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Bloomsburg·Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg delivered D+12.9 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
PA
Bloomsburg
HarrisD+12.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic55.8%2,456
Donald TrumpRepublican43.0%1,890
OtherAll other candidates1.2%54
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: +12.9% in 2024.+12.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.8%
2012+22.3%
2016+11.7%
2020+13.6%
2024+12.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
55.8%Harris2,456
43.0%Trump1,890
1.2%
+12.9%
4,400
D
55.8%Biden2,272
42.2%Trump1,720
2.0%incl. Jorgensen
+13.6%
4,072
D
52.6%Clinton2,549
40.9%Trump1,983
6.6%incl. Johnson
+11.7%
4,850
D
61.1%Obama2,677
38.9%Romney1,702
0.0%
+22.3%
4,379
D
63.6%Obama3,774
34.8%McCain2,066
1.6%
+28.8%
5,934

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.
IndicatorBloomsburgCityPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White86.9%74.5%61.0%
Black3.6%10.7%12.2%
Asian1.0%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races7.1%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.4%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.6%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$51,536$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate26.5%11.7%12.5%
Median age24.341.239.1
Age 18–2415.1%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.4%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)26.6%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.1%12.4%22.3%
Spanish1.2%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 27.9%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 14.1%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.5%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic8.4%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.0%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed61.7%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant18.4%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
27.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
9.5%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
5.9%
American
4.2%
Dutch
2.4%
Welsh
1.5%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.1%
Puerto Rican
0.9%
Ecuadorian
0.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.3%
Guyanese
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
18.4%
Evangelical Protestant
10.0%
Catholic
8.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Other Christian
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted61.7%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.9 points.

A population of 13,024, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,536 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 12.9 points (D+12.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,400 votes cast, 2,456 went Democratic and 1,890 went Republican.
What is Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Bloomsburg, 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 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania?
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania has a population of 13,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania is $51,536 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Bloomsburg, 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.