† 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
GroupMount PleasantPennsylvaniaUnited States
German29.3%21.6%12.5%
Italian18.8%10.6%4.8%
Irish17.7%14.8%9.4%
English10.9%8.3%9.5%
Polish9.3%5.4%2.2%
Slovak4.5%0.8%—
American4.4%4.4%5.3%
Scottish2.2%1.1%1.3%
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
Mount Pleasant
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
51
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Pleasant
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$51,820
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.7%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Pleasant
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.9%
12.4%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Pleasant
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.
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+6.5%
2008
+3.3%
2012
−5.4%
2016
−21.3%
2020
−21.2%
2024
−21.9%
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
38.7%Harris871
60.6%Trump1,363
0.7%
R+21.9
R+0.7
R+20.4
2,249
R
38.9%Biden847
60.1%Trump1,308
1.0%
R+21.2
D+0.1
R+25.6
2,176
R
38.0%Clinton739
59.2%Trump1,153
2.8%
R+21.3
R+15.9
R+23.4
1,947
R
46.8%Obama845
52.1%Romney942
1.1%
R+5.4
R+8.7
R+9.2
1,807
D
50.2%Obama992
46.9%McCain926
2.9%
D+3.3
R+3.2
R+3.9
1,975
D
53.2%Kerry1,044
46.7%Bush916
0.2%
D+6.5
—
D+9.0
1,963
Mount Pleasant sits in the heart of southwestern Pennsylvania's post-industrial corridor, where decades of decline in coal and manufacturing have steadily shifted a once labor-Democratic base toward Republican margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.5 points in 2004 and a Republican high of 21.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.9 points.
A population of 4,199, a 98% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,820 describe the city.
How did Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 21.9 points (R+21.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,249 votes cast, 871 went Democratic and 1,363 went Republican.
When did Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania?
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania has a population of 4,199 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania is $51,820 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
