† 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
GroupMcSherrystownPennsylvaniaUnited States
German36.5%21.6%12.5%
Irish13.8%14.8%9.4%
English11.0%8.3%9.5%
American10.6%4.4%5.3%
Italian5.5%10.6%4.8%
Polish3.0%5.4%2.2%
Scottish1.6%1.1%1.3%
French1.4%—1.6%
Mexican2.2%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%3.7%1.8%
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
McSherrystown
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
31
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
15.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McSherrystown
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$61,159
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.3%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.0%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McSherrystown
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
McSherrystown
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.
McSherrystown, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.2%
2008
+0.8%
2012
−11.8%
2016
−32.2%
2020
−28.5%
2024
−31.4%
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
33.8%Harris475
65.2%Trump916
1.0%
R+31.4
R+2.8
R+29.9
1,405
R
34.6%Biden457
63.1%Trump834
2.3%
R+28.5
D+3.7
R+33.0
1,321
R
30.8%Clinton339
63.0%Trump694
6.2%
R+32.2
R+20.4
R+34.3
1,101
R
43.2%Obama421
55.0%Romney536
1.8%
R+11.8
R+12.6
R+15.6
975
D
49.1%Obama519
48.3%McCain511
2.6%
D+0.8
D+16.0
R+6.5
1,057
R
42.3%Kerry405
57.5%Bush551
0.2%
R+15.2
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R+12.8
958
McSherrystown was established by Irish and German Catholic settlers in the early 19th century and sits within Adams County, a rural south-central Pennsylvania area that has trended toward wide Republican margins in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 32.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.4 points.
A population of 3,114, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,159 describe the city.
In 2024, McSherrystown, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 31.4 points (R+31.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,405 votes cast, 475 went Democratic and 916 went Republican.
When did McSherrystown, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McSherrystown, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania?
McSherrystown, Pennsylvania has a population of 3,114 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania is $61,159 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of McSherrystown, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
