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1876–2024
Meadville, PA·Pennsylvania

Meadville, PA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+39.1 in 2024.

Crawford County's small-city core where manufacturing heritage shapes modern margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Meadville, PA
TrumpR+39.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Meadville, PA, PAA map of the single county of Meadville, 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.Crawford County, PA · R+39.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.0%29,685
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.9%12,858
OtherAll other candidates1.1%456
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: −39.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−39.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−6.5%
1896+3.2%
1900−4.6%
1904−30.2%
1908−13.8%
1912+11.6%
1916+2.6%
1920−36.4%
1924−45.9%
1928−43.2%
1932−7.3%
1936−5.9%
1940−21.7%
1944−24.4%
1948−21.4%
1952−31.6%
1956−33.7%
1960−21.7%
1964+26.0%
1968−12.9%
1972−31.6%
1976−1.9%
1980−15.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−13.8%
1992−3.8%
1996−5.5%
2000−16.8%
2004−15.5%
2008−10.4%
2012−19.7%
2016−37.1%
2020−37.2%
2024−39.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.9%Harris12,858
69.0%Trump29,685
1.1%
−39.1%
42,999
R
30.8%Biden12,924
68.0%Trump28,559
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
−37.2%
42,004
R
29.0%Clinton10,971
66.1%Trump24,987
4.9%incl. Johnson
−37.1%
37,813
R
39.0%Obama13,883
58.8%Romney20,901
2.2%
−19.7%
35,575
R
44.0%Obama16,780
54.4%McCain20,750
1.6%
−10.4%
38,134
R
41.8%Kerry16,013
57.3%Bush21,965
0.9%
−15.5%
38,322
R
39.8%Gore13,250
56.6%Bush18,858
3.7%incl. Nader
−16.8%
33,328
R
41.2%Clinton12,943
46.6%Dole14,659
12.2%incl. Perot
−5.5%
31,446
R
37.0%Clinton12,813
40.8%Bush14,112
22.2%incl. Perot
−3.8%
34,628
R
42.5%Dukakis13,021
56.3%Bush17,249
1.2%
−13.8%
30,628
R
38.5%Mondale12,792
60.8%Reagan20,181
0.7%
−22.3%
33,195
R
38.1%Carter11,778
53.6%Reagan16,552
8.3%incl. Anderson
−15.4%
30,909
R
48.1%Carter14,712
50.0%Ford15,301
2.0%
−1.9%
30,610
R
32.8%McGovern9,371
64.4%Nixon18,393
2.8%
−31.6%
28,569
R
40.2%Humphrey11,345
53.1%Nixon14,991
6.7%incl. Wallace
−12.9%
28,226
D
62.8%Johnson18,212
36.8%Goldwater10,664
0.4%
+26.0%
28,991
R
39.0%Kennedy12,050
60.7%Nixon18,754
0.3%
−21.7%
30,906
R
33.0%Stevenson9,346
66.7%Eisenhower18,887
0.4%
−33.7%
28,337
R
33.9%Stevenson9,874
65.5%Eisenhower19,079
0.6%
−31.6%
29,134
R
39.3%Truman9,174
60.7%Dewey14,161
0.0%
−21.4%
23,335
R
37.5%Roosevelt9,216
61.8%Dewey15,205
0.7%
−24.4%
24,591
R
38.9%Roosevelt10,197
60.6%Willkie15,891
0.5%
−21.7%
26,213
R
45.4%Roosevelt12,788
51.3%Landon14,463
3.3%
−5.9%
28,189
R
44.4%Roosevelt9,382
51.7%Hoover10,918
3.8%
−7.3%
21,111
R
28.0%Smith6,718
71.2%Hoover17,072
0.8%
−43.2%
23,989
R
17.2%Davis2,969
63.1%Coolidge10,918
19.8%incl. La Follette
−45.9%
17,305
R
25.9%Cox4,175
62.3%Harding10,032
11.8%
−36.4%
16,099
D
46.8%Wilson5,814
44.2%Hughes5,487
9.0%
+2.6%
12,420
O
32.2%Wilson3,908
20.6%Taft2,497
47.3%incl. Roosevelt
+11.6%
12,147
R
38.8%Bryan5,668
52.6%Taft7,679
8.6%
−13.8%
14,605
R
28.9%Parker3,645
59.0%Roosevelt7,450
12.1%
−30.2%
12,620
R
45.4%Bryan7,000
50.0%McKinley7,705
4.6%
−4.6%
15,418
D
50.5%Bryan8,383
47.3%McKinley7,851
2.3%
+3.2%
16,611
R
40.8%Cleveland6,166
47.3%Harrison7,152
11.9%incl. Weaver
−6.5%
15,122
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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.
IndicatorMeadville, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White93.3%74.5%61.0%
Black1.4%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.6%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races4.0%7.1%12.6%
Other race0.8%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$60,476$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate14.3%11.7%12.5%
Median age4441.239.1
Age 18–248.6%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older22.7%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)21.1%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.7%12.4%22.3%
German or other West Germanic4.2%0.9%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 26.1%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 15.0%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 12.1%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic7.8%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant18.2%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed59.6%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant12.6%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
26.1%
Irish
15.0%
English
12.1%
American
7.1%
Italian
7.0%
Polish
4.4%
Scottish
2.1%
French
2.0%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
0.6%
Puerto Rican
0.5%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
3.3%
75–84
3.6%
6.6%
65–74
6.7%
7.1%
55–64
7.3%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
5.4%
35–44
5.6%
5.3%
25–34
5.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
7.9%
5–17
7.3%
2.6%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,476
Meadville, PA$60,476
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
14.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
German or other West Germanic4.2%
Spanish0.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Other languages0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
18.2%
Mainline Protestant
12.6%
Catholic
7.8%
Other Christian
0.8%
Black Protestant
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Other faiths
0.2%
Unaffiliated or not counted59.6%
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.

Meadville anchors a mid-sized Pennsylvania metro where durable goods employment and a liberal-arts college electorate create an unusual demographic mix, producing competitive results that don't track cleanly with either urban or rural statewide patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.1 points.

A population of 82,716, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,476 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,999 votes cast, 12,858 went Democratic and 29,685 went Republican.
When did Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 82,716 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania is $60,476 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.