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1876–2024
Pottsville, PA·Pennsylvania

Pottsville, PA has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+42.0 in 2024.

A Schuylkill County seat where anthracite heritage still shapes the electorate

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Pottsville, PA
TrumpR+42.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Pottsville, PA, PAA map of the single county of Pottsville, 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.Schuylkill County, PA · R+42.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.4%51,665
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.5%20,882
OtherAll other candidates1.1%814
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: −42.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−42.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+8.9%
1896−7.1%
1900−2.8%
1904−33.8%
1908−9.2%
1912+25.7%
1916−13.6%
1920−22.6%
1924−45.6%
1928−6.5%
1932+3.7%
1936+10.7%
1940+5.7%
1944−6.3%
1948−21.7%
1952−19.0%
1956−24.0%
1960+0.3%
1964+31.4%
1968−2.9%
1972−25.1%
1976+2.9%
1980−17.4%
1984−18.3%
1988−13.6%
1992−3.3%
1996+3.4%
2000−6.2%
2004−9.8%
2008−8.7%
2012−13.3%
2016−43.0%
2020−39.9%
2024−42.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.5%Harris20,882
70.4%Trump51,665
1.1%
−42.0%
73,361
R
29.4%Biden20,727
69.2%Trump48,871
1.4%incl. Jorgensen
−39.9%
70,603
R
26.5%Clinton16,770
69.4%Trump44,001
4.1%incl. Johnson
−43.0%
63,385
R
42.3%Obama24,546
55.6%Romney32,278
2.1%
−13.3%
58,048
R
44.9%Obama28,300
53.5%McCain33,767
1.6%
−8.7%
63,057
R
44.8%Kerry29,231
54.6%Bush35,640
0.6%
−9.8%
65,269
R
45.0%Gore26,215
51.2%Bush29,841
3.8%incl. Nader
−6.2%
58,300
D
43.9%Clinton24,860
40.5%Dole22,920
15.6%incl. Perot
+3.4%
56,629
R
37.6%Clinton23,679
40.9%Bush25,780
21.5%incl. Perot
−3.3%
63,029
R
42.9%Dukakis24,797
56.5%Bush32,666
0.7%
−13.6%
57,842
R
40.7%Mondale25,758
59.0%Reagan37,330
0.4%
−18.3%
63,312
R
38.4%Carter24,968
55.8%Reagan36,273
5.7%incl. Anderson
−17.4%
64,969
D
50.6%Carter33,905
47.7%Ford31,944
1.6%
+2.9%
66,948
R
36.4%McGovern26,077
61.6%Nixon44,071
2.0%
−25.1%
71,595
R
45.6%Humphrey34,982
48.5%Nixon37,194
5.8%incl. Wallace
−2.9%
76,645
D
65.6%Johnson50,560
34.2%Goldwater26,386
0.1%
+31.4%
77,042
D
50.1%Kennedy44,430
49.8%Nixon44,187
0.1%
+0.3%
88,687
R
37.9%Stevenson31,645
61.9%Eisenhower51,670
0.1%
−24.0%
83,406
R
40.4%Stevenson34,987
59.4%Eisenhower51,437
0.2%
−19.0%
86,610
R
38.4%Truman28,194
60.1%Dewey44,176
1.5%incl. Thurmond
−21.7%
73,492
R
46.7%Roosevelt35,852
53.0%Dewey40,671
0.3%
−6.3%
76,744
D
52.7%Roosevelt48,739
47.0%Willkie43,505
0.2%
+5.7%
92,475
D
54.7%Roosevelt55,183
43.9%Landon44,353
1.4%
+10.7%
100,921
D
50.5%Roosevelt35,023
46.9%Hoover32,492
2.6%
+3.7%
69,305
R
46.6%Smith40,424
53.1%Hoover46,033
0.4%
−6.5%
86,768
R
18.8%Davis10,111
64.4%Coolidge34,578
16.7%incl. La Follette
−45.6%
53,656
R
36.8%Cox18,746
59.5%Harding30,259
3.7%
−22.6%
50,887
R
41.4%Wilson13,396
55.0%Hughes17,806
3.6%
−13.6%
32,357
O
36.8%Wilson11,812
11.1%Taft3,557
52.1%incl. Roosevelt
+25.7%
32,075
R
43.4%Bryan15,481
52.6%Taft18,758
4.0%
−9.2%
35,679
R
31.3%Parker10,115
65.1%Roosevelt21,046
3.6%
−33.8%
32,328
R
48.0%Bryan14,496
50.7%McKinley15,327
1.3%
−2.8%
30,215
R
45.5%Bryan14,745
52.6%McKinley17,045
1.9%
−7.1%
32,407
D
53.8%Cleveland13,677
44.9%Harrison11,426
1.3%incl. Weaver
+8.9%
25,424
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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.
IndicatorPottsville, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White87.7%74.5%61.0%
Black2.9%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.5%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races6.5%7.1%12.6%
Other race2.5%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.8%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$68,313$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate12.8%11.7%12.5%
Median age43.741.239.1
Age 18–247.4%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.0%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)19.9%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home6.7%12.4%22.3%
Spanish4.6%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.5%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 16.5%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 9.4%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic23.4%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.2%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.1%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant20.8%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
29.5%
Irish
16.5%
Italian
9.4%
Polish
8.4%
English
5.2%
American
3.4%
Dutch
3.1%
Slovak
1.9%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
2.8%
Dominican
1.8%
Mexican
1.5%
Cuban
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
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
0.2%
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: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.7%
2.8%
75–84
3.5%
6.0%
65–74
6.2%
7.5%
55–64
7.0%
6.9%
45–54
6.0%
6.7%
35–44
5.6%
6.8%
25–34
5.2%
4.0%
18–24
3.4%
7.8%
5–17
7.5%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,313
Pottsville, PA$68,313
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
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
23.4%
Mainline Protestant
20.8%
Evangelical Protestant
4.2%
Hindu
2.0%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.1%
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.

Once a Democratic stronghold built on coal-union loyalty, Pottsville's metro has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, posting a 9.6-point Republican margin in 2024 as working-class realignment reshaped its voter coalition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.0 points.

A population of 143,558, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,313 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,361 votes cast, 20,882 went Democratic and 51,665 went Republican.
When did Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 143,558 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania is $68,313 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.