† 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
GroupGettysburg, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German33.0%21.6%12.5%
Irish12.5%14.8%9.4%
English9.9%8.3%9.5%
American9.6%4.4%5.3%
Italian5.0%10.6%4.8%
Polish2.7%5.4%2.2%
Scottish1.4%1.1%1.3%
French1.3%—1.6%
Mexican4.6%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.9%3.7%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%1.4%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
African American†1.6%8.7%9.9%
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
Gettysburg, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.7
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.8%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Gettysburg, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$84,092
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.2%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.8%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Gettysburg, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Gettysburg, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
14.5%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.8%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.6%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.8%
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.
Gettysburg, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+4.6%
1896
−4.3%
1900
+3.2%
1904
−2.6%
1908
+4.4%
1912
+39.7%
1916
+9.0%
1920
−15.7%
1924
−8.6%
1928
−35.0%
1932
+8.2%
1936
+0.1%
1940
−7.9%
1944
−19.7%
1948
−19.1%
1952
−31.8%
1956
−32.2%
1960
−24.2%
1964
+12.7%
1968
−28.1%
1972
−41.6%
1976
−15.8%
1980
−29.0%
1984
−39.3%
1988
−30.5%
1992
−13.5%
1996
−15.5%
2000
−27.4%
2004
−34.3%
2008
−19.6%
2012
−27.4%
2016
−35.8%
2020
−34.2%
2024
−33.6%
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
32.7%Harris19,842
66.4%Trump40,248
0.6%Oliver342 +1
R+33.6
D+0.5
R+32.2
60,650
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.4%40,248
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.7%19,842
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%342
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%218
R
32.2%Biden18,207
66.4%Trump37,523
1.4%
R+34.2
D+1.7
R+38.6
56,540
R
29.6%Clinton14,219
65.5%Trump31,423
4.9%
R+35.8
R+8.5
R+37.9
47,990
R
35.4%Obama15,091
62.8%Romney26,767
1.8%
R+27.4
R+7.8
R+31.2
42,625
R
39.6%Obama17,633
59.2%McCain26,349
1.1%
R+19.6
D+14.7
R+26.9
44,491
R
32.6%Kerry13,764
66.9%Bush28,247
0.5%
R+34.3
R+6.9
R+31.8
42,228
R
34.9%Gore11,682
62.3%Bush20,848
2.7%
R+27.4
R+11.9
R+27.9
33,444
R
36.5%Clinton10,774
52.0%Dole15,338
11.5%
R+15.5
R+2.0
R+24.0
29,508
R
32.5%Clinton9,576
45.9%Bush13,552
21.6%
R+13.5
D+17.0
R+19.0
29,501
R
34.4%Dukakis8,299
64.9%Bush15,650
0.6%
R+30.5
D+8.8
R+22.8
24,105
R
30.2%Mondale7,289
69.4%Reagan16,786
0.4%
R+39.3
R+10.3
R+21.1
24,174
R
32.4%Carter7,266
61.4%Reagan13,760
6.2%
R+29.0
R+13.2
R+19.2
22,404
R
41.1%Carter8,771
56.9%Ford12,133
2.0%
R+15.8
D+25.9
R+17.8
21,322
R
28.6%McGovern5,529
70.2%Nixon13,593
1.3%
R+41.6
R+13.6
R+18.5
19,365
R
31.7%Humphrey5,993
59.8%Nixon11,303
8.5%
R+28.1
R+40.8
R+27.4
18,907
D
56.1%Johnson11,148
43.4%Goldwater8,617
0.5%
D+12.7
D+36.9
R+9.8
19,860
R
37.9%Kennedy7,895
62.0%Nixon12,933
0.1%
R+24.2
D+8.1
R+24.3
20,854
R
33.9%Stevenson6,281
66.1%Eisenhower12,250
0.0%
R+32.2
R+0.4
R+16.8
18,531
R
34.0%Stevenson5,691
65.8%Eisenhower11,016
0.2%
R+31.8
R+12.7
R+21.1
16,737
R
40.0%Truman5,409
59.1%Dewey7,988
0.8%
R+19.1
D+0.6
R+23.6
13,509
R
39.9%Roosevelt5,881
59.6%Dewey8,787
0.5%
R+19.7
R+11.9
R+27.2
14,735
R
46.0%Roosevelt7,354
53.9%Willkie8,609
0.1%
R+7.9
R+8.0
R+17.8
15,984
D
47.9%Roosevelt8,336
47.7%Landon8,313
4.4%
D+0.1
R+8.0
R+24.1
17,410
D
53.2%Roosevelt7,185
45.1%Hoover6,084
1.7%
D+8.2
D+43.2
R+9.6
13,494
R
32.3%Smith4,635
67.3%Hoover9,656
0.4%
R+35.0
R+26.4
R+17.5
14,349
R
44.3%Davis4,840
52.9%Coolidge5,778
2.7%
R+8.6
D+7.1
D+16.6
10,918
R
41.2%Cox3,852
56.9%Harding5,323
1.9%
R+15.7
R+24.7
D+10.5
9,349
D
52.7%Wilson3,963
43.8%Hughes3,290
3.5%
D+9.0
R+30.8
D+5.8
7,519
D
51.1%Wilson3,682
11.4%Taft819
37.6%
D+39.7
D+35.3
D+20.2
7,210
D
51.4%Bryan4,034
46.9%Taft3,685
1.7%
D+4.4
D+7.0
D+14.0
7,849
R
48.1%Parker3,812
50.6%Roosevelt4,017
1.3%
R+2.6
R+5.8
D+17.1
7,931
D
50.7%Bryan3,967
47.5%McKinley3,718
1.9%
D+3.2
D+7.5
D+10.7
7,832
R
46.6%Bryan3,814
50.9%McKinley4,170
2.5%
R+4.3
R+9.0
D+1.7
8,185
D
51.8%Cleveland3,716
47.2%Harrison3,384
1.0%
D+4.6
—
D+3.0
7,170
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
33.1%19,947
63.9%38,505
60,276
2022
R
34.6%16,096
62.4%29,039
46,507
2018
R
38.1%14,880
59.9%23,419
39,102
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+32.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+33.6
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.2 points.
Domestic migration in Gettysburg, PA in Gettysburg, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−144
2012
−282
2013
−198
2014
+72
2015
+385
2016
−1
2017
+637
2018
+519
2019
−50
2021
+2,260
2022
+524
2023
+995
2024
+272
2025
+591
The Gettysburg metro, centered on Adams County, votes reliably Republican at the presidential level while its economy leans heavily on Civil War tourism and a significant student population at Gettysburg College.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 41.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.6 points.
A population of 106,115, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,092 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chambersburg, PA and Findlay, OH.
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How did Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 33.6 points (R+33.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,650 votes cast, 19,842 went Democratic and 40,248 went Republican.
When did Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 106,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $84,092 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
