Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1952.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,2192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,4872024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hillsdale County, MI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Susquehanna CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Susquehanna County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | −13.5% |
| 1896 | −18.1% |
| 1900 | −16.4% |
| 1904 | −29.6% |
| 1908 | −20.3% |
| 1912 | +8.1% |
| 1916 | −10.2% |
| 1920 | −37.1% |
| 1924 | −46.9% |
| 1928 | −36.7% |
| 1932 | −13.9% |
| 1936 | −19.5% |
| 1940 | −27.7% |
| 1944 | −35.2% |
| 1948 | −36.9% |
| 1952 | −48.3% |
| 1956 | −42.9% |
| 1960 | −27.8% |
| 1964 | +8.8% |
| 1968 | −30.9% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | −15.4% |
| 1980 | −29.5% |
| 1984 | −40.4% |
| 1988 | −29.9% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −9.2% |
| 2000 | −21.7% |
| 2004 | −22.2% |
| 2008 | −11.7% |
| 2012 | −21.3% |
| 2016 | −40.8% |
| 2020 | −41.2% |
| 2024 | −44.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,093 | 16,114 | 22,471 | ||
| R | 6,236 | 15,207 | 21,752 | ||
| R | 5,123 | 12,891 | 19,043 | ||
| R | 6,935 | 10,800 | 18,116 | ||
| R | 8,381 | 10,633 | 19,286 | ||
| R | 7,351 | 11,573 | 19,040 | ||
| R | 6,481 | 10,226 | 17,271 | ||
| R | 5,912 | 7,354 | 15,636 | ||
| R | 5,368 | 7,356 | 16,709 | ||
| R | 4,871 | 9,077 | 14,056 | ||
| R | 4,471 | 10,566 | 15,104 | ||
| R | 4,660 | 8,994 | 14,689 | ||
| R | 6,075 | 8,331 | 14,682 | ||
| R | 4,154 | 9,476 | 13,979 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 8,705 | 14,032 | ||
| D | 7,838 | 6,567 | 14,417 | ||
| R | 5,760 | 10,201 | 15,970 | ||
| R | 4,293 | 10,752 | 15,055 | ||
| R | 3,653 | 10,529 | 14,234 | ||
| R | 3,621 | 7,945 | 11,716 | ||
| R | 4,212 | 8,819 | 13,080 | ||
| R | 5,383 | 9,520 | 14,942 | ||
| R | 6,520 | 9,745 | 16,534 | ||
| R | 5,171 | 6,884 | 12,295 | ||
| R | 4,353 | 9,445 | 13,861 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 7,266 | 10,784 | ||
| R | 2,905 | 6,572 | 9,896 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 3,891 | 7,330 | ||
| O | 2,588 | 1,988 | 7,398 | ||
| R | 3,230 | 4,999 | 8,725 | ||
| R | 2,573 | 4,988 | 8,150 | ||
| R | 3,527 | 5,019 | 9,085 | ||
| R | 3,618 | 5,310 | 9,360 | ||
| R | 3,383 | 4,531 | 8,527 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.5%
German
16.1%
English
14.6%
Italian
8.6%
Polish
6.2%
American
4.5%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 48.6 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
$68,487
Susquehanna County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Susquehanna County$68,487
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Susquehanna 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
11.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Susquehanna County, anchored by dairy farms and natural-gas country along the New York border, has swung steadily rightward over two decades, posting a 44.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 that places it among Pennsylvania's most lopsided counties.
The Republican margin here reached forty-eight points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 38,219, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,487 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hillsdale County and Page County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 44.6 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,471 votes cast, 6,093 went Democratic and 16,114 went Republican.
What is Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has a population of 38,219 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania is $68,487 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Susquehanna 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.