A small Clinton County river city where manufacturing heritage shapes the electorate
Lock Haven anchors a shrinking metro along the West Branch Susquehanna, where deindustrialization and a modest university presence create an electorate that has shifted markedly toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
| Group | Lock Haven, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 95.6% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 1.2% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.2% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 1.2% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -20.4pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0% | 39.0% | — | — | |
| 11.2% | 33.6% | — | — | |
| 7.7% | 23.2% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 4.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.9% | 2.7% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lock Haven, PA metro area? 152,311 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+40.9 | R+35.4 | 5.5pp |