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State College, PA·Pennsylvania

State College, PA delivered D+2.8 in 2024.

Penn State's enrollment shapes every demographic and turnout curve

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
State College, PA
HarrisD+2.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for State College, PA, PAA map of the single county of State College, 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.Centre County, PA · D+2.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic50.7%41,119
Donald TrumpRepublican47.8%38,829
OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,205
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: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+2.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+10.7%
1896−3.4%
1900−3.7%
1904−13.3%
1908−10.0%
1912+24.5%
1916−3.1%
1920−21.5%
1924−25.1%
1928−55.1%
1932−7.7%
1936+8.5%
1940−3.9%
1944−10.9%
1948−23.0%
1952−33.0%
1956−34.6%
1960−36.1%
1964+27.0%
1968−16.5%
1972−21.9%
1976−8.2%
1980−10.8%
1984−26.2%
1988−13.0%
1992+1.4%
1996+0.4%
2000−9.6%
2004−3.7%
2008+11.8%
2012+0.3%
2016+2.3%
2020+4.8%
2024+2.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
50.7%Harris41,119
47.8%Trump38,829
1.5%
+2.8%
81,153
D
51.7%Biden40,055
46.9%Trump36,372
1.4%incl. Jorgensen
+4.8%
77,493
D
48.0%Clinton37,088
45.6%Trump35,274
6.4%incl. Johnson
+2.3%
77,307
D
48.9%Obama34,176
48.7%Romney34,001
2.4%
+0.3%
69,886
D
55.4%Obama41,950
43.5%McCain32,992
1.1%
+11.8%
75,763
R
47.7%Kerry30,733
51.5%Bush33,133
0.8%
−3.7%
64,374
R
43.2%Gore21,409
52.8%Bush26,172
4.0%incl. Nader
−9.6%
49,575
D
45.2%Clinton21,145
44.7%Dole20,935
10.1%incl. Perot
+0.4%
46,826
D
41.3%Clinton21,177
40.0%Bush20,478
18.7%incl. Perot
+1.4%
51,225
R
43.2%Dukakis18,357
56.1%Bush23,875
0.7%
−13.0%
42,527
R
36.6%Mondale16,194
62.8%Reagan27,802
0.5%
−26.2%
44,236
R
37.5%Carter15,987
48.3%Reagan20,605
14.2%incl. Anderson
−10.8%
42,631
R
44.2%Carter17,867
52.4%Ford21,177
3.4%
−8.2%
40,437
R
38.6%McGovern13,194
60.5%Nixon20,683
0.9%
−21.9%
34,197
R
39.1%Humphrey11,163
55.6%Nixon15,865
5.3%incl. Wallace
−16.5%
28,527
D
63.2%Johnson16,556
36.2%Goldwater9,481
0.6%
+27.0%
26,195
R
31.9%Kennedy8,601
68.0%Nixon18,357
0.2%
−36.1%
27,004
R
32.6%Stevenson7,483
67.2%Eisenhower15,412
0.2%
−34.6%
22,940
R
33.3%Stevenson7,391
66.3%Eisenhower14,700
0.3%
−33.0%
22,168
R
38.5%Truman6,515
61.5%Dewey10,416
0.0%
−23.0%
16,931
R
44.2%Roosevelt8,064
55.1%Dewey10,048
0.7%
−10.9%
18,242
R
47.9%Roosevelt9,869
51.7%Willkie10,665
0.4%
−3.9%
20,610
D
53.8%Roosevelt11,734
45.2%Landon9,869
1.0%
+8.5%
21,814
R
44.8%Roosevelt7,053
52.5%Hoover8,264
2.6%
−7.7%
15,726
R
22.1%Smith3,431
77.2%Hoover12,005
0.8%
−55.1%
15,557
R
34.0%Davis4,443
59.1%Coolidge7,723
6.9%incl. La Follette
−25.1%
13,062
R
36.3%Cox4,783
57.8%Harding7,615
5.9%
−21.5%
13,171
R
46.9%Wilson4,120
50.0%Hughes4,392
3.1%
−3.1%
8,781
D
43.5%Wilson3,445
19.0%Taft1,507
37.5%incl. Roosevelt
+24.5%
7,926
R
43.1%Bryan3,998
53.1%Taft4,927
3.8%
−10.0%
9,276
R
41.9%Parker4,015
55.2%Roosevelt5,291
3.0%
−13.3%
9,589
R
46.9%Bryan4,339
50.6%McKinley4,684
2.4%
−3.7%
9,249
R
46.5%Bryan4,546
49.9%McKinley4,880
3.6%
−3.4%
9,774
D
53.4%Cleveland4,624
42.7%Harrison3,698
3.9%incl. Weaver
+10.7%
8,656
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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.
IndicatorState College, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White83.9%74.5%61.0%
Black3.3%10.7%12.2%
Asian5.8%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races5.8%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.2%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$74,291$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate16.3%11.7%12.5%
Median age34.241.239.1
Age 18–2423.7%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.9%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)46.2%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home12.4%12.4%22.3%
Spanish2.3%5.6%13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)2.3%0.8%1.1%
German or other West Germanic2.1%0.9%0.5%
Other Indo-European1.9%1.7%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 25.0%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 14.1%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.3%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic10.0%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.3%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed66.1%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant12.4%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
25.0%
Irish
14.1%
English
11.3%
Italian
9.1%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.9%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.6%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
2.5%
Asian Indian
1.2%
Korean
0.7%
Filipino
0.3%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Pakistani
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.1%
Puerto Rican
0.9%
Cuban
0.2%
Colombian
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
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
0.3%
Nigerian
0.2%
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: 34.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.7%
65–74
4.7%
5.8%
55–64
5.7%
5.5%
45–54
4.9%
6.3%
35–44
5.1%
7.1%
25–34
5.5%
12.9%
18–24
10.8%
5.7%
5–17
5.3%
1.8%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,291
State College, PA$74,291
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
16.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)2.3%
German or other West Germanic2.1%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.7%
Korean0.6%
Arabic0.6%
Other languages0.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
12.4%
Catholic
10.0%
Evangelical Protestant
9.3%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Muslim
0.3%
Jewish
0.3%
Other faiths
0.2%
Other Christian
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted66.1%
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.

The State College metro swings younger and more educated than most of rural central Pennsylvania, driven by a university population that inflates registration numbers but depresses midterm turnout relative to presidential cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.8 points.

A population of 158,576, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,291 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State College, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State College, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+2.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 81,153 votes cast, 41,119 went Democratic and 38,829 went Republican.
When did State College, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State College, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
State College, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 158,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State College, PA, Pennsylvania is $74,291 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State College, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.