† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupBedfordPennsylvaniaUnited States
German30.0%21.6%12.5%
Irish10.9%14.8%9.4%
English10.2%8.3%9.5%
American6.9%4.4%5.3%
Italian3.3%10.6%4.8%
Polish2.0%5.4%2.2%
French2.0%—1.6%
Scottish1.6%1.1%1.3%
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
Bedford
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
45.9
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.7%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bedford
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$41,375
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.1%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bedford
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
12.4%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bedford
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
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.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−35.8%
2008
−33.8%
2012
−43.1%
2016
−46.0%
2020
−41.1%
2024
−39.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
29.6%Harris533
69.0%Trump1,243
1.4%
R+39.4
D+1.7
R+38.0
1,801
R
28.8%Biden504
69.9%Trump1,223
1.3%
R+41.1
D+4.9
R+45.6
1,749
R
25.4%Clinton399
71.4%Trump1,121
3.1%
R+46.0
R+2.9
R+48.1
1,569
R
27.9%Obama392
70.9%Romney998
1.2%
R+43.1
R+9.3
R+46.9
1,407
R
32.3%Obama488
66.0%McCain999
1.7%
R+33.8
D+2.0
R+41.0
1,513
R
32.1%Kerry486
67.9%Bush1,028
0.1%
R+35.8
—
R+33.3
1,515
Bedford Borough anchors a county that has shifted toward Republican margins exceeding 40 points in recent presidential cycles, reflecting broader realignment across Pennsylvania's Ridge-and-Valley communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.4 points.
A population of 2,851, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,375 describe the city.
In 2024, Bedford, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 39.4 points (R+39.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,801 votes cast, 533 went Democratic and 1,243 went Republican.
How many people live in Bedford, Pennsylvania?
Bedford, Pennsylvania has a population of 2,851 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bedford, Pennsylvania is $41,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bedford, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bedford, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
