Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,6682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,8762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Selinsgrove, 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 | 5,239 | 14,664 | 20,081 | ||
| R | 4,910 | 13,983 | 19,140 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 11,725 | 16,486 | ||
| R | 4,687 | 10,073 | 15,068 | ||
| R | 5,382 | 9,900 | 15,479 | ||
| R | 4,348 | 10,566 | 14,983 | ||
| R | 3,536 | 8,963 | 12,841 | ||
| R | 3,405 | 6,742 | 11,642 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 6,934 | 12,596 | ||
| R | 2,658 | 9,054 | 11,779 | ||
| R | 2,383 | 8,968 | 11,391 | ||
| R | 2,418 | 7,634 | 10,591 | ||
| R | 3,097 | 6,557 | 9,929 | ||
| R | 1,834 | 7,308 | 9,345 | ||
| R | 1,993 | 6,784 | 9,469 | ||
| R | 4,199 | 5,195 | 9,416 | ||
| R | 1,998 | 8,103 | 10,117 | ||
| R | 1,959 | 7,102 | 9,064 | ||
| R | 1,686 | 6,836 | 8,545 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 5,181 | 6,671 | ||
| R | 1,795 | 5,696 | 7,514 | ||
| R | 2,478 | 5,722 | 8,214 | ||
| R | 2,999 | 5,550 | 8,598 | ||
| R | 2,176 | 3,423 | 5,766 | ||
| R | 805 | 5,693 | 6,527 | ||
| R | 970 | 3,055 | 4,243 | ||
| R | 964 | 2,751 | 3,810 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 1,797 | 3,112 | ||
| O | 991 | 626 | 3,330 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 2,401 | 3,562 | ||
| R | 972 | 2,538 | 3,547 | ||
| R | 1,319 | 2,517 | 3,881 | ||
| R | 1,351 | 2,572 | 3,978 | ||
| R | 1,511 | 2,307 | 3,850 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.8%
Irish
8.1%
American
7.6%
English
6.4%
Italian
4.3%
Polish
2.6%
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: 40.6 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
$66,876
Selinsgrove, PA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Selinsgrove, PA$66,876
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.5%
Spanish1.5%
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 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Selinsgrove, PA sits in the Mid-Atlantic. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Selinsgrove, PA peaked at eleven points in 1912. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,876 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 Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 46.9 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,081 votes cast, 5,239 went Democratic and 14,664 went Republican.
What is Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Selinsgrove, 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 Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania is $66,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Selinsgrove, PA, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Selinsgrove, 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.