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1876–2024
DuBois, PA·Pennsylvania

DuBois, PA has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+51 in 2024.

A north-central Pennsylvania timber and coal hub where margins run wide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
LatestR+51in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population78,6352024 ACS

DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+51%. Republican peak: R+51 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+51MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
78,6352024 5-year
Median household income
$62,1522024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.1%2024 5-year
Black
2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
DuBois, PA
TrumpR+51
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.2%30,481
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.8%9,647
OtherAll other candidates1.0%387
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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −51.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−51.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+11.5%
1896−6.4%
1900−12.7%
1904−35.3%
1908−11.9%
1912+24.4%
1916+3.8%
1920−19.7%
1924−38.3%
1928−35.6%
1932+3.1%
1936+17.4%
1940+6.9%
1944−1.3%
1948−2.0%
1952−9.0%
1956−15.3%
1960−14.2%
1964+25.7%
1968−7.2%
1972−28.5%
1976+0.3%
1980−13.0%
1984−21.7%
1988−7.7%
1992+2.2%
1996−3.4%
2000−20.6%
2004−20.5%
2008−12.1%
2012−28.7%
2016−48.4%
2020−49.5%
2024−51.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.4%
9,64730,48140,515
R
−49.5%
9,67329,20339,422
R
−48.4%
8,20024,93234,550
R
−28.7%
11,12120,34732,122
R
−12.1%
14,55518,66233,813
R
−20.5%
13,51820,53334,233
R
−20.6%
11,71818,01930,633
R
−3.4%
11,99112,98728,955
D
+2.2%
12,24711,55330,847
R
−7.7%
12,23514,29626,713
R
−21.7%
11,96318,65330,769
R
−13.0%
11,64715,29928,192
D
+0.3%
13,71413,62627,685
R
−28.5%
9,24616,78026,409
R
−7.2%
12,36914,47129,163
D
+25.7%
19,21111,33830,652
R
−14.2%
14,21218,91133,195
R
−15.3%
12,85217,51930,460
R
−9.0%
13,37616,04529,577
R
−2.0%
11,34711,81023,644
R
−1.3%
13,61713,98627,836
D
+6.9%
17,70515,40733,275
D
+17.4%
20,79914,53136,050
D
+3.1%
11,20910,50022,597
R
−35.6%
7,87016,71924,859
R
−38.3%
5,02713,74522,787
R
−19.7%
5,9879,61518,393
D
+3.8%
6,1805,67613,299
O
+24.4%
4,6701,52312,900
R
−11.9%
5,9547,72614,951
R
−35.3%
4,2919,54114,879
R
−12.7%
6,0667,95514,854
R
−6.4%
6,4607,39514,508
D
+11.5%
6,1084,76511,702
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.7%
Irish
12.2%
English
10.7%
Italian
7.3%
American
5.4%
Polish
5.0%
French
3.2%
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: 45.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.7%
2.7%
75–84
3.6%
6.2%
65–74
6.4%
8.0%
55–64
7.4%
7.1%
45–54
6.1%
6.7%
35–44
5.3%
6.8%
25–34
5.6%
4.0%
18–24
3.0%
7.1%
5–17
6.7%
2.2%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,152
DuBois, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
DuBois, PA$62,152
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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.4%
Methodist
9.5%
Other Christian
7.7%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Baptist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clearfield County anchors this small metro, where decades of extractive-industry decline have shifted a once-competitive electorate into a reliably lopsided one — recent presidential margins here exceeded 40 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-six points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.

A population of 78,635, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,152 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 51.4 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,515 votes cast, 9,647 went Democratic and 30,481 went Republican.
What is DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places DuBois, 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania?
DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 78,635 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania is $62,152 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in DuBois, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.