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Forest County, PA


Designated Market Area: Johnstown-Altoona-State College, PA
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 6,601   ( 377 from 2020)
Land area: 427.3 square miles
Population density: 15.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:4,518 68.44% 7.7%
Black:1,63024.69% 2.9%
Indian:180.27% 0.0%
Asian:260.39% 100.0%
2+ races:550.83% 31.0%
Hispanic:3545.36% 7.3%
Total non-White:2,08331.56% 0.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:97 3.5
Deaths:43515.6
Net Migration: -81-2.9
Net Immigration: 140.5
Change in White population:-379 -5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:2 0.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Forest County, PA



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 41% Donald Trump (R) 1,902 71.5% Kamala Harris (D) 724 27.2% 34 [+] 1.3% 2,660 21 22 0.04%
2020 42% Donald Trump* (R) 1,882 70.9% Joe Biden (D) 728 27.4% 44 [+] 1.7% 2,654 22 24 0.04%
2016 37% Donald Trump (R) 1,680 69.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 626 25.9% 110 [+] 4.6% 2,416 21 24 0.04%
2012 35% Mitt Romney (R) 1,383 59.5% Barack Obama* (D) 896 38.6% 45 [+] 1.9% 2,324 13 12 0.04%
2008 40% John McCain (R) 1,366 55.3% Barack Obama (D) 1,038 42.1% 64 [+] 2.6% 2,468 11 10 0.04%
2004 52% George W. Bush* (R) 1,571 61.1% John Kerry (D) 989 38.4% 13 [+] 0.5% 2,573 13 10 0.04%
2000 60% George W. Bush (R) 1,371 60.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 843 36.9% 69 [+] 3.0% 2,283 14 12 0.05%
1996 59% Bill Clinton* (D) 964 43.8% Robert Dole (R) 902 41.0% 335 [+] 15.2% 2,201 1 0 0.05%
1992 58% Bill Clinton (D) 890 41.5% George Bush* (R) 801 37.4% 453 [+] 21.1% 2,144 1 0 0.04%
1988 56% George Bush (R) 1,159 56.1% Michael Dukakis (D) 895 43.3% 11 [+] 0.5% 2,065 5 3 0.05%
1984 63% Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,468 63.4% Walter Mondale (D) 839 36.2% 10 0.4% 2,317 10 5 0.05%
1980 58% Ronald Reagan (R) 1,206 56.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 819 38.1% 124 [+] 5.8% 2,149 7 5 0.05%
1976 63% Gerald Ford* (R) 1,135 51.9% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,017 46.5% 35 [+] 1.6% 2,187 4 4 0.05%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 1,374 71.7% George McGovern (D) 509 26.6% 32 [+] 1.7% 1,915 13 11 0.04%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 1,172 59.4% Hubert Humphrey (D) 669 33.9% 132 [+] 6.7% 1,973 15 16 0.04%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,249 58.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 900 41.8% 5 0.2% 2,154 7 3 0.04%
1960 83% Richard Nixon (R) 1,497 64.2% John Kennedy (D) 828 35.5% 7 0.3% 2,332 15 15 0.05%
1956 70% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 1,535 71.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 622 28.8% 1 0.0% 2,158 15 14 0.05%
1952 68% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,511 69.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 627 29.0% 23 1.1% 2,161 17 15 0.05%
1948 60% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,209 62.3% Harry Truman* (D) 687 35.4% 45 [+] 2.3% 1,941 11 17 0.05%
1944 59% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,344 65.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 673 33.0% 21 1.0% 2,038 18 20 0.05%
1940 74% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,811 66.2% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 919 33.6% 6 0.2% 2,736 20 21 0.07%
1936 91% Alf Landon (R) 1,757 59.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,157 39.2% 39 [+] 1.3% 2,953 19 23 0.07%
1932 56% Herbert Hoover* (R) 1,090 63.3% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 569 33.1% 62 [+] 3.6% 1,721 12 24 0.06%
1928 62% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,707 84.6% Al Smith (D) 289 14.3% 22 [+] 1.1% 2,018 19 26 0.06%
