Potter County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+63 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,1882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,0202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Blair County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Potter CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Potter County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −12.5% |
| 1896 | −14.2% |
| 1900 | −18.8% |
| 1904 | −51.2% |
| 1908 | −28.0% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | −14.4% |
| 1920 | −51.0% |
| 1924 | −46.9% |
| 1928 | −59.6% |
| 1932 | −24.0% |
| 1936 | −18.1% |
| 1940 | −31.1% |
| 1944 | −40.3% |
| 1948 | −36.0% |
| 1952 | −44.1% |
| 1956 | −39.2% |
| 1960 | −30.4% |
| 1964 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | −34.1% |
| 1972 | −43.5% |
| 1976 | −12.3% |
| 1980 | −26.6% |
| 1984 | −48.3% |
| 1988 | −35.1% |
| 1992 | −22.1% |
| 1996 | −23.0% |
| 2000 | −39.8% |
| 2004 | −42.4% |
| 2008 | −37.4% |
| 2012 | −45.8% |
| 2016 | −62.9% |
| 2020 | −60.8% |
| 2024 | −62.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,675 | 7,334 | 9,118 | ||
| R | 1,726 | 7,239 | 9,064 | ||
| R | 1,302 | 6,251 | 7,864 | ||
| R | 1,897 | 5,231 | 7,279 | ||
| R | 2,300 | 5,109 | 7,507 | ||
| R | 2,268 | 5,640 | 7,962 | ||
| R | 2,037 | 4,858 | 7,094 | ||
| R | 2,146 | 3,714 | 6,817 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 3,452 | 7,044 | ||
| R | 2,119 | 4,432 | 6,592 | ||
| R | 1,789 | 5,164 | 6,984 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 4,073 | 6,669 | ||
| R | 2,983 | 3,828 | 6,891 | ||
| R | 1,710 | 4,422 | 6,236 | ||
| R | 1,860 | 4,019 | 6,339 | ||
| D | 3,652 | 3,232 | 6,909 | ||
| R | 2,715 | 5,099 | 7,830 | ||
| R | 2,257 | 5,181 | 7,460 | ||
| R | 1,974 | 5,117 | 7,129 | ||
| R | 1,729 | 3,672 | 5,401 | ||
| R | 1,894 | 4,474 | 6,404 | ||
| R | 2,731 | 5,205 | 7,963 | ||
| R | 3,553 | 5,172 | 8,926 | ||
| R | 2,271 | 3,847 | 6,573 | ||
| R | 1,416 | 5,653 | 7,111 | ||
| R | 1,161 | 4,087 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 1,106 | 4,036 | 5,750 | ||
| R | 1,733 | 2,386 | 4,541 | ||
| O | 1,445 | 850 | 4,679 | ||
| R | 1,932 | 3,603 | 5,958 | ||
| R | 1,074 | 3,976 | 5,668 | ||
| R | 2,147 | 3,224 | 5,727 | ||
| R | 2,446 | 3,281 | 5,877 | ||
| R | 1,699 | 2,315 | 4,935 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.9%
American
15.5%
English
13.6%
Irish
12.4%
Italian
5.0%
Polish
3.4%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 48.4 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
$59,020
Potter County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Potter County$59,020
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Potter 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
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.2%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish0.9%
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 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sparsely populated and heavily forested in the northern Appalachian Plateau, Potter gave Republicans a 62-point margin in 2024—among the widest in the state—reflecting a rural, working-class electorate with little urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A population of 16,188, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,020 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blair County and Grayson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Potter County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Potter County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 62.1 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,118 votes cast, 1,675 went Democratic and 7,334 went Republican.
What is Potter County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Potter 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Potter County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Potter County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Potter County, Pennsylvania?
Potter County, Pennsylvania has a population of 16,188 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Potter County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Potter County, Pennsylvania is $59,020 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Potter County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Potter County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.