Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania: Diversifying Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 873,6032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,1002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
TrumpR+5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 51.7% | 240,504 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.8% | 217,684 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 6,667 |
D+60R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +16.7% |
| 1896 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | +6.3% |
| 1904 | −6.4% |
| 1908 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | +32.9% |
| 1916 | +7.3% |
| 1920 | −19.1% |
| 1924 | −27.7% |
| 1928 | −43.9% |
| 1932 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | +17.2% |
| 1940 | +8.3% |
| 1944 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | −0.1% |
| 1952 | −10.1% |
| 1956 | −21.1% |
| 1960 | −7.9% |
| 1964 | +37.8% |
| 1968 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | −21.9% |
| 1976 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −16.9% |
| 1988 | −12.0% |
| 1992 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | −1.9% |
| 2008 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | −5.2% |
| 2020 | −1.2% |
| 2024 | −4.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 217,684 | 240,504 | 464,855 | ||
| R | 219,488 | 224,866 | 449,609 | ||
| R | 173,816 | 194,027 | 385,978 | ||
| D | 176,214 | 167,568 | 349,377 | ||
| D | 196,436 | 162,390 | 363,922 | ||
| R | 167,653 | 174,323 | 345,191 | ||
| D | 136,975 | 134,777 | 283,075 | ||
| D | 116,789 | 105,182 | 254,642 | ||
| D | 110,988 | 102,771 | 275,522 | ||
| R | 102,809 | 131,058 | 236,298 | ||
| R | 98,551 | 139,086 | 239,379 | ||
| R | 85,266 | 113,546 | 222,148 | ||
| D | 114,163 | 103,958 | 222,347 | ||
| R | 83,442 | 130,785 | 216,538 | ||
| D | 110,043 | 103,192 | 224,103 | ||
| D | 154,366 | 69,424 | 225,011 | ||
| R | 106,123 | 124,440 | 230,958 | ||
| R | 81,666 | 125,606 | 208,198 | ||
| R | 91,671 | 112,294 | 205,044 | ||
| R | 79,445 | 79,534 | 161,820 | ||
| D | 82,802 | 78,778 | 162,276 | ||
| D | 90,017 | 76,182 | 166,918 | ||
| D | 98,851 | 69,403 | 171,525 | ||
| D | 66,458 | 61,143 | 132,022 | ||
| R | 41,685 | 107,733 | 150,413 | ||
| R | 32,210 | 61,127 | 104,577 | ||
| R | 32,197 | 48,194 | 83,543 | ||
| D | 32,393 | 27,775 | 63,087 | ||
| D | 29,474 | 9,272 | 61,438 | ||
| D | 32,202 | 30,840 | 65,928 | ||
| R | 27,418 | 31,305 | 61,197 | ||
| D | 31,218 | 27,435 | 60,272 | ||
| D | 28,023 | 27,866 | 57,858 | ||
| D | 28,762 | 20,342 | 50,492 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.4%
Irish
11.9%
Italian
10.7%
English
6.5%
American
6.3%
Polish
4.3%
French
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,100
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks near the middle of US counties.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$85,100
Pennsylvania$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.7%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once reliably blue owing to its steel-and-manufacturing labor base, the Lehigh Valley has shifted markedly in recent cycles, with its large and growing Latino population now a closely watched variable in statewide Pennsylvania contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 873,603, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,100 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 464,855 votes cast, 217,684 went Democratic and 240,504 went Republican.
What is Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania?
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania has a population of 873,603 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania is $85,100 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.