Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,5132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,9922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fulton County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bedford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bedford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | −15.8% |
| 1900 | −16.1% |
| 1904 | −26.5% |
| 1908 | −18.9% |
| 1912 | +21.2% |
| 1916 | −6.3% |
| 1920 | −34.1% |
| 1924 | −38.5% |
| 1928 | −64.9% |
| 1932 | −12.5% |
| 1936 | −0.4% |
| 1940 | −9.1% |
| 1944 | −25.3% |
| 1948 | −22.0% |
| 1952 | −28.3% |
| 1956 | −30.8% |
| 1960 | −35.0% |
| 1964 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | −34.9% |
| 1972 | −48.3% |
| 1976 | −16.7% |
| 1980 | −36.4% |
| 1984 | −41.3% |
| 1988 | −31.6% |
| 1992 | −17.9% |
| 1996 | −22.7% |
| 2000 | −41.8% |
| 2004 | −46.7% |
| 2008 | −44.8% |
| 2012 | −54.8% |
| 2016 | −67.2% |
| 2020 | −67.7% |
| 2024 | −68.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,336 | 23,658 | 28,218 | ||
| R | 4,367 | 23,025 | 27,574 | ||
| R | 3,645 | 19,552 | 23,675 | ||
| R | 4,788 | 16,702 | 21,750 | ||
| R | 6,059 | 16,124 | 22,443 | ||
| R | 6,016 | 16,606 | 22,679 | ||
| R | 5,474 | 13,598 | 19,435 | ||
| R | 5,954 | 10,064 | 18,127 | ||
| R | 5,840 | 9,216 | 18,817 | ||
| R | 5,754 | 11,123 | 16,969 | ||
| R | 5,424 | 13,085 | 18,543 | ||
| R | 4,950 | 10,930 | 16,419 | ||
| R | 6,652 | 9,355 | 16,138 | ||
| R | 3,836 | 11,243 | 15,338 | ||
| R | 4,725 | 10,482 | 16,518 | ||
| D | 9,165 | 7,968 | 17,147 | ||
| R | 6,030 | 12,542 | 18,604 | ||
| R | 6,038 | 11,423 | 17,474 | ||
| R | 5,255 | 9,419 | 14,734 | ||
| R | 3,851 | 6,028 | 9,879 | ||
| R | 5,175 | 8,703 | 13,946 | ||
| R | 7,388 | 8,864 | 16,301 | ||
| R | 8,937 | 9,014 | 18,181 | ||
| R | 5,075 | 6,597 | 12,152 | ||
| R | 1,966 | 9,602 | 11,767 | ||
| R | 2,315 | 6,154 | 9,971 | ||
| R | 2,594 | 5,800 | 9,405 | ||
| R | 3,263 | 3,729 | 7,342 | ||
| O | 2,694 | 1,140 | 7,344 | ||
| R | 3,196 | 4,784 | 8,388 | ||
| R | 3,042 | 5,364 | 8,771 | ||
| R | 3,445 | 4,790 | 8,368 | ||
| R | 3,605 | 4,983 | 8,716 | ||
| R | 3,684 | 4,301 | 8,103 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.3%
Irish
11.0%
English
10.3%
American
7.0%
Italian
3.3%
Polish
2.0%
French
2.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,992
Bedford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bedford County$59,992
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Bedford County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bedford County's R+68.6 margin in 2024 placed it among the most Republican-leaning counties in the state, reflecting a rural Appalachian electorate where Democrats have shed support steadily over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 47,513, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,992 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Doddridge County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bedford County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bedford County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,218 votes cast, 4,336 went Democratic and 23,658 went Republican.
What is Bedford County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bedford County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bedford County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bedford County, Pennsylvania?
Bedford County, Pennsylvania has a population of 47,513 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bedford County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bedford County, Pennsylvania is $59,992 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bedford County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bedford County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.