Rust Belt borough where steel's legacy still shapes the ballot
Hermitage sits in Mercer County along the Ohio border, part of a post-industrial corridor where union heritage and economic displacement have made it a persistent bellwether for working-class voter realignment in western Pennsylvania.
| Group | Hermitage, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 90.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 5.5% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.8% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 1.1% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.2% | 32.8% | — | — | |
| 13.1% | 32.5% | — | — | |
| 12.2% | 30.4% | — | — | |
| 1.0% | 2.4% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 1.2% | — | — | |
| 0.3% | 0.7% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 59.7% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Hermitage, PA metro area? 461,246 residents across 4 counties.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp 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+30.2 | R+27.8 | 2.3pp |