A Columbia County anchor where working-class roots shape tight margins
Bloomsburg-Berwick sits along the Susquehanna in a region that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, driven by a manufacturing-era demographic that has largely resisted the college-educated realignment visible in nearby metros.
| Group | Local | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 2.3% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 1.4% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.1% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.8% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -8.6pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.2% | 48.0% | — | — | |
| 9.9% | 26.0% | — | — | |
| 8.3% | 21.9% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 3.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.9% | — | — |
| 0.1% | 0.3% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 62.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA metro area? 261,122 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+31.0 | R+29.8 | 1.3pp |