Cambria County, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 131,5382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,4182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Dickenson County, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cambria CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cambria County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 21,177 | 49,408 | 71,345 | ||
| R | 21,730 | 48,085 | 70,574 | ||
| R | 18,867 | 42,258 | 63,589 | ||
| R | 24,249 | 35,163 | 60,526 | ||
| D | 32,451 | 31,995 | 65,670 | ||
| R | 32,591 | 34,048 | 66,983 | ||
| D | 30,308 | 28,001 | 60,286 | ||
| D | 30,391 | 20,341 | 59,275 | ||
| D | 34,334 | 20,770 | 66,349 | ||
| D | 38,517 | 25,626 | 64,552 | ||
| D | 39,865 | 32,173 | 72,296 | ||
| D | 36,121 | 33,072 | 72,131 | ||
| D | 38,797 | 32,469 | 72,128 | ||
| R | 27,950 | 43,825 | 72,975 | ||
| D | 41,225 | 33,280 | 79,150 | ||
| D | 55,183 | 26,281 | 81,598 | ||
| D | 52,409 | 37,062 | 89,622 | ||
| R | 41,753 | 46,373 | 88,249 | ||
| D | 50,774 | 39,294 | 90,250 | ||
| D | 41,533 | 27,725 | 70,422 | ||
| D | 39,676 | 28,203 | 68,143 | ||
| D | 42,894 | 30,306 | 73,401 | ||
| D | 46,687 | 24,378 | 72,304 | ||
| D | 28,197 | 21,351 | 51,145 | ||
| R | 27,024 | 29,494 | 56,945 | ||
| R | 13,563 | 24,728 | 47,764 | ||
| R | 6,961 | 19,629 | 30,712 | ||
| R | 9,416 | 10,688 | 21,482 | ||
| O | 7,282 | 3,252 | 21,725 | ||
| R | 7,979 | 12,325 | 21,296 | ||
| R | 7,232 | 13,109 | 21,220 | ||
| R | 7,168 | 10,476 | 18,064 | ||
| R | 6,843 | 8,865 | 16,022 | ||
| D | 6,259 | 6,020 | 12,696 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.7%
Irish
16.0%
Italian
11.7%
Polish
9.5%
English
8.7%
American
4.8%
French
1.6%
African American
2.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,418
Cambria County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cambria County$58,418
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cambria's coal and steel legacy built one of Pennsylvania's strongest union-Democratic traditions, but the county has swung sharply rightward over two decades — its R+39.7 margin in 2024 reflects one of the sharpest partisan realignments in the state.
The Republican margin in Cambria County reached its widest at forty-one points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,418, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 131,538 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dickenson County and Buchanan County.
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Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/42021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cambria County, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cambria County, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,345 votes cast, 21,177 went Democratic and 49,408 went Republican.
What is Cambria County, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cambria County, Pennsylvania as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cambria County, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cambria County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
Cambria County, Pennsylvania has a population of 131,538 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Cambria County, Pennsylvania is $58,418 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cambria County, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.