† 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
GroupIndiana, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German24.2%21.6%12.5%
Irish12.8%14.8%9.4%
English10.3%8.3%9.5%
Italian9.0%10.6%4.8%
Polish5.9%5.4%2.2%
American4.5%4.4%5.3%
Slovak2.8%0.8%—
Scotch-Irish1.9%——
African American†1.7%8.7%9.9%
Haitian0.2%0.2%0.3%
Mexican0.6%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%3.7%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
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
Indiana, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
40
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
16.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Indiana, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$60,208
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.0%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Indiana, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.2%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Indiana, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
12.3%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.6%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.6%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.9%
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.
Indiana, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−32.5%
1896
−34.8%
1900
−49.8%
1904
−59.7%
1908
−46.8%
1912
−1.5%
1916
−29.4%
1920
−55.7%
1924
−58.4%
1928
−54.6%
1932
−18.5%
1936
−3.7%
1940
−12.7%
1944
−23.6%
1948
−19.3%
1952
−17.8%
1956
−24.5%
1960
−17.4%
1964
+20.0%
1968
−9.3%
1972
−24.9%
1976
−3.7%
1980
−5.7%
1984
−8.8%
1988
+4.8%
1992
+12.7%
1996
+3.3%
2000
−10.0%
2004
−12.2%
2008
−7.1%
2012
−18.6%
2016
−35.0%
2020
−37.5%
2024
−39.1%
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
30.1%Harris12,697
69.2%Trump29,215
0.5%Oliver194 +1
R+39.1
R+1.6
R+37.6
42,229
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%29,215
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.1%12,697
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%194
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%123
R
30.7%Biden12,634
68.2%Trump28,089
1.2%
R+37.5
R+2.5
R+42.0
41,198
R
30.2%Clinton11,528
65.3%Trump24,888
4.5%
R+35.0
R+16.4
R+37.1
38,122
R
39.7%Obama14,473
58.3%Romney21,257
2.0%
R+18.6
R+11.5
R+22.5
36,444
R
45.7%Obama17,065
52.9%McCain19,727
1.4%
R+7.1
D+5.1
R+14.4
37,302
R
43.7%Kerry15,831
55.9%Bush20,254
0.4%
R+12.2
R+2.2
R+9.7
36,248
R
43.5%Gore13,667
53.5%Bush16,799
3.0%
R+10.0
R+13.2
R+10.5
31,401
D
45.3%Clinton13,868
42.1%Dole12,874
12.6%
D+3.3
R+9.4
R+5.3
30,583
D
45.6%Clinton15,194
32.9%Bush10,966
21.5%
D+12.7
D+7.9
D+7.1
33,314
D
52.0%Dukakis16,514
47.2%Bush14,983
0.8%
D+4.8
D+13.6
D+12.6
31,739
R
45.4%Mondale15,791
54.2%Reagan18,845
0.4%
R+8.8
R+3.1
D+9.4
34,759
R
44.0%Carter13,828
49.6%Reagan15,607
6.4%
R+5.7
R+2.0
D+4.1
31,451
R
47.3%Carter14,650
51.0%Ford15,786
1.7%
R+3.7
D+21.2
R+5.7
30,949
R
37.0%McGovern10,833
61.9%Nixon18,122
1.1%
R+24.9
R+15.6
R+1.7
29,274
R
41.7%Humphrey12,175
51.0%Nixon14,899
7.3%
R+9.3
R+29.3
R+8.6
29,196
D
59.9%Johnson17,568
39.9%Goldwater11,706
0.2%
D+20.0
D+37.4
R+2.6
29,320
R
41.2%Kennedy13,174
58.6%Nixon18,756
0.3%
R+17.4
D+7.1
R+17.6
32,013
R
37.7%Stevenson11,268
62.3%Eisenhower18,593
0.0%
R+24.5
R+6.8
R+9.1
29,861
R
40.9%Stevenson11,620
58.6%Eisenhower16,673
0.5%
R+17.8
D+1.6
R+7.0
28,440
R
40.3%Truman8,543
59.7%Dewey12,640
0.0%
R+19.3
D+4.2
R+23.8
21,183
R
37.8%Roosevelt8,863
61.4%Dewey14,388
0.7%
R+23.6
R+10.9
R+31.1
23,426
R
43.5%Roosevelt12,035
56.2%Willkie15,547
0.2%
R+12.7
R+9.0
R+22.6
27,650
R
47.7%Roosevelt15,353
51.4%Landon16,530
0.9%
R+3.7
D+14.9
R+27.9
32,177
R
38.7%Roosevelt8,606
57.2%Hoover12,727
4.1%
R+18.5
D+36.1
R+36.3
22,235
R
22.1%Smith4,810
76.7%Hoover16,706
1.2%
R+54.6
D+3.8
R+37.2
21,768
R
11.3%Davis2,067
69.7%Coolidge12,748
18.9%
R+58.4
R+2.7
R+33.3
18,277
R
16.1%Cox1,936
71.8%Harding8,616
12.0%
R+55.7
R+26.3
R+29.5
11,993
R
28.3%Wilson2,398
57.7%Hughes4,887
14.1%
R+29.4
R+27.9
R+32.5
8,477
O
18.7%Wilson1,593
20.2%Taft1,720
61.1%
Roosevelt +40.9
D+45.3
R+21.0
8,510
R
20.7%Bryan1,965
67.4%Taft6,416
11.9%
R+46.8
D+13.0
R+37.2
9,514
R
17.5%Parker1,558
77.2%Roosevelt6,878
5.3%
R+59.7
R+9.9
R+40.1
8,904
R
22.4%Bryan1,767
72.3%McKinley5,687
5.3%
R+49.8
R+15.0
R+42.3
7,871
R
31.3%Bryan2,752
66.1%McKinley5,818
2.6%
R+34.8
R+2.3
R+28.8
8,801
R
28.6%Cleveland2,134
61.2%Harrison4,559
10.2%
R+32.5
—
R+34.2
7,452
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
31.3%13,181
66.3%27,881
42,068
2022
R
34.2%11,218
63.3%20,769
32,805
2018
R
43.0%12,702
55.2%16,314
29,543
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+39.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.7 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Indiana, PA in Indiana, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−244
2012
−398
2013
−147
2014
−796
2015
−608
2016
−1,625
2017
−251
2018
−175
2019
−281
2021
+182
2022
+189
2023
+318
2024
+406
2025
−172
Home to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, this western Pennsylvania metro blends a significant student population with a durable working-class base, producing turnout patterns that diverge noticeably from surrounding rural counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.1 points.
A population of 83,042, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,208 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wheeling, WV-OH and Pottsville, PA.
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In 2024, Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 39.1 points (R+39.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,229 votes cast, 12,697 went Democratic and 29,215 went Republican.
When did Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania?
Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 83,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania is $60,208 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Indiana, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
