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1876–2024
Sunbury, PA·Pennsylvania

Sunbury, PA has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+36.3 in 2024.

A small Susquehanna Valley metro where margins hinge on rural-suburban mix

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Sunbury, PA
TrumpR+36.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Sunbury, PA, PAA map of the constituent counties of Sunbury, PA, PA, each 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.Montour County, PA · R+20.9Northumberland County, PA · R+39.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.5%36,184
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.2%16,725
OtherAll other candidates1.3%673
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its 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: −36.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+9.2%
1896−4.6%
1900+1.0%
1904−26.0%
1908−6.7%
1912+25.6%
1916+4.9%
1920−23.2%
1924−29.9%
1928−25.1%
1932+11.9%
1936+18.7%
1940+6.8%
1944−4.6%
1948−17.2%
1952−23.8%
1956−25.8%
1960−12.1%
1964+23.7%
1968−13.4%
1972−31.4%
1976−1.9%
1980−18.8%
1984−24.7%
1988−18.6%
1992−7.5%
1996−1.9%
2000−15.3%
2004−22.1%
2008−14.1%
2012−19.5%
2016−39.7%
2020−35.2%
2024−36.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.2%Harris16,725
67.5%Trump36,184
1.3%
−36.3%
53,582
R
31.6%Biden16,448
66.8%Trump34,796
1.6%incl. Jorgensen
−35.2%
52,054
R
27.8%Clinton12,645
67.6%Trump30,715
4.6%incl. Johnson
−39.7%
45,463
R
39.1%Obama16,125
58.6%Romney24,170
2.2%
−19.5%
41,215
R
42.2%Obama17,693
56.2%McCain23,592
1.6%
−14.1%
41,962
R
38.6%Kerry17,268
60.7%Bush27,165
0.7%
−22.1%
44,758
R
40.3%Gore16,026
55.6%Bush22,102
4.1%incl. Nader
−15.3%
39,749
R
40.8%Clinton15,601
42.8%Dole16,336
16.4%incl. Perot
−1.9%
38,211
R
35.3%Clinton14,964
42.8%Bush18,153
22.0%incl. Perot
−7.5%
42,438
R
40.2%Dukakis16,286
58.8%Bush23,824
1.0%
−18.6%
40,496
R
37.3%Mondale15,803
62.0%Reagan26,283
0.8%
−24.7%
42,413
R
37.8%Carter16,022
56.6%Reagan24,007
5.6%incl. Anderson
−18.8%
42,386
R
48.2%Carter21,666
50.1%Ford22,542
1.7%
−1.9%
44,951
R
33.5%McGovern15,640
64.9%Nixon30,298
1.6%
−31.4%
46,683
R
40.2%Humphrey19,252
53.6%Nixon25,655
6.2%incl. Wallace
−13.4%
47,875
D
61.7%Johnson31,765
38.0%Goldwater19,573
0.2%
+23.7%
51,458
R
43.9%Kennedy24,862
56.0%Nixon31,722
0.1%
−12.1%
56,632
R
37.1%Stevenson19,213
62.8%Eisenhower32,559
0.1%
−25.8%
51,816
R
38.0%Stevenson20,053
61.8%Eisenhower32,586
0.2%
−23.8%
52,765
R
40.8%Truman18,442
58.1%Dewey26,225
1.1%incl. Thurmond
−17.2%
45,155
R
47.6%Roosevelt22,545
52.2%Dewey24,722
0.3%
−4.6%
47,397
D
53.3%Roosevelt29,395
46.5%Willkie25,637
0.3%
+6.8%
55,175
D
58.7%Roosevelt35,383
40.0%Landon24,108
1.2%
+18.7%
60,232
D
54.4%Roosevelt25,791
42.5%Hoover20,141
3.2%
+11.9%
47,444
R
37.2%Smith20,694
62.3%Hoover34,641
0.5%
−25.1%
55,640
R
26.3%Davis9,370
56.1%Coolidge20,015
17.6%incl. La Follette
−29.9%
35,653
R
34.6%Cox11,726
57.9%Harding19,584
7.5%
−23.2%
33,852
D
49.3%Wilson10,863
44.4%Hughes9,790
6.3%
+4.9%
22,047
O
37.8%Wilson8,294
12.2%Taft2,679
50.0%incl. Roosevelt
+25.6%
21,949
R
44.1%Bryan10,080
50.8%Taft11,603
5.0%
−6.7%
22,836
R
34.8%Parker7,294
60.8%Roosevelt12,737
4.3%
−26.0%
20,932
D
48.9%Bryan9,864
47.8%McKinley9,658
3.3%
+1.0%
20,190
R
45.6%Bryan9,114
50.2%McKinley10,043
4.2%
−4.6%
20,001
D
52.5%Cleveland8,819
43.3%Harrison7,278
4.2%incl. Weaver
+9.2%
16,807
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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.
IndicatorSunbury, PAMetro areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White89.9%74.5%61.0%
Black2.6%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.9%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races4.4%7.1%12.6%
Other race2.3%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.9%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$63,314$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate12.0%11.7%12.5%
Median age44.241.239.1
Age 18–246.8%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older22.3%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)22.6%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.9%12.4%22.3%
Spanish2.3%5.6%13.6%
German or other West Germanic1.3%0.9%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 30.5%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 11.0%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.7%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic13.6%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant11.7%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.1%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant17.0%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
30.5%
Irish
11.0%
English
9.7%
Polish
7.4%
Italian
6.5%
American
4.6%
Dutch
3.1%
Scottish
1.1%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
2.3%
Mexican
0.9%
Colombian
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Dominican
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
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.
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: 44.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
3.0%
75–84
3.9%
6.3%
65–74
6.6%
7.4%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
5.7%
6.7%
35–44
5.9%
6.4%
25–34
5.5%
3.6%
18–24
3.2%
7.5%
5–17
7.2%
2.6%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,314
Sunbury, PA$63,314
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
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
German or other West Germanic1.3%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
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
Mainline Protestant
17.0%
Catholic
13.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.7%
Hindu
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Muslim
0.3%
Other faiths
0.2%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.1%
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.

Northumberland County anchors this compact metro, where a long deindustrialized core and surrounding agricultural townships produce a reliably wide Republican margin in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.3 points.

A population of 108,663, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,314 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 36.3 points (R+36.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 53,582 votes cast, 16,725 went Democratic and 36,184 went Republican.
When did Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania?
Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 108,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania is $63,314 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sunbury, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.