Perry County, Pennsylvania: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,2392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,4442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stanton County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Perry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Perry 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 | −6.9% |
| 1896 | −17.2% |
| 1900 | −16.2% |
| 1904 | −23.7% |
| 1908 | −19.5% |
| 1912 | +16.5% |
| 1916 | −4.5% |
| 1920 | −23.6% |
| 1924 | −20.3% |
| 1928 | −56.0% |
| 1932 | −8.1% |
| 1936 | +0.2% |
| 1940 | −12.2% |
| 1944 | −27.2% |
| 1948 | −35.4% |
| 1952 | −37.7% |
| 1956 | −35.4% |
| 1960 | −40.8% |
| 1964 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | −34.2% |
| 1972 | −48.5% |
| 1976 | −23.1% |
| 1980 | −34.5% |
| 1984 | −43.3% |
| 1988 | −37.0% |
| 1992 | −24.7% |
| 1996 | −24.4% |
| 2000 | −41.8% |
| 2004 | −43.7% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −38.7% |
| 2016 | −51.4% |
| 2020 | −50.1% |
| 2024 | −49.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,385 | 19,073 | 25,819 | ||
| R | 5,950 | 18,293 | 24,652 | ||
| R | 4,632 | 15,616 | 21,371 | ||
| R | 5,685 | 13,120 | 19,215 | ||
| R | 6,396 | 13,058 | 19,745 | ||
| R | 5,423 | 13,919 | 19,427 | ||
| R | 4,459 | 11,184 | 16,079 | ||
| R | 4,611 | 8,156 | 14,515 | ||
| R | 4,086 | 7,871 | 15,327 | ||
| R | 3,910 | 8,545 | 12,533 | ||
| R | 3,692 | 9,365 | 13,113 | ||
| R | 3,681 | 8,026 | 12,599 | ||
| R | 4,605 | 7,454 | 12,320 | ||
| R | 2,731 | 8,082 | 11,025 | ||
| R | 2,944 | 6,655 | 10,849 | ||
| D | 6,054 | 5,364 | 11,452 | ||
| R | 3,413 | 8,134 | 11,570 | ||
| R | 3,576 | 7,511 | 11,112 | ||
| R | 3,042 | 6,733 | 9,792 | ||
| R | 2,596 | 5,444 | 8,040 | ||
| R | 3,265 | 5,722 | 9,030 | ||
| R | 4,601 | 5,877 | 10,490 | ||
| D | 5,780 | 5,759 | 11,600 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 4,402 | 8,269 | ||
| R | 1,807 | 6,469 | 8,330 | ||
| R | 2,710 | 4,185 | 7,276 | ||
| R | 2,314 | 3,787 | 6,245 | ||
| R | 2,348 | 2,575 | 5,004 | ||
| D | 1,941 | 1,140 | 4,855 | ||
| R | 2,184 | 3,269 | 5,558 | ||
| R | 2,094 | 3,433 | 5,654 | ||
| R | 2,440 | 3,400 | 5,922 | ||
| R | 2,477 | 3,537 | 6,180 | ||
| R | 2,705 | 3,120 | 5,977 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.8%
Irish
12.4%
American
8.7%
English
8.1%
Italian
4.4%
Polish
2.8%
Scottish
2.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.8 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
$79,444
Perry County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Perry County$79,444
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Perry County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.5%
Spanish1.4%
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 68.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Perry County's R+49.3 margin in 2024 places it among Pennsylvania's most one-sided presidential contests, reflecting a largely rural, non-college white demographic with few urban centers to soften the partisan tilt.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A population of 46,239, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,444 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stanton County and Adams County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Perry County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Perry County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 49.1 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,819 votes cast, 6,385 went Democratic and 19,073 went Republican.
What is Perry County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Perry County, Pennsylvania in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did Perry County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Perry County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Perry County, Pennsylvania?
Perry County, Pennsylvania has a population of 46,239 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Perry County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Perry County, Pennsylvania is $79,444 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Perry County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Perry County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.