Lawrence County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 85,0242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,9312024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Brooke County, WV · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lawrence CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lawrence County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −28.1% |
| 1896 | −33.6% |
| 1900 | −34.7% |
| 1904 | −49.9% |
| 1908 | −27.2% |
| 1912 | −1.5% |
| 1916 | −11.2% |
| 1920 | −45.8% |
| 1924 | −54.9% |
| 1928 | −50.9% |
| 1932 | −15.5% |
| 1936 | +17.2% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −4.2% |
| 1948 | −7.8% |
| 1952 | −4.8% |
| 1956 | −11.4% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +29.0% |
| 1968 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | −14.5% |
| 1976 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | +16.0% |
| 1992 | +20.6% |
| 1996 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | −5.1% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −29.6% |
| 2024 | −33.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 15,440 | 31,347 | 47,255 | ||
| R | 15,978 | 29,597 | 46,076 | ||
| R | 14,009 | 25,428 | 41,076 | ||
| R | 17,513 | 21,047 | 39,189 | ||
| R | 19,711 | 21,851 | 42,103 | ||
| R | 21,387 | 21,938 | 43,442 | ||
| D | 20,593 | 18,060 | 39,640 | ||
| D | 18,993 | 13,088 | 36,259 | ||
| D | 20,830 | 12,359 | 41,203 | ||
| D | 21,884 | 15,829 | 37,904 | ||
| D | 23,981 | 19,277 | 43,386 | ||
| D | 19,506 | 18,404 | 40,213 | ||
| D | 23,337 | 18,546 | 42,640 | ||
| R | 17,595 | 23,712 | 42,297 | ||
| D | 21,027 | 18,360 | 43,103 | ||
| D | 29,092 | 15,998 | 45,207 | ||
| D | 24,309 | 23,646 | 48,064 | ||
| R | 19,923 | 25,037 | 45,025 | ||
| R | 21,164 | 23,319 | 44,738 | ||
| R | 14,632 | 17,186 | 32,599 | ||
| R | 17,331 | 18,886 | 36,620 | ||
| R | 18,814 | 19,361 | 38,405 | ||
| D | 21,994 | 15,458 | 38,090 | ||
| R | 9,390 | 13,064 | 23,709 | ||
| R | 6,417 | 20,012 | 26,702 | ||
| R | 1,880 | 12,533 | 19,406 | ||
| R | 2,720 | 9,448 | 14,676 | ||
| R | 3,966 | 5,134 | 10,385 | ||
| O | 1,976 | 2,128 | 9,845 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 5,350 | 9,896 | ||
| R | 1,894 | 7,634 | 11,506 | ||
| R | 2,754 | 6,343 | 10,332 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 6,228 | 9,562 | ||
| R | 2,336 | 4,385 | 7,296 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.4%
Italian
23.5%
Irish
17.8%
English
9.1%
Polish
6.6%
American
3.8%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
3.0%
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: 44.9 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
$61,931
Lawrence County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lawrence County$61,931
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Lawrence 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
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.2%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)8.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.2%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 42.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lawrence County's deindustrialized Rust Belt towns have shifted sharply rightward over two decades; its 2024 presidential margin of R+33.8 places it well outside Pennsylvania's statewide competitive range.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-five points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 85,024, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,931 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brooke County and Franklin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lawrence County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 33.7 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,255 votes cast, 15,440 went Democratic and 31,347 went Republican.
What is Lawrence County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Lawrence 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lawrence County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lawrence County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania?
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania has a population of 85,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is $61,931 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.