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Erie-Meadville, PA·Pennsylvania

Erie-Meadville, PA delivered R+10.1 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
PA
2024 presidential election
Erie-Meadville, PA
TrumpR+10.1
2024 presidential margin by county for Erie-Meadville, PA, PAA map of the constituent counties of Erie-Meadville, PA, PA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Erie County, PA · R+1.0Crawford County, PA · R+39.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.5%98,551
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.4%80,314
OtherAll other candidates1.2%2,113
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −10.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−10.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−7.0%
1896−5.4%
1900−14.7%
1904−33.6%
1908−19.6%
1912+6.8%
1916+3.1%
1920−40.7%
1924−48.7%
1928−29.2%
1932−0.5%
1936+6.2%
1940−11.1%
1944−8.9%
1948−12.3%
1952−18.6%
1956−25.8%
1960−3.3%
1964+36.7%
1968+3.8%
1972−21.3%
1976+3.7%
1980−5.8%
1984−7.6%
1988+1.0%
1992+10.4%
1996+11.3%
2000+3.3%
2004+2.8%
2008+12.9%
2012+7.8%
2016−9.8%
2020−7.9%
2024−10.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−10.1%
80,31498,551180,978
R
−7.9%
81,21095,428179,087
R
−9.8%
69,08385,056162,942
D
+7.8%
81,91969,926154,689
D
+12.9%
92,55571,101165,825
D
+2.8%
83,93479,337164,220
D
+3.3%
72,64967,885145,663
D
+11.3%
70,45154,543140,237
D
+10.4%
69,19453,395152,432
D
+1.0%
66,93465,555133,928
R
−7.6%
65,26376,041142,461
R
−5.8%
57,72465,470134,071
D
+3.7%
70,09764,942138,049
R
−21.3%
51,39379,935134,282
D
+3.8%
62,94958,125128,073
D
+36.7%
91,15642,057133,877
R
−3.3%
65,77370,279136,449
R
−25.8%
43,14873,317116,892
R
−18.6%
46,49367,915114,980
R
−12.3%
37,33347,96786,580
R
−8.9%
42,12850,45293,169
R
−11.1%
41,93252,49994,927
D
+6.2%
45,83040,07093,544
R
−0.5%
28,97429,28961,553
R
−29.2%
25,99647,61474,086
R
−48.7%
6,47130,39849,089
R
−40.7%
10,48629,49746,668
D
+3.1%
15,45514,42033,050
O
+6.8%
9,5417,45530,555
R
−19.6%
11,84118,50734,024
R
−33.6%
8,76419,40131,638
R
−14.7%
14,28119,52135,625
R
−5.4%
17,59319,67038,203
R
−7.0%
13,75516,07033,045
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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.
IndicatorErie-Meadville, PACombined statistical areaPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White85.2%74.5%61.0%
Black5.8%10.7%12.2%
Asian1.8%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races5.8%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.3%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.0%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$62,677$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate14.8%11.7%12.5%
Median age41.141.239.1
Age 18–249.7%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.4%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home6.6%12.4%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 23.3%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.6%Irish 14.8%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 9.8%Italian 10.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic16.0%21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.3%9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed60.8%53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant9.9%10.3%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
23.3%
Irish
13.6%
Italian
9.8%
English
9.3%
Polish
8.8%
American
4.7%
Scottish
1.7%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
5.9%
65–74
6.3%
6.7%
55–64
6.9%
5.8%
45–54
5.9%
5.9%
35–44
5.9%
6.1%
25–34
6.0%
5.0%
18–24
4.7%
8.0%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,677
Erie-Meadville, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Erie-Meadville, PA$62,677
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.4%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
16.0%
Evangelical Protestant
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
9.9%
Other Christian
1.0%
Black Protestant
0.9%
Muslim
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Jewish
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted60.8%
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.

Erie-Meadville, PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.7 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.1 points.

A population of 351,768, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,677 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 10.1 points (R+10.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 180,978 votes cast, 80,314 went Democratic and 98,551 went Republican.
What is Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania's political typology?
Akashic places Erie-Meadville, PA, 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 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 351,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania is $62,677 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Erie-Meadville, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.