† 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
GroupSomerset, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German34.1%21.6%12.5%
Irish9.7%14.8%9.4%
English8.2%8.3%9.5%
Italian7.2%10.6%4.8%
Polish6.8%5.4%2.2%
American4.8%4.4%5.3%
Scottish2.0%1.1%1.3%
Hungarian1.7%——
African American†2.2%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican0.4%0.3%0.4%
Mexican0.6%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%3.7%1.8%
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
Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
46.9
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$61,446
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.0%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.9%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
12.4%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
2.5%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
11.8%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.8%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.1%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
23.9%
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.
Somerset, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−33.5%
1896
−42.9%
1900
−49.7%
1904
−54.3%
1908
−44.6%
1912
+7.7%
1916
−31.1%
1920
−58.1%
1924
−59.1%
1928
−56.6%
1932
−19.4%
1936
−3.5%
1940
−10.4%
1944
−21.8%
1948
−22.6%
1952
−17.0%
1956
−21.9%
1960
−16.5%
1964
+9.5%
1968
−19.4%
1972
−38.1%
1976
−8.4%
1980
−19.8%
1984
−16.7%
1988
−9.7%
1992
−4.2%
1996
−6.4%
2000
−24.8%
2004
−29.8%
2008
−25.0%
2012
−42.7%
2016
−55.5%
2020
−56.3%
2024
−57.2%
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
21.0%Harris8,596
78.3%Trump31,993
0.5%Oliver189 +1
R+57.2
R+1.0
R+55.8
40,881
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.3%31,993
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.0%8,596
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%189
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%103
R
21.3%Biden8,654
77.6%Trump31,466
1.0%
R+56.3
R+0.8
R+60.7
40,543
R
20.4%Clinton7,376
75.9%Trump27,379
3.7%
R+55.5
R+12.8
R+57.5
36,073
R
27.7%Obama9,436
70.4%Romney23,984
1.9%
R+42.7
R+17.6
R+46.5
34,078
R
36.6%Obama12,878
61.7%McCain21,686
1.7%
R+25.0
D+4.8
R+32.3
35,168
R
34.9%Kerry12,842
64.7%Bush23,802
0.4%
R+29.8
R+5.0
R+27.3
36,778
R
36.5%Gore12,028
61.3%Bush20,218
2.2%
R+24.8
R+18.4
R+25.3
32,985
R
40.3%Clinton12,719
46.6%Dole14,735
13.1%
R+6.4
R+2.2
R+14.9
31,591
R
38.1%Clinton12,493
42.3%Bush13,858
19.6%
R+4.2
D+5.6
R+9.7
32,759
R
44.9%Dukakis13,815
54.6%Bush16,809
0.5%
R+9.7
D+7.0
R+2.0
30,768
R
41.5%Mondale13,900
58.2%Reagan19,502
0.3%
R+16.7
D+3.1
D+1.5
33,491
R
38.4%Carter11,695
58.2%Reagan17,729
3.4%
R+19.8
R+11.4
R+10.1
30,455
R
45.3%Carter13,452
53.8%Ford15,960
0.9%
R+8.4
D+29.7
R+10.5
29,685
R
30.3%McGovern8,743
68.4%Nixon19,739
1.2%
R+38.1
R+18.7
R+15.0
28,841
R
37.2%Humphrey11,515
56.6%Nixon17,511
6.1%
R+19.4
R+28.9
R+18.7
30,921
D
54.7%Johnson17,934
45.2%Goldwater14,817
0.2%
D+9.5
D+26.0
R+13.1
32,814
R
41.7%Kennedy14,739
58.2%Nixon20,554
0.1%
R+16.5
D+5.5
R+16.6
35,335
R
39.0%Stevenson13,163
60.9%Eisenhower20,568
0.1%
R+21.9
R+4.9
R+6.5
33,748
R
41.4%Stevenson13,167
58.4%Eisenhower18,589
0.2%
R+17.0
D+5.5
R+6.3
31,820
R
38.0%Truman8,727
60.5%Dewey13,910
1.5%
R+22.6
R+0.8
R+27.0
22,978
R
39.0%Roosevelt10,287
60.7%Dewey16,039
0.3%
R+21.8
R+11.4
R+29.3
26,405
R
44.7%Roosevelt14,085
55.1%Willkie17,369
0.2%
R+10.4
R+6.9
R+20.4
31,512
R
48.0%Roosevelt16,184
51.5%Landon17,375
0.5%
R+3.5
D+15.9
R+27.8
33,741
R
39.1%Roosevelt7,919
58.6%Hoover11,857
2.3%
R+19.4
D+37.1
R+37.2
20,249
R
21.3%Smith4,489
77.9%Hoover16,404
0.8%
R+56.6
D+2.6
R+39.1
21,057
R
13.6%Davis2,315
72.7%Coolidge12,389
13.7%
R+59.1
R+1.1
R+34.0
17,032
R
17.8%Cox2,912
75.8%Harding12,436
6.4%
R+58.1
R+26.9
R+31.9
16,404
R
30.2%Wilson2,957
61.3%Hughes6,008
8.5%
R+31.1
R+38.8
R+34.3
9,800
O
22.6%Wilson2,164
14.9%Taft1,428
62.5%
Roosevelt +40.0
D+52.2
R+11.9
9,588
R
23.7%Bryan2,246
68.2%Taft6,478
8.1%
R+44.6
D+9.8
R+35.0
9,495
R
18.0%Parker1,686
72.4%Roosevelt6,772
9.6%
R+54.3
R+4.7
R+34.7
9,358
R
23.6%Bryan2,151
73.3%McKinley6,677
3.1%
R+49.7
R+6.8
R+42.1
9,109
R
27.6%Bryan2,295
70.5%McKinley5,861
2.0%
R+42.9
R+9.4
R+36.8
8,319
R
31.5%Cleveland2,262
65.0%Harrison4,670
3.5%
R+33.5
—
R+35.2
7,185
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
22.2%9,057
75.1%30,662
40,809
2022
R
23.5%7,660
73.5%23,964
32,592
2018
R
32.6%9,322
66.0%18,896
28,637
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+46.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+57.2
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Somerset, PA in Somerset, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−127
2012
−99
2013
−91
2014
−203
2015
−430
2016
−270
2017
−298
2018
−95
2019
−137
2021
−448
2022
+239
2023
+78
2024
+292
2025
+163
Somerset County anchors a largely rural, coal-and-timber economy where white working-class voters have driven some of Pennsylvania's steepest partisan swings over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.2 points.
A population of 72,799, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,446 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Huntingdon, PA and Altoona, PA.
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In 2024, Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 57.2 points (R+57.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,881 votes cast, 8,596 went Democratic and 31,993 went Republican.
When did Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 72,799 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania is $61,446 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
