Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,9042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bradford, PA
TrumpR+47
Constituent county margins for Bradford, 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 | 72.9% | 14,401 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 25.9% | 5,115 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 234 |
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 | −10.4% |
| 1896 | −23.5% |
| 1900 | −28.1% |
| 1904 | −48.2% |
| 1908 | −25.2% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | −13.7% |
| 1920 | −46.7% |
| 1924 | −50.9% |
| 1928 | −47.5% |
| 1932 | −34.6% |
| 1936 | −9.5% |
| 1940 | −35.7% |
| 1944 | −29.5% |
| 1948 | −35.6% |
| 1952 | −47.6% |
| 1956 | −48.0% |
| 1960 | −27.5% |
| 1964 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | −23.7% |
| 1972 | −44.7% |
| 1976 | −22.9% |
| 1980 | −27.5% |
| 1984 | −38.8% |
| 1988 | −27.3% |
| 1992 | −10.0% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −26.3% |
| 2004 | −26.7% |
| 2008 | −17.3% |
| 2012 | −28.0% |
| 2016 | −46.2% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,115 | 14,401 | 19,750 | ||
| R | 5,098 | 14,083 | 19,466 | ||
| R | 4,025 | 11,635 | 16,464 | ||
| R | 5,297 | 9,545 | 15,154 | ||
| R | 6,465 | 9,224 | 15,947 | ||
| R | 6,294 | 10,941 | 17,426 | ||
| R | 5,510 | 9,661 | 15,806 | ||
| R | 5,509 | 6,838 | 14,869 | ||
| R | 5,331 | 6,965 | 16,400 | ||
| R | 5,300 | 9,323 | 14,747 | ||
| R | 4,818 | 10,963 | 15,839 | ||
| R | 5,064 | 9,229 | 15,166 | ||
| R | 6,424 | 10,305 | 16,926 | ||
| R | 4,513 | 11,958 | 16,673 | ||
| R | 6,326 | 10,506 | 17,607 | ||
| D | 10,950 | 7,948 | 19,007 | ||
| R | 7,767 | 13,699 | 21,532 | ||
| R | 5,152 | 14,725 | 19,950 | ||
| R | 5,373 | 15,256 | 20,776 | ||
| R | 4,785 | 10,218 | 15,272 | ||
| R | 6,492 | 11,988 | 18,601 | ||
| R | 6,991 | 14,822 | 21,932 | ||
| R | 9,733 | 11,837 | 22,181 | ||
| R | 4,661 | 9,970 | 15,335 | ||
| R | 4,964 | 14,012 | 19,066 | ||
| R | 2,376 | 9,072 | 13,149 | ||
| R | 2,505 | 7,830 | 11,406 | ||
| R | 3,161 | 4,300 | 8,299 | ||
| O | 2,362 | 1,345 | 8,001 | ||
| R | 2,867 | 5,073 | 8,745 | ||
| R | 1,636 | 5,719 | 8,475 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 6,319 | 10,293 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 5,077 | 8,520 | ||
| R | 2,843 | 3,594 | 7,187 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.5%
Irish
14.3%
English
11.7%
Italian
9.6%
American
7.4%
Polish
3.0%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 44.0 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
$62,905
Bradford, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bradford, PA$62,905
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%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bradford's McKean County economy has long leaned on oil and gas — the region sits atop one of the oldest petroleum-producing fields in the country — and that industrial identity consistently produces lopsided margins in federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 39,904, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,905 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,750 votes cast, 5,115 went Democratic and 14,401 went Republican.
What is Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Bradford, 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania is $62,905 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.