Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 732,7882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, 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 | 118,098 | 270,780 | 393,187 | ||
| R | 117,243 | 262,389 | 384,157 | ||
| R | 101,707 | 229,830 | 346,753 | ||
| R | 116,429 | 197,481 | 320,001 | ||
| R | 148,943 | 185,968 | 339,909 | ||
| R | 133,153 | 198,841 | 333,799 | ||
| R | 113,883 | 164,995 | 287,427 | ||
| R | 114,938 | 121,826 | 271,661 | ||
| D | 117,939 | 117,923 | 294,676 | ||
| R | 122,033 | 144,363 | 268,330 | ||
| R | 119,853 | 173,374 | 294,362 | ||
| R | 113,814 | 153,304 | 283,592 | ||
| R | 129,777 | 145,932 | 280,117 | ||
| R | 86,948 | 176,468 | 267,697 | ||
| R | 115,757 | 146,894 | 281,446 | ||
| D | 174,851 | 114,860 | 290,350 | ||
| R | 137,708 | 176,968 | 315,181 | ||
| R | 116,376 | 179,076 | 295,864 | ||
| R | 124,965 | 161,582 | 287,431 | ||
| R | 101,180 | 115,353 | 219,258 | ||
| R | 112,590 | 128,354 | 242,207 | ||
| R | 136,074 | 139,214 | 276,104 | ||
| D | 160,461 | 128,926 | 294,401 | ||
| R | 90,367 | 100,974 | 197,753 | ||
| R | 70,885 | 148,531 | 221,224 | ||
| R | 37,689 | 110,284 | 177,871 | ||
| R | 36,339 | 89,963 | 144,119 | ||
| R | 41,010 | 52,066 | 99,941 | ||
| O | 30,759 | 15,490 | 98,712 | ||
| R | 36,321 | 61,079 | 103,877 | ||
| R | 30,621 | 68,054 | 104,144 | ||
| R | 36,368 | 59,151 | 98,863 | ||
| R | 37,857 | 56,567 | 97,546 | ||
| R | 36,955 | 41,222 | 81,730 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.7%
Irish
13.9%
English
9.7%
Italian
9.1%
American
5.7%
Polish
5.4%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 42.9 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
$64,038
Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge ranks near the middle of US counties.
Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge$64,038
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)13.1%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.5%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning Blair, Cambria, and Centre counties, this market blends a shrinking post-industrial core with a major research university, producing a electorate that has shifted sharply in presidential margins over the past two decades while local races remain competitive.
The Democratic margin in Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge peaked at twenty-one points in 1964. By 1996 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,038 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 393,187 votes cast, 118,098 went Democratic and 270,780 went Republican.
What is Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania?
Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania has a population of 732,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania is $64,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.