† 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
GroupChambersburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
German25.2%21.6%12.5%
Irish8.9%14.8%9.4%
American8.4%4.4%5.3%
English8.0%8.3%9.5%
Italian3.3%10.6%4.8%
Polish1.9%5.4%2.2%
Scottish1.4%1.1%1.3%
French1.3%—1.6%
Puerto Rican6.6%3.7%1.8%
Mexican6.3%1.4%11.3%
Guatemalan3.6%0.2%0.5%
Dominican1.5%1.4%0.7%
Peruvian0.6%——
Venezuelan0.6%——
Spaniard0.6%——
Spanish0.6%——
African American†5.4%8.7%9.9%
Sierra Leonean0.5%——
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
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
39.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$56,576
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.3%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
15.5%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chambersburg
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.
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.1%
2008
−7.0%
2012
−10.5%
2016
−15.1%
2020
−7.9%
2024
−7.1%
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
46.0%Harris4,240
53.1%Trump4,897
1.0%
R+7.1
D+0.7
R+5.6
9,227
R
45.2%Biden4,084
53.1%Trump4,794
1.7%
R+7.9
D+7.3
R+12.3
9,028
R
40.2%Clinton3,232
55.3%Trump4,451
4.5%
R+15.1
R+4.6
R+17.2
8,049
R
43.9%Obama3,304
54.4%Romney4,096
1.7%
R+10.5
R+3.5
R+14.4
7,527
R
45.9%Obama3,581
52.9%McCain4,126
1.2%
R+7.0
D+12.1
R+14.3
7,797
R
40.4%Kerry2,799
59.5%Bush4,120
0.0%
R+19.1
—
R+16.6
6,920
Chambersburg sits at the crossroads of Pennsylvania's southcentral region, where a mix of agricultural heritage and light manufacturing has shaped an electorate that leans conservative but tracks closely with statewide swing margins in legislative contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.1 points.
A population of 22,319, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,576 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hutchinson and Centralia.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 7.1 points (R+7.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,227 votes cast, 4,240 went Democratic and 4,897 went Republican.
How many people live in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania?
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania has a population of 22,319 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is $56,576 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
