Potter County, Pennsylvania
Precinct data
Results by precinct
66 precincts · 9,085 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 0070421050070 | 195 | 446 | 11 | 652 | 29.9% | 68.4% | R+38.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 0230421050230 | 106 | 488 | 3 | 597 | 17.8% | 81.7% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct 0260421050260 | 105 | 427 | 3 | 535 | 19.6% | 79.8% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct 0060421050060 | 157 | 370 | 7 | 534 | 29.4% | 69.3% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct 0090421050090 | 70 | 428 | 4 | 502 | 13.9% | 85.3% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct 0290421050290 | 86 | 404 | 3 | 493 | 17.4% | 81.9% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct 0130421050130 | 35 | 452 | 2 | 489 | 7.2% | 92.4% | R+85.3 |
| Precinct 0245421050245 | 65 | 384 | 3 | 452 | 14.4% | 85.0% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct 0140421050140 | 53 | 344 | 3 | 400 | 13.3% | 86.0% | R+72.8 |
| Precinct 0120421050120 | 59 | 324 | 8 | 391 | 15.1% | 82.9% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct 0310421050310 | 58 | 306 | 2 | 366 | 15.8% | 83.6% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct 0320421050320 | 52 | 254 | 1 | 307 | 16.9% | 82.7% | R+65.8 |
| Precinct 0160421050160 | 49 | 255 | 1 | 305 | 16.1% | 83.6% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct 0330421050330 | 58 | 208 | 3 | 269 | 21.6% | 77.3% | R+55.8 |
| Precinct 0030421050030 | 70 | 189 | 4 | 263 | 26.6% | 71.9% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct 0110421050110 | 64 | 190 | 2 | 256 | 25.0% | 74.2% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct 0040421050040 | 29 | 225 | 1 | 255 | 11.4% | 88.2% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct 0100421050100 | 68 | 176 | 4 | 248 | 27.4% | 71.0% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct 0020421050020 | 34 | 212 | 1 | 247 | 13.8% | 85.8% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct 0150421050150 | 22 | 203 | 1 | 226 | 9.7% | 89.8% | R+80.1 |
| Precinct 0170421050170 | 22 | 149 | 2 | 173 | 12.7% | 86.1% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct 0010421050010 | 31 | 135 | 0 | 166 | 18.7% | 81.3% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct 0200421050200 | 35 | 123 | 2 | 160 | 21.9% | 76.9% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct 0180421050180 | 27 | 103 | 3 | 133 | 20.3% | 77.4% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct 0050421050050 | 20 | 99 | 0 | 119 | 16.8% | 83.2% | R+66.4 |
| Precinct 0220421050220 | 28 | 76 | 2 | 106 | 26.4% | 71.7% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct 0280421050280 | 24 | 82 | 0 | 106 | 22.6% | 77.4% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct 0190421050190 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 89 | 12.4% | 87.6% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct 0340421050340 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 78 | 19.2% | 80.8% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct 0270421050270 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 60 | 21.7% | 78.3% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct 0210421050210 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 11.1% | 88.9% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct 0300421050300 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 54 | 14.8% | 85.2% | R+70.4 |
| ABBOTT TWP Voting District42_4210510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ALLEGANY TWP Voting District42_4210520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| AUSTIN Voting District42_4210530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BINGHAM TWP Voting District42_4210540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CLARA TWP Voting District42_4210550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COUDERSPORT WD 0142_4210560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| COUDERSPORT WD 0242_4210570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EULALIA TWP VTD EAST FORK42_4210580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EULALIA TWP VTD EULALIA42_4210590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GALETON WD 0142_42105100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GALETON WD 0242_42105110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GENESEE TWP Voting District42_42105120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HARRISON TWP Voting District42_42105130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HEBRON TWP Voting District42_42105140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HECTOR TWP Voting District42_42105150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HOMER TWP Voting District42_42105160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| KEATING TWP Voting District42_42105170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OSWAYO TWP Voting District42_42105180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OSWAYO Voting District42_42105190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PIKE TWP Voting District42_42105200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PLEASANT VALLEY TWP Voting District42_42105210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PORTAGE TWP Voting District42_42105220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ROULETTE TWP Voting District42_42105230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SHARON TWP VTD NORTH42_42105240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SHARON TWP VTD SOUTH42_42105250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SHINGLEHOUSE Voting District42_42105260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| STEWARDSON TWP Voting District42_42105270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SUMMIT TWP Voting District42_42105280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SWEDEN TWP Voting District42_42105290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SYLVANIA TWP Voting District42_42105300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ULYSSES TWP Voting District42_42105310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ULYSSES Voting District42_42105320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WEST BRANCH TWP Voting District42_42105330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WHARTON TWP Voting District42_42105340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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 | −62.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.4 points more Democratic.
11,022 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −811 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,258 in average income, against $65,182 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+49.2 on average — 13 points more Democratic-leaning than Potter County, PA itself (R+62.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McKean County, PA47R+47.2
- Tioga County, PA36R+51.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- McKean County, PA61
- Tioga County, PA49
- Allegany County, NY21
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −6 |
| 2012 | +109 |
| 2013 | −120 |
| 2014 | −252 |
| 2015 | −100 |
| 2016 | −82 |
| 2017 | −95 |
| 2018 | −159 |
| 2019 | −46 |
| 2021 | −5 |
| 2022 | +38 |
| 2023 | −85 |
| 2024 | +30 |
| 2025 | −38 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 62.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.3 points.
A population of 16,188, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,020 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bedford County and Ritchie County.
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Potter County, Pennsylvania. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/42105/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.