Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,6442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
TrumpR+31
Constituent county margins for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, PAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.8% | 21,190 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 33.9% | 11,083 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 436 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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 | +33.9% |
| 1896 | +18.7% |
| 1900 | +24.2% |
| 1904 | +6.8% |
| 1908 | +17.4% |
| 1912 | +45.1% |
| 1916 | +30.2% |
| 1920 | +5.3% |
| 1924 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | −45.8% |
| 1932 | +9.3% |
| 1936 | +18.5% |
| 1940 | +13.6% |
| 1944 | +1.6% |
| 1948 | −0.3% |
| 1952 | −15.7% |
| 1956 | −19.4% |
| 1960 | −24.3% |
| 1964 | +21.4% |
| 1968 | −18.1% |
| 1972 | −31.2% |
| 1976 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | −12.8% |
| 1984 | −27.1% |
| 1988 | −21.7% |
| 1992 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | −14.2% |
| 2004 | −20.0% |
| 2008 | −4.4% |
| 2012 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | −31.8% |
| 2020 | −30.7% |
| 2024 | −30.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,083 | 21,190 | 32,709 | ||
| R | 10,532 | 20,098 | 31,171 | ||
| R | 8,934 | 18,004 | 28,506 | ||
| R | 10,937 | 14,236 | 25,744 | ||
| R | 13,230 | 14,477 | 28,063 | ||
| R | 10,679 | 16,052 | 26,869 | ||
| R | 8,975 | 12,095 | 21,911 | ||
| D | 8,379 | 8,234 | 20,372 | ||
| R | 8,261 | 9,742 | 23,739 | ||
| R | 7,767 | 12,114 | 20,021 | ||
| R | 8,254 | 14,402 | 22,718 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 12,426 | 23,313 | ||
| D | 12,051 | 11,508 | 23,925 | ||
| R | 7,222 | 14,187 | 22,309 | ||
| R | 8,187 | 12,202 | 22,229 | ||
| D | 13,885 | 8,982 | 22,903 | ||
| R | 9,322 | 15,310 | 24,651 | ||
| R | 9,024 | 13,382 | 22,421 | ||
| R | 9,467 | 13,008 | 22,554 | ||
| R | 9,367 | 9,417 | 18,784 | ||
| D | 9,647 | 9,336 | 19,053 | ||
| D | 12,523 | 9,518 | 22,107 | ||
| D | 14,141 | 9,674 | 24,108 | ||
| D | 10,640 | 8,791 | 19,787 | ||
| R | 5,304 | 14,362 | 19,781 | ||
| D | 7,390 | 7,336 | 15,469 | ||
| D | 6,965 | 6,238 | 13,665 | ||
| D | 5,785 | 3,013 | 9,187 | ||
| D | 4,905 | 889 | 8,910 | ||
| D | 5,373 | 3,718 | 9,493 | ||
| D | 4,196 | 3,635 | 8,246 | ||
| D | 4,982 | 2,954 | 8,390 | ||
| D | 4,904 | 3,280 | 8,684 | ||
| D | 4,929 | 2,336 | 7,645 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
9.5%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
5.9%
American
4.2%
French
1.3%
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: 41.0 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
$64,644
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA$64,644
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bloomsburg-Berwick sits along the Susquehanna in a region that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, driven by a manufacturing-era demographic that has largely resisted the college-educated realignment visible in nearby metros.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-five points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-six points in 1928. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 65,362, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,644 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,709 votes cast, 11,083 went Democratic and 21,190 went Republican.
What is Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania in the "Farm Belt" 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 65,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania is $64,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.