Elk County, Pennsylvania
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 1.0% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 0.6% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.4% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.4% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 40.9% | 73.8% |
| Mainline Protestant | 10.8% | 19.5% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2.6% | 4.7% |
| Other | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| Non-religious | 44.6% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+47.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+45.1 |
| 2016 | Trump+42.4 |
| 2012 | Romney+15.9 |
| 2008 | Obama+4.3 |
| 2004 | Bush+8.7 |
| 2000 | Bush+11.7 |
| 1996 | Clinton+6.6 |
| 1992 | Clinton+0.8 |
Elk, Pennsylvania is a county that has a population of 30,506. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+47.0. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.1% | 73.1% | R+47.0 | R+1.9 |
| 2020 | 26.7% | 71.8% | R+45.1 | R+2.6 |
| 2016 | 26.5% | 68.9% | R+42.4 | R+26.5 |
| 2012 | 41.1% | 57.1% | R+15.9 | R+20.2 |
| 2008 | 50.8% | 46.5% | D+4.3 | D+13.0 |
| 2004 | 45.4% | 54.1% | R+8.7 | D+3.0 |
| 2000 | 42.4% | 54.1% | R+11.7 | R+18.3 |
| 1996 | 44.2% | 37.6% | D+6.6 | D+5.8 |
| 1992 | 36.3% | 35.5% | D+0.8 | D+7.5 |
| 1988 | 46.1% | 52.9% | R+6.7 | D+14.6 |
| 1984 | 39.2% | 60.5% | R+21.3 | R+12.0 |
| 1980 | 43.1% | 52.5% | R+9.3 | R+13.6 |
| 1976 | 51.2% | 47.0% | D+4.2 | D+28.9 |
| 1972 | 36.5% | 61.2% | R+24.7 | R+29.6 |
| 1968 | 49.0% | 44.1% | D+4.9 | R+36.2 |
| 1964 | 70.5% | 29.4% | D+41.1 | D+33.2 |
| 1960 | 53.9% | 46.0% | D+8.0 | D+31.8 |
| 1956 | 38.0% | 61.8% | R+23.8 | R+15.0 |
| 1952 | 45.4% | 54.3% | R+8.8 | R+10.9 |
| 1948 | 51.0% | 49.0% | D+2.0 | — |
What defines Elk?
Elk has been trending Republican — 31pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles. It has a working-class electorate (21% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 47.0% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Shifted 31.1 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections