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Tamaqua·Pennsylvania

Tamaqua delivered R+37.9 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
PA
Tamaqua
TrumpR+37.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican68.4%2,011
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.5%897
OtherAll other candidates1.0%30
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −37.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−37.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+0.8%
2012−6.1%
2016−40.5%
2020−37.1%
2024−37.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.5%Harris897
68.4%Trump2,011
1.0%
−37.9%
2,938
R
30.5%Biden859
67.7%Trump1,903
1.8%incl. Jorgensen
−37.1%
2,812
R
27.9%Clinton692
68.5%Trump1,695
3.6%incl. Johnson
−40.5%
2,476
R
46.9%Obama1,054
53.1%Romney1,192
0.0%
−6.1%
2,246
D
49.2%Obama1,297
48.4%McCain1,275
2.4%
+0.8%
2,635

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorTamaquaCityPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White85.2%74.5%61.0%
Black0.9%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.0%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races9.5%7.1%12.6%
Other race4.4%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.7%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$46,176$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate26.7%11.7%12.5%
Median age36.241.239.1
Age 18–247.4%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.0%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)19.9%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home6.7%12.4%22.3%
Spanish4.6%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.5%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 16.5%Irish 14.8%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 9.4%Italian 10.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic23.4%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.2%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed48.1%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant20.8%County context10.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.5%
Irish
16.5%
Italian
9.4%
Polish
8.4%
English
5.2%
American
3.4%
French
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.6%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
23.4%
Mainline Protestant
20.8%
Evangelical Protestant
4.2%
Hindu
2.0%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted48.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Tamaqua sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 40.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.

A population of 6,924, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,176 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Tamaqua, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+37.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,938 votes cast, 897 went Democratic and 2,011 went Republican.
What is Tamaqua, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tamaqua, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tamaqua, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania?
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania has a population of 6,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania is $46,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.