† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBradford, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German21.5%21.6%12.5%
Irish14.3%14.8%9.4%
English11.7%8.3%9.5%
Italian9.6%10.6%4.8%
American7.4%4.4%5.3%
Swedish6.1%——
Polish3.0%5.4%2.2%
Scottish2.0%1.1%1.3%
African American†2.0%8.7%9.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%3.7%1.8%
Mexican0.4%1.4%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bradford, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
44
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bradford, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$62,905
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.8%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bradford, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.3%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bradford, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
11.2%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.0%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.2%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.7%
10.3%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bradford, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−10.4%
1896
−23.5%
1900
−28.1%
1904
−48.2%
1908
−25.2%
1912
+12.7%
1916
−13.7%
1920
−46.7%
1924
−50.9%
1928
−47.5%
1932
−34.6%
1936
−9.5%
1940
−35.7%
1944
−29.5%
1948
−35.6%
1952
−47.6%
1956
−48.0%
1960
−27.5%
1964
+15.8%
1968
−23.7%
1972
−44.7%
1976
−22.9%
1980
−27.5%
1984
−38.8%
1988
−27.3%
1992
−10.0%
1996
−8.9%
2000
−26.3%
2004
−26.7%
2008
−17.3%
2012
−28.0%
2016
−46.2%
2020
−46.2%
2024
−47.2%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.0%Harris5,115
73.2%Trump14,401
0.5%Oliver108 +1
R+47.2
R+1.0
R+45.7
19,682
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%14,401
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.0%5,115
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%108
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%58
R
26.2%Biden5,098
72.3%Trump14,083
1.5%
R+46.2
D+0.1
R+50.6
19,466
R
24.4%Clinton4,025
70.7%Trump11,635
4.9%
R+46.2
R+18.2
R+48.3
16,464
R
35.0%Obama5,297
63.0%Romney9,545
2.1%
R+28.0
R+10.7
R+31.9
15,154
R
40.5%Obama6,465
57.8%McCain9,224
1.6%
R+17.3
D+9.4
R+24.6
15,947
R
36.1%Kerry6,294
62.8%Bush10,941
1.1%
R+26.7
R+0.4
R+24.2
17,426
R
34.9%Gore5,510
61.1%Bush9,661
4.0%
R+26.3
R+17.3
R+26.8
15,806
R
37.1%Clinton5,509
46.0%Dole6,838
17.0%
R+8.9
D+1.0
R+17.5
14,869
R
32.5%Clinton5,331
42.5%Bush6,965
25.0%
R+10.0
D+17.3
R+15.5
16,400
R
35.9%Dukakis5,300
63.2%Bush9,323
0.8%
R+27.3
D+11.5
R+19.6
14,747
R
30.4%Mondale4,818
69.2%Reagan10,963
0.4%
R+38.8
R+11.3
R+20.6
15,839
R
33.4%Carter5,064
60.9%Reagan9,229
5.8%
R+27.5
R+4.5
R+17.7
15,166
R
38.0%Carter6,424
60.9%Ford10,305
1.2%
R+22.9
D+21.7
R+25.0
16,926
R
27.1%McGovern4,513
71.7%Nixon11,958
1.2%
R+44.7
R+20.9
R+21.5
16,673
R
35.9%Humphrey6,326
59.7%Nixon10,506
4.4%
R+23.7
R+39.5
R+23.0
17,607
D
57.6%Johnson10,950
41.8%Goldwater7,948
0.6%
D+15.8
D+43.3
R+6.8
19,007
R
36.1%Kennedy7,767
63.6%Nixon13,699
0.3%
R+27.5
D+20.4
R+27.7
21,532
R
25.8%Stevenson5,152
73.8%Eisenhower14,725
0.4%
R+48.0
R+0.4
R+32.6
19,950
R
25.9%Stevenson5,373
73.4%Eisenhower15,256
0.7%
R+47.6
R+12.0
R+36.8
20,776
R
31.3%Truman4,785
66.9%Dewey10,218
1.8%
R+35.6
R+6.0
R+40.1
15,272
R
34.9%Roosevelt6,492
64.4%Dewey11,988
0.7%
R+29.5
D+6.2
R+37.0
18,601
R
31.9%Roosevelt6,991
67.6%Willkie14,822
0.5%
R+35.7
R+26.2
R+45.7
21,932
R
43.9%Roosevelt9,733
53.4%Landon11,837
2.8%
R+9.5
D+25.1
R+33.7
22,181
R
30.4%Roosevelt4,661
65.0%Hoover9,970
4.6%
R+34.6
D+12.8
R+52.4
15,335
R
26.0%Smith4,964
73.5%Hoover14,012
0.5%
R+47.5
D+3.5
R+30.0
19,066
R
18.1%Davis2,376
69.0%Coolidge9,072
12.9%
R+50.9
R+4.2
R+25.7
13,149
R
22.0%Cox2,505
68.6%Harding7,830
9.4%
R+46.7
R+33.0
R+20.5
11,406
R
38.1%Wilson3,161
51.8%Hughes4,300
10.1%
R+13.7
R+26.4
R+16.9
8,299
O
29.5%Wilson2,362
16.8%Taft1,345
53.7%
Roosevelt +24.1
D+37.9
R+6.8
8,001
R
32.8%Bryan2,867
58.0%Taft5,073
9.2%
R+25.2
D+23.0
R+15.7
8,745
R
19.3%Parker1,636
67.5%Roosevelt5,719
13.2%
R+48.2
R+20.1
R+28.5
8,475
R
33.3%Bryan3,427
61.4%McKinley6,319
5.3%
R+28.1
R+4.6
R+20.5
10,293
R
36.1%Bryan3,074
59.6%McKinley5,077
4.3%
R+23.5
R+13.1
R+17.4
8,520
R
39.6%Cleveland2,843
50.0%Harrison3,594
10.4%
R+10.4
—
R+12.1
7,187
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
26.7%5,231
70.5%13,799
19,571
2022
R
28.2%4,135
68.7%10,076
14,671
2018
R
31.9%3,972
66.5%8,285
12,454
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+43.2
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.0 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Bradford, PA in Bradford, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−138
2012
+64
2013
−279
2014
−87
2015
−144
2016
−653
2017
−196
2018
−255
2019
−185
2021
+135
2022
−193
2023
−49
2024
−53
2025
−94
Bradford's McKean County economy has long leaned on oil and gas — the region sits atop one of the oldest petroleum-producing fields in the country — and that industrial identity consistently produces lopsided margins in federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 50.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.2 points.
A population of 39,904, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,905 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sayre, PA and DuBois, PA.
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In 2024, Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 47.2 points (R+47.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,682 votes cast, 5,115 went Democratic and 14,401 went Republican.
When did Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania is $62,905 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bradford, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
