† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJohnstown-Somerset, PAPennsylvaniaUnited States
German32.6%21.6%12.5%
Irish13.8%14.8%9.4%
Italian10.1%10.6%4.8%
Polish8.5%5.4%2.2%
English8.5%8.3%9.5%
American4.8%4.4%5.3%
Slovak3.1%0.8%—
Hungarian1.7%——
African American†2.5%8.7%9.9%
Puerto Rican0.7%3.7%1.8%
Mexican0.6%1.4%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
46.1
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$59,497
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.8%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
26.5%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.3%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.4%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
18.8%
10.3%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Johnstown-Somerset, PA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−10.9%
1896
−23.0%
1900
−28.8%
1904
−35.9%
1908
−27.9%
1912
+15.2%
1916
−13.8%
1920
−47.1%
1924
−32.8%
1928
−18.4%
1932
+4.1%
1936
+19.9%
1940
+8.9%
1944
+6.1%
1948
+9.2%
1952
+5.0%
1956
−9.9%
1960
+7.6%
1964
+28.0%
1968
+1.8%
1972
−26.4%
1976
+3.8%
1980
−2.9%
1984
+2.0%
1988
+10.4%
1992
+12.3%
1996
+8.8%
2000
−6.3%
2004
−12.0%
2008
−8.3%
2012
−26.9%
2016
−43.5%
2020
−44.2%
2024
−46.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.6%Harris29,773
72.7%Trump81,401
0.5%Oliver526 +1
R+46.1
R+1.8
R+44.6
112,017
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.7%81,401
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.6%29,773
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%526
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%317
R
27.3%Biden30,384
71.6%Trump79,551
1.1%
R+44.2
R+0.7
R+48.7
111,117
R
26.3%Clinton26,243
69.9%Trump69,637
3.8%
R+43.5
R+16.6
R+45.6
99,662
R
35.6%Obama33,685
62.5%Romney59,147
1.9%
R+26.9
R+18.6
R+30.8
94,604
R
45.0%Obama45,329
53.2%McCain53,681
1.8%
R+8.3
D+3.7
R+15.6
100,838
R
43.8%Kerry45,433
55.8%Bush57,850
0.5%
R+12.0
R+5.7
R+9.5
103,761
R
45.4%Gore42,336
51.7%Bush48,219
2.9%
R+6.3
R+15.1
R+6.8
93,271
D
47.4%Clinton43,110
38.6%Dole35,076
14.0%
D+8.8
R+3.5
D+0.3
90,866
D
47.2%Clinton46,827
34.9%Bush34,628
17.8%
D+12.3
D+1.9
D+6.7
99,108
D
54.9%Dukakis52,332
44.5%Bush42,435
0.6%
D+10.4
D+8.4
D+18.1
95,320
D
50.8%Mondale53,765
48.8%Reagan51,675
0.3%
D+2.0
D+4.9
D+20.2
105,787
R
46.6%Carter47,816
49.5%Reagan50,801
3.9%
R+2.9
R+6.7
D+6.8
102,586
D
51.3%Carter52,249
47.6%Ford48,429
1.1%
D+3.8
D+30.1
D+1.7
101,813
R
36.0%McGovern36,693
62.4%Nixon63,564
1.5%
R+26.4
R+28.2
R+3.2
101,816
D
47.9%Humphrey52,740
46.1%Nixon50,791
5.9%
D+1.8
R+26.2
D+2.5
110,071
D
63.9%Johnson73,117
35.9%Goldwater41,098
0.2%
D+28.0
D+20.4
D+5.4
114,412
D
53.7%Kennedy67,148
46.1%Nixon57,616
0.2%
D+7.6
D+17.5
D+7.5
124,957
R
45.0%Stevenson54,916
54.9%Eisenhower66,941
0.1%
R+9.9
R+14.8
D+5.5
121,997
D
52.4%Stevenson63,941
47.4%Eisenhower57,883
0.2%
D+5.0
R+4.3
D+15.7
122,070
D
53.8%Truman50,260
44.6%Dewey41,635
1.6%
D+9.2
D+3.2
D+4.8
93,400
D
52.8%Roosevelt49,963
46.8%Dewey44,242
0.4%
D+6.1
R+2.8
R+1.4
94,548
D
54.3%Roosevelt56,979
45.4%Willkie47,675
0.2%
D+8.9
R+11.0
R+1.1
104,913
D
59.3%Roosevelt62,871
39.4%Landon41,753
1.3%
D+19.9
D+15.8
R+4.3
106,045
D
50.6%Roosevelt36,116
46.5%Hoover33,208
2.9%
D+4.1
D+22.5
R+13.7
71,394
R
40.4%Smith31,513
58.8%Hoover45,898
0.8%
R+18.4
D+14.3
R+1.0
78,002
R
24.5%Davis15,878
57.3%Coolidge37,117
18.2%
R+32.8
D+14.3
R+7.6
64,796
R
21.0%Cox9,873
68.1%Harding32,065
11.0%
R+47.1
R+33.3
R+20.9
47,116
R
39.6%Wilson12,373
53.4%Hughes16,696
7.1%
R+13.8
R+29.0
R+17.0
31,282
O
30.2%Wilson9,446
14.9%Taft4,680
54.9%
Roosevelt +24.7
D+43.1
R+4.3
31,313
R
33.2%Bryan10,225
61.1%Taft18,803
5.7%
R+27.9
D+8.0
R+18.3
30,791
R
29.2%Parker8,918
65.0%Roosevelt19,881
5.8%
R+35.9
R+7.0
R+16.2
30,578
R
34.3%Bryan9,319
63.1%McKinley17,153
2.6%
R+28.8
R+5.9
R+21.3
27,173
R
37.5%Bryan9,138
60.5%McKinley14,726
2.0%
R+23.0
R+12.0
R+16.9
24,341
R
42.9%Cleveland8,521
53.8%Harrison10,690
3.4%
R+10.9
—
R+12.6
19,881
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
28.6%31,944
69.0%77,144
111,813
2022
R
29.8%26,509
67.2%59,811
89,034
2018
R
39.5%30,912
59.1%46,263
78,244
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+29.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+46.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 17 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Johnstown-Somerset, PA in Johnstown-Somerset, PA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−521
2012
−785
2013
−2,435
2014
−1,136
2015
−1,389
2016
−1,408
2017
−1,201
2018
−1,079
2019
−911
2021
−459
2022
+389
2023
+30
2024
+315
2025
−68
Johnstown-Somerset, PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 47.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.
A population of 204,337, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,497 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI and Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA.
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How did Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,017 votes cast, 29,773 went Democratic and 81,401 went Republican.
When did Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 204,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania is $59,497 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Johnstown-Somerset, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