1924 42% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,130 71.2% John Davis (D) 280 17.6% 177 [+] 11.2% 1,587 6 17 0.07%
1920 41% Warren Harding (R) 993 56.4% James Cox (D) 389 22.1% 380 [+] 21.6% 1,762 -9 -4 0.10%
1916 27% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 617 47.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 463 35.3% 232 [+] 17.7% 1,312 -7 1 0.10%
1912 30% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 588 37.7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 373 23.9% 599 [+] 38.4% 1,560 -7 -8 0.13%
1908 33% William Taft (R) 1,119 60.9% William J. Bryan (D) 512 27.9% 206 [+] 11.2% 1,837 2 9 0.15%
1904 33% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,328 68.1% Alton Parker (D) 411 21.1% 210 [+] 10.8% 1,949 0 12 0.16%
1900 34% William McKinley* (R) 1,309 61.3% William J. Bryan (D) 714 33.4% 114 [+] 5.3% 2,137 1 10 0.18%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forest County, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 41% Dave McCormick (R) 1,808 68.3% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 741 28.0% 100 [+] 3.8% 2,649 19 0.04%
2022 S3 34% Mehmet Oz (R) 1,434 65.7% John Fetterman (D) 694 31.8% 54 [+] 2.5% 2,182 19 0.04%
2022 G 34% Doug Mastriano (R) 1,340 61.1% Josh Shapiro (D) 825 37.6% 27 [+] 1.2% 2,192 19 0.04%
2018 S1 30% Lou Barletta (R) 1,201 62.2% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 693 35.9% 38 [+] 2.0% 1,932 20 0.04%
2018 G 30% Scott Wagner (R) 1,159 59.8% Tom Wolf* (D) 746 38.5% 33 [+] 1.7% 1,938 19 0.04%
2016 S3 37% Pat Toomey* (R) 1,502 63.3% Katie McGinty (D) 708 29.8% 164 [+] 6.9% 2,374 14 0.04%
2014 G 25% Tom Corbett* (R) 820 50.2% Tom Wolf (D) 815 49.8% 0 0.0% 1,635 5 0.05%
2012 S1 35% Tom Smith (R) 1,356 58.9% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 884 38.4% 61 [+] 2.7% 2,301 14 0.04%
2010 S3 28% Pat Toomey (R) 1,121 59.9% Joe Sestak (D) 750 40.1% 0 0.0% 1,871 9 0.05%
2010 G 28% Tom Corbett (R) 1,257 66.5% Dan Onorato (D) 633 33.5% 0 0.0% 1,890 12 0.05%
2006 S1 35% Bob Casey, Jr. (D) 1,029 52.3% Rick Santorum* (R) 938 47.7% 0 0.0% 1,967 6 0.05%
2006 G 36% Lynn Swann (R) 1,059 53.3% Ed Rendell* (D) 929 46.7% 0 0.0% 1,988 14 0.05%
2004 S3 51% Arlen Specter* (R) 1,596 62.4% Joseph Hoeffel (D) 782 30.6% 181 [+] 7.1% 2,559 10 0.05%
2002 G 41% Mike Fisher (R) 1,170 64.4% Ed Rendell (D) 613 33.8% 33 [+] 1.8% 1,816 20 0.05%
2000 S1 59% Rick Santorum* (R) 1,406 62.5% Ron Klink (D) 786 34.9% 57 [+] 2.5% 2,249 10 0.05%
1998 S3 41% Arlen Specter* (R) 1,052 68.1% Bill Lloyd (D) 442 28.6% 51 [+] 3.3% 1,545 7 0.05%
1998 G 41% Tom Ridge* (R) 987 63.8% Ivan Itkin (D) 375 24.2% 185 [+] 12.0% 1,547 6 0.05%
1994 S1 51% Rick Santorum (R) 1,096 57.6% Harris Wofford* (D) 722 37.9% 85 [+] 4.5% 1,903 8 0.05%
1994 G 51% Tom Ridge (R) 1,197 63.1% Mark Singel (D) 480 25.3% 221 [+] 11.6% 1,898 18 0.05%
1992 S3 58% Arlen Specter* (R) 1,101 51.3% Lynn Yeakel (D) 944 44.0% 102 [+] 4.8% 2,147 2 0.04%
1991 S1 47% Richard Thornburgh (R) 906 52.9% Harris Wofford (D) 807 47.1% 0 0.0% 1,713 8 0.05%
1990 G 46% Robert Casey* (D) 1,104 65.0% Barbara Hafer (R) 595 35.0% 0 0.0% 1,699 3 0.06%
1988 S1 56% John Heinz* (R) 1,564 75.8% Joseph Vignola (D) 483 23.4% 16 [+] 0.8% 2,063 9 0.05%
1986 S3 49% Arlen Specter* (R) 1,146 63.8% Bob Edgar (D) 645 35.9% 5 [+] 0.3% 1,796 7 0.05%
1986 G 49% William Scranton III (R) 966 53.8% Robert Casey (D) 813 45.2% 18 [+] 1.0% 1,797 5 0.05%
1982 S1 50% John Heinz* (R) 1,219 65.3% Cyril Wecht (D) 631 33.8% 16 [+] 0.9% 1,866 6 0.05%
1982 G 50% Richard Thornburgh* (R) 1,050 56.1% Allen Ertel (D) 810 43.3% 10 [+] 0.5% 1,870 5 0.05%
1980 S3 58% Pete Flaherty (D) 1,069 49.9% Arlen Specter (R) 1,061 49.6% 11 [+] 0.5% 2,141 -1 0.05%
1978 G 56% Richard Thornburgh (R) 974 49.8% Pete Flaherty (D) 972 49.7% 9 [+] 0.5% 1,955 -3 0.05%
1976 S1 63% John Heinz (R) 1,285 58.9% William Green (D) 886 40.6% 10 [+] 0.5% 2,181 7 0.05%
1974 S3 51% Richard Schweiker* (R) 944 53.9% Pete Flaherty (D) 800 45.6% 9 [+] 0.5% 1,753 1 0.05%
