† 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
GroupPottstownPennsylvaniaUnited States
Irish15.1%14.8%9.4%
German14.9%21.6%12.5%
Italian10.7%10.6%4.8%
English7.3%8.3%9.5%
Polish4.4%5.4%2.2%
American3.1%4.4%5.3%
Russian1.6%——
Scottish1.3%1.1%1.3%
African American†18.3%8.7%9.9%
Jamaican1.3%0.3%0.4%
African1.0%0.4%0.5%
Haitian0.8%0.2%0.3%
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Mexican3.7%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican3.5%3.7%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.6%1.4%0.7%
Colombian0.6%0.2%0.4%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%—0.7%
Spanish0.4%——
Asian Indian1.2%1.2%1.4%
Chinese0.7%0.9%1.3%
Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
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
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
36.6
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$60,828
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.5%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.3%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
6.5%
5.6%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.8%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pottstown
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.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+33.1%
2008
+40.2%
2012
+31.6%
2016
+21.8%
2020
+28.1%
2024
+24.8%
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
61.9%Harris6,458
37.1%Trump3,868
0.9%
D+24.8
R+3.2
D+26.3
10,425
D
63.2%Biden6,429
35.1%Trump3,573
1.7%
D+28.1
D+6.3
D+23.6
10,173
D
58.6%Clinton5,160
36.9%Trump3,245
4.5%
D+21.8
R+9.8
D+19.7
8,801
D
65.2%Obama5,546
33.6%Romney2,860
1.2%
D+31.6
R+8.6
D+27.7
8,512
D
69.3%Obama6,506
29.2%McCain2,737
1.5%
D+40.2
D+7.1
D+32.9
9,382
D
66.5%Kerry5,685
33.4%Bush2,857
0.0%
D+33.1
—
D+35.5
8,546
Once anchored by Steel Technologies and a dense manufacturing base, Pottstown leans heavily Democratic in Montgomery County's otherwise competitive southeastern Pennsylvania corridor, with turnout patterns shaped by a younger, majority-minority population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.8 points.
A population of 23,476, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,828 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lansdale and West Chester.
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, Pottstown, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 24.8 points (D+24.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,425 votes cast, 6,458 went Democratic and 3,868 went Republican.
How many people live in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Pottstown, Pennsylvania has a population of 23,476 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Pottstown, Pennsylvania is $60,828 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pottstown, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
