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1876–2024
Somerset, PA·Pennsylvania

Somerset, PA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+57.1 in 2024.

A blue-collar Pennsylvania corridor where margins have shifted sharply since 2008

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Somerset, PA
TrumpR+57.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Somerset, PA, PAA map of the single county of Somerset, 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.Somerset County, PA · R+57.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.1%31,993
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.0%8,596
OtherAll other candidates1.0%398
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: −57.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−57.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−33.5%
1896−42.9%
1900−49.7%
1904−54.3%
1908−44.6%
1912+7.7%
1916−31.1%
1920−58.1%
1924−59.1%
1928−56.6%
1932−19.4%
1936−3.5%
1940−10.4%
1944−21.8%
1948−22.6%
1952−17.0%
1956−21.9%
1960−16.5%
1964+9.5%
1968−19.4%
1972−38.1%
1976−8.4%
1980−19.8%
1984−16.7%
1988−9.7%
1992−4.2%
1996−6.4%
2000−24.8%
2004−29.8%
2008−25.0%
2012−42.7%
2016−55.5%
2020−56.3%
2024−57.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
21.0%Harris8,596
78.1%Trump31,993
1.0%
−57.1%
40,987
R
21.3%Biden8,654
77.6%Trump31,466
1.0%incl. Jorgensen
−56.3%
40,543
R
20.4%Clinton7,376
75.9%Trump27,379
3.7%incl. Johnson
−55.5%
36,073
R
27.7%Obama9,436
70.4%Romney23,984
1.9%
−42.7%
34,078
R
36.6%Obama12,878
61.7%McCain21,686
1.7%
−25.0%
35,168
R
34.9%Kerry12,842
64.7%Bush23,802
0.4%
−29.8%
36,778
R
36.5%Gore12,028
61.3%Bush20,218
2.2%incl. Nader
−24.8%
32,985
R
40.3%Clinton12,719
46.6%Dole14,735
13.1%incl. Perot
−6.4%
31,591
R
38.1%Clinton12,493
42.3%Bush13,858
19.6%incl. Perot
−4.2%
32,759
R
44.9%Dukakis13,815
54.6%Bush16,809
0.5%
−9.7%
30,768
R
41.5%Mondale13,900
58.2%Reagan19,502
0.3%
−16.7%
33,491
R
38.4%Carter11,695
58.2%Reagan17,729
3.4%incl. Anderson
−19.8%
30,455
R
45.3%Carter13,452
53.8%Ford15,960
0.9%
−8.4%
29,685
R
30.3%McGovern8,743
68.4%Nixon19,739
1.2%
−38.1%
28,841
R
37.2%Humphrey11,515
56.6%Nixon17,511
6.1%incl. Wallace
−19.4%
30,921
D
54.7%Johnson17,934
45.2%Goldwater14,817
0.2%
+9.5%
32,814
R
41.7%Kennedy14,739
58.2%Nixon20,554
0.1%
−16.5%
35,335
R
39.0%Stevenson13,163
60.9%Eisenhower20,568
0.1%
−21.9%
33,748
R
41.4%Stevenson13,167
58.4%Eisenhower18,589
0.2%
−17.0%
31,820
R
38.0%Truman8,727
60.5%Dewey13,910
1.5%incl. Thurmond
−22.6%
22,978
R
39.0%Roosevelt10,287
60.7%Dewey16,039
0.3%
−21.8%
26,405
R
44.7%Roosevelt14,085
55.1%Willkie17,369
0.2%
−10.4%
31,512
R
48.0%Roosevelt16,184
51.5%Landon17,375
0.5%
−3.5%
33,741
R
39.1%Roosevelt7,919
58.6%Hoover11,857
2.3%
−19.4%
20,249
R
21.3%Smith4,489
77.9%Hoover16,404
0.8%
−56.6%
21,057
R
13.6%Davis2,315
72.7%Coolidge12,389
13.7%incl. La Follette
−59.1%
17,032
R
17.8%Cox2,912
75.8%Harding12,436
6.4%
−58.1%
16,404
R
30.2%Wilson2,957
61.3%Hughes6,008
8.5%
−31.1%
9,800
O
22.6%Wilson2,164
14.9%Taft1,428
62.5%incl. Roosevelt
+7.7%
9,588
R
23.7%Bryan2,246
68.2%Taft6,478
8.1%
−44.6%
9,495
R
18.0%Parker1,686
72.4%Roosevelt6,772
9.6%
−54.3%
9,358
R
23.6%Bryan2,151
73.3%McKinley6,677
3.1%
−49.7%
9,109
R
27.6%Bryan2,295
70.5%McKinley5,861
2.0%
−42.9%
8,319
R
31.5%Cleveland2,262
65.0%Harrison4,670
3.5%incl. Weaver
−33.5%
7,185
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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.
IndicatorSomerset, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White93.9%74.5%61.0%
Black2.6%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.6%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races2.4%7.1%12.6%
Other race0.6%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$61,446$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate11.0%11.7%12.5%
Median age46.941.239.1
Age 18–246.9%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older23.9%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)17.9%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.2%12.4%22.3%
German or other West Germanic2.5%0.9%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 34.1%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.7%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 8.2%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic11.8%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.8%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed51.1%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant23.9%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
34.1%
Irish
9.7%
English
8.2%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
6.8%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.0%
Hungarian
1.7%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.4%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
0.6%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.3%
85+
2.2%
3.0%
75–84
3.6%
7.0%
65–74
6.8%
7.8%
55–64
7.4%
7.1%
45–54
5.9%
6.8%
35–44
5.3%
6.2%
25–34
4.6%
3.7%
18–24
3.2%
7.0%
5–17
6.6%
2.4%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,446
Somerset, PA$61,446
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
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
German or other West Germanic2.5%
Spanish0.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
23.9%
Catholic
11.8%
Evangelical Protestant
10.8%
Other Christian
1.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Muslim
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted51.1%
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.

Somerset County anchors a largely rural, coal-and-timber economy where white working-class voters have driven some of Pennsylvania's steepest partisan swings over the past three election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.1 points.

A population of 72,799, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,446 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 57.1 points (R+57.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,987 votes cast, 8,596 went Democratic and 31,993 went Republican.
When did Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 72,799 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania is $61,446 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.