria	Template:Party shading/Democratic |32,591	Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.66%	Template:Party shading/Republican |34,048	Template:Party shading/Republican |50.83%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |159	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.24%	Template:Party shading/Green |86	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |99	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-1,457	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2.17%	Template:Party shading/Republican |66,983
Template:Party shading/Republican|Cameron	Template:Party shading/Democratic |794	Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.00%	Template:Party shading/Republican |1,599	Template:Party shading/Republican |66.46%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |8	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.33%	Template:Party shading/Green |3	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |2	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-805	Template:Party shading/Republican |-33.46%	Template:Party shading/Republican |2,406
Template:Party shading/Republican|Carbon	Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,223	Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.81%	Template:Party shading/Republican |12,519	Template:Party shading/Republican |49.99%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |229	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.91%	Template:Party shading/Green |42	Template:Party shading/Green |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |30	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-296	Template:Party shading/Republican |-1.18%	Template:Party shading/Republican |25,043
Template:Party shading/Republican|Centre	Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,733	Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |33,133	Template:Party shading/Republican |51.47%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |227	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.35%	Template:Party shading/Green |90	Template:Party shading/Green |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |70	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2,400	Template:Party shading/Republican |-3.73%	Template:Party shading/Republican |64,374
Template:Party shading/Republican|Chester	Template:Party shading/Democratic |109,708	Template:Party shading/Democratic |47.53%	Template:Party shading/Republican |120,036	Template:Party shading/Republican |52.00%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |632	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Green |263	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |184	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-10,328	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4.47%	Template:Party shading/Republican |230,823
Template:Party shading/Republican|Clarion	Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,049	Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.20%	Template:Party shading/Republican |11,063	Template:Party shading/Republican |64.38%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |37	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.22%	Template:Party shading/Green |19	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |16	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-5,014	Template:Party shading/Republican |-29.18%	Template:Party shading/Republican |17,184
Template:Party shading/Republican|Clearfield	Template:Party shading/Democratic |13,518	Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.49%	Template:Party shading/Republican |20,533	Template:Party shading/Republican |59.98%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |68	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Green |47	Template:Party shading/Green |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |67	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-7,015	Template:Party shading/Republican |-20.49%	Template:Party shading/Republican |34,233
Template:Party shading/Republican|Clinton	Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,823	Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.69%	Template:Party shading/Republican |8,035	Template:Party shading/Republican |57.53%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |83	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.59%	Template:Party shading/Green |13	Template:Party shading/Green |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |13	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2,212	Template:Party shading/Republican |-15.84%	Template:Party shading/Republican |13,967
Template:Party shading/Republican|Columbia	Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,679	Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |16,052	Template:Party shading/Republican |59.74%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |57	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Green |39	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |42	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-5,373	Template:Party shading/Republican |-20.00%	Template:Party shading/Republican |26,869
Template:Party shading/Republican|Crawford	Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,013	Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.79%	Template:Party shading/Republican |21,965	Template:Party shading/Republican |57.32%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |176	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.46%	Template:Party shading/Green |63	Template:Party shading/Green |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |105	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-5,952	Template:Party shading/Republican |-15.53%	Template:Party shading/Republican |38,322
Template:Party shading/Republican|Cumberland	Template:Party shading/Democratic |37,928	Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.75%	Template:Party shading/Republican |67,648	Template:Party shading/Republican |63.77%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |265	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.25%	Template:Party shading/Green |112	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |129	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-29,720	Template:Party shading/Republican |-28.02%	Template:Party shading/Republican |106,082
Template:Party shading/Republican|Dauphin	Template:Party shading/Democratic |55,299	Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.62%	Template:Party shading/Republican |65,296	Template:Party shading/Republican |53.87%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |274	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.23%	Template:Party shading/Green |171	Template:Party shading/Green |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |168	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-9,997	Template:Party shading/Republican |-8.25%	Template:Party shading/Republican |121,208
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Delaware	Template:Party shading/Democratic |162,601	Template:Party shading/Democratic |57.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |120,425	Template:Party shading/Republican |42.32%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |946	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.33%	Template:Party shading/Green |312	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |254	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |42,176	Template:Party shading/Democratic |14.83%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |284,538
