A small-city anchor in a region where college enrollment shapes the electorate
Home to Indiana University of Pennsylvania, this western Pennsylvania metro blends a significant student population with a durable working-class base, producing turnout patterns that diverge noticeably from surrounding rural counties.
| Group | Indiana, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 94.5% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 2.1% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.3% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 1.1% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.9% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -20.9pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3% | 41.7% | — | — | |
| 13.4% | 27.6% | — | — | |
| 12.3% | 25.3% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 3.5% | — | — | |
| 0.7% | 1.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.2% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 51.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Indiana, PA metro area? 347,767 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+39.1 | R+34.9 | 4.2pp |