† 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
10 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-Altoona-State CollegePennsylvaniaUnited States
German29.7%21.6%12.5%
Irish13.9%14.8%9.4%
English9.7%8.3%9.5%
Italian9.1%10.6%4.8%
American5.7%4.4%5.3%
Polish5.4%5.4%2.2%
Scottish1.5%1.1%1.3%
French1.1%—1.6%
African American†1.9%8.7%9.9%
Puerto Rican0.7%3.7%1.8%
Mexican0.6%1.4%11.3%
Chinese0.5%0.9%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.2%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
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-Altoona-State College
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
42.9
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Johnstown-Altoona-State College
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$64,038
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.5%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Johnstown-Altoona-State College
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
5.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.4%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Johnstown-Altoona-State College
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
16.2%
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.1%
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.8%
53.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
15.7%
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-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.2%
1896
−19.2%
1900
−23.0%
1904
−35.9%
1908
−23.8%
1912
+15.5%
1916
−11.1%
1920
−37.2%
1924
−40.8%
1928
−35.1%
1932
−5.4%
1936
+10.7%
1940
−1.1%
1944
−6.5%
1948
−6.5%
1952
−12.7%
1956
−21.2%
1960
−12.5%
1964
+20.7%
1968
−11.1%
1972
−33.4%
1976
−5.8%
1980
−13.9%
1984
−18.2%
1988
−8.3%
1992
+0.0%
1996
−2.5%
2000
−17.8%
2004
−19.7%
2008
−10.9%
2012
−25.3%
2016
−36.9%
2020
−37.8%
2024
−38.9%
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
30.1%Harris118,098
69.1%Trump270,780
0.5%Oliver1,884 +1
R+38.9
R+1.2
R+37.5
392,005
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.1%270,780
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.1%118,098
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%1,884
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%1,243
R
30.5%Biden117,243
68.3%Trump262,389
1.2%
R+37.8
R+0.8
R+42.2
384,157
R
29.3%Clinton101,707
66.3%Trump229,830
4.4%
R+36.9
R+11.6
R+39.0
346,753
R
36.4%Obama116,429
61.7%Romney197,481
1.9%
R+25.3
R+14.4
R+29.2
320,001
R
43.8%Obama148,943
54.7%McCain185,968
1.5%
R+10.9
D+8.8
R+18.2
339,909
R
39.9%Kerry133,153
59.6%Bush198,841
0.5%
R+19.7
R+1.9
R+17.2
333,799
R
39.6%Gore113,883
57.4%Bush164,995
3.0%
R+17.8
R+15.2
R+18.3
287,427
R
42.3%Clinton114,938
44.8%Dole121,826
12.8%
R+2.5
R+2.5
R+11.1
271,661
D
40.0%Clinton117,939
40.0%Bush117,923
20.0%
D+0.01
D+8.3
R+5.6
294,676
R
45.5%Dukakis122,033
53.8%Bush144,363
0.7%
R+8.3
D+9.9
R+0.6
268,330
R
40.7%Mondale119,853
58.9%Reagan173,374
0.4%
R+18.2
R+4.3
±0.0
294,362
R
40.1%Carter113,814
54.1%Reagan153,304
5.8%
R+13.9
R+8.2
R+4.2
283,592
R
46.3%Carter129,777
52.1%Ford145,932
1.6%
R+5.8
D+27.7
R+7.8
280,117
R
32.5%McGovern86,948
65.9%Nixon176,468
1.6%
R+33.4
R+22.4
R+10.3
267,697
R
41.1%Humphrey115,757
52.2%Nixon146,894
6.7%
R+11.1
R+31.7
R+10.4
281,446
D
60.2%Johnson174,851
39.6%Goldwater114,860
0.2%
D+20.7
D+33.1
R+1.9
290,350
R
43.7%Kennedy137,708
56.1%Nixon176,968
0.2%
R+12.5
D+8.7
R+12.6
315,181
R
39.3%Stevenson116,376
60.5%Eisenhower179,076
0.1%
R+21.2
R+8.5
R+5.8
295,864
R
43.5%Stevenson124,965
56.2%Eisenhower161,582
0.3%
R+12.7
R+6.3
R+2.0
287,431
R
46.1%Truman101,180
52.6%Dewey115,353
1.2%
R+6.5
±0.0
R+10.9
219,258
R
46.5%Roosevelt112,590
53.0%Dewey128,354
0.5%
R+6.5
R+5.4
R+14.0
242,207
R
49.3%Roosevelt136,074
50.4%Willkie139,214
0.3%
R+1.1
R+11.8
R+11.1
276,104
D
54.5%Roosevelt160,461
43.8%Landon128,926
1.7%
D+10.7
D+16.1
R+13.6
294,401
R
45.7%Roosevelt90,367
51.1%Hoover100,974
3.2%
R+5.4
D+29.7
R+23.2
197,753
R
32.0%Smith70,885
67.1%Hoover148,531
0.8%
R+35.1
D+5.7
R+17.6
221,224
R
21.2%Davis37,689
62.0%Coolidge110,284
16.8%
R+40.8
R+3.6
R+15.6
177,871
R
25.2%Cox36,339
62.4%Harding89,963
12.4%
R+37.2
R+26.1
R+11.0
144,119
R
41.0%Wilson41,010
52.1%Hughes52,066
6.9%
R+11.1
R+26.5
R+14.2
99,941
O
31.2%Wilson30,759
15.7%Taft15,490
53.1%
Roosevelt +22.0
D+39.3
R+4.1
98,712
R
35.0%Bryan36,321
58.8%Taft61,079
6.2%
R+23.8
D+12.1
R+14.3
103,877
R
29.4%Parker30,621
65.3%Roosevelt68,054
5.3%
R+35.9
R+12.9
R+16.3
104,144
R
36.8%Bryan36,368
59.8%McKinley59,151
3.4%
R+23.0
R+3.9
R+15.5
98,863
R
38.8%Bryan37,857
58.0%McKinley56,567
3.2%
R+19.2
R+14.0
R+13.1
97,546
R
45.2%Cleveland36,955
50.4%Harrison41,222
4.3%
R+5.2
—
R+6.9
81,730
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+38.9
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.0 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Johnstown-Altoona-State College in Johnstown-Altoona-State College: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−872
2012
−1,624
2013
−1,978
2014
−2,618
2015
−3,547
2016
−3,135
2017
−2,887
2018
−2,444
2019
−2,873
2021
−2,108
2022
−1,933
2023
+597
2024
−942
2025
−2,021
Spanning Blair, Cambria, and Centre counties, this market blends a shrinking post-industrial core with a major research university, producing a electorate that has shifted sharply in presidential margins over the past two decades while local races remain competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 40.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.9 points.
A population of 732,788, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,038 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Elmira (Corning) and Clarksburg-Weston.
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How did Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+38.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 392,005 votes cast, 118,098 went Democratic and 270,780 went Republican.
When did Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania?
Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania has a population of 732,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania is $64,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.
