† 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
GroupSayre, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German20.7%21.6%12.5%
English15.9%8.3%9.5%
Irish13.5%14.8%9.4%
Italian6.8%10.6%4.8%
American6.7%4.4%5.3%
Polish3.4%5.4%2.2%
Scottish2.1%1.1%1.3%
Dutch1.9%——
Mexican0.6%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%3.7%1.8%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
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
Sayre, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.3%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sayre, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$63,675
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.6%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sayre, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sayre, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
7.0%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.4%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
69.7%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.6%
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.
Sayre, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−31.4%
1896
−35.3%
1900
−32.8%
1904
−45.4%
1908
−33.6%
1912
+8.5%
1916
−23.5%
1920
−57.4%
1924
−59.0%
1928
−60.0%
1932
−30.5%
1936
−34.3%
1940
−38.3%
1944
−41.5%
1948
−45.0%
1952
−52.3%
1956
−47.3%
1960
−40.2%
1964
+1.3%
1968
−32.9%
1972
−48.1%
1976
−23.5%
1980
−32.1%
1984
−45.8%
1988
−34.1%
1992
−14.7%
1996
−12.6%
2000
−28.9%
2004
−32.6%
2008
−18.4%
2012
−24.6%
2016
−45.3%
2020
−44.9%
2024
−47.9%
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
25.6%Harris7,990
73.5%Trump22,937
0.6%Oliver180 +1
R+47.9
R+3.0
R+46.4
31,192
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%22,937
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.6%7,990
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%180
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%85
R
26.7%Biden8,046
71.6%Trump21,600
1.7%
R+44.9
D+0.4
R+49.4
30,159
R
24.5%Clinton6,369
69.8%Trump18,141
5.7%
R+45.3
R+20.7
R+47.4
25,986
R
36.6%Obama8,624
61.2%Romney14,410
2.1%
R+24.6
R+6.2
R+28.4
23,540
R
40.0%Obama10,306
58.4%McCain15,057
1.6%
R+18.4
D+14.1
R+25.7
25,787
R
33.5%Kerry8,590
66.0%Bush16,942
0.5%
R+32.6
R+3.7
R+30.1
25,652
R
33.9%Gore7,911
62.8%Bush14,660
3.3%
R+28.9
R+16.3
R+29.4
23,352
R
36.8%Clinton7,736
49.5%Dole10,393
13.7%
R+12.6
D+2.0
R+21.2
21,008
R
30.5%Clinton6,903
45.2%Bush10,221
24.3%
R+14.7
D+19.4
R+20.2
22,628
R
32.6%Dukakis6,635
66.7%Bush13,568
0.7%
R+34.1
D+11.7
R+26.4
20,337
R
26.9%Mondale5,474
72.7%Reagan14,808
0.4%
R+45.8
R+13.7
R+27.6
20,367
R
30.9%Carter6,439
63.0%Reagan13,139
6.2%
R+32.1
R+8.6
R+22.4
20,865
R
37.6%Carter7,913
61.1%Ford12,851
1.3%
R+23.5
D+24.7
R+25.5
21,034
R
25.4%McGovern5,204
73.6%Nixon15,050
1.0%
R+48.1
R+15.2
R+25.0
20,458
R
30.3%Humphrey6,373
63.2%Nixon13,308
6.5%
R+32.9
R+34.3
R+32.2
21,058
D
50.6%Johnson10,714
49.3%Goldwater10,434
0.1%
D+1.3
D+41.5
R+21.3
21,162
R
29.8%Kennedy6,920
70.0%Nixon16,252
0.1%
R+40.2
D+7.1
R+40.4
23,205
R
26.3%Stevenson5,502
73.6%Eisenhower15,399
0.1%
R+47.3
D+5.0
R+31.9
20,931
R
23.7%Stevenson4,959
76.0%Eisenhower15,894
0.3%
R+52.3
R+7.3
R+41.5
20,908
R
27.0%Truman4,421
72.0%Dewey11,783
1.0%
R+45.0
R+3.4
R+49.5
16,367
R
28.9%Roosevelt5,523
70.4%Dewey13,472
0.7%
R+41.5
R+3.3
R+49.0
19,137
R
30.7%Roosevelt6,605
69.0%Willkie14,826
0.2%
R+38.3
R+3.9
R+48.2
21,484
R
32.4%Roosevelt8,078
66.7%Landon16,643
0.9%
R+34.3
R+3.8
R+58.6
24,936
R
32.8%Roosevelt5,970
63.3%Hoover11,521
3.8%
R+30.5
D+29.5
R+48.3
18,188
R
19.8%Smith4,281
79.8%Hoover17,251
0.4%
R+60.0
R+1.0
R+42.6
21,609
R
14.6%Davis2,307
73.6%Coolidge11,620
11.8%
R+59.0
R+1.6
R+33.8
15,784
R
17.8%Cox2,825
75.1%Harding11,947
7.1%
R+57.4
R+33.9
R+31.2
15,900
R
34.0%Wilson3,655
57.5%Hughes6,178
8.5%
R+23.5
R+31.9
R+26.6
10,742
O
27.0%Wilson2,960
18.6%Taft2,034
54.4%
Roosevelt +27.4
D+42.1
R+11.1
10,957
R
29.8%Bryan3,758
63.4%Taft7,997
6.8%
R+33.6
D+11.7
R+24.1
12,608
R
23.9%Parker2,862
69.2%Roosevelt8,303
6.9%
R+45.4
R+12.6
R+25.7
11,993
R
31.3%Bryan4,211
64.0%McKinley8,625
4.7%
R+32.8
D+2.5
R+25.2
13,467
R
30.8%Bryan4,388
66.0%McKinley9,422
3.2%
R+35.3
R+3.8
R+29.2
14,267
R
31.7%Cleveland4,080
63.1%Harrison8,132
5.2%
R+31.4
—
R+33.1
12,888
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
25.9%8,007
71.5%22,099
30,910
2022
R
28.2%6,632
68.1%16,033
23,538
2018
R
34.1%6,926
64.1%13,032
20,328
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+46.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.9
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.0 points.
Domestic migration in Sayre, PA in Sayre, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+335
2012
−228
2013
−583
2014
−723
2015
−304
2016
−573
2017
−142
2018
−121
2019
−393
2021
+268
2022
−80
2023
−40
2024
−82
2025
+89
Sayre, PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.0 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.9 points.
A population of 59,858, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,675 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bradford, PA and Hillsdale, MI.
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In 2024, Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 47.9 points (R+47.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,192 votes cast, 7,990 went Democratic and 22,937 went Republican.
When did Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania?
Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 59,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania is $63,675 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sayre, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
