† 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
GroupNorth EastPennsylvaniaUnited States
German24.8%21.6%12.5%
Irish14.6%14.8%9.4%
Italian11.7%10.6%4.8%
Polish11.2%5.4%2.2%
English9.4%8.3%9.5%
American4.3%4.4%5.3%
Swedish2.1%——
Scottish1.8%1.1%1.3%
Puerto Rican1.5%3.7%1.8%
Mexican0.4%1.4%11.3%
African American†1.1%8.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.4%0.5%
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
North East
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
43.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
North East
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$68,828
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.2%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.0%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
North East
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.2%
12.4%
22.3%
Arabic
1.7%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
North East
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.
North East, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−6.6%
2008
+5.8%
2012
+0.1%
2016
−23.7%
2020
−19.4%
2024
−18.7%
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
40.1%Harris828
58.8%Trump1,214
1.0%
R+18.7
D+0.7
R+17.2
2,063
R
39.4%Biden780
58.7%Trump1,164
1.9%
R+19.4
D+4.4
R+23.8
1,982
R
35.4%Clinton620
59.2%Trump1,035
5.4%
R+23.7
R+23.9
R+25.8
1,749
D
49.2%Obama804
49.1%Romney802
1.7%
D+0.1
R+5.7
R+3.7
1,634
D
52.2%Obama949
46.3%McCain843
1.5%
D+5.8
D+12.4
R+1.4
1,819
R
46.7%Kerry845
53.3%Bush964
0.0%
R+6.6
—
R+4.1
1,809
Tucked along Pennsylvania's brief Lake Erie shoreline, North East Borough anchors a wine-grape corridor that draws seasonal labor and influences the borough's small but competitive electoral margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 23.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.7 points.
A population of 4,054, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,828 describe the city.
In 2024, North East, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+18.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,063 votes cast, 828 went Democratic and 1,214 went Republican.
When did North East, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North East, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in North East, Pennsylvania?
North East, Pennsylvania has a population of 4,054 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North East, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in North East, Pennsylvania is $68,828 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of North East, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North East, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
