Chambersburg, PA Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+43MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population: 157,3792024 5-year
Median household income: $77,0032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.8%2024 5-year
Black: 3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Chambersburg, PA

TrumpR+43

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	70.8%	59,604
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	28.0%	23,543
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	1,016

D+60

R+60

1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−7.0%
1896	−20.2%
1900	−17.7%
1904	−25.8%
1908	−18.9%
1912	+15.6%
1916	−2.9%
1920	−24.2%
1924	−24.2%
1928	−68.2%
1932	−8.0%
1936	+6.9%
1940	−1.4%
1944	−20.6%
1948	−24.4%
1952	−29.9%
1956	−26.7%
1960	−29.1%
1964	+17.6%
1968	−21.9%
1972	−42.5%
1976	−15.2%
1980	−29.0%
1984	−40.6%
1988	−37.1%
1992	−22.7%
1996	−23.3%
2000	−37.0%
2004	−43.1%
2008	−32.6%
2012	−38.3%
2016	−45.8%
2020	−43.1%
2024	−42.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−42.8%	23,543	59,604	84,163
2020	R	−43.1%	22,422	57,245	80,783
2016	R	−45.8%	17,465	49,768	70,506
2012	R	−38.3%	18,995	43,260	63,320
2008	R	−32.6%	21,169	41,906	63,641
2004	R	−43.1%	16,562	41,817	58,569
2000	R	−37.0%	14,922	33,042	49,019
1996	R	−23.3%	14,980	25,392	44,730
1992	R	−22.7%	13,440	23,387	43,834
1988	R	−37.1%	12,368	27,086	39,644
1984	R	−40.6%	11,480	27,243	38,845
1980	R	−29.0%	12,061	22,716	36,741
1976	R	−15.2%	14,643	20,009	35,389
1972	R	−42.5%	9,456	24,093	34,415
1968	R	−21.9%	11,451	19,146	35,195
1964	D	+17.6%	19,332	13,525	32,942
1960	R	−29.1%	12,088	22,010	34,134
1956	R	−26.7%	11,060	19,121	30,193
1952	R	−29.9%	8,868	16,474	25,416
1948	R	−24.4%	7,352	12,151	19,664
1944	R	−20.6%	8,807	13,380	22,250
1940	R	−1.4%	12,713	13,084	25,840
1936	D	+6.9%	15,632	13,616	29,413
1932	R	−8.0%	9,338	10,992	20,758
1928	R	−68.2%	3,027	16,345	19,518
1924	R	−24.2%	5,770	9,791	16,645
1920	R	−24.2%	5,020	8,376	13,857
1916	R	−2.9%	5,336	5,674	11,612
1912	D	+15.6%	4,505	2,710	11,523
1908	R	−18.9%	4,682	6,938	11,952
1904	R	−25.8%	4,114	7,062	11,435
1900	R	−17.7%	4,500	6,483	11,182
1896	R	−20.2%	4,425	6,747	11,472
1892	R	−7.0%	4,965	5,725	10,891
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

29.9%

Irish

10.6%

American

10.0%

English

9.5%

Italian

3.9%

Polish

2.2%

Scottish

1.7%

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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

2.8%

75–84

3.2%

5.5%

65–74

6.0%

6.7%

55–64

6.9%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

5.8%

35–44

6.1%

6.2%

25–34

6.1%

3.8%

18–24

3.5%

8.5%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,003

Chambersburg, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.

Chambersburg, PA$77,003

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

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)8.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.4%

speak English only

Spanish5.1%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

10.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.6%

Methodist

5.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Baptist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Franklin County, home to Chambersburg, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, yet its population has grown steadily as proximity to the Hagerstown and D.C. corridors draws new residents.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighteen points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-eight points in 1928. The 2024 margin was forty-three points.

A population of 157,379, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,003 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.8 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,163 votes cast, 23,543 went Democratic and 59,604 went Republican.

What is Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania's political typology?

Akashic places Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.

When did Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania?

Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 157,379 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $77,003 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chambersburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Chambersburg, PA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+43 in 2024.

Key facts

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