Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic31.6%324TrumpRepublican67.6%692OtherAll other candidates0.8%8
R+35.9
Lead
368
Total
1,024
vs nation
R+34.5
BidenDemocratic33.4%330TrumpRepublican64.6%638OtherAll other candidates2.0%20
R+31.2
Lead
308
Total
988
vs nation
R+35.6
ClintonDemocratic27.5%250TrumpRepublican68.8%625OtherAll other candidates3.6%33
R+41.3
Lead
375
Total
908
vs nation
R+43.4
ObamaDemocratic43.1%347RomneyRepublican54.8%441OtherAll other candidates2.1%17
R+11.7
Lead
94
Total
805
vs nation
R+15.5
ObamaDemocratic49.2%461McCainRepublican48.2%452OtherAll other candidates2.6%24
D+1.0
Lead
9
Total
937
vs nation
R+6.3
KerryDemocratic49.8%485BushRepublican50.1%487OtherAll other candidates0.1%1
R+0.2
Lead
2
Total
973
vs nation
D+2.3
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+35.9MIT Election Lab
Population
2,5142024 5-year
Population density
1,143 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
2.2 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$59,2502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.5%2024 5-year
Black
3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+1.0 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41.3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
57.2%1,029 participants ÷ 1,798 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+15.8 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-1.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
41.4%–44.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
41.9%
44.1%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,029
1,798 ± 191
57.2%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
783
1,777 ± 172
44.1%
Audited
E/A
998
1,666 ± 173
59.9%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
716
1,707 ± 111
41.9%
Audited
E/A
928
1,772 ± 116
52.4%
Audited
E/A
805
1,907
42.2%
Derived
—
937
2,114
44.3%
Derived
—
973
2,321 extrapolated
41.9%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Coaldale, PA · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
49.8%
485 votes · R+0.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 49.2%
Republican
Donald Trump2016
68.8%
625 votes · R+41.3
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 67.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
485votes
49.8% of the vote · R+0.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 461 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
692votes
67.6% of the vote · R+35.9
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 638 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
+2.3pts D vs U.S.
Place R+0.2 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · −6.3 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+43.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+41.3 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +35.6 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Coaldale · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the county containing Coaldale — Coaldale’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Coaldale, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Coaldale's population has contracted sharply since its mid-20th-century peak as a mining hub, leaving a dense, aging electorate in a borough that has tracked statewide swing patterns more closely than surrounding rural townships.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 41.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.9 points.
A population of 2,514, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,250 describe the city.
In 2024, Coaldale, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 35.9 points (R+35.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,024 votes cast, 324 went Democratic and 692 went Republican.
When did Coaldale, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Coaldale, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Coaldale, Pennsylvania?
Coaldale, Pennsylvania has a population of 2,514 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Coaldale, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Coaldale, Pennsylvania is $59,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Coaldale, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Coaldale, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
