Greene County, Pennsylvania: Appalachian Realigners county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
- Population
- 34,8352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,0412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Braxton County, WV · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Greene CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Greene 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 | +29.1% |
| 1896 | +25.9% |
| 1900 | +20.0% |
| 1904 | +12.8% |
| 1908 | +20.7% |
| 1912 | +39.7% |
| 1916 | +29.7% |
| 1920 | +13.4% |
| 1924 | +11.7% |
| 1928 | −13.1% |
| 1932 | +31.4% |
| 1936 | +30.6% |
| 1940 | +20.5% |
| 1944 | +18.6% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | +18.5% |
| 1956 | +13.0% |
| 1960 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | +49.0% |
| 1968 | +21.5% |
| 1972 | −16.5% |
| 1976 | +24.4% |
| 1980 | +20.2% |
| 1984 | +18.9% |
| 1988 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | +32.7% |
| 1996 | +26.3% |
| 2000 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | −0.4% |
| 2012 | −17.7% |
| 2016 | −40.1% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −44.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,592 | 12,319 | 17,236 | ||
| R | 4,911 | 12,579 | 17,669 | ||
| R | 4,482 | 10,849 | 15,868 | ||
| R | 5,852 | 8,428 | 14,546 | ||
| R | 7,829 | 7,889 | 15,976 | ||
| R | 7,674 | 7,786 | 15,565 | ||
| D | 7,230 | 5,890 | 13,653 | ||
| D | 7,620 | 4,002 | 13,736 | ||
| D | 8,438 | 3,482 | 15,135 | ||
| D | 9,126 | 4,879 | 14,095 | ||
| D | 9,365 | 6,376 | 15,784 | ||
| D | 8,193 | 5,336 | 14,121 | ||
| D | 8,769 | 5,293 | 14,219 | ||
| R | 5,562 | 7,790 | 13,543 | ||
| D | 8,198 | 5,099 | 14,401 | ||
| D | 11,412 | 3,896 | 15,327 | ||
| D | 9,645 | 7,498 | 17,159 | ||
| D | 9,827 | 7,562 | 17,403 | ||
| D | 10,125 | 6,964 | 17,119 | ||
| D | 8,015 | 4,717 | 12,934 | ||
| D | 8,392 | 5,747 | 14,192 | ||
| D | 10,214 | 6,726 | 16,976 | ||
| D | 12,006 | 6,359 | 18,474 | ||
| D | 9,322 | 4,808 | 14,388 | ||
| R | 5,293 | 6,910 | 12,299 | ||
| D | 5,874 | 4,590 | 10,976 | ||
| D | 5,592 | 4,253 | 10,028 | ||
| D | 3,930 | 2,096 | 6,177 | ||
| D | 3,551 | 1,150 | 6,052 | ||
| D | 3,793 | 2,438 | 6,550 | ||
| D | 3,198 | 2,442 | 5,910 | ||
| D | 3,674 | 2,427 | 6,220 | ||
| D | 4,198 | 2,453 | 6,737 | ||
| D | 3,977 | 2,126 | 6,367 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
Irish
14.2%
English
13.2%
Italian
6.6%
American
6.3%
Polish
5.8%
Scottish
2.3%
African American
2.2%
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: 43.3 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
$68,041
Greene County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greene County$68,041
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Greene 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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
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 63.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greene County, tucked into Pennsylvania's southwestern corner, has shifted dramatically over the past two decades from a union-heavy Democratic stronghold into one of the state's most reliably one-sided presidential counties, reflecting broader realignment across Appalachian coal country.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin peaked at forty-nine points in 1964 and narrowed across the late twentieth century. The 2004 election carried the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by one point. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
The economic context is severe: a median household income of $68,041 — among the lowest at this geographic scale — and a 14% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Braxton County and Lawrence County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greene County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greene County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 44.8 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,236 votes cast, 4,592 went Democratic and 12,319 went Republican.
What is Greene County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Greene County, Pennsylvania in the "Appalachian Realigners" typology — Lower-income counties of Greater Appalachia — a long, deep arc from Democratic to Republican. 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 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Greene County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Greene County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Greene County, Pennsylvania?
Greene County, Pennsylvania has a population of 34,835 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greene County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Greene County, Pennsylvania is $68,041 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Greene County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greene County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.