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1892–2024
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Lewistown, PA
presidential margin
2008R+33.72012R+46.72016R+54.62020R+56.12024R+56.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+56.4
2024
median income$63,953U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age43.4U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate16.2%U.S. 12.5% · PA 11.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)14.9%U.S. 35.6% · PA 35.2%
non-english10.0%U.S. 22.3% · PA 12.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German30.6%
Irish12.0%
American11.2%
Puerto Rican1.5%
Mexican0.4%
Spanish0.2%
African American†0.6%
Liberian0.4%
religion
other traditions
Mainline17.6%
Other Christian0.9%
Black Protestant0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania

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Lewistown, PATrumpR+56.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lewistown, PA, PAA map of the single county of Lewistown, PA, PA, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Mifflin County, PA · R+56.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.9%17,184
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.5%4,735
Jill SteinGreen0.7%152
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Lewistown, PA, PA — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Mifflin County, PARepublicanR+56.4
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
21.5%Harris4,735
77.9%Trump17,184
0.7%Stein152
−56.4%
22,071
R
21.4%Biden4,603
77.5%Trump16,670
1.1%Jorgensen229
−56.1%
21,502
R
20.7%Clinton3,877
75.3%Trump14,094
4.0%Johnson750
−54.6%
18,721
R
26.0%Obama4,273
72.7%Romney11,939
1.2%Johnson204
−46.7%
16,416
R
32.6%Obama5,375
66.2%McCain10,929
1.2%Nader198
−33.7%
16,502
R
29.1%Kerry4,889
69.8%Bush11,726
1.1%Badnarik187
−40.7%
16,802
R
33.1%Gore4,835
64.3%Bush9,400
2.6%Nader379
−31.2%
14,614
R
38.8%Clinton5,327
50.2%Dole6,888
11.0%Perot1,503
−11.4%
13,718
R
33.7%Clinton4,946
42.9%Bush6,300
23.4%Perot3,442
−9.2%
14,688
R
36.6%Dukakis4,790
62.5%Bush8,170
0.9%McCarthy115
−25.9%
13,075
R
36.0%Mondale5,178
63.4%Reagan9,106
0.6%Johnson89
−27.3%
14,373
R
38.7%Carter5,226
55.8%Reagan7,541
5.6%Anderson753
−17.1%
13,520
R
44.0%Carter6,210
54.6%Ford7,698
1.4%McCarthy201
−10.5%
14,109
R
26.5%McGovern3,667
72.1%Nixon9,989
1.4%Schmitz199
−45.6%
13,855
R
38.7%Humphrey5,681
55.3%Nixon8,133
6.0%Wallace884
−16.7%
14,698
D
59.3%Johnson8,811
40.4%Goldwater6,006
0.3%Hass39
+18.9%
14,856
R
31.7%Kennedy4,816
67.8%Nixon10,315
0.5%Byrd72
−36.2%
15,203
R
37.0%Stevenson5,078
62.9%Eisenhower8,638
0.1%Andrews9
−25.9%
13,725
R
40.5%Stevenson5,889
59.2%Eisenhower8,620
0.3%Hallinan47
−18.8%
14,556
R
45.3%Truman4,762
53.8%Dewey5,666
0.9%Thurmond95
−8.6%
10,523
R
47.6%Roosevelt5,693
51.9%Dewey6,205
0.5%Thomas54
−4.3%
11,952
D
52.3%Roosevelt6,993
47.5%Willkie6,352
0.3%Thomas34
+4.8%
13,379
D
58.0%Roosevelt9,581
41.6%Landon6,867
0.5%Lemke77
+16.4%
16,525
R
39.0%Roosevelt3,654
59.0%Hoover5,525
2.1%Thomas193
−20.0%
9,372
R
12.4%Smith1,270
87.0%Hoover8,932
0.7%Thomas68
−74.6%
10,270
R
28.0%Davis1,999
66.9%Coolidge4,780
5.1%La Follette364
−38.9%
7,143
R
36.5%Cox2,400
58.9%Harding3,872
4.6%Debs299
−22.4%
6,571
R
44.2%Wilson1,965
47.4%Hughes2,105
8.4%Benson374
−3.2%
4,444
O
31.3%Wilson1,400
14.6%Taft654
54.2%Roosevelt2,426
Roosevelt +22.9
4,480
R
36.8%Bryan1,799
59.4%Taft2,902
3.8%Debs185
−22.6%
4,886
R
29.8%Parker1,378
66.1%Roosevelt3,054
4.1%Debs188
−36.3%
4,620
R
40.1%Bryan1,842
56.5%McKinley2,594
3.4%Woolley157
−16.4%
4,593
R
41.8%Bryan2,052
54.2%McKinley2,662
4.0%Palmer196
−12.4%
4,910
R
46.5%Cleveland2,029
49.8%Harrison2,175
3.7%Weaver162
−3.3%
4,366
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −56.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−56.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−3.3%
1896−12.4%
1900−16.4%
1904−36.3%
1908−22.6%
1912+16.7%
1916−3.2%
1920−22.4%
1924−38.9%
1928−74.6%
1932−20.0%
1936+16.4%
1940+4.8%
1944−4.3%
1948−8.6%
1952−18.8%
1956−25.9%
1960−36.2%
1964+18.9%
1968−16.7%
1972−45.6%
1976−10.5%
1980−17.1%
1984−27.3%
1988−25.9%
1992−9.2%
1996−11.4%
2000−31.2%
2004−40.7%
2008−33.7%
2012−46.7%
2016−54.6%
2020−56.1%
2024−56.4%
DemocraticRepublican

Mifflin County anchors this rural corridor where Republican margins in federal races have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the area's aging, non-college workforce and near-absence of urban counterweight.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 74.6 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 56.4 points.

A population of 46,041, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,953 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Huntingdon, PA and Greenville, OH.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Huntingdon, PA
91.3twin score
2000–2024 trajectory
Greenville, OH
90.8twin score
2004–2020 trajectory
Selinsgrove, PA
90.0twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 56.4 points (R+56.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,071 votes cast, 4,735 went Democratic and 17,184 went Republican.
When did Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania?
Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 46,041 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania is $63,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lewistown, PA, Pennsylvania from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.