† 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
GroupDonoraPennsylvaniaUnited States
German17.4%21.6%12.5%
Irish13.6%14.8%9.4%
Italian13.5%10.6%4.8%
English9.6%8.3%9.5%
Polish6.7%5.4%2.2%
American2.3%4.4%5.3%
Slovak2.3%0.8%—
Scotch-Irish2.1%——
African American†9.3%8.7%9.9%
Mexican1.2%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%3.7%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Spanish0.4%——
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
Donora
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
48.4
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
4.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Donora
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$39,544
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.6%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.9%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Donora
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Donora
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.
Donora, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+40.9%
2008
+36.7%
2012
+27.9%
2016
+5.5%
2020
+3.3%
2024
−5.6%
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
46.9%Harris879
52.5%Trump984
0.7%
R+5.6
R+8.9
R+4.1
1,876
D
51.2%Biden983
47.9%Trump919
0.9%
D+3.3
R+2.1
R+1.1
1,919
D
51.0%Clinton905
45.6%Trump808
3.4%
D+5.5
R+22.4
D+3.4
1,773
D
63.2%Obama290
35.3%Romney162
1.5%
D+27.9
R+8.8
D+24.0
459
D
67.4%Obama1,382
30.7%McCain629
1.9%
D+36.7
R+4.2
D+29.5
2,050
D
70.5%Kerry1,440
29.5%Bush604
0.0%
D+40.9
—
D+43.4
2,044
Donora sits along the Monongahela in Washington County, built around steel and zinc works that anchored a heavily unionized, working-class electorate — the same demographic whose gradual partisan realignment has defined southwestern Pennsylvania's competitive edge.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.9 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 5.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.6 points.
A population of 4,527, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,544 describe the city.
In 2024, Donora, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 5.6 points (R+5.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,876 votes cast, 879 went Democratic and 984 went Republican.
When did Donora, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Donora, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Donora, Pennsylvania?
Donora, Pennsylvania has a population of 4,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Donora, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Donora, Pennsylvania is $39,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Donora, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Donora, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
