† 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
GroupLancasterPennsylvaniaUnited States
Puerto Rican24.0%3.7%1.8%
Dominican4.6%1.4%0.7%
Mexican3.5%1.4%11.3%
Cuban1.4%0.2%0.7%
Colombian1.4%0.2%0.4%
Guatemalan0.7%0.2%0.5%
Spaniard0.7%——
Spanish0.7%——
German18.4%21.6%12.5%
Irish6.3%14.8%9.4%
English5.4%8.3%9.5%
Italian3.5%10.6%4.8%
American3.2%4.4%5.3%
Polish1.7%5.4%2.2%
French0.9%—1.6%
Scottish0.9%1.1%1.3%
African American†9.7%8.7%9.9%
African1.3%0.4%0.5%
Ethiopian1.3%——
Haitian0.8%0.2%0.3%
Vietnamese0.6%0.3%0.6%
Asian Indian0.4%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Nepalese0.3%——
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
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
32.2
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
15.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$63,690
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.3%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.4%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
26.5%
5.6%
13.6%
Other languages
2.0%
0.5%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lancaster
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.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+36.0%
2008
+53.1%
2012
+52.4%
2016
+53.7%
2020
+49.2%
2024
+43.2%
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
70.8%Harris16,800
27.6%Trump6,544
1.6%
D+43.2
R+6.0
D+44.7
23,727
D
73.8%Biden17,374
24.6%Trump5,782
1.7%
D+49.2
R+4.5
D+44.8
23,547
D
74.3%Clinton16,612
20.6%Trump4,605
5.1%
D+53.7
D+1.3
D+51.6
22,358
D
75.3%Obama15,993
22.8%Romney4,855
1.9%
D+52.4
R+0.6
D+48.6
21,248
D
76.0%Obama17,130
22.9%McCain5,169
1.1%
D+53.1
D+17.0
D+45.8
22,541
D
67.4%Kerry12,749
31.4%Bush5,941
1.1%
D+36.0
—
D+38.5
18,902
Lancaster City's population is roughly 40% Hispanic or Latino, making it a demographic outlier within heavily Republican Lancaster County and a consistent source of Democratic margins that offset rural precincts in countywide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.2 points.
A population of 57,719, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,690 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of York and Hartford.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lancaster, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 43.2 points (D+43.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,727 votes cast, 16,800 went Democratic and 6,544 went Republican.
How many people live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
Lancaster, Pennsylvania has a population of 57,719 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is $63,690 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lancaster, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