Template:Party shading/Republican|Elk	Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,602	Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.37%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,872	Template:Party shading/Republican |54.10%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |25	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Green |20	Template:Party shading/Green |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |31	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-1,270	Template:Party shading/Republican |-8.73%	Template:Party shading/Republican |14,550
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Erie	Template:Party shading/Democratic |67,921	Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.95%	Template:Party shading/Republican |57,372	Template:Party shading/Republican |45.57%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |334	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Green |159	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |112	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |10,549	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8.38%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |125,898
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Fayette	Template:Party shading/Democratic |29,120	Template:Party shading/Democratic |53.23%	Template:Party shading/Republican |25,045	Template:Party shading/Republican |45.78%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |447	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.82%	Template:Party shading/Green |43	Template:Party shading/Green |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |52	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,075	Template:Party shading/Democratic |7.45%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |54,707
Template:Party shading/Republican|Forest	Template:Party shading/Democratic |989	Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.44%	Template:Party shading/Republican |1,571	Template:Party shading/Republican |61.06%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |8	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.31%	Template:Party shading/Green |3	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |2	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-582	Template:Party shading/Republican |-22.62%	Template:Party shading/Republican |2,573
Template:Party shading/Republican|Franklin	Template:Party shading/Democratic |16,562	Template:Party shading/Democratic |28.28%	Template:Party shading/Republican |41,817	Template:Party shading/Republican |71.40%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |90	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Green |44	Template:Party shading/Green |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |56	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-25,255	Template:Party shading/Republican |-43.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |58,569
Template:Party shading/Republican|Fulton	Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,475	Template:Party shading/Democratic |23.52%	Template:Party shading/Republican |4,772	Template:Party shading/Republican |76.10%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |15	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.24%	Template:Party shading/Green |4	Template:Party shading/Green |0.06%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |5	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-3,297	Template:Party shading/Republican |-52.58%	Template:Party shading/Republican |6,271
Template:Party shading/Republican|Greene	Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,674	Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.30%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,786	Template:Party shading/Republican |50.02%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |32	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Green |44	Template:Party shading/Green |0.28%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |29	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.19%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-112	Template:Party shading/Republican |-0.72%	Template:Party shading/Republican |15,565
Template:Party shading/Republican|Huntingdon	Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,879	Template:Party shading/Democratic |32.56%	Template:Party shading/Republican |12,126	Template:Party shading/Republican |67.15%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |20	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Green |19	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |14	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,247	Template:Party shading/Republican |-34.59%	Template:Party shading/Republican |18,058
Template:Party shading/Republican|Indiana	Template:Party shading/Democratic |15,831	Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.67%	Template:Party shading/Republican |20,254	Template:Party shading/Republican |55.88%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |77	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.21%	Template:Party shading/Green |47	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |39	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4,423	Template:Party shading/Republican |-12.21%	Template:Party shading/Republican |36,248
Template:Party shading/Republican|Jefferson	Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,073	Template:Party shading/Democratic |31.05%	Template:Party shading/Republican |13,371	Template:Party shading/Republican |68.36%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |58	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.30%	Template:Party shading/Green |28	Template:Party shading/Green |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |30	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-7,298	Template:Party shading/Republican |-37.31%	Template:Party shading/Republican |19,560
Template:Party shading/Republican|Juniata	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,797	Template:Party shading/Democratic |27.95%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,144	Template:Party shading/Republican |71.40%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |30	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.30%	Template:Party shading/Green |15	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |20	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4,347	Template:Party shading/Republican |-43.45%	Template:Party shading/Republican |10,006
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Lackawanna	Template:Party shading/Democratic |59,573	Template:Party shading/Democratic |56.30%	Template:Party shading/Republican |44,766	Template:Party shading/Republican |42.30%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |1,288	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |1.22%	Template:Party shading/Green |113	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |79	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.07%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |14,807	Template:Party shading/Democratic |14.00%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |105,819
Template:Party shading/Republican|Lancaster	Template:Party shading/Democratic |74,328	Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.58%	Template:Party shading/Republican |145,591	Template:Party shading/Republican |65.77%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |705	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.32%	Template:Party shading/Green |255	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |399	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.18%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-71,263	Template:Party shading/Republican |-32.19%	Template:Party shading/Republican |221,372
