† 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
GroupSteeltonPennsylvaniaUnited States
German12.2%21.6%12.5%
Irish6.0%14.8%9.4%
English3.7%8.3%9.5%
Italian3.6%10.6%4.8%
American3.1%4.4%5.3%
Polish1.5%5.4%2.2%
Scottish0.7%1.1%1.3%
French0.7%—1.6%
African American†35.9%8.7%9.9%
Nigerian1.3%—0.2%
African1.0%0.4%0.5%
Haitian0.8%0.2%0.3%
Jamaican0.5%0.3%0.4%
West Indian0.5%——
Puerto Rican9.9%3.7%1.8%
Mexican3.6%1.4%11.3%
Dominican2.9%1.4%0.7%
Panamanian0.5%——
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Chilean0.3%——
Colombian0.3%0.2%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
Steelton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
32.4
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
15.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.0%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Steelton
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$58,194
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.6%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Steelton
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.8%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
14.2%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Steelton
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.
Steelton, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+28.6%
2008
+43.2%
2012
+47.2%
2016
+41.5%
2020
+41.8%
2024
+39.3%
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
69.1%Harris1,635
29.8%Trump705
1.1%
D+39.3
R+2.5
D+40.8
2,365
D
70.4%Biden1,748
28.5%Trump709
1.1%
D+41.8
D+0.3
D+37.4
2,484
D
69.0%Clinton1,611
27.5%Trump642
3.5%
D+41.5
R+5.7
D+39.4
2,334
D
72.8%Obama1,686
25.7%Romney594
1.5%
D+47.2
D+4.0
D+43.3
2,315
D
70.8%Obama1,820
27.6%McCain709
1.7%
D+43.2
D+14.6
D+35.9
2,572
D
64.3%Kerry1,433
35.7%Bush795
0.0%
D+28.6
—
D+31.1
2,229
Steelton's majority-minority population and working-class roots produce some of Dauphin County's highest Democratic margins, with turnout patterns closely tied to the legacy steel workforce and its descendants.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.3 points.
A population of 6,296, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,194 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Spring Lake and Woodfield.
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, Steelton, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 39.3 points (D+39.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,365 votes cast, 1,635 went Democratic and 705 went Republican.
How many people live in Steelton, Pennsylvania?
Steelton, Pennsylvania has a population of 6,296 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Steelton, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Steelton, Pennsylvania is $58,194 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Steelton, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Steelton, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
