Juniata County, Pennsylvania: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 23,3792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Fulton County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Juniata CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Juniata 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 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | −5.2% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | −10.8% |
| 1912 | +27.6% |
| 1916 | +8.7% |
| 1920 | −18.4% |
| 1924 | −20.0% |
| 1928 | −64.9% |
| 1932 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | −13.7% |
| 1948 | −15.1% |
| 1952 | −17.6% |
| 1956 | −21.0% |
| 1960 | −29.5% |
| 1964 | +14.5% |
| 1968 | −25.0% |
| 1972 | −33.9% |
| 1976 | −12.3% |
| 1980 | −20.2% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −26.4% |
| 1992 | −16.4% |
| 1996 | −15.4% |
| 2000 | −36.2% |
| 2004 | −43.4% |
| 2008 | −35.2% |
| 2012 | −45.0% |
| 2016 | −61.2% |
| 2020 | −61.4% |
| 2024 | −61.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,290 | 9,721 | 12,139 | ||
| R | 2,253 | 9,649 | 12,043 | ||
| R | 1,821 | 8,273 | 10,545 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 6,862 | 9,595 | ||
| R | 3,068 | 6,484 | 9,711 | ||
| R | 2,797 | 7,144 | 10,006 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 5,795 | 8,667 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 4,128 | 7,984 | ||
| R | 2,601 | 3,980 | 8,420 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 4,881 | 7,764 | ||
| R | 2,624 | 5,059 | 7,705 | ||
| R | 2,696 | 4,139 | 7,161 | ||
| R | 3,105 | 3,991 | 7,206 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 4,412 | 6,653 | ||
| R | 2,321 | 4,039 | 6,874 | ||
| D | 4,138 | 3,087 | 7,235 | ||
| R | 2,615 | 4,805 | 7,431 | ||
| R | 2,779 | 4,258 | 7,044 | ||
| R | 2,705 | 3,863 | 6,589 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 3,121 | 5,459 | ||
| R | 2,666 | 3,512 | 6,193 | ||
| D | 3,579 | 3,507 | 7,098 | ||
| D | 3,782 | 3,576 | 7,407 | ||
| D | 2,805 | 2,752 | 5,681 | ||
| R | 919 | 4,396 | 5,361 | ||
| R | 1,420 | 2,177 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 1,443 | 2,112 | 3,628 | ||
| D | 1,497 | 1,254 | 2,808 | ||
| O | 1,148 | 374 | 2,806 | ||
| R | 1,414 | 1,765 | 3,263 | ||
| R | 1,202 | 1,985 | 3,293 | ||
| R | 1,621 | 1,805 | 3,505 | ||
| R | 1,819 | 2,059 | 3,957 | ||
| D | 1,695 | 1,621 | 3,407 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.8%
American
12.8%
Irish
9.1%
English
5.5%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.2%
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: 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
$66,318
Juniata County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Juniata County$66,318
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Juniata 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European7.6%
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Juniata County's small, predominantly rural population has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with its 2024 result ranking among the widest gaps of any county in the state.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 1928. The 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A median household income of $66,318, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,379 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Dearborn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Juniata County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Juniata County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,139 votes cast, 2,290 went Democratic and 9,721 went Republican.
What is Juniata County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Juniata County, Pennsylvania in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Juniata County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Juniata County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Juniata County, Pennsylvania?
Juniata County, Pennsylvania has a population of 23,379 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Juniata County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Juniata County, Pennsylvania is $66,318 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Juniata County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Juniata County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.