† 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
GroupCraftonPennsylvaniaUnited States
German23.7%21.6%12.5%
Irish18.0%14.8%9.4%
Italian15.4%10.6%4.8%
English8.9%8.3%9.5%
Polish8.1%5.4%2.2%
American2.9%4.4%5.3%
Slovak2.9%0.8%—
Scottish1.9%1.1%1.3%
African American†9.3%8.7%9.9%
African0.4%0.4%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican1.6%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%3.7%1.8%
Dominican0.3%1.4%0.7%
Spanish0.3%——
Asian Indian1.1%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.9%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
Crafton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.3
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Crafton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$64,006
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.5%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Crafton
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.2%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.7%
5.6%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.8%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.1%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Crafton
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.
Crafton, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.3%
2008
+12.5%
2012
+16.8%
2016
+20.2%
2020
+24.0%
2024
+26.0%
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
D
62.1%Harris2,199
36.1%Trump1,277
1.8%
D+26.0
D+2.0
D+27.5
3,541
D
61.0%Biden2,257
36.9%Trump1,368
2.1%
D+24.0
D+3.8
D+19.6
3,703
D
57.4%Clinton1,855
37.2%Trump1,203
5.4%
D+20.2
D+3.3
D+18.1
3,231
D
57.7%Obama1,716
40.9%Romney1,215
1.4%
D+16.8
D+4.3
D+13.0
2,974
D
55.6%Obama1,780
43.0%McCain1,378
1.4%
D+12.5
D+0.3
D+5.3
3,204
D
55.5%Kerry1,769
43.2%Bush1,378
1.3%
D+12.3
—
D+14.7
3,190
Crafton sits just west of Pittsburgh along Chartiers Creek, a small borough where blue-collar heritage and suburban proximity have historically kept competitive pressures alive in municipal and county races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.0 points.
A population of 5,961, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,006 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Munhall and Bellevue.
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, Crafton, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 26.0 points (D+26.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,541 votes cast, 2,199 went Democratic and 1,277 went Republican.
How many people live in Crafton, Pennsylvania?
Crafton, Pennsylvania has a population of 5,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crafton, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Crafton, Pennsylvania is $64,006 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Crafton, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Crafton, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
