† 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
GroupPittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited States
German18.5%21.6%12.5%
Irish14.0%14.8%9.4%
Italian12.0%10.6%4.8%
English7.0%8.3%9.5%
Polish6.3%5.4%2.2%
American2.2%4.4%5.3%
Slovak2.2%0.8%—
Scottish1.5%1.1%1.3%
African American†20.3%8.7%9.9%
African0.9%0.4%0.5%
Jamaican0.5%0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Asian Indian2.5%1.2%1.4%
Chinese1.4%0.9%1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.3%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Nepalese0.3%——
Mexican1.5%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%3.7%1.8%
Dominican0.3%1.4%0.7%
Spanish0.3%——
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
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
33.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
17.2%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$65,742
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.1%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.5%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
5.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.3%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.9%
0.8%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsburgh
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.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+51.6%
2008
+51.9%
2012
+53.8%
2016
+54.8%
2020
+57.0%
2024
+55.4%
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
D
76.9%Harris123,933
21.5%Trump34,643
1.6%
D+55.4
R+1.6
D+56.9
161,150
D
78.0%Biden125,927
20.9%Trump33,824
1.1%
D+57.0
D+2.2
D+52.6
161,508
D
75.6%Clinton116,538
20.8%Trump32,057
3.6%
D+54.8
D+1.1
D+52.7
154,089
D
76.2%Obama112,518
22.4%Romney33,071
1.5%
D+53.8
D+1.9
D+49.9
147,744
D
75.3%Obama119,110
23.5%McCain37,116
1.2%
D+51.9
D+0.2
D+44.6
158,112
D
75.3%Kerry117,937
23.7%Bush37,117
1.0%
D+51.6
—
D+54.1
156,567
Pittsburgh's dramatic population decline from its mid-century steel peak reshaped its electorate toward younger, college-educated residents clustered around its university and medical corridors, producing lopsided Democratic margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.4 points.
A population of 304,759, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,742 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cincinnati and St. Paul.
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, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 55.4 points (D+55.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 161,150 votes cast, 123,933 went Democratic and 34,643 went Republican.
How many people live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a population of 304,759 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is $65,742 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
