Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 106,1152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,0922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Gettysburg, 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 | 19,842 | 40,248 | 60,871 | ||
| R | 18,207 | 37,523 | 56,540 | ||
| R | 14,219 | 31,423 | 47,990 | ||
| R | 15,091 | 26,767 | 42,625 | ||
| R | 17,633 | 26,349 | 44,491 | ||
| R | 13,764 | 28,247 | 42,228 | ||
| R | 11,682 | 20,848 | 33,444 | ||
| R | 10,774 | 15,338 | 29,508 | ||
| R | 9,576 | 13,552 | 29,501 | ||
| R | 8,299 | 15,650 | 24,105 | ||
| R | 7,289 | 16,786 | 24,174 | ||
| R | 7,266 | 13,760 | 22,404 | ||
| R | 8,771 | 12,133 | 21,322 | ||
| R | 5,529 | 13,593 | 19,365 | ||
| R | 5,993 | 11,303 | 18,907 | ||
| D | 11,148 | 8,617 | 19,860 | ||
| R | 7,895 | 12,933 | 20,854 | ||
| R | 6,281 | 12,250 | 18,531 | ||
| R | 5,691 | 11,016 | 16,737 | ||
| R | 5,409 | 7,988 | 13,509 | ||
| R | 5,881 | 8,787 | 14,735 | ||
| R | 7,354 | 8,609 | 15,984 | ||
| D | 8,336 | 8,313 | 17,410 | ||
| D | 7,185 | 6,084 | 13,494 | ||
| R | 4,635 | 9,656 | 14,349 | ||
| R | 4,840 | 5,778 | 10,918 | ||
| R | 3,852 | 5,323 | 9,349 | ||
| D | 3,963 | 3,290 | 7,519 | ||
| D | 3,682 | 819 | 7,210 | ||
| D | 4,034 | 3,685 | 7,849 | ||
| R | 3,812 | 4,017 | 7,931 | ||
| D | 3,967 | 3,718 | 7,832 | ||
| R | 3,814 | 4,170 | 8,185 | ||
| D | 3,716 | 3,384 | 7,170 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.0%
Irish
12.5%
English
9.9%
American
9.6%
Italian
5.0%
Polish
2.7%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 43.7 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
$84,092
Gettysburg, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gettysburg, PA$84,092
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Gettysburg metro, centered on Adams County, votes reliably Republican at the presidential level while its economy leans heavily on Civil War tourism and a significant student population at Gettysburg College.
The Democratic margin in Gettysburg, PA peaked at forty points in 1912. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $84,092 sits well below state and national norms, and 8% 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 Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 33.5 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,871 votes cast, 19,842 went Democratic and 40,248 went Republican.
What is Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Gettysburg, 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 106,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $84,092 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gettysburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.