† 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
GroupOrwigsburgPennsylvaniaUnited States
German31.1%21.6%12.5%
Irish17.4%14.8%9.4%
Italian9.9%10.6%4.8%
Polish8.9%5.4%2.2%
English5.5%8.3%9.5%
American3.6%4.4%5.3%
Dutch3.3%——
Slovak2.0%0.8%—
Puerto Rican0.7%3.7%1.8%
Dominican0.4%1.4%0.7%
Mexican0.4%1.4%11.3%
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
Orwigsburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
42
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.6%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Orwigsburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$84,063
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.6%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.3%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Orwigsburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.9%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
5.6%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
0.5%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
1.7%
0.9%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
0.8%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Orwigsburg
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.
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.8%
2008
−12.9%
2012
−21.7%
2016
−37.5%
2020
−30.7%
2024
−33.0%
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
32.5%Harris564
65.6%Trump1,136
1.9%
R+33.0
R+2.3
R+31.5
1,733
R
33.6%Biden558
64.4%Trump1,068
2.0%
R+30.7
D+6.8
R+35.2
1,659
R
29.7%Clinton445
67.3%Trump1,007
3.0%
R+37.5
R+15.9
R+39.6
1,497
R
38.1%Obama550
59.8%Romney863
2.1%
R+21.7
R+8.8
R+25.5
1,443
R
42.7%Obama644
55.6%McCain839
1.7%
R+12.9
D+1.9
R+20.2
1,509
R
42.5%Kerry659
57.3%Bush889
0.2%
R+14.8
—
R+12.4
1,551
Orwigsburg sits at the administrative heart of Schuylkill County, a once-dominant coal region that has trended toward Republican candidates by double digits in recent statewide cycles, reflecting broader shifts in Pennsylvania's rural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.0 points.
A population of 3,005, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,063 describe the city.
In 2024, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 33.0 points (R+33.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,733 votes cast, 564 went Democratic and 1,136 went Republican.
How many people live in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania?
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania has a population of 3,005 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania is $84,063 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
