A mid-size Pennsylvania county where rural Mennonite heritage meets swing-district suburbs
Lebanon County sits at the edge of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where a predominantly white, working-class electorate has shifted toward Republican margins in federal races while local contests remain more competitive.
| Group | Lebanon, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 85.7% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 10.0% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 1.8% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.2% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(7) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -19.0pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5% | 37.6% | — | — | |
| 13.1% | 36.4% | — | — | |
| 7.8% | 21.9% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 3.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 1.0% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
| 0.1% | 0.3% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 64.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lebanon, PA metro area? 529,345 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+32.0 | R+29.3 | 2.7pp |