Template:Party shading/Republican|Lawrence	Template:Party shading/Democratic |21,387	Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.23%	Template:Party shading/Republican |21,938	Template:Party shading/Republican |50.50%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |56	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Green |26	Template:Party shading/Green |0.06%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |35	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-551	Template:Party shading/Republican |-1.27%	Template:Party shading/Republican |43,442
Template:Party shading/Republican|Lebanon	Template:Party shading/Democratic |18,109	Template:Party shading/Democratic |32.53%	Template:Party shading/Republican |37,089	Template:Party shading/Republican |66.63%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |323	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.58%	Template:Party shading/Green |51	Template:Party shading/Green |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |93	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-18,980	Template:Party shading/Republican |-34.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |55,665
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Lehigh	Template:Party shading/Democratic |73,940	Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.96%	Template:Party shading/Republican |70,160	Template:Party shading/Republican |48.36%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |638	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.44%	Template:Party shading/Green |160	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |193	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |3,780	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2.60%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |145,091
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Luzerne	Template:Party shading/Democratic |69,573	Template:Party shading/Democratic |51.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |64,953	Template:Party shading/Republican |47.75%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |1,195	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.88%	Template:Party shading/Green |180	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |127	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,620	Template:Party shading/Democratic |3.40%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |136,028
Template:Party shading/Republican|Lycoming	Template:Party shading/Democratic |15,681	Template:Party shading/Democratic |31.31%	Template:Party shading/Republican |33,961	Template:Party shading/Republican |67.81%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |279	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.56%	Template:Party shading/Green |77	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |51	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-18,280	Template:Party shading/Republican |-36.50%	Template:Party shading/Republican |50,081
Template:Party shading/Republican|McKean	Template:Party shading/Democratic |6,294	Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |10,941	Template:Party shading/Republican |62.79%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |148	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.85%	Template:Party shading/Green |23	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |20	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4,647	Template:Party shading/Republican |-26.67%	Template:Party shading/Republican |17,426
Template:Party shading/Republican|Mercer	Template:Party shading/Democratic |24,831	Template:Party shading/Democratic |48.16%	Template:Party shading/Republican |26,311	Template:Party shading/Republican |51.03%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |149	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.29%	Template:Party shading/Green |133	Template:Party shading/Green |0.26%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |140	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-1,480	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2.87%	Template:Party shading/Republican |51,564
Template:Party shading/Republican|Mifflin	Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,889	Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.10%	Template:Party shading/Republican |11,726	Template:Party shading/Republican |69.79%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |144	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.86%	Template:Party shading/Green |20	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |23	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,837	Template:Party shading/Republican |-40.69%	Template:Party shading/Republican |16,802
Template:Party shading/Republican|Monroe	Template:Party shading/Democratic |27,967	Template:Party shading/Democratic |49.64%	Template:Party shading/Republican |27,971	Template:Party shading/Republican |49.65%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |287	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.51%	Template:Party shading/Green |64	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |53	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4	Template:Party shading/Republican |-0.01%	Template:Party shading/Republican |56,342
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Montgomery	Template:Party shading/Democratic |222,048	Template:Party shading/Democratic |55.57%	Template:Party shading/Republican |175,741	Template:Party shading/Republican |43.98%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |1,088	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Green |349	Template:Party shading/Green |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |365	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |46,307	Template:Party shading/Democratic |11.59%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |399,591
Template:Party shading/Republican|Montour	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,666	Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.97%	Template:Party shading/Republican |4,903	Template:Party shading/Republican |64.31%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |34	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.45%	Template:Party shading/Green |10	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |11	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2,237	Template:Party shading/Republican |-29.34%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,624
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Northampton	Template:Party shading/Democratic |63,446	Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.02%	Template:Party shading/Republican |62,102	Template:Party shading/Republican |48.96%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |885	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.70%	Template:Party shading/Green |187	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |120	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,344	Template:Party shading/Democratic |1.06%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |126,849
Template:Party shading/Republican|Northumberland	Template:Party shading/Democratic |14,602	Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.32%	Template:Party shading/Republican |22,262	Template:Party shading/Republican |59.95%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |139	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.37%	Template:Party shading/Green |47	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |84	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.23%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-7,660	Template:Party shading/Republican |-20.63%	Template:Party shading/Republican |37,134
