† 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
GroupOlyphantPennsylvaniaUnited States
Irish23.9%14.8%9.4%
Italian21.6%10.6%4.8%
German14.6%21.6%12.5%
Polish14.5%5.4%2.2%
English6.9%8.3%9.5%
American6.2%4.4%5.3%
Welsh3.8%——
Russian3.6%——
Puerto Rican4.7%3.7%1.8%
Dominican2.0%1.4%0.7%
Mexican1.3%1.4%11.3%
Honduran0.8%—0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
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
Olyphant
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
40.5
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
14.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Olyphant
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$66,423
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.6%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Olyphant
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.0%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Olyphant
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.
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+18.7%
2008
+30.3%
2012
+35.0%
2016
+1.5%
2020
+6.7%
2024
+2.3%
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
50.7%Harris1,581
48.4%Trump1,509
0.9%
D+2.3
R+4.3
D+3.8
3,119
D
52.9%Biden1,636
46.2%Trump1,430
0.9%
D+6.7
D+5.1
D+2.2
3,094
D
48.9%Clinton1,366
47.4%Trump1,323
3.7%
D+1.5
R+33.5
R+0.5
2,791
D
66.8%Obama1,782
31.7%Romney847
1.5%
D+35.0
D+4.7
D+31.2
2,668
D
64.6%Obama1,769
34.3%McCain939
1.1%
D+30.3
D+11.6
D+23.0
2,738
D
58.7%Kerry1,562
40.0%Bush1,064
1.2%
D+18.7
—
D+21.2
2,659
Olyphant grew around anthracite mining and rail industry in the late 19th century, and its working-class demographic profile continues to shape voting patterns in a corner of northeastern Pennsylvania that has shifted markedly in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.3 points.
A population of 5,381, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,423 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor and Dickson City.
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, Olyphant, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.3 points (D+2.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,119 votes cast, 1,581 went Democratic and 1,509 went Republican.
How many people live in Olyphant, Pennsylvania?
Olyphant, Pennsylvania has a population of 5,381 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Olyphant, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Olyphant, Pennsylvania is $66,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Olyphant, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Olyphant, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
