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West York·Pennsylvania

West York delivered D+2.5 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
PA
West York
HarrisD+2.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic50.8%868
Donald TrumpRepublican48.2%825
OtherAll other candidates1.0%17
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: +2.5% in 2024.+2.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+20.4%
2012+10.2%
2016+1.0%
2020+3.1%
2024+2.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
50.8%Harris868
48.2%Trump825
1.0%
+2.5%
1,710
D
50.4%Biden889
47.4%Trump835
2.2%incl. Jorgensen
+3.1%
1,763
D
47.4%Clinton781
46.4%Trump764
6.3%incl. Johnson
+1.0%
1,648
D
55.1%Obama800
44.9%Romney652
0.0%
+10.2%
1,452
D
59.1%Obama998
38.7%McCain654
2.2%
+20.4%
1,689

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.
IndicatorWest YorkCityPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White57.6%74.5%61.0%
Black19.1%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.0%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races10.7%7.1%12.6%
Other race12.7%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino27.2%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$80,995$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate12.0%11.7%12.5%
Median age34.141.239.1
Age 18–247.9%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.9%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)27.6%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home8.3%12.4%22.3%
Spanish5.4%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 31.6%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 12.0%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.9%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic8.1%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.5%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed65.7%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant12.5%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
31.6%
Irish
12.0%
English
9.9%
Italian
6.2%
American
6.2%
Polish
2.8%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.4%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
5.0%
Mexican
1.5%
Dominican
1.4%
Cuban
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Peruvian
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Haitian
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
12.5%
Evangelical Protestant
10.5%
Catholic
8.1%
Other Christian
1.0%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Hindu
0.5%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Muslim
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted65.7%
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.

West York sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.5 points.

A population of 5,092, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,995 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did West York, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, West York, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.5 points (D+2.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,710 votes cast, 868 went Democratic and 825 went Republican.
What is West York, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places West York, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in West York, Pennsylvania?
West York, Pennsylvania has a population of 5,092 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West York, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in West York, Pennsylvania is $80,995 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of West York, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in West York, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.