Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,4562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,4042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lewisburg, 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 | 8,015 | 12,969 | 21,257 | ||
| R | 7,475 | 12,356 | 20,115 | ||
| R | 6,180 | 10,622 | 17,696 | ||
| R | 6,109 | 9,896 | 16,337 | ||
| R | 7,333 | 9,859 | 17,400 | ||
| R | 5,700 | 10,334 | 16,123 | ||
| R | 4,209 | 8,523 | 13,175 | ||
| R | 3,658 | 6,570 | 11,724 | ||
| R | 3,623 | 6,362 | 12,265 | ||
| R | 3,163 | 7,912 | 11,136 | ||
| R | 2,747 | 7,792 | 10,579 | ||
| R | 2,687 | 6,798 | 10,256 | ||
| R | 3,405 | 6,309 | 9,902 | ||
| R | 2,278 | 6,905 | 9,385 | ||
| R | 2,178 | 6,422 | 9,215 | ||
| R | 4,262 | 4,944 | 9,216 | ||
| R | 1,993 | 7,466 | 9,472 | ||
| R | 1,844 | 6,620 | 8,478 | ||
| R | 1,610 | 6,558 | 8,181 | ||
| R | 1,442 | 5,058 | 6,587 | ||
| R | 1,704 | 5,585 | 7,330 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 5,612 | 7,857 | ||
| R | 2,946 | 5,589 | 8,602 | ||
| R | 1,948 | 3,534 | 5,734 | ||
| R | 765 | 5,708 | 6,527 | ||
| R | 1,209 | 3,707 | 5,178 | ||
| R | 1,155 | 3,305 | 4,630 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 1,902 | 3,276 | ||
| O | 1,126 | 470 | 3,465 | ||
| R | 1,154 | 2,547 | 3,808 | ||
| R | 1,034 | 2,548 | 3,679 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 2,810 | 4,269 | ||
| R | 1,186 | 2,585 | 3,939 | ||
| R | 1,569 | 2,308 | 3,978 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.9%
English
8.7%
Irish
6.9%
Italian
5.0%
American
4.9%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
1.1%
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
$76,404
Lewisburg, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lewisburg, PA$76,404
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.1%
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Bucknell University, the Lewisburg metro blends a highly educated enclave with the surrounding Union County's reliably Republican-leaning electorate, producing consistent split-ticket patterns in state and federal races.
The Democratic margin in Lewisburg, PA peaked at nineteen points in 1912. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $76,404 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% 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 Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,257 votes cast, 8,015 went Democratic and 12,969 went Republican.
What is Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lewisburg, 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 42,456 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania is $76,404 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewisburg, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.