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
GroupEmerald LakesPennsylvaniaUnited States
German13.3%21.6%12.5%
Irish11.5%14.8%9.4%
Italian9.6%10.6%4.8%
Polish4.3%5.4%2.2%
English4.2%8.3%9.5%
American3.8%4.4%5.3%
French1.1%—1.6%
Scottish0.9%1.1%1.3%
Puerto Rican10.8%3.7%1.8%
Dominican2.7%1.4%0.7%
Ecuadorian2.2%——
Mexican1.0%1.4%11.3%
Colombian0.9%0.2%0.4%
Peruvian0.9%——
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.5%—0.7%
African American†18.4%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican2.7%0.3%0.4%
African1.0%0.4%0.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.8%——
West Indian0.8%——
Haitian0.4%0.2%0.3%
Guyanese0.4%——
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
Emerald Lakes
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
42.3
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.5%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Emerald Lakes
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$103,500
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.5%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Emerald Lakes
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.8%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
14.2%
5.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.3%
0.5%
0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.6%
0.8%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Emerald Lakes
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.
Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.8%
2008
+14.6%
2012
+10.8%
2016
+1.9%
2020
+11.1%
2024
+7.1%
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
D
53.1%Harris755
46.0%Trump654
0.8%
D+7.1
R+4.0
D+8.6
1,421
D
54.8%Biden758
43.7%Trump604
1.4%
D+11.1
D+9.3
D+6.7
1,382
D
49.1%Clinton547
47.2%Trump526
3.7%
D+1.9
R+8.9
R+0.2
1,114
D
54.7%Obama586
43.8%Romney470
1.5%
D+10.8
R+3.8
D+7.0
1,072
D
56.1%Obama644
41.5%McCain476
2.4%
D+14.6
D+16.4
D+7.4
1,147
R
47.8%Kerry456
49.6%Bush473
2.6%
R+1.8
—
D+0.7
954
Emerald Lakes sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 1.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.1 points.
A population of 2,716, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,500 describe the city.
In 2024, Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 7.1 points (D+7.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,421 votes cast, 755 went Democratic and 654 went Republican.
When did Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania?
Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania has a population of 2,716 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania is $103,500 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.