Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,7982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,8162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lock Haven, 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 | 5,395 | 12,965 | 18,567 | ||
| R | 5,502 | 11,902 | 17,625 | ||
| R | 4,744 | 10,022 | 15,505 | ||
| R | 5,734 | 7,303 | 13,311 | ||
| R | 7,097 | 7,504 | 14,791 | ||
| R | 5,823 | 8,035 | 13,967 | ||
| R | 5,521 | 6,064 | 11,994 | ||
| D | 5,658 | 4,293 | 11,483 | ||
| D | 5,397 | 4,471 | 12,569 | ||
| D | 5,759 | 5,735 | 11,613 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 6,678 | 11,273 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 6,288 | 12,010 | ||
| D | 6,532 | 5,858 | 12,564 | ||
| R | 4,772 | 8,205 | 13,119 | ||
| R | 6,301 | 6,563 | 13,508 | ||
| D | 10,038 | 4,298 | 14,372 | ||
| R | 5,965 | 9,184 | 15,161 | ||
| R | 5,411 | 8,250 | 13,678 | ||
| R | 5,758 | 8,125 | 13,938 | ||
| R | 5,013 | 5,618 | 10,631 | ||
| R | 5,703 | 5,915 | 11,675 | ||
| D | 7,419 | 6,291 | 13,736 | ||
| D | 8,351 | 6,479 | 14,969 | ||
| R | 3,741 | 4,851 | 8,894 | ||
| R | 2,849 | 8,120 | 11,029 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 5,129 | 9,391 | ||
| R | 2,976 | 4,303 | 7,884 | ||
| D | 2,967 | 2,794 | 6,190 | ||
| O | 2,200 | 1,214 | 6,035 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 3,477 | 6,375 | ||
| R | 1,941 | 3,535 | 5,761 | ||
| R | 2,879 | 3,157 | 6,241 | ||
| R | 3,053 | 3,486 | 6,804 | ||
| D | 3,075 | 2,572 | 5,858 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.7%
Irish
12.0%
American
8.1%
Italian
8.0%
English
6.9%
French
2.0%
Polish
1.9%
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: 39.8 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
$60,816
Lock Haven, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lock Haven, PA$60,816
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.7%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lock Haven anchors a shrinking metro along the West Branch Susquehanna, where deindustrialization and a modest university presence create an electorate that has shifted markedly toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Lock Haven, PA peaked at forty points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $60,816 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% 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 Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 40.8 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,567 votes cast, 5,395 went Democratic and 12,965 went Republican.
What is Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lock Haven, 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania?
Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 37,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania is $60,816 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lock Haven, PA, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.