Berks County, Pennsylvania

2024 results by precinct

202 precincts · 210,426 votes cast

Trump · R+12

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−12.1%	91,125	116,677	210,426
2020	R	−8.2%	92,895	109,736	205,540
2016	R	−9.9%	78,437	96,626	184,085
2012	R	−1.0%	83,011	84,702	170,676
2008	D	+9.2%	97,047	80,513	180,000
2004	R	−6.6%	76,309	87,122	164,487
2000	R	−9.0%	59,150	71,273	135,297
1996	R	−5.3%	49,887	56,289	121,718
1992	R	−5.3%	46,031	52,939	131,407
1988	R	−25.9%	41,040	70,153	112,444
1984	R	−32.5%	37,849	74,605	113,145
1980	R	−22.5%	36,449	60,576	107,385
1976	R	−3.2%	50,994	54,452	107,553
1972	R	−27.9%	36,563	66,172	106,127
1968	R	−0.7%	49,877	50,623	108,924
1964	D	+33.2%	73,444	36,726	110,646
1960	R	−9.9%	50,572	61,743	112,706
1956	R	−14.9%	42,349	57,258	99,927
1952	R	−5.9%	45,874	51,720	98,668
1948	D	+9.1%	43,075	35,608	81,726
1944	D	+10.6%	43,889	35,274	81,410
1940	D	+24.4%	53,301	32,111	86,942
1936	D	+34.2%	56,907	26,699	88,327
1932	D	+3.7%	29,763	27,073	73,023
1928	R	−38.2%	18,960	47,073	73,514
1924	R	−20.0%	17,220	28,186	54,893
1920	R	−8.3%	18,361	22,221	46,591
1916	D	+21.1%	19,267	11,937	34,769
1912	D	+38.8%	16,430	3,032	34,560
1908	D	+11.2%	17,381	13,642	33,268
1904	D	+2.4%	16,357	15,539	33,579
1900	D	+15.1%	19,013	13,952	33,593
1896	D	+11.4%	18,099	14,318	33,082
1892	D	+29.4%	18,602	10,077	28,991
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Italian

2.4%

African American

3.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

6.8%

55–64

6.8%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.1%

4.8%

18–24

4.8%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,777

Berks County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Berks County$79,777

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.9%

Mainline Protestant

12.7%

Other Christian

8.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Methodist

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Berks County's large Latino population in Reading coexists with a rural and suburban electorate that has shifted sharply rightward over the past decade, producing R+12.2 in 2024 after sitting near even as recently as 2008.

The Democratic margin in Berks County has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Berks County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,777 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berrien County and Porter County.

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