Since the 1992 general election the majority in Pennsylvania have voted for the Democratic presidential nominee. Bill Clinton won the nomination in 1992 and 1996 by large margins. However the democractic nominee won the last two elections by a much smaller margain, with most recently John Kerry winning by about 200,000 votes or a little more than 2% of the vote.
Democractic strongholds are located in and around the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburg. The tradition strongholds of the Republic party remain in the more rural and smaller suburban areas located in the northern and central party of the state. The resulting political map of Pennsylvania ends up appearing like a red "T" in the middle with Pittsburg and Philadelphia located in the southwest and southeastern corners representing the blue portions of the state.
Because of Pennsylvania's has no real clear dominant party and it is the 6th most populus state in the union it has been and will continue to be a battle ground swing state for the general election.
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