Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,6442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, PAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,083 | 21,190 | 32,709 | ||
| R | 10,532 | 20,098 | 31,171 | ||
| R | 8,934 | 18,004 | 28,506 | ||
| R | 10,937 | 14,236 | 25,744 | ||
| R | 13,230 | 14,477 | 28,063 | ||
| R | 10,679 | 16,052 | 26,869 | ||
| R | 8,975 | 12,095 | 21,911 | ||
| D | 8,379 | 8,234 | 20,372 | ||
| R | 8,261 | 9,742 | 23,739 | ||
| R | 7,767 | 12,114 | 20,021 | ||
| R | 8,254 | 14,402 | 22,718 | ||
| R | 9,449 | 12,426 | 23,313 | ||
| D | 12,051 | 11,508 | 23,925 | ||
| R | 7,222 | 14,187 | 22,309 | ||
| R | 8,187 | 12,202 | 22,229 | ||
| D | 13,885 | 8,982 | 22,903 | ||
| R | 9,322 | 15,310 | 24,651 | ||
| R | 9,024 | 13,382 | 22,421 | ||
| R | 9,467 | 13,008 | 22,554 | ||
| R | 9,367 | 9,417 | 18,784 | ||
| D | 9,647 | 9,336 | 19,053 | ||
| D | 12,523 | 9,518 | 22,107 | ||
| D | 14,141 | 9,674 | 24,108 | ||
| D | 10,640 | 8,791 | 19,787 | ||
| R | 5,304 | 14,362 | 19,781 | ||
| D | 7,390 | 7,336 | 15,469 | ||
| D | 6,965 | 6,238 | 13,665 | ||
| D | 5,785 | 3,013 | 9,187 | ||
| D | 4,905 | 889 | 8,910 | ||
| D | 5,373 | 3,718 | 9,493 | ||
| D | 4,196 | 3,635 | 8,246 | ||
| D | 4,982 | 2,954 | 8,390 | ||
| D | 4,904 | 3,280 | 8,684 | ||
| D | 4,929 | 2,336 | 7,645 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.9%
English
14.1%
Irish
9.5%
Italian
6.8%
Polish
5.9%
American
4.2%
French
1.3%
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: 41.0 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
$64,644
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA$64,644
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)14.3%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.3%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bloomsburg-Berwick sits along the Susquehanna in a region that shifted sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, driven by a manufacturing-era demographic that has largely resisted the college-educated realignment visible in nearby metros.
The Democratic margin in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA peaked at forty-five points in 1912. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,644 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,709 votes cast, 11,083 went Democratic and 21,190 went Republican.
What is Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 65,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania is $64,644 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.