Pike County, Pennsylvania: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,6212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,3232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lee County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pike CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pike 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 | +40.7% |
| 1896 | +17.8% |
| 1900 | +27.6% |
| 1904 | +22.2% |
| 1908 | +19.4% |
| 1912 | +48.3% |
| 1916 | +23.5% |
| 1920 | −19.3% |
| 1924 | −20.2% |
| 1928 | −39.2% |
| 1932 | +5.5% |
| 1936 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | −17.6% |
| 1944 | −30.9% |
| 1948 | −41.1% |
| 1952 | −46.6% |
| 1956 | −54.6% |
| 1960 | −40.9% |
| 1964 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | −36.3% |
| 1972 | −52.1% |
| 1976 | −20.5% |
| 1980 | −39.1% |
| 1984 | −43.1% |
| 1988 | −35.9% |
| 1992 | −12.5% |
| 1996 | −8.3% |
| 2000 | −11.6% |
| 2004 | −17.8% |
| 2008 | −4.2% |
| 2012 | −11.1% |
| 2016 | −25.8% |
| 2020 | −19.0% |
| 2024 | −24.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,132 | 21,537 | 35,031 | ||
| R | 13,019 | 19,213 | 32,554 | ||
| R | 9,268 | 16,061 | 26,303 | ||
| R | 10,210 | 12,786 | 23,279 | ||
| R | 11,493 | 12,518 | 24,284 | ||
| R | 8,656 | 12,444 | 21,299 | ||
| R | 7,330 | 9,339 | 17,364 | ||
| R | 5,509 | 6,697 | 14,244 | ||
| R | 4,382 | 6,084 | 13,603 | ||
| R | 3,097 | 6,659 | 9,917 | ||
| R | 2,503 | 6,343 | 8,913 | ||
| R | 2,132 | 5,249 | 7,973 | ||
| R | 2,775 | 4,241 | 7,146 | ||
| R | 1,385 | 4,568 | 6,108 | ||
| R | 1,617 | 3,719 | 5,790 | ||
| D | 2,753 | 2,651 | 5,426 | ||
| R | 1,676 | 4,000 | 5,683 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 4,160 | 5,383 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 3,810 | 5,204 | ||
| R | 1,208 | 2,893 | 4,101 | ||
| R | 1,408 | 2,674 | 4,101 | ||
| R | 1,818 | 2,596 | 4,428 | ||
| D | 2,396 | 2,304 | 4,741 | ||
| D | 1,844 | 1,649 | 3,558 | ||
| R | 1,024 | 2,354 | 3,395 | ||
| R | 993 | 1,581 | 2,917 | ||
| R | 880 | 1,319 | 2,272 | ||
| D | 976 | 598 | 1,608 | ||
| D | 995 | 191 | 1,663 | ||
| D | 1,069 | 715 | 1,822 | ||
| D | 942 | 592 | 1,575 | ||
| D | 1,236 | 694 | 1,966 | ||
| D | 1,123 | 778 | 1,940 | ||
| D | 1,150 | 477 | 1,652 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.5%
Irish
19.8%
Italian
16.7%
English
9.2%
Polish
5.8%
American
4.4%
French
2.2%
African American
4.8%
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: 49.4 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
$81,323
Pike County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Pike County$81,323
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Pike 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Other Indo-European5.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pike County's population nearly tripled between 1980 and 2010 as New York metro residents relocated to the Poconos, yet that same transplant wave has since trended Republican by double digits, making it a studied case of exurban political realignment.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-five points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,323, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Wayne County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pike County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pike County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,031 votes cast, 13,132 went Democratic and 21,537 went Republican.
What is Pike County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Pike County, Pennsylvania in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pike County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pike County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pike County, Pennsylvania?
Pike County, Pennsylvania has a population of 60,621 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pike County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pike County, Pennsylvania is $81,323 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pike County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pike County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.