† 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
GroupPunxsutawneyPennsylvaniaUnited States
German28.1%21.6%12.5%
Irish11.9%14.8%9.4%
English10.5%8.3%9.5%
Italian9.2%10.6%4.8%
American6.6%4.4%5.3%
Polish4.1%5.4%2.2%
Scottish1.7%1.1%1.3%
Dutch1.6%——
Mexican0.5%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%3.7%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%——
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
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
44.4
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
27.1%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$42,183
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.8%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.7%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Punxsutawney
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.
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.1%
2008
−6.7%
2012
−22.5%
2016
−44.0%
2020
−42.1%
2024
−44.8%
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
27.2%Harris719
72.0%Trump1,903
0.8%
R+44.8
R+2.7
R+43.3
2,644
R
28.0%Biden721
70.1%Trump1,805
1.9%
R+42.1
D+1.9
R+46.5
2,575
R
25.7%Clinton581
69.7%Trump1,575
4.6%
R+44.0
R+21.4
R+46.1
2,260
R
37.8%Obama848
60.3%Romney1,354
1.9%
R+22.5
R+15.8
R+26.4
2,244
R
45.5%Obama1,062
52.3%McCain1,219
2.2%
R+6.7
D+8.4
R+14.0
2,332
R
42.4%Kerry983
57.6%Bush1,334
0.0%
R+15.1
—
R+12.7
2,317
Punxsutawney's cultural footprint far exceeds its 5,600-person population, drawing international attention every February — but in Jefferson County, it sits within a reliably Republican-leaning rural bloc that has shifted redder over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.8 points.
A population of 5,665, a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,183 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moundsville and Mount Carmel.
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, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 44.8 points (R+44.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,644 votes cast, 719 went Democratic and 1,903 went Republican.
How many people live in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania has a population of 5,665 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is $42,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
