akashic
1876–2024
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Juniata County·Pennsylvania

Juniata County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Pennsylvania's most reliably Republican rural counties by raw margin

18762024·38 elections
Juniata County, Pennsylvania · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
23,379
2024 ACS
Most similar
Fulton County
PA · similarity 1.00
18 precincts · 12,139 votes cast
Trump · R+61
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−61.2%
2,2909,72112,139
2020R
−61.4%
2,2539,64912,043
2016R
−61.2%
1,8218,27310,545
2012R
−45.0%
2,5476,8629,595
2008R
−35.2%
3,0686,4849,711
2004R
−43.4%
2,7977,14410,006
2000R
−36.2%
2,6565,7958,667
1996R
−15.4%
2,8964,1287,984
1992R
−16.4%
2,6013,9808,420
1988R
−26.4%
2,8344,8817,764
1984R
−31.6%
2,6245,0597,705
1980R
−20.2%
2,6964,1397,161
1976R
−12.3%
3,1053,9917,206
1972R
−33.9%
2,1564,4126,653
1968R
−25.0%
2,3214,0396,874
1964D
+14.5%
4,1383,0877,235
1960R
−29.5%
2,6154,8057,431
1956R
−21.0%
2,7794,2587,044
1952R
−17.6%
2,7053,8636,589
1948R
−15.1%
2,2993,1215,459
1944R
−13.7%
2,6663,5126,193
1940D
+1.0%
3,5793,5077,098
1936D
+2.8%
3,7823,5767,407
1932D
+0.9%
2,8052,7525,681
1928R
−64.9%
9194,3965,361
1924R
−20.0%
1,4202,1773,792
1920R
−18.4%
1,4432,1123,628
1916D
+8.7%
1,4971,2542,808
1912D
+27.6%
1,1483742,806
1908R
−10.8%
1,4141,7653,263
1904R
−23.8%
1,2021,9853,293
1900R
−5.2%
1,6211,8053,505
1896R
−6.1%
1,8192,0593,957
1892D
+2.2%
1,6951,6213,407
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
6.4%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
Mainline Protestant
14.4%
Methodist
11.6%
Other Christian
9.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Baptist
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Juniata County's small, predominantly rural population has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with its 2024 result ranking among the widest gaps of any county in the state.

The Republican margin in Juniata County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Juniata County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,318, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 23,379 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fulton County and Dearborn County.