McKean County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,9042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sullivan County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of McKean CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for McKean County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −10.4% |
| 1896 | −23.5% |
| 1900 | −28.1% |
| 1904 | −48.2% |
| 1908 | −25.2% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | −13.7% |
| 1920 | −46.7% |
| 1924 | −50.9% |
| 1928 | −47.5% |
| 1932 | −34.6% |
| 1936 | −9.5% |
| 1940 | −35.7% |
| 1944 | −29.5% |
| 1948 | −35.6% |
| 1952 | −47.6% |
| 1956 | −48.0% |
| 1960 | −27.5% |
| 1964 | +15.8% |
| 1968 | −23.7% |
| 1972 | −44.7% |
| 1976 | −22.9% |
| 1980 | −27.5% |
| 1984 | −38.8% |
| 1988 | −27.3% |
| 1992 | −10.0% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −26.3% |
| 2004 | −26.7% |
| 2008 | −17.3% |
| 2012 | −28.0% |
| 2016 | −46.2% |
| 2020 | −46.2% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,115 | 14,401 | 19,750 | ||
| R | 5,098 | 14,083 | 19,466 | ||
| R | 4,025 | 11,635 | 16,464 | ||
| R | 5,297 | 9,545 | 15,154 | ||
| R | 6,465 | 9,224 | 15,947 | ||
| R | 6,294 | 10,941 | 17,426 | ||
| R | 5,510 | 9,661 | 15,806 | ||
| R | 5,509 | 6,838 | 14,869 | ||
| R | 5,331 | 6,965 | 16,400 | ||
| R | 5,300 | 9,323 | 14,747 | ||
| R | 4,818 | 10,963 | 15,839 | ||
| R | 5,064 | 9,229 | 15,166 | ||
| R | 6,424 | 10,305 | 16,926 | ||
| R | 4,513 | 11,958 | 16,673 | ||
| R | 6,326 | 10,506 | 17,607 | ||
| D | 10,950 | 7,948 | 19,007 | ||
| R | 7,767 | 13,699 | 21,532 | ||
| R | 5,152 | 14,725 | 19,950 | ||
| R | 5,373 | 15,256 | 20,776 | ||
| R | 4,785 | 10,218 | 15,272 | ||
| R | 6,492 | 11,988 | 18,601 | ||
| R | 6,991 | 14,822 | 21,932 | ||
| R | 9,733 | 11,837 | 22,181 | ||
| R | 4,661 | 9,970 | 15,335 | ||
| R | 4,964 | 14,012 | 19,066 | ||
| R | 2,376 | 9,072 | 13,149 | ||
| R | 2,505 | 7,830 | 11,406 | ||
| R | 3,161 | 4,300 | 8,299 | ||
| O | 2,362 | 1,345 | 8,001 | ||
| R | 2,867 | 5,073 | 8,745 | ||
| R | 1,636 | 5,719 | 8,475 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 6,319 | 10,293 | ||
| R | 3,074 | 5,077 | 8,520 | ||
| R | 2,843 | 3,594 | 7,187 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.5%
Irish
14.3%
English
11.7%
Italian
9.6%
American
7.4%
Polish
3.0%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
1.8%
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: 44.0 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
$62,905
McKean County ranks near the middle of US counties.
McKean County$62,905
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
McKean 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%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
McKean County, tucked in Pennsylvania's northern tier along the New York border, has shifted dramatically rightward over the past two decades. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+47.2 reflects a predominantly white, working-class electorate with deep roots in oil-country heritage.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 39,904, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,905 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sullivan County and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did McKean County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, McKean County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,750 votes cast, 5,115 went Democratic and 14,401 went Republican.
What is McKean County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places McKean 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did McKean County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McKean County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in McKean County, Pennsylvania?
McKean County, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McKean County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in McKean County, Pennsylvania is $62,905 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of McKean County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in McKean County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.