Birthplace of the American petroleum industry, now a post-industrial pivot point
Venango County's Allegheny River corridor has shed roughly half its population since the mid-20th century, and Oil City anchors a district where working-class realignment has steadily widened Republican margins in statewide races over the past two decades.
| Group | Oil City, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 95.9% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.7% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 1.1% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 0.9% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -16.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.1% | 44.5% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 32.0% | — | — | |
| 8.9% | 19.8% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 3.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 2.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 54.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Oil City, PA metro area? 215,643 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp 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+42.1 | R+37.3 | 4.9pp |