Mifflin County, Pennsylvania: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,0412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,9532024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taney County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mifflin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mifflin 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 | −3.3% |
| 1896 | −12.4% |
| 1900 | −16.4% |
| 1904 | −36.3% |
| 1908 | −22.6% |
| 1912 | +16.7% |
| 1916 | −3.2% |
| 1920 | −22.4% |
| 1924 | −38.9% |
| 1928 | −74.6% |
| 1932 | −20.0% |
| 1936 | +16.4% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | −4.3% |
| 1948 | −8.6% |
| 1952 | −18.8% |
| 1956 | −25.9% |
| 1960 | −36.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −16.7% |
| 1972 | −45.6% |
| 1976 | −10.5% |
| 1980 | −17.1% |
| 1984 | −27.3% |
| 1988 | −25.9% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −11.4% |
| 2000 | −31.2% |
| 2004 | −40.7% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −46.7% |
| 2016 | −54.6% |
| 2020 | −56.1% |
| 2024 | −56.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,735 | 17,184 | 22,120 | ||
| R | 4,603 | 16,670 | 21,502 | ||
| R | 3,877 | 14,094 | 18,721 | ||
| R | 4,273 | 11,939 | 16,416 | ||
| R | 5,375 | 10,929 | 16,502 | ||
| R | 4,889 | 11,726 | 16,802 | ||
| R | 4,835 | 9,400 | 14,614 | ||
| R | 5,327 | 6,888 | 13,718 | ||
| R | 4,946 | 6,300 | 14,688 | ||
| R | 4,790 | 8,170 | 13,075 | ||
| R | 5,178 | 9,106 | 14,373 | ||
| R | 5,226 | 7,541 | 13,520 | ||
| R | 6,210 | 7,698 | 14,109 | ||
| R | 3,667 | 9,989 | 13,855 | ||
| R | 5,681 | 8,133 | 14,698 | ||
| D | 8,811 | 6,006 | 14,856 | ||
| R | 4,816 | 10,315 | 15,203 | ||
| R | 5,078 | 8,638 | 13,725 | ||
| R | 5,889 | 8,620 | 14,556 | ||
| R | 4,762 | 5,666 | 10,523 | ||
| R | 5,693 | 6,205 | 11,952 | ||
| D | 6,993 | 6,352 | 13,379 | ||
| D | 9,581 | 6,867 | 16,525 | ||
| R | 3,654 | 5,525 | 9,372 | ||
| R | 1,270 | 8,932 | 10,270 | ||
| R | 1,999 | 4,780 | 7,143 | ||
| R | 2,400 | 3,872 | 6,571 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 2,105 | 4,444 | ||
| O | 1,400 | 654 | 4,480 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 2,902 | 4,886 | ||
| R | 1,378 | 3,054 | 4,620 | ||
| R | 1,842 | 2,594 | 4,593 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 2,662 | 4,910 | ||
| R | 2,029 | 2,175 | 4,366 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.6%
Irish
12.0%
American
11.2%
English
6.9%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.3%
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: 43.4 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
$63,953
Mifflin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mifflin County$63,953
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Mifflin 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
16.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.9%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European9.0%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mifflin County, anchored by Lewistown in the Juniata River valley, delivered a 56-point Republican margin in 2024—among the widest in a state notorious for its sharp rural-urban divide.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 1928. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A median household income of $63,953, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,041 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taney County and Osage County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mifflin County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 56.3 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,120 votes cast, 4,735 went Democratic and 17,184 went Republican.
What is Mifflin County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Mifflin 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Mifflin County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mifflin County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania?
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania has a population of 46,041 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania is $63,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.