Columbia County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,6442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Newaygo County, MI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Columbia CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Columbia 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 | +33.9% |
| 1896 | +18.7% |
| 1900 | +24.2% |
| 1904 | +6.8% |
| 1908 | +17.4% |
| 1912 | +45.1% |
| 1916 | +30.2% |
| 1920 | +5.3% |
| 1924 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | −45.8% |
| 1932 | +9.3% |
| 1936 | +18.5% |
| 1940 | +13.6% |
| 1944 | +1.6% |
| 1948 | −0.3% |
| 1952 | −15.7% |
| 1956 | −19.4% |
| 1960 | −24.3% |
| 1964 | +21.4% |
| 1968 | −18.1% |
| 1972 | −31.2% |
| 1976 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | −12.8% |
| 1984 | −27.1% |
| 1988 | −21.7% |
| 1992 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | −14.2% |
| 2004 | −20.0% |
| 2008 | −4.4% |
| 2012 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | −31.8% |
| 2020 | −30.7% |
| 2024 | −30.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,083 | 21,190 | 32,709 | ||
| R | 10,532 | 20,098 | 31,171 | ||
| R | 8,934 | 18,004 | 28,506 | ||
| R | 10,937 | 14,236 | 25,744 | ||
| R | 13,230 | 14,477 | 28,063 | ||
| R | 10,679 | 16,052 | 26,869 | ||
| R | 8,975 | 12,095 | 21,911 | ||
| D | 8,379 | 8,234 | 20,372 | ||
| R | 8,261 | 9,742 | 23,739 | ||
| R | 7,767 | 12,114 | 20,021 | ||
| R | 8,254 | 14,402 | 22,718 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 12,426 | 23,313 | ||
| D | 12,051 | 11,508 | 23,925 | ||
| R | 7,222 | 14,187 | 22,309 | ||
| R | 8,187 | 12,202 | 22,229 | ||
| D | 13,885 | 8,982 | 22,903 | ||
| R | 9,322 | 15,310 | 24,651 | ||
| R | 9,024 | 13,382 | 22,421 | ||
| R | 9,467 | 13,008 | 22,554 | ||
| R | 9,367 | 9,417 | 18,784 | ||
| D | 9,647 | 9,336 | 19,053 | ||
| D | 12,523 | 9,518 | 22,107 | ||
| D | 14,141 | 9,674 | 24,108 | ||
| D | 10,640 | 8,791 | 19,787 | ||
| R | 5,304 | 14,362 | 19,781 | ||
| D | 7,390 | 7,336 | 15,469 | ||
| D | 6,965 | 6,238 | 13,665 | ||
| D | 5,785 | 3,013 | 9,187 | ||
| D | 4,905 | 889 | 8,910 | ||
| D | 5,373 | 3,718 | 9,493 | ||
| D | 4,196 | 3,635 | 8,246 | ||
| D | 4,982 | 2,954 | 8,390 | ||
| D | 4,904 | 3,280 | 8,684 | ||
| D | 4,929 | 2,336 | 7,645 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
9.5%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
5.9%
American
4.2%
French
1.3%
African American
1.4%
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: 41.0 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
$64,644
Columbia County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbia County$64,644
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Columbia 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
13.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Columbia County's presidential margins have shifted dramatically rightward over the past two decades, reflecting broader rural Pennsylvania trends. With a population just over 64,000, it delivered a 31-point Republican margin in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 1928. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 65,362, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,644 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Newaygo County and Sanilac County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Columbia County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbia County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,709 votes cast, 11,083 went Democratic and 21,190 went Republican.
What is Columbia County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Columbia 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Columbia County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbia County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Columbia County, Pennsylvania?
Columbia County, Pennsylvania has a population of 65,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbia County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Columbia County, Pennsylvania is $64,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Columbia County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbia County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.