† 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
GroupState College, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German25.0%21.6%12.5%
Irish14.1%14.8%9.4%
English11.3%8.3%9.5%
Italian9.1%10.6%4.8%
American5.6%4.4%5.3%
Polish4.9%5.4%2.2%
Scottish2.3%1.1%1.3%
French1.6%—1.6%
Chinese2.5%0.9%1.3%
Asian Indian1.2%1.2%1.4%
Korean0.7%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.3%0.6%
Pakistani0.2%——
Mexican1.1%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%3.7%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.2%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
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
State College, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
34.2
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
23.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
State College, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$74,291
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.3%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.2%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
State College, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.1%
0.9%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.3%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
State College, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
10.0%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.3%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
66.1%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.4%
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.
State College, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+10.7%
1896
−3.4%
1900
−3.7%
1904
−13.3%
1908
−10.0%
1912
+24.5%
1916
−3.1%
1920
−21.5%
1924
−25.1%
1928
−55.1%
1932
−7.7%
1936
+8.5%
1940
−3.9%
1944
−10.9%
1948
−23.0%
1952
−33.0%
1956
−34.6%
1960
−36.1%
1964
+27.0%
1968
−16.5%
1972
−21.9%
1976
−8.2%
1980
−10.8%
1984
−26.2%
1988
−13.0%
1992
+1.4%
1996
+0.4%
2000
−9.6%
2004
−3.7%
2008
+11.8%
2012
+0.3%
2016
+2.3%
2020
+4.8%
2024
+2.8%
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
D
50.9%Harris41,119
48.1%Trump38,829
0.6%Oliver470 +1
D+2.8
R+1.9
D+4.3
80,792
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic50.9%41,119
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.1%38,829
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%470
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%374
D
51.7%Biden40,055
46.9%Trump36,372
1.4%
D+4.8
D+2.4
D+0.3
77,493
D
48.0%Clinton37,088
45.6%Trump35,274
6.4%
D+2.3
D+2.1
D+0.3
77,307
D
48.9%Obama34,176
48.7%Romney34,001
2.4%
D+0.3
R+11.6
R+3.6
69,886
D
55.4%Obama41,950
43.5%McCain32,992
1.1%
D+11.8
D+15.6
D+4.6
75,763
R
47.7%Kerry30,733
51.5%Bush33,133
0.8%
R+3.7
D+5.9
R+1.3
64,374
R
43.2%Gore21,409
52.8%Bush26,172
4.0%
R+9.6
R+10.1
R+10.1
49,575
D
45.2%Clinton21,145
44.7%Dole20,935
10.1%
D+0.4
R+0.9
R+8.1
46,826
D
41.3%Clinton21,177
40.0%Bush20,478
18.7%
D+1.4
D+14.3
R+4.2
51,225
R
43.2%Dukakis18,357
56.1%Bush23,875
0.7%
R+13.0
D+13.3
R+5.2
42,527
R
36.6%Mondale16,194
62.8%Reagan27,802
0.5%
R+26.2
R+15.4
R+8.0
44,236
R
37.5%Carter15,987
48.3%Reagan20,605
14.2%
R+10.8
R+2.6
R+1.1
42,631
R
44.2%Carter17,867
52.4%Ford21,177
3.4%
R+8.2
D+13.7
R+10.3
40,437
R
38.6%McGovern13,194
60.5%Nixon20,683
0.9%
R+21.9
R+5.4
D+1.3
34,197
R
39.1%Humphrey11,163
55.6%Nixon15,865
5.3%
R+16.5
R+43.5
R+15.8
28,527
D
63.2%Johnson16,556
36.2%Goldwater9,481
0.6%
D+27.0
D+63.1
D+4.4
26,195
R
31.9%Kennedy8,601
68.0%Nixon18,357
0.2%
R+36.1
R+1.6
R+36.3
27,004
R
32.6%Stevenson7,483
67.2%Eisenhower15,412
0.2%
R+34.6
R+1.6
R+19.2
22,940
R
33.3%Stevenson7,391
66.3%Eisenhower14,700
0.3%
R+33.0
R+9.9
R+22.2
22,168
R
38.5%Truman6,515
61.5%Dewey10,416
0.0%
R+23.0
R+12.2
R+27.5
16,931
R
44.2%Roosevelt8,064
55.1%Dewey10,048
0.7%
R+10.9
R+7.0
R+18.4
18,242
R
47.9%Roosevelt9,869
51.7%Willkie10,665
0.4%
R+3.9
R+12.4
R+13.8
20,610
D
53.8%Roosevelt11,734
45.2%Landon9,869
1.0%
D+8.5
D+16.3
R+15.7
21,814
R
44.8%Roosevelt7,053
52.5%Hoover8,264
2.6%
R+7.7
D+47.4
R+25.5
15,726
R
22.1%Smith3,431
77.2%Hoover12,005
0.8%
R+55.1
R+30.0
R+37.6
15,557
R
34.0%Davis4,443
59.1%Coolidge7,723
6.9%
R+25.1
R+3.6
D+0.1
13,062
R
36.3%Cox4,783
57.8%Harding7,615
5.9%
R+21.5
R+18.4
D+4.7
13,171
R
46.9%Wilson4,120
50.0%Hughes4,392
3.1%
R+3.1
R+27.5
R+6.2
8,781
D
43.5%Wilson3,445
19.0%Taft1,507
37.5%
D+24.5
D+34.5
D+4.9
7,926
R
43.1%Bryan3,998
53.1%Taft4,927
3.8%
R+10.0
D+3.3
R+0.5
9,276
R
41.9%Parker4,015
55.2%Roosevelt5,291
3.0%
R+13.3
R+9.6
D+6.4
9,589
R
46.9%Bryan4,339
50.6%McKinley4,684
2.4%
R+3.7
R+0.3
D+3.8
9,249
R
46.5%Bryan4,546
49.9%McKinley4,880
3.6%
R+3.4
R+14.1
D+2.7
9,774
D
53.4%Cleveland4,624
42.7%Harrison3,698
3.9%
D+10.7
—
D+9.0
8,656
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
50.2%40,382
47.3%38,054
80,415
2022
D
52.4%32,597
44.9%27,902
62,174
2018
D
57.3%34,778
40.1%24,332
60,664
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+0.4
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+2.8
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in State College, PA in State College, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−344
2012
−477
2013
+976
2014
−95
2015
−629
2016
+16
2017
−1,018
2018
−615
2019
−1,101
2021
−360
2022
−1,082
2023
−764
2024
−1,446
2025
−1,824
The State College metro swings younger and more educated than most of rural central Pennsylvania, driven by a university population that inflates registration numbers but depresses midterm turnout relative to presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.8 points.
A population of 158,576, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,291 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bloomington, IN and Columbia, MO.
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How did State College, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State College, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+2.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 80,792 votes cast, 41,119 went Democratic and 38,829 went Republican.
When did State College, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State College, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
State College, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 158,576 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State College, PA, Pennsylvania is $74,291 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State College, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in State College, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
