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Beaver Falls·Pennsylvania

Beaver Falls delivered D+10.5 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
PA
Beaver Falls
HarrisD+10.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic54.8%1,772
Donald TrumpRepublican44.2%1,431
OtherAll other candidates1.0%32
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +10.5% in 2024.+10.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.6%
2012+26.5%
2016+14.6%
2020+12.9%
2024+10.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.5%
1,7721,4313,235
D
+12.9%
1,8911,4533,399
D
+14.6%
1,7261,2663,159
D
+26.5%
2,0281,1793,207
D
+27.6%
2,2311,2513,548

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBeaver FallsCityPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White66.6%74.5%61.0%
Black24.3%10.7%12.2%
Asian1.3%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races6.7%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.2%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$49,924$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate20.9%11.7%12.5%
Median age32.641.239.1
Age 18–247.1%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older22.6%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)22.4%35.2%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.5%12.4%22.3%
Spanish2.5%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 26.6%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 17.5%Irish 14.8%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 16.3%Italian 10.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic26.6%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.5%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed50.0%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.1%County context10.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.6%
Irish
17.5%
Italian
16.3%
English
9.8%
Polish
5.9%
American
3.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Korean0.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
26.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
Black Protestant
2.5%
Orthodox Christian
1.4%
Muslim
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Unaffiliated or not counted50.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Beaver Falls sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.5 points.

A population of 8,850, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,924 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+10.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,235 votes cast, 1,772 went Democratic and 1,431 went Republican.
What is Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania?
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania has a population of 8,850 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is $49,924 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.