† 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
GroupPottsville, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German29.5%21.6%12.5%
Irish16.5%14.8%9.4%
Italian9.4%10.6%4.8%
Polish8.4%5.4%2.2%
English5.2%8.3%9.5%
American3.4%4.4%5.3%
Dutch3.1%——
Slovak1.9%0.8%—
Puerto Rican2.8%3.7%1.8%
Dominican1.8%1.4%0.7%
Mexican1.5%1.4%11.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.3%8.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.4%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
Pottsville, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.7
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.0%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pottsville, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$68,313
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.9%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pottsville, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pottsville, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
23.4%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
4.2%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.1%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
20.8%
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.
Pottsville, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+8.9%
1896
−7.1%
1900
−2.8%
1904
−33.8%
1908
−9.2%
1912
+25.7%
1916
−13.6%
1920
−22.6%
1924
−45.6%
1928
−6.5%
1932
+3.7%
1936
+10.7%
1940
+5.7%
1944
−6.3%
1948
−21.7%
1952
−19.0%
1956
−24.0%
1960
+0.3%
1964
+31.4%
1968
−2.9%
1972
−25.1%
1976
+2.9%
1980
−17.4%
1984
−18.3%
1988
−13.6%
1992
−3.3%
1996
+3.4%
2000
−6.2%
2004
−9.8%
2008
−8.7%
2012
−13.3%
2016
−43.0%
2020
−39.9%
2024
−42.1%
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
28.5%Harris20,882
70.6%Trump51,665
0.5%Oliver369 +1
R+42.1
R+2.2
R+40.6
73,184
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.6%51,665
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.5%20,882
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%369
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%268
R
29.4%Biden20,727
69.2%Trump48,871
1.4%
R+39.9
D+3.1
R+44.3
70,603
R
26.5%Clinton16,770
69.4%Trump44,001
4.1%
R+43.0
R+29.6
R+45.1
63,385
R
42.3%Obama24,546
55.6%Romney32,278
2.1%
R+13.3
R+4.7
R+17.2
58,048
R
44.9%Obama28,300
53.5%McCain33,767
1.6%
R+8.7
D+1.1
R+15.9
63,057
R
44.8%Kerry29,231
54.6%Bush35,640
0.6%
R+9.8
R+3.6
R+7.4
65,269
R
45.0%Gore26,215
51.2%Bush29,841
3.8%
R+6.2
R+9.6
R+6.7
58,300
D
43.9%Clinton24,860
40.5%Dole22,920
15.6%
D+3.4
D+6.8
R+5.1
56,629
R
37.6%Clinton23,679
40.9%Bush25,780
21.5%
R+3.3
D+10.3
R+8.9
63,029
R
42.9%Dukakis24,797
56.5%Bush32,666
0.7%
R+13.6
D+4.7
R+5.9
57,842
R
40.7%Mondale25,758
59.0%Reagan37,330
0.4%
R+18.3
R+0.9
R+0.1
63,312
R
38.4%Carter24,968
55.8%Reagan36,273
5.7%
R+17.4
R+20.3
R+7.7
64,969
D
50.6%Carter33,905
47.7%Ford31,944
1.6%
D+2.9
D+28.1
D+0.9
66,948
R
36.4%McGovern26,077
61.6%Nixon44,071
2.0%
R+25.1
R+22.2
R+2.0
71,595
R
45.6%Humphrey34,982
48.5%Nixon37,194
5.8%
R+2.9
R+34.3
R+2.2
76,645
D
65.6%Johnson50,560
34.2%Goldwater26,386
0.1%
D+31.4
D+31.1
D+8.8
77,042
D
50.1%Kennedy44,430
49.8%Nixon44,187
0.1%
D+0.3
D+24.3
D+0.1
88,687
R
37.9%Stevenson31,645
61.9%Eisenhower51,670
0.1%
R+24.0
R+5.0
R+8.6
83,406
R
40.4%Stevenson34,987
59.4%Eisenhower51,437
0.2%
R+19.0
D+2.8
R+8.2
86,610
R
38.4%Truman28,194
60.1%Dewey44,176
1.5%
R+21.7
R+15.5
R+26.2
73,492
R
46.7%Roosevelt35,852
53.0%Dewey40,671
0.3%
R+6.3
R+11.9
R+13.8
76,744
D
52.7%Roosevelt48,739
47.0%Willkie43,505
0.2%
D+5.7
R+5.1
R+4.3
92,475
D
54.7%Roosevelt55,183
43.9%Landon44,353
1.4%
D+10.7
D+7.1
R+13.5
100,921
D
50.5%Roosevelt35,023
46.9%Hoover32,492
2.6%
D+3.7
D+10.1
R+14.1
69,305
R
46.6%Smith40,424
53.1%Hoover46,033
0.4%
R+6.5
D+39.1
D+11.0
86,768
R
18.8%Davis10,111
64.4%Coolidge34,578
16.7%
R+45.6
R+23.0
R+20.4
53,656
R
36.8%Cox18,746
59.5%Harding30,259
3.7%
R+22.6
R+9.0
D+3.6
50,887
R
41.4%Wilson13,396
55.0%Hughes17,806
3.6%
R+13.6
R+39.4
R+16.8
32,357
O
36.8%Wilson11,812
11.1%Taft3,557
52.1%
Roosevelt +15.3
D+34.9
D+6.2
32,075
R
43.4%Bryan15,481
52.6%Taft18,758
4.0%
R+9.2
D+24.6
D+0.4
35,679
R
31.3%Parker10,115
65.1%Roosevelt21,046
3.6%
R+33.8
R+31.1
R+14.1
32,328
R
48.0%Bryan14,496
50.7%McKinley15,327
1.3%
R+2.8
D+4.3
D+4.8
30,215
R
45.5%Bryan14,745
52.6%McKinley17,045
1.9%
R+7.1
R+16.0
R+1.0
32,407
D
53.8%Cleveland13,677
44.9%Harrison11,426
1.3%
D+8.9
—
D+7.2
25,424
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
30.5%22,224
66.7%48,553
72,840
2022
R
32.3%17,954
63.5%35,293
55,541
2018
R
36.2%17,691
62.3%30,452
48,842
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.1
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+42.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Pottsville, PA in Pottsville, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−316
2012
+54
2013
+104
2014
−863
2015
−732
2016
−92
2017
−260
2018
−228
2019
+27
2021
+1,173
2022
+891
2023
+1,221
2024
+927
2025
+1,263
Once a Democratic stronghold built on coal-union loyalty, Pottsville's metro has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, posting a 9.6-point Republican margin in 2024 as working-class realignment reshaped its voter coalition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.1 points.
A population of 143,558, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,313 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnstown, PA and Sunbury, PA.
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How did Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.1 points (R+42.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 73,184 votes cast, 20,882 went Democratic and 51,665 went Republican.
When did Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 143,558 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania is $68,313 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pottsville, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
