Somerset County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 72,7992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,4462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Holt County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Somerset CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Somerset County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −33.5% |
| 1896 | −42.9% |
| 1900 | −49.7% |
| 1904 | −54.3% |
| 1908 | −44.6% |
| 1912 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | −31.1% |
| 1920 | −58.1% |
| 1924 | −59.1% |
| 1928 | −56.6% |
| 1932 | −19.4% |
| 1936 | −3.5% |
| 1940 | −10.4% |
| 1944 | −21.8% |
| 1948 | −22.6% |
| 1952 | −17.0% |
| 1956 | −21.9% |
| 1960 | −16.5% |
| 1964 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | −8.4% |
| 1980 | −19.8% |
| 1984 | −16.7% |
| 1988 | −9.7% |
| 1992 | −4.2% |
| 1996 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | −24.8% |
| 2004 | −29.8% |
| 2008 | −25.0% |
| 2012 | −42.7% |
| 2016 | −55.5% |
| 2020 | −56.3% |
| 2024 | −57.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,596 | 31,993 | 40,987 | ||
| R | 8,654 | 31,466 | 40,543 | ||
| R | 7,376 | 27,379 | 36,073 | ||
| R | 9,436 | 23,984 | 34,078 | ||
| R | 12,878 | 21,686 | 35,168 | ||
| R | 12,842 | 23,802 | 36,778 | ||
| R | 12,028 | 20,218 | 32,985 | ||
| R | 12,719 | 14,735 | 31,591 | ||
| R | 12,493 | 13,858 | 32,759 | ||
| R | 13,815 | 16,809 | 30,768 | ||
| R | 13,900 | 19,502 | 33,491 | ||
| R | 11,695 | 17,729 | 30,455 | ||
| R | 13,452 | 15,960 | 29,685 | ||
| R | 8,743 | 19,739 | 28,841 | ||
| R | 11,515 | 17,511 | 30,921 | ||
| D | 17,934 | 14,817 | 32,814 | ||
| R | 14,739 | 20,554 | 35,335 | ||
| R | 13,163 | 20,568 | 33,748 | ||
| R | 13,167 | 18,589 | 31,820 | ||
| R | 8,727 | 13,910 | 22,978 | ||
| R | 10,287 | 16,039 | 26,405 | ||
| R | 14,085 | 17,369 | 31,512 | ||
| R | 16,184 | 17,375 | 33,741 | ||
| R | 7,919 | 11,857 | 20,249 | ||
| R | 4,489 | 16,404 | 21,057 | ||
| R | 2,315 | 12,389 | 17,032 | ||
| R | 2,912 | 12,436 | 16,404 | ||
| R | 2,957 | 6,008 | 9,800 | ||
| O | 2,164 | 1,428 | 9,588 | ||
| R | 2,246 | 6,478 | 9,495 | ||
| R | 1,686 | 6,772 | 9,358 | ||
| R | 2,151 | 6,677 | 9,109 | ||
| R | 2,295 | 5,861 | 8,319 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 4,670 | 7,185 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.1%
Irish
9.7%
English
8.2%
Italian
7.2%
Polish
6.8%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.0%
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: 46.9 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
$61,446
Somerset County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Somerset County$61,446
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Somerset 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
11.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Somerset County's R+57.2 margin in 2024 places it among the most lopsided presidential results in the state, reflecting a rural, post-coal economy where Democratic vote share has eroded sharply over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.
A population of 72,799, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,446 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holt County and Burke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Somerset County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Somerset County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 57.1 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,987 votes cast, 8,596 went Democratic and 31,993 went Republican.
What is Somerset County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Somerset 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 Somerset County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Somerset County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?
Somerset County, Pennsylvania has a population of 72,799 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Somerset County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Somerset County, Pennsylvania is $61,446 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Somerset County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Somerset 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.