† 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
GroupPen ArgylPennsylvaniaUnited States
German26.4%21.6%12.5%
Irish15.1%14.8%9.4%
Italian14.9%10.6%4.8%
American12.9%4.4%5.3%
English8.3%8.3%9.5%
Polish5.4%5.4%2.2%
Hungarian2.8%——
Slovak2.1%0.8%—
Puerto Rican1.6%3.7%1.8%
Dominican0.4%1.4%0.7%
Mexican0.3%1.4%11.3%
Colombian0.2%0.2%0.4%
African American†1.8%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican0.3%0.3%0.4%
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
Pen Argyl
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
41.8
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pen Argyl
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$76,096
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.1%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pen Argyl
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.2%
0.9%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
6.7%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pen Argyl
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.
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−7.9%
2008
+3.1%
2012
−8.6%
2016
−27.4%
2020
−22.8%
2024
−30.1%
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
34.5%Harris659
64.5%Trump1,234
1.0%
R+30.1
R+7.3
R+28.6
1,912
R
37.8%Biden686
60.6%Trump1,100
1.6%
R+22.8
D+4.5
R+27.3
1,815
R
34.0%Clinton556
61.4%Trump1,003
4.6%
R+27.4
R+18.8
R+29.4
1,634
R
45.0%Obama630
53.5%Romney750
1.5%
R+8.6
R+11.7
R+12.4
1,401
D
50.7%Obama784
47.6%McCain736
1.6%
D+3.1
D+11.0
R+4.2
1,545
R
45.2%Kerry666
53.1%Bush782
1.7%
R+7.9
—
R+5.4
1,473
Pen Argyl sits in Northampton County's Slate Belt, a region defined by its 19th-century quarrying heritage and a blue-collar demographic that has shifted noticeably toward Republican candidates in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 30.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.1 points.
A population of 3,495, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,096 describe the city.
In 2024, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 30.1 points (R+30.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,912 votes cast, 659 went Democratic and 1,234 went Republican.
When did Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania?
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania has a population of 3,495 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania is $76,096 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
