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1876–2024
Pike County, Pennsylvania
Pike County·Pennsylvania

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

A Poconos exurb that has swung sharply rightward over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Pike County, Pennsylvania · Mike Serfas · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+24
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
60,621
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lee County
IL · similarity 0.99
17 precincts · 35,031 votes cast
Trump · R+24
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−24.0%
13,13221,53735,031
2020R
−19.0%
13,01919,21332,554
2016R
−25.8%
9,26816,06126,303
2012R
−11.1%
10,21012,78623,279
2008R
−4.2%
11,49312,51824,284
2004R
−17.8%
8,65612,44421,299
2000R
−11.6%
7,3309,33917,364
1996R
−8.3%
5,5096,69714,244
1992R
−12.5%
4,3826,08413,603
1988R
−35.9%
3,0976,6599,917
1984R
−43.1%
2,5036,3438,913
1980R
−39.1%
2,1325,2497,973
1976R
−20.5%
2,7754,2417,146
1972R
−52.1%
1,3854,5686,108
1968R
−36.3%
1,6173,7195,790
1964D
+1.9%
2,7532,6515,426
1960R
−40.9%
1,6764,0005,683
1956R
−54.6%
1,2194,1605,383
1952R
−46.6%
1,3833,8105,204
1948R
−41.1%
1,2082,8934,101
1944R
−30.9%
1,4082,6744,101
1940R
−17.6%
1,8182,5964,428
1936D
+1.9%
2,3962,3044,741
1932D
+5.5%
1,8441,6493,558
1928R
−39.2%
1,0242,3543,395
1924R
−20.2%
9931,5812,917
1920R
−19.3%
8801,3192,272
1916D
+23.5%
9765981,608
1912D
+48.3%
9951911,663
1908D
+19.4%
1,0697151,822
1904D
+22.2%
9425921,575
1900D
+27.6%
1,2366941,966
1896D
+17.8%
1,1237781,940
1892D
+40.7%
1,1504771,652
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%
African American
4.8%
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.
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
14.2%
Other Christian
4.8%
Methodist
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pike County's population nearly tripled between 1980 and 2010 as New York metro residents relocated to the Poconos, yet that same transplant wave has since trended Republican by double digits, making it a studied case of exurban political realignment.

The Republican margin in Pike County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Pike County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,323, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 60,621 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 Lee County and Wayne County.