Bucks County, Pennsylvania: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 647,4612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,7642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Montgomery County, OH · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bucks CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bucks County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +0.9% |
| 1896 | −18.3% |
| 1900 | −11.8% |
| 1904 | −17.2% |
| 1908 | −12.8% |
| 1912 | +7.8% |
| 1916 | −10.4% |
| 1920 | −33.5% |
| 1924 | −41.7% |
| 1928 | −53.7% |
| 1932 | −21.7% |
| 1936 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | −10.0% |
| 1944 | −17.9% |
| 1948 | −27.1% |
| 1952 | −25.2% |
| 1956 | −21.6% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +21.7% |
| 1968 | −8.4% |
| 1972 | −26.8% |
| 1976 | −3.4% |
| 1980 | −22.9% |
| 1984 | −27.0% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | −0.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 198,431 | 198,722 | 402,349 | ||
| D | 204,712 | 187,367 | 396,234 | ||
| D | 167,060 | 164,361 | 345,042 | ||
| D | 160,521 | 156,579 | 321,266 | ||
| D | 179,031 | 150,248 | 332,924 | ||
| D | 163,438 | 154,469 | 319,816 | ||
| D | 132,914 | 121,927 | 263,422 | ||
| D | 103,313 | 94,899 | 227,363 | ||
| D | 97,902 | 94,584 | 248,507 | ||
| R | 82,472 | 127,563 | 212,640 | ||
| R | 74,568 | 130,119 | 205,719 | ||
| R | 59,120 | 100,536 | 181,164 | ||
| R | 79,838 | 85,628 | 168,923 | ||
| R | 56,784 | 99,684 | 160,059 | ||
| R | 57,634 | 69,646 | 143,211 | ||
| D | 78,287 | 50,243 | 129,176 | ||
| R | 57,177 | 67,501 | 125,116 | ||
| R | 38,541 | 59,862 | 98,583 | ||
| R | 24,301 | 40,753 | 65,329 | ||
| R | 16,655 | 29,411 | 47,084 | ||
| R | 17,823 | 25,634 | 43,727 | ||
| R | 20,586 | 25,169 | 45,984 | ||
| D | 24,159 | 23,860 | 48,895 | ||
| R | 14,135 | 22,331 | 37,807 | ||
| R | 8,446 | 28,421 | 37,168 | ||
| R | 6,582 | 17,460 | 26,108 | ||
| R | 6,867 | 14,130 | 21,681 | ||
| R | 7,491 | 9,269 | 17,174 | ||
| D | 6,773 | 5,452 | 17,037 | ||
| R | 7,233 | 9,409 | 17,004 | ||
| R | 6,719 | 9,572 | 16,581 | ||
| R | 7,287 | 9,263 | 16,803 | ||
| R | 6,685 | 9,798 | 17,007 | ||
| D | 8,390 | 8,230 | 16,892 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
22.0%
German
20.0%
Italian
13.8%
English
10.0%
Polish
6.5%
American
4.7%
Scottish
1.6%
African American
3.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 44.2 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
$114,764
Bucks County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Bucks County$114,764
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Bucks County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)5.7%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.4%
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once a reliably Republican suburban county, Bucks has tracked closely with the national suburban realignment, flipping between parties four times in the last six presidential cycles and landing at R+0.1 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was zero points.
A population of 647,461, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,764 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and St. Lucie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bucks County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bucks County, Pennsylvania voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 402,349 votes cast, 198,431 went Democratic and 198,722 went Republican.
What is Bucks County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bucks County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bucks County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania?
Bucks County, Pennsylvania has a population of 647,461 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bucks County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is $114,764 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bucks County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bucks County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.