Venango County, Pennsylvania: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,8012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,5222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Howell County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Venango CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Venango 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 | −9.8% |
| 1896 | −5.2% |
| 1900 | −17.0% |
| 1904 | −40.3% |
| 1908 | −21.0% |
| 1912 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | −43.0% |
| 1924 | −61.4% |
| 1928 | −58.5% |
| 1932 | −31.7% |
| 1936 | −30.7% |
| 1940 | −44.0% |
| 1944 | −39.2% |
| 1948 | −38.6% |
| 1952 | −45.2% |
| 1956 | −50.7% |
| 1960 | −36.1% |
| 1964 | +13.9% |
| 1968 | −18.2% |
| 1972 | −37.0% |
| 1976 | −17.0% |
| 1980 | −18.2% |
| 1984 | −19.3% |
| 1988 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | −1.0% |
| 2000 | −16.8% |
| 2004 | −23.0% |
| 2008 | −19.2% |
| 2012 | −26.4% |
| 2016 | −41.3% |
| 2020 | −41.4% |
| 2024 | −42.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,624 | 18,883 | 26,809 | ||
| R | 7,585 | 18,569 | 26,528 | ||
| R | 6,309 | 16,021 | 23,530 | ||
| R | 7,945 | 13,815 | 22,257 | ||
| R | 9,238 | 13,718 | 23,307 | ||
| R | 9,024 | 14,472 | 23,659 | ||
| R | 8,196 | 11,642 | 20,541 | ||
| R | 8,205 | 8,398 | 19,549 | ||
| R | 8,230 | 8,545 | 21,554 | ||
| R | 8,624 | 11,468 | 20,263 | ||
| R | 9,114 | 13,507 | 22,725 | ||
| R | 7,800 | 11,547 | 20,604 | ||
| R | 8,653 | 12,270 | 21,311 | ||
| R | 6,302 | 13,991 | 20,794 | ||
| R | 8,319 | 12,323 | 21,949 | ||
| D | 13,065 | 9,873 | 23,022 | ||
| R | 8,064 | 17,193 | 25,280 | ||
| R | 5,594 | 17,107 | 22,715 | ||
| R | 6,356 | 17,006 | 23,566 | ||
| R | 5,144 | 11,920 | 17,536 | ||
| R | 6,426 | 14,916 | 21,646 | ||
| R | 6,873 | 17,728 | 24,658 | ||
| R | 9,212 | 17,676 | 27,565 | ||
| R | 6,174 | 12,230 | 19,088 | ||
| R | 4,531 | 17,450 | 22,089 | ||
| R | 1,886 | 10,841 | 14,592 | ||
| R | 2,669 | 7,718 | 11,746 | ||
| D | 3,938 | 3,856 | 9,410 | ||
| O | 2,507 | 1,660 | 9,092 | ||
| R | 2,815 | 4,868 | 9,788 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 5,892 | 10,278 | ||
| R | 4,014 | 5,931 | 11,244 | ||
| R | 4,599 | 5,133 | 10,304 | ||
| R | 3,288 | 4,099 | 8,313 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.9%
Irish
16.8%
English
11.5%
American
6.2%
Italian
4.5%
Polish
4.4%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
1.0%
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: 47.6 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
$61,522
Venango County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Venango County$61,522
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Venango 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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania has shifted dramatically since the 1990s, when it was a competitive battleground; by 2024 it delivered a 42-point Republican margin, reflecting the broader rural realignment across the post-industrial Oil Region.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 49,801, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,522 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Howell County and Grant County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Venango County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Venango County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,809 votes cast, 7,624 went Democratic and 18,883 went Republican.
What is Venango County, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Venango 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Venango County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Venango County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Venango County, Pennsylvania?
Venango County, Pennsylvania has a population of 49,801 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Venango County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Venango County, Pennsylvania is $61,522 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Venango County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Venango County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.