Northampton County, Pennsylvania: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 318,5802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,1842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Muskegon County, MI · similarity 0.93
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Northampton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Northampton 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 | +19.5% |
| 1896 | +1.3% |
| 1900 | +7.2% |
| 1904 | −5.2% |
| 1908 | +2.2% |
| 1912 | +29.6% |
| 1916 | +6.4% |
| 1920 | −21.2% |
| 1924 | −25.7% |
| 1928 | −43.1% |
| 1932 | +7.0% |
| 1936 | +23.0% |
| 1940 | +13.4% |
| 1944 | +10.0% |
| 1948 | +10.0% |
| 1952 | −2.8% |
| 1956 | −12.4% |
| 1960 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | +46.9% |
| 1968 | +13.5% |
| 1972 | −12.8% |
| 1976 | +12.5% |
| 1980 | −5.1% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | −4.2% |
| 1992 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | −3.8% |
| 2020 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | −1.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 86,655 | 89,817 | 178,695 | ||
| D | 85,087 | 83,854 | 170,942 | ||
| R | 66,275 | 71,736 | 144,569 | ||
| D | 67,606 | 61,446 | 131,044 | ||
| D | 75,255 | 58,551 | 135,587 | ||
| D | 63,446 | 62,102 | 126,849 | ||
| D | 53,097 | 47,396 | 104,690 | ||
| D | 43,959 | 35,726 | 91,002 | ||
| D | 42,203 | 34,429 | 97,525 | ||
| R | 39,264 | 42,748 | 82,978 | ||
| R | 37,979 | 44,648 | 83,467 | ||
| R | 31,920 | 35,787 | 76,037 | ||
| D | 42,514 | 32,926 | 76,961 | ||
| R | 32,335 | 41,822 | 74,281 | ||
| D | 42,554 | 32,033 | 78,130 | ||
| D | 58,818 | 21,048 | 80,485 | ||
| D | 41,552 | 40,683 | 82,306 | ||
| R | 33,749 | 43,375 | 77,697 | ||
| R | 36,993 | 39,131 | 76,738 | ||
| D | 33,209 | 27,030 | 61,504 | ||
| D | 32,584 | 26,643 | 59,519 | ||
| D | 33,304 | 25,385 | 58,958 | ||
| D | 36,871 | 22,827 | 61,136 | ||
| D | 24,009 | 20,779 | 46,133 | ||
| R | 14,768 | 37,403 | 52,575 | ||
| R | 11,459 | 20,459 | 35,022 | ||
| R | 9,086 | 14,227 | 24,204 | ||
| D | 11,000 | 9,610 | 21,660 | ||
| D | 10,325 | 3,893 | 21,736 | ||
| D | 11,365 | 10,857 | 23,145 | ||
| R | 9,914 | 11,039 | 21,557 | ||
| D | 11,412 | 9,849 | 21,817 | ||
| D | 10,032 | 9,762 | 20,511 | ||
| D | 10,320 | 6,892 | 17,579 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.4%
Irish
11.7%
Italian
11.5%
American
10.0%
English
6.4%
Polish
4.2%
French
1.1%
African American
5.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 42.0 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
$89,184
Northampton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Northampton County$89,184
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Northampton County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Northampton County has swung between parties in consecutive presidential cycles, making it one of Pennsylvania's closest-watched suburban-industrial bellwethers. Its mix of post-industrial Easton, growing exurbs, and rural townships keeps margins razor-thin.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
A population of 318,580, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,184 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muskegon County and Roosevelt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Northampton County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Northampton County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 178,695 votes cast, 86,655 went Democratic and 89,817 went Republican.
What is Northampton County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Northampton County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Northampton County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
Northampton County, Pennsylvania has a population of 318,580 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Northampton County, Pennsylvania is $89,184 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Northampton County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Northampton County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.