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Lewisburg, PA·Pennsylvania

Lewisburg, PA has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential elections — R+23.3 in 2024.

A small college town anchoring a rural Pennsylvania corridor

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Lewisburg, PA
TrumpR+23.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lewisburg, PA, PAA map of the single county of Lewisburg, PA, PA, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Union County, PA · R+23.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.0%12,969
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.7%8,015
OtherAll other candidates1.3%273
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
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: −23.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1916−23.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−18.6%
1896−35.5%
1900−34.0%
1904−41.2%
1908−36.6%
1912+18.9%
1916−19.2%
1920−46.4%
1924−48.2%
1928−75.7%
1932−27.7%
1936−30.7%
1940−43.2%
1944−52.9%
1948−54.9%
1952−60.5%
1956−56.3%
1960−57.8%
1964−7.4%
1968−46.1%
1972−49.3%
1976−29.3%
1980−40.1%
1984−47.7%
1988−42.6%
1992−22.3%
1996−24.8%
2000−32.7%
2004−28.7%
2008−14.5%
2012−23.2%
2016−25.1%
2020−24.3%
2024−23.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
37.7%Harris8,015
61.0%Trump12,969
1.3%
−23.3%
21,257
R
37.2%Biden7,475
61.4%Trump12,356
1.4%incl. Jorgensen
−24.3%
20,115
R
34.9%Clinton6,180
60.0%Trump10,622
5.1%incl. Johnson
−25.1%
17,696
R
37.4%Obama6,109
60.6%Romney9,896
2.0%
−23.2%
16,337
R
42.1%Obama7,333
56.7%McCain9,859
1.2%
−14.5%
17,400
R
35.4%Kerry5,700
64.1%Bush10,334
0.6%
−28.7%
16,123
R
31.9%Gore4,209
64.7%Bush8,523
3.4%incl. Nader
−32.7%
13,175
R
31.2%Clinton3,658
56.0%Dole6,570
12.8%incl. Perot
−24.8%
11,724
R
29.5%Clinton3,623
51.9%Bush6,362
18.6%incl. Perot
−22.3%
12,265
R
28.4%Dukakis3,163
71.0%Bush7,912
0.5%
−42.6%
11,136
R
26.0%Mondale2,747
73.7%Reagan7,792
0.4%
−47.7%
10,579
R
26.2%Carter2,687
66.3%Reagan6,798
7.5%incl. Anderson
−40.1%
10,256
R
34.4%Carter3,405
63.7%Ford6,309
1.9%
−29.3%
9,902
R
24.3%McGovern2,278
73.6%Nixon6,905
2.2%
−49.3%
9,385
R
23.6%Humphrey2,178
69.7%Nixon6,422
6.7%incl. Wallace
−46.1%
9,215
R
46.2%Johnson4,262
53.6%Goldwater4,944
0.1%
−7.4%
9,216
R
21.0%Kennedy1,993
78.8%Nixon7,466
0.1%
−57.8%
9,472
R
21.8%Stevenson1,844
78.1%Eisenhower6,620
0.2%
−56.3%
8,478
R
19.7%Stevenson1,610
80.2%Eisenhower6,558
0.2%
−60.5%
8,181
R
21.9%Truman1,442
76.8%Dewey5,058
1.3%incl. Thurmond
−54.9%
6,587
R
23.2%Roosevelt1,704
76.2%Dewey5,585
0.6%
−52.9%
7,330
R
28.3%Roosevelt2,220
71.4%Willkie5,612
0.3%
−43.2%
7,857
R
34.2%Roosevelt2,946
65.0%Landon5,589
0.8%
−30.7%
8,602
R
34.0%Roosevelt1,948
61.6%Hoover3,534
4.4%
−27.7%
5,734
R
11.7%Smith765
87.5%Hoover5,708
0.8%
−75.7%
6,527
R
23.3%Davis1,209
71.6%Coolidge3,707
5.1%incl. La Follette
−48.2%
5,178
R
24.9%Cox1,155
71.4%Harding3,305
3.7%
−46.4%
4,630
R
38.8%Wilson1,272
58.1%Hughes1,902
3.1%
−19.2%
3,276
O
32.5%Wilson1,126
13.6%Taft470
53.9%incl. Roosevelt
+18.9%
3,465
R
30.3%Bryan1,154
66.9%Taft2,547
2.8%
−36.6%
3,808
R
28.1%Parker1,034
69.3%Roosevelt2,548
2.6%
−41.2%
3,679
R
31.8%Bryan1,359
65.8%McKinley2,810
2.3%
−34.0%
4,269
R
30.1%Bryan1,186
65.6%McKinley2,585
4.3%
−35.5%
3,939
R
39.4%Cleveland1,569
58.0%Harrison2,308
2.5%incl. Weaver
−18.6%
3,978
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorLewisburg, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White88.6%74.5%61.0%
Black5.9%10.7%12.2%
Asian2.0%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races2.3%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.1%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$76,404$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate9.0%11.7%12.5%
Median age4141.239.1
Age 18–2414.0%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.8%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)26.5%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home11.0%12.4%22.3%
German or other West Germanic4.7%0.9%0.5%
Spanish3.6%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.9%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 8.7%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.9%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic5.1%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.3%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed65.9%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant15.9%10.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
29.9%
English
8.7%
Irish
6.9%
Italian
5.0%
American
4.9%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
1.1%
Dutch
1.0%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
0.9%
Puerto Rican
0.8%
Guatemalan
0.4%
Dominican
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.7%
Chinese
0.4%
Korean
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.9%
2.4%
75–84
3.8%
5.1%
65–74
5.4%
6.6%
55–64
5.7%
7.0%
45–54
5.2%
7.7%
35–44
4.9%
7.3%
25–34
4.4%
7.3%
18–24
6.7%
7.1%
5–17
5.9%
2.1%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,404
Lewisburg, PA$76,404
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
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.0%
speak English only
German or other West Germanic4.7%
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
15.9%
Evangelical Protestant
10.3%
Catholic
5.1%
Black Protestant
1.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted65.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Home to Bucknell University, the Lewisburg metro blends a highly educated enclave with the surrounding Union County's reliably Republican-leaning electorate, producing consistent split-ticket patterns in state and federal races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 75.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.

A population of 42,456, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,404 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,257 votes cast, 8,015 went Democratic and 12,969 went Republican.
How many people live in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 42,456 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $76,404 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.