Template:Party shading/Republican|Perry	Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,423	Template:Party shading/Democratic |27.91%	Template:Party shading/Republican |13,919	Template:Party shading/Republican |71.65%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |36	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.19%	Template:Party shading/Green |24	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |25	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-8,496	Template:Party shading/Republican |-43.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |19,427
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Philadelphia	Template:Party shading/Democratic |542,205	Template:Party shading/Democratic |80.44%	Template:Party shading/Republican |130,099	Template:Party shading/Republican |19.30%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |895	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Green |483	Template:Party shading/Green |0.07%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |387	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.06%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |412,106	Template:Party shading/Democratic |61.14%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |674,069
Template:Party shading/Republican|Pike	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,656	Template:Party shading/Democratic |40.64%	Template:Party shading/Republican |12,444	Template:Party shading/Republican |58.43%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |144	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.68%	Template:Party shading/Green |31	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |24	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-3,788	Template:Party shading/Republican |-17.79%	Template:Party shading/Republican |21,299
Template:Party shading/Republican|Potter	Template:Party shading/Democratic |2,268	Template:Party shading/Democratic |28.49%	Template:Party shading/Republican |5,640	Template:Party shading/Republican |70.84%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |18	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.23%	Template:Party shading/Green |9	Template:Party shading/Green |0.11%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |27	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.34%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-3,372	Template:Party shading/Republican |-42.35%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,962
Template:Party shading/Republican|Schuylkill	Template:Party shading/Democratic |29,231	Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.79%	Template:Party shading/Republican |35,640	Template:Party shading/Republican |54.60%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |186	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.28%	Template:Party shading/Green |129	Template:Party shading/Green |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |83	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,409	Template:Party shading/Republican |-9.81%	Template:Party shading/Republican |65,269
Template:Party shading/Republican|Snyder	Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,348	Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.02%	Template:Party shading/Republican |10,566	Template:Party shading/Republican |70.52%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |33	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.22%	Template:Party shading/Green |18	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |18	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,218	Template:Party shading/Republican |-41.50%	Template:Party shading/Republican |14,983
Template:Party shading/Republican|Somerset	Template:Party shading/Democratic |12,842	Template:Party shading/Democratic |34.92%	Template:Party shading/Republican |23,802	Template:Party shading/Republican |64.72%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |48	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Green |38	Template:Party shading/Green |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |48	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-10,960	Template:Party shading/Republican |-29.80%	Template:Party shading/Republican |36,778
Template:Party shading/Republican|Sullivan	Template:Party shading/Democratic |1,213	Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.93%	Template:Party shading/Republican |2,056	Template:Party shading/Republican |62.59%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |10	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.30%	Template:Party shading/Green |5	Template:Party shading/Green |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |1	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.03%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-843	Template:Party shading/Republican |-25.66%	Template:Party shading/Republican |3,285
Template:Party shading/Republican|Susquehanna	Template:Party shading/Democratic |7,351	Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.61%	Template:Party shading/Republican |11,573	Template:Party shading/Republican |60.78%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |54	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.28%	Template:Party shading/Green |33	Template:Party shading/Green |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |29	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4,222	Template:Party shading/Republican |-22.17%	Template:Party shading/Republican |19,040
Template:Party shading/Republican|Tioga	Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,437	Template:Party shading/Democratic |30.94%	Template:Party shading/Republican |12,019	Template:Party shading/Republican |68.40%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |49	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.28%	Template:Party shading/Green |23	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |43	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.24%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-6,582	Template:Party shading/Republican |-37.46%	Template:Party shading/Republican |17,571
Template:Party shading/Republican|Union	Template:Party shading/Democratic |5,700	Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.35%	Template:Party shading/Republican |10,334	Template:Party shading/Republican |64.09%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |46	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.29%	Template:Party shading/Green |30	Template:Party shading/Green |0.19%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |13	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-4,634	Template:Party shading/Republican |-28.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |16,123
Template:Party shading/Republican|Venango	Template:Party shading/Democratic |9,024	Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |14,472	Template:Party shading/Republican |61.17%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |93	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.39%	Template:Party shading/Green |31	Template:Party shading/Green |0.13%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |39	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-5,448	Template:Party shading/Republican |-23.03%	Template:Party shading/Republican |23,659
