† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCoaldalePennsylvaniaUnited States
German30.0%21.6%12.5%
Irish16.8%14.8%9.4%
Italian9.6%10.6%4.8%
Polish8.6%5.4%2.2%
English5.3%8.3%9.5%
American3.5%4.4%5.3%
Dutch3.2%——
Slovak1.9%0.8%—
Puerto Rican3.8%3.7%1.8%
Dominican2.5%1.4%0.7%
Mexican2.1%1.4%11.3%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Spanish0.3%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Coaldale
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
35.2
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Coaldale
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$59,250
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.7%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.3%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Coaldale
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.2%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
7.4%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Coaldale
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Coaldale, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.2%
2008
+1.0%
2012
−11.7%
2016
−41.3%
2020
−31.2%
2024
−35.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.6%Harris324
67.6%Trump692
0.8%
R+35.9
R+4.8
R+34.5
1,024
R
33.4%Biden330
64.6%Trump638
2.0%
R+31.2
D+10.1
R+35.6
988
R
27.5%Clinton250
68.8%Trump625
3.6%
R+41.3
R+29.6
R+43.4
908
R
43.1%Obama347
54.8%Romney441
2.1%
R+11.7
R+12.6
R+15.5
805
D
49.2%Obama461
48.2%McCain452
2.6%
D+1.0
D+1.2
R+6.3
937
R
49.8%Kerry485
50.1%Bush487
0.1%
R+0.2
—
D+2.3
973
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.
