Home to Little League World Series and a shifting blue-collar electorate
Williamsport anchors a north-central Pennsylvania metro where deindustrialization reshaped voting patterns over two decades, moving a once-competitive region toward consistent Republican margins in federal contests while local races remain more fluid.
| Group | Williamsport, PA | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 91.3% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 4.4% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.0% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 1.4% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(6) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -9.5pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9% | 36.7% | — | — | |
| 13.9% | 31.9% | — | — | |
| 11.7% | 26.8% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 3.2% | — | — | |
| 0.5% | 1.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.5% | 1.0% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 56.5% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Williamsport, PA metro area? 466,889 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+41.5 | R+39.2 | 2.3pp |