Clinton County, Pennsylvania: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,7982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sullivan County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Clinton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Clinton 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 | +8.6% |
| 1896 | −6.4% |
| 1900 | −4.5% |
| 1904 | −27.7% |
| 1908 | −14.6% |
| 1912 | +16.3% |
| 1916 | +2.8% |
| 1920 | −16.8% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −47.8% |
| 1932 | −12.5% |
| 1936 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | +8.2% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | −5.7% |
| 1952 | −17.0% |
| 1956 | −20.8% |
| 1960 | −21.2% |
| 1964 | +39.9% |
| 1968 | −1.9% |
| 1972 | −26.2% |
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | −12.0% |
| 1984 | −19.1% |
| 1988 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −4.5% |
| 2004 | −15.8% |
| 2008 | −2.8% |
| 2012 | −11.8% |
| 2016 | −34.0% |
| 2020 | −36.3% |
| 2024 | −40.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,395 | 12,965 | 18,567 | ||
| R | 5,502 | 11,902 | 17,625 | ||
| R | 4,744 | 10,022 | 15,505 | ||
| R | 5,734 | 7,303 | 13,311 | ||
| R | 7,097 | 7,504 | 14,791 | ||
| R | 5,823 | 8,035 | 13,967 | ||
| R | 5,521 | 6,064 | 11,994 | ||
| D | 5,658 | 4,293 | 11,483 | ||
| D | 5,397 | 4,471 | 12,569 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 5,735 | 11,613 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 6,678 | 11,273 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 6,288 | 12,010 | ||
| D | 6,532 | 5,858 | 12,564 | ||
| R | 4,772 | 8,205 | 13,119 | ||
| R | 6,301 | 6,563 | 13,508 | ||
| D | 10,038 | 4,298 | 14,372 | ||
| R | 5,965 | 9,184 | 15,161 | ||
| R | 5,411 | 8,250 | 13,678 | ||
| R | 5,758 | 8,125 | 13,938 | ||
| R | 5,013 | 5,618 | 10,631 | ||
| R | 5,703 | 5,915 | 11,675 | ||
| D | 7,419 | 6,291 | 13,736 | ||
| D | 8,351 | 6,479 | 14,969 | ||
| R | 3,741 | 4,851 | 8,894 | ||
| R | 2,849 | 8,120 | 11,029 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 5,129 | 9,391 | ||
| R | 2,976 | 4,303 | 7,884 | ||
| D | 2,967 | 2,794 | 6,190 | ||
| O | 2,200 | 1,214 | 6,035 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 3,477 | 6,375 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 3,535 | 5,761 | ||
| R | 2,879 | 3,157 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 3,053 | 3,486 | 6,804 | ||
| D | 3,075 | 2,572 | 5,858 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.7%
Irish
12.0%
American
8.1%
Italian
8.0%
English
6.9%
French
2.0%
Polish
1.9%
African American
0.8%
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: 39.8 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
$60,816
Clinton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clinton County$60,816
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Clinton 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
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.7%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 66.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clinton County's population of under 40,000 is concentrated along the West Branch Susquehanna River, and its presidential margins have swung from competitive to R+40.9 over the past two decades—one of the steeper realignment arcs in the state.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 37,798, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,816 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sullivan County and Linn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clinton County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clinton County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 40.8 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,567 votes cast, 5,395 went Democratic and 12,965 went Republican.
What is Clinton County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clinton County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Clinton County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Clinton County, Pennsylvania has a population of 37,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Clinton County, Pennsylvania is $60,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Clinton County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clinton County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.