† 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
GroupWilliamsport, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German31.8%21.6%12.5%
Irish13.2%14.8%9.4%
English9.6%8.3%9.5%
Italian7.9%10.6%4.8%
American4.9%4.4%5.3%
Polish3.3%5.4%2.2%
French2.0%—1.6%
Scottish1.7%1.1%1.3%
African American†3.5%8.7%9.9%
Mexican0.9%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%3.7%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
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
Williamsport, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
41.4
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williamsport, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$63,917
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.8%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williamsport, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williamsport, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
11.6%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.8%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.6%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
15.9%
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.
Williamsport, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+12.6%
1896
−4.5%
1900
−2.0%
1904
−14.8%
1908
−9.1%
1912
+29.7%
1916
+4.4%
1920
−25.3%
1924
−30.0%
1928
−59.7%
1932
−16.1%
1936
+2.8%
1940
−7.7%
1944
−11.8%
1948
−16.2%
1952
−23.6%
1956
−33.4%
1960
−24.2%
1964
+15.3%
1968
−15.9%
1972
−40.2%
1976
−9.5%
1980
−21.7%
1984
−36.6%
1988
−29.1%
1992
−16.7%
1996
−20.4%
2000
−28.9%
2004
−36.5%
2008
−24.2%
2012
−33.1%
2016
−44.2%
2020
−41.3%
2024
−41.5%
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
28.8%Harris17,216
70.3%Trump41,961
0.5%Oliver296 +1
R+41.5
R+0.1
R+40.0
59,685
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.3%41,961
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.8%17,216
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%296
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%212
R
28.6%Biden16,971
70.0%Trump41,462
1.4%
R+41.3
D+2.9
R+45.8
59,254
R
25.5%Clinton13,020
69.7%Trump35,627
4.9%
R+44.2
R+11.1
R+46.3
51,131
R
32.6%Obama15,203
65.7%Romney30,658
1.7%
R+33.1
R+8.9
R+37.0
46,669
R
37.3%Obama18,381
61.5%McCain30,280
1.2%
R+24.2
D+12.3
R+31.4
49,237
R
31.3%Kerry15,681
67.8%Bush33,961
0.9%
R+36.5
R+7.6
R+34.0
50,081
R
33.9%Gore14,663
62.8%Bush27,137
3.2%
R+28.9
R+8.4
R+29.4
43,193
R
34.4%Clinton13,516
54.9%Dole21,535
10.7%
R+20.4
R+3.7
R+29.0
39,241
R
30.8%Clinton13,315
47.6%Bush20,536
21.6%
R+16.7
D+12.4
R+22.3
43,172
R
34.9%Dukakis13,528
64.0%Bush24,792
1.1%
R+29.1
D+7.6
R+21.4
38,735
R
31.4%Mondale13,147
68.0%Reagan28,498
0.6%
R+36.6
R+14.9
R+18.4
41,895
R
36.0%Carter14,609
57.7%Reagan23,415
6.2%
R+21.7
R+12.2
R+12.0
40,553
R
44.3%Carter18,635
53.8%Ford22,648
1.9%
R+9.5
D+30.7
R+11.6
42,082
R
28.5%McGovern11,999
68.7%Nixon28,913
2.8%
R+40.2
R+24.3
R+17.0
42,087
R
38.8%Humphrey16,888
54.7%Nixon23,830
6.5%
R+15.9
R+31.2
R+15.2
43,566
D
57.6%Johnson25,879
42.3%Goldwater19,011
0.1%
D+15.3
D+39.5
R+7.3
44,945
R
37.9%Kennedy18,351
62.0%Nixon30,083
0.1%
R+24.2
D+9.2
R+24.4
48,482
R
33.3%Stevenson13,490
66.7%Eisenhower27,030
0.0%
R+33.4
R+9.8
R+18.0
40,540
R
38.0%Stevenson15,870
61.6%Eisenhower25,753
0.4%
R+23.6
R+7.4
R+12.9
41,807
R
40.9%Truman13,692
57.2%Dewey19,118
1.9%
R+16.2
R+4.4
R+20.7
33,436
R
43.8%Roosevelt15,658
55.6%Dewey19,886
0.6%
R+11.8
R+4.2
R+19.3
35,741
R
46.0%Roosevelt18,363
53.6%Willkie21,423
0.4%
R+7.7
R+10.4
R+17.6
39,953
D
50.6%Roosevelt19,376
47.8%Landon18,315
1.6%
D+2.8
D+18.9
R+21.5
38,290
R
39.3%Roosevelt11,499
55.4%Hoover16,212
5.3%
R+16.1
D+43.6
R+33.9
29,250
R
19.7%Smith7,132
79.5%Hoover28,720
0.8%
R+59.7
R+29.7
R+42.3
36,137
R
28.7%Davis6,857
58.7%Coolidge14,039
12.6%
R+30.0
R+4.7
R+4.9
23,916
R
31.4%Cox5,853
56.7%Harding10,570
11.9%
R+25.3
R+29.7
D+0.9
18,635
D
45.9%Wilson6,640
41.5%Hughes6,010
12.6%
D+4.4
R+25.4
D+1.2
14,473
O
40.7%Wilson6,039
11.0%Taft1,631
48.3%
Roosevelt +7.5
D+38.8
D+10.2
14,827
R
41.7%Bryan7,144
50.8%Taft8,708
7.6%
R+9.1
D+5.7
D+0.4
17,150
R
38.1%Parker6,424
52.9%Roosevelt8,928
9.0%
R+14.8
R+12.9
D+4.8
16,879
R
45.6%Bryan7,427
47.5%McKinley7,750
6.9%
R+2.0
D+2.6
D+5.6
16,304
R
44.0%Bryan7,340
48.6%McKinley8,097
7.4%
R+4.5
R+17.2
D+1.5
16,668
D
52.9%Cleveland7,532
40.3%Harrison5,736
6.8%
D+12.6
—
D+11.0
14,234
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
29.2%17,354
68.4%40,669
59,495
2022
R
29.3%13,573
67.3%31,171
46,306
2018
R
33.8%13,893
64.5%26,488
41,080
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+35.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+41.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.2 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Williamsport, PA in Williamsport, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+532
2012
+378
2013
−733
2014
−373
2015
−771
2016
−789
2017
−788
2018
−77
2019
−444
2021
−217
2022
+7
2023
+161
2024
−42
2025
−67
Williamsport anchors a north-central Pennsylvania metro where deindustrialization reshaped voting patterns over two decades, moving a once-competitive region toward consistent Republican margins in federal contests while local races remain more fluid.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 41.5 points.
A population of 113,489, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,917 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Altoona, PA and Huntington, IN.
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How did Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 41.5 points (R+41.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,685 votes cast, 17,216 went Democratic and 41,961 went Republican.
When did Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania?
Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 113,489 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania is $63,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Williamsport, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