Template:Party shading/Republican|Warren	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,044	Template:Party shading/Democratic |41.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |10,999	Template:Party shading/Republican |57.07%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |79	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.41%	Template:Party shading/Green |34	Template:Party shading/Green |0.18%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |117	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.61%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2,955	Template:Party shading/Republican |-15.33%	Template:Party shading/Republican |19,273
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Washington	Template:Party shading/Democratic |48,225	Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.14%	Template:Party shading/Republican |47,673	Template:Party shading/Republican |49.57%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |142	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Green |59	Template:Party shading/Green |0.06%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |78	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.08%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |552	Template:Party shading/Democratic |0.57%	Template:Party shading/Democratic |96,177
Template:Party shading/Republican|Wayne	Template:Party shading/Democratic |8,060	Template:Party shading/Democratic |36.69%	Template:Party shading/Republican |13,713	Template:Party shading/Republican |62.43%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |136	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.62%	Template:Party shading/Green |23	Template:Party shading/Green |0.10%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |35	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-5,653	Template:Party shading/Republican |-25.74%	Template:Party shading/Republican |21,967
Template:Party shading/Republican|Westmoreland	Template:Party shading/Democratic |77,774	Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.52%	Template:Party shading/Republican |100,087	Template:Party shading/Republican |56.01%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |474	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.27%	Template:Party shading/Green |155	Template:Party shading/Green |0.09%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |206	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-22,313	Template:Party shading/Republican |-12.49%	Template:Party shading/Republican |178,696
Template:Party shading/Republican|Wyoming	Template:Party shading/Democratic |4,982	Template:Party shading/Democratic |38.82%	Template:Party shading/Republican |7,782	Template:Party shading/Republican |60.65%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |20	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.16%	Template:Party shading/Green |22	Template:Party shading/Green |0.17%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |26	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.20%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-2,800	Template:Party shading/Republican |-21.83%	Template:Party shading/Republican |12,832
Template:Party shading/Republican|York	Template:Party shading/Democratic |63,701	Template:Party shading/Democratic |35.53%	Template:Party shading/Republican |114,270	Template:Party shading/Republican |63.74%	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |821	Template:Party shading/Libertarian |0.46%	Template:Party shading/Green |213	Template:Party shading/Green |0.12%	Template:Party shading/Constitution |264	Template:Party shading/Constitution |0.15%	Template:Party shading/Republican |-50,569	Template:Party shading/Republican |-28.21%	Template:Party shading/Republican |179,269
Totals	2,938,095	50.92%	2,793,847	48.42%	21,185	0.37%	6,319	0.11%	6,318	0.11%	144,248	2.50%	5,769,590

County flips: Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2 Democratic Template:Legend Template:Col-2 Republican Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Col-end

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Cambria (largest municipality: Johnstown)
• Carbon (largest municipality: Lehighton)
• Greene (largest municipality: Waynesburg)
• Lawrence (largest municipality: New Castle)
• Mercer (largest municipality: Hermitage)

By congressional district

Kerry won ten of 19 congressional districts, including four held by Republicans. Bush won nine districts, including one held by a Democrat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District	Bush	Kerry	Representative
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	15%	84%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bob Brady
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	12%	87%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Chaka Fattah
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	53%	47%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Phil English
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	54%	45%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Melissa Hart
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	61%	39%	Template:Party shading/Republican|John E. Peterson
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	48%	52%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Jim Gerlach
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	47%	53%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Curt Weldon
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	48%	51%	Template:Party shading/Republican|James C. Greenwood
Template:Party shading/Republican|Mike Fitzpatrick
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	67%	33%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bill Shuster
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	60%	40%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Don Sherwood
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	47%	53%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Paul Kanjorski
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	49%	51%	Template:Party shading/Democratic| John Murtha
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	43%	56%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Joe Hoeffel
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Allyson Schwartz
Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	30%	69%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Mike Doyle
rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Ushr	50%	50%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Pat Toomey
Template:Party shading/Republican|Charlie Dent
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	61%	38%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Joe Pitts
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	58%	42%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tim Holden
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	54%	46%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Tim Murphy
Template:Party shading/Republican|Template:Ushr	64%	36%	Template:Party shading/Republican|Todd Platts

Electors

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Technically the voters of Pennsylvania cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Pa. is allocated 21 electors because it has 19 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 21 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 21 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 21 were pledged for Kerry/Edwards.

1. Lynne Abraham
2. Richard Bloomingdale
3. Blondell Reynolds Brown
4. Robert Casey Jr.
5. Eileen Connelly
6. H. William DeWeese
7. John Dougherty
8. Richard E. Filippi
9. William George
10. Renee Gillinger
11. Jennifer Mann
12. Robert J. Mellow
13. Dan Onorato
14. Juan Ramos
15. Stephen R. Reed
16. T.J. Rooney
17. Jonathan Saidel
18. John F. Street
19. Rosemary Trump
20. Sala Udin
21. Constance H. Williams

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania