† 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
GroupSelinsgrove, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German40.8%21.6%12.5%
Irish8.1%14.8%9.4%
American7.6%4.4%5.3%
English6.4%8.3%9.5%
Italian4.3%10.6%4.8%
Polish2.6%5.4%2.2%
Dutch1.4%——
French1.3%—1.6%
Puerto Rican1.4%3.7%1.8%
Mexican0.5%1.4%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
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
Selinsgrove, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
40.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
12.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Selinsgrove, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$66,876
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Selinsgrove, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.7%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
5.9%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Selinsgrove, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
4.4%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.4%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.4%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
21.9%
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.
Selinsgrove, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−20.7%
1896
−30.7%
1900
−30.9%
1904
−44.1%
1908
−37.1%
1912
+11.0%
1916
−17.7%
1920
−46.9%
1924
−49.1%
1928
−74.9%
1932
−21.6%
1936
−29.7%
1940
−39.5%
1944
−51.9%
1948
−55.3%
1952
−60.3%
1956
−56.7%
1960
−60.3%
1964
−10.6%
1968
−50.6%
1972
−58.6%
1976
−34.8%
1980
−49.2%
1984
−57.8%
1988
−54.3%
1992
−31.6%
1996
−28.7%
2000
−42.3%
2004
−41.5%
2008
−29.2%
2012
−35.7%
2016
−46.8%
2020
−47.4%
2024
−47.0%
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
26.1%Harris5,239
73.2%Trump14,664
0.4%Oliver90 +1
R+47.0
D+0.4
R+45.6
20,038
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%14,664
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.1%5,239
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%90
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%45
R
25.7%Biden4,910
73.1%Trump13,983
1.3%
R+47.4
R+0.6
R+51.9
19,140
R
24.3%Clinton4,002
71.1%Trump11,725
4.6%
R+46.8
R+11.1
R+48.9
16,486
R
31.1%Obama4,687
66.9%Romney10,073
2.0%
R+35.7
R+6.6
R+39.6
15,068
R
34.8%Obama5,382
64.0%McCain9,900
1.3%
R+29.2
D+12.3
R+36.5
15,479
R
29.0%Kerry4,348
70.5%Bush10,566
0.5%
R+41.5
D+0.8
R+39.0
14,983
R
27.5%Gore3,536
69.8%Bush8,963
2.7%
R+42.3
R+13.6
R+42.8
12,841
R
29.2%Clinton3,405
57.9%Dole6,742
12.8%
R+28.7
D+2.9
R+37.2
11,642
R
23.4%Clinton2,952
55.0%Bush6,934
21.5%
R+31.6
D+22.7
R+37.2
12,596
R
22.6%Dukakis2,658
76.9%Bush9,054
0.6%
R+54.3
D+3.5
R+46.6
11,779
R
20.9%Mondale2,383
78.7%Reagan8,968
0.4%
R+57.8
R+8.6
R+39.6
11,391
R
22.8%Carter2,418
72.1%Reagan7,634
5.1%
R+49.2
R+14.4
R+39.5
10,591
R
31.2%Carter3,097
66.0%Ford6,557
2.8%
R+34.8
D+23.7
R+36.9
9,929
R
19.6%McGovern1,834
78.2%Nixon7,308
2.2%
R+58.6
R+8.0
R+35.4
9,345
R
21.0%Humphrey1,993
71.6%Nixon6,784
7.3%
R+50.6
R+40.0
R+49.9
9,469
R
44.6%Johnson4,199
55.2%Goldwater5,195
0.2%
R+10.6
D+49.8
R+33.2
9,416
R
19.7%Kennedy1,998
80.1%Nixon8,103
0.2%
R+60.3
R+3.6
R+60.5
10,117
R
21.6%Stevenson1,959
78.4%Eisenhower7,102
0.0%
R+56.7
D+3.5
R+41.3
9,064
R
19.7%Stevenson1,686
80.0%Eisenhower6,836
0.3%
R+60.3
R+4.9
R+49.5
8,545
R
22.3%Truman1,490
77.7%Dewey5,181
0.0%
R+55.3
R+3.4
R+59.8
6,671
R
23.9%Roosevelt1,795
75.8%Dewey5,696
0.3%
R+51.9
R+12.4
R+59.4
7,514
R
30.2%Roosevelt2,478
69.7%Willkie5,722
0.2%
R+39.5
R+9.8
R+49.4
8,214
R
34.9%Roosevelt2,999
64.5%Landon5,550
0.6%
R+29.7
R+8.0
R+53.9
8,598
R
37.7%Roosevelt2,176
59.4%Hoover3,423
2.9%
R+21.6
D+53.3
R+39.4
5,766
R
12.3%Smith805
87.2%Hoover5,693
0.4%
R+74.9
R+25.7
R+57.4
6,527
R
22.9%Davis970
72.0%Coolidge3,055
5.1%
R+49.1
R+2.2
R+24.0
4,243
R
25.3%Cox964
72.2%Harding2,751
2.5%
R+46.9
R+29.2
R+20.7
3,810
R
40.1%Wilson1,247
57.7%Hughes1,797
2.2%
R+17.7
R+28.6
R+20.8
3,112
O
29.8%Wilson991
18.8%Taft626
51.4%
Roosevelt +21.7
D+48.0
R+8.6
3,330
R
30.3%Bryan1,081
67.4%Taft2,401
2.2%
R+37.1
D+7.1
R+27.5
3,562
R
27.4%Parker972
71.6%Roosevelt2,538
1.0%
R+44.1
R+13.3
R+24.5
3,547
R
34.0%Bryan1,319
64.9%McKinley2,517
1.2%
R+30.9
R+0.2
R+23.3
3,881
R
34.0%Bryan1,351
64.7%McKinley2,572
1.4%
R+30.7
R+10.0
R+24.6
3,978
R
39.2%Cleveland1,511
59.9%Harrison2,307
0.8%
R+20.7
—
R+22.3
3,850
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
26.6%5,309
71.2%14,211
19,947
2022
R
27.5%4,220
69.3%10,657
15,373
2018
R
32.3%4,322
65.9%8,826
13,393
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+46.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+47.0
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.6 points.
Domestic migration in Selinsgrove, PA in Selinsgrove, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−19
2012
+15
2013
+159
2014
+82
2015
+150
2016
−213
2017
+54
2018
−126
2019
−191
2021
+8
2022
−206
2023
+146
2024
−54
2025
−82
Selinsgrove, PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 74.9 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 47.0 points.
A population of 39,668, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,876 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hastings, NE and Lewistown, PA.
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How did Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,038 votes cast, 5,239 went Democratic and 14,664 went Republican.
How many people live in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania is $66,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.
