Where Amish farmland meets one of Pennsylvania's fastest-growing Latino communities
Lancaster's political profile has shifted noticeably as its Latino population—now roughly 10% of city residents—has grown, while the surrounding county's rural precincts continue to anchor reliably conservative margins in statewide races.
| Group | Lancaster, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.4% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(19) | 8.7% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 3.6% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 1.9% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -41.3pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1% | 55.8% | — | — | |
| 9.0% | 19.3% | — | — | |
| 8.9% | 19.0% | — | — | |
| 2.0% | 4.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.2% | — | — |
| 0.4% | 0.8% | — | — | |
| 0.4% | 0.8% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 53.2% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lancaster, PA metro area? 2,060,617 residents across 4 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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+16.0 | R+15.1 | 0.9pp |