Northumberland County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+42 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 90,5602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pulaski County, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Northumberland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Northumberland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +5.6% |
| 1896 | −7.7% |
| 1900 | −2.2% |
| 1904 | −29.4% |
| 1908 | −9.2% |
| 1912 | +23.1% |
| 1916 | +3.2% |
| 1920 | −25.1% |
| 1924 | −31.9% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +12.1% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | −3.9% |
| 1948 | −17.4% |
| 1952 | −23.7% |
| 1956 | −25.0% |
| 1960 | −10.7% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | −12.8% |
| 1972 | −29.8% |
| 1976 | −0.9% |
| 1980 | −18.9% |
| 1984 | −23.1% |
| 1988 | −17.1% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −0.4% |
| 2000 | −13.4% |
| 2004 | −20.6% |
| 2008 | −13.8% |
| 2012 | −19.3% |
| 2016 | −42.4% |
| 2020 | −38.5% |
| 2024 | −39.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,863 | 30,240 | 43,635 | ||
| R | 12,677 | 28,952 | 42,283 | ||
| R | 9,788 | 25,427 | 36,907 | ||
| R | 13,072 | 19,518 | 33,356 | ||
| R | 14,329 | 19,018 | 33,939 | ||
| R | 14,602 | 22,262 | 37,134 | ||
| R | 13,670 | 18,142 | 33,254 | ||
| R | 13,418 | 13,551 | 32,400 | ||
| R | 12,814 | 15,057 | 35,792 | ||
| R | 14,255 | 20,207 | 34,800 | ||
| R | 13,748 | 22,109 | 36,165 | ||
| R | 13,750 | 20,608 | 36,290 | ||
| R | 18,939 | 19,283 | 38,876 | ||
| R | 13,885 | 25,912 | 40,385 | ||
| R | 17,013 | 22,366 | 41,899 | ||
| D | 28,082 | 17,046 | 45,244 | ||
| R | 22,233 | 27,568 | 49,841 | ||
| R | 17,141 | 28,583 | 45,765 | ||
| R | 17,789 | 28,861 | 46,769 | ||
| R | 16,478 | 23,535 | 40,485 | ||
| R | 20,333 | 21,995 | 42,450 | ||
| D | 26,315 | 22,914 | 49,368 | ||
| D | 31,849 | 21,758 | 54,318 | ||
| D | 23,114 | 17,982 | 42,564 | ||
| R | 19,249 | 30,949 | 50,490 | ||
| R | 7,571 | 17,516 | 31,177 | ||
| R | 9,854 | 17,288 | 29,581 | ||
| D | 9,333 | 8,722 | 19,384 | ||
| O | 6,802 | 2,371 | 19,144 | ||
| R | 8,590 | 10,439 | 20,087 | ||
| R | 5,936 | 11,219 | 17,977 | ||
| R | 7,989 | 8,366 | 16,951 | ||
| R | 7,367 | 8,659 | 16,756 | ||
| D | 6,942 | 6,170 | 13,727 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.4%
Irish
11.1%
English
8.6%
Polish
8.0%
Italian
6.8%
American
4.8%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
2.1%
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: 44.5 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
$60,583
Northumberland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Northumberland County$60,583
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Northumberland 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
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.8%
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 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Northumberland's Susquehanna River towns reflect the broader realignment of deindustrialized Appalachian Pennsylvania: a county that voted within single digits as recently as 2008 shifted to R+39.9 by 2024.
The Republican margin here reached forty-two points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 90,560, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,583 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pulaski County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Northumberland County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,635 votes cast, 12,863 went Democratic and 30,240 went Republican.
What is Northumberland County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Northumberland 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Northumberland County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Northumberland County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania?
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania has a population of 90,560 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania is $60,583 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.