1974 G 51% Andrew Lewis (R) 979 55.9% Milton Shapp* (D) 755 43.1% 17 [+] 1.0% 1,751 11 0.05%
1970 S1 51% Hugh Scott* (R) 1,000 61.5% William Sesler (D) 613 37.7% 12 [+] 0.7% 1,625 10 0.04%
1970 G 51% Raymond Broderick (R) 880 54.1% Milton Shapp (D) 728 44.7% 19 [+] 1.2% 1,627 12 0.04%
1968 S3 65% Richard Schweiker (R) 1,294 66.3% Joseph Clark* (D) 642 32.9% 15 [+] 0.8% 1,951 14 0.04%
1966 G 59% Raymond Shafer (R) 1,136 64.7% Milton Shapp (D) 607 34.6% 13 [+] 0.7% 1,756 13 0.04%
1964 S1 74% Hugh Scott* (R) 1,248 57.9% Genevieve Blatt (D) 903 41.9% 6 [+] 0.3% 2,157 7 0.04%
1962 S3 80% James Van Zandt (R) 1,278 56.3% Joseph Clark* (D) 987 43.5% 4 [+] 0.2% 2,269 8 0.05%
1962 G 80% William Scranton (R) 1,420 62.2% Richardson Dilworth (D) 852 37.3% 11 [+] 0.5% 2,283 7 0.05%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Forest County, PA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 PA15Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,986 75.4% Zach Womer (D) 647 24.6% 0 0.0% 2,633
County Total for 2024-11-05:   2,633
2022-11-08 PA15Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,600 73.3% Michael Molesevich (D) 582 26.7% 0 0.0% 2,182
County Total for 2022-11-08:   2,182
2020-11-03 PA15Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,934 73.9% Robert Williams (D) 684 26.1% 0 0.0% 2,618
County Total for 2020-11-03:   2,618
2018-11-06 PA15Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,364 70.7% Susan Boser (D) 564 29.3% 0 0.0% 1,928
County Total for 2018-11-06:   1,928
2016-11-08 PA05Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,716 72.8% Kerith Taylor (D) 640 27.2% 0 0.0% 2,356
County Total for 2016-11-08:   2,356
2014-11-04 PA05Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,048 64.4% Kerith Taylor (D) 580 35.6% 0 0.0% 1,628
County Total for 2014-11-04:   1,628
2012-11-06 PA05Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,483 65.7% Charles Dumas (D) 773 34.3% 0 0.0% 2,256
County Total for 2012-11-06:   2,256
2010-11-02 PA05Glenn Thompson* (R) 1,226 65.6% Michael Pipe (D) 580 31.0% 63 3.4% 1,869
County Total for 2010-11-02:   1,869
2008-11-04 PA05Glenn Thompson (R) 1,289 53.9% Mark McCracken (D) 1,043 43.6% 60 2.5% 2,392
County Total for 2008-11-04:   2,392
2006-11-07 PA05John Peterson* (R) 1,222 61.5% Donald Hilliard (D) 766 38.5% 0 0.0% 1,988
County Total for 2006-11-07:   1,988
2004-11-02 PA05John Peterson* (R) 2,026 88.7% Tom Martin (Libertarian) 259 11.3% 0 0.0% 2,285
County Total for 2004-11-02:   2,285
2002-11-05 PA05John Peterson* (R) 1,482 87.5% Tom Martin (Libertarian) 212 12.5% 0 0.0% 1,694
County Total for 2002-11-05:   1,694
2000-11-07 PA05John Peterson* (R) 1,807 89.8% William Belitskus (Green) 119 5.9% 86 4.3% 2,012
County Total for 2000-11-07:   2,012
1996-11-05 PA05John Peterson (R) 1,448 66.2% Ruth Rudy (D) 740 33.8% 0 0.0% 2,188
County Total for 1996-11-05:   2,188
1994-11-08 PA05Bill Clinger* (R) 1,722 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,722
County Total for 1994-11-08:   1,722
1992-11-03 PA05Bill Clinger* (R) 1,874 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,874
County Total for 1992-11-03:   1,874
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Forest County, PA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2025 3,185 2,022 63.5% 774 24.3% 389 12.2% Rep +1,248 Rep +39.2% 49%
2024 3,265 2,053 62.9% 830 25.4% 382 11.7% Rep +1,223 Rep +37.5% 51%
2022 3,343 1,984 59.3% 983 29.4% 376 11.2% Rep +1,001 Rep +29.9% 52%
2020 3,509 1,972 56.2% 1,155 32.9% 382 10.9% Rep +817 Rep +23.3% 54%
2018 3,328 1,765 53.0% 1,221 36.7% 342 10.3% Rep +544 Rep +16.3% 51%
2016 3,331 1,750 52.5% 1,270 38.1% 311 9.3% Rep +480 Rep +14.4% 51%
2014 3,284 1,636 49.8% 1,352 41.2% 296 9.0% Rep +284 Rep +8.6% 49%
2012 3,233 1,594 49.3% 1,386 42.9% 253 7.8% Rep +208 Rep +6.4% 48%
2010 3,215 1,545 48.1% 1,454 45.2% 216 6.7% Rep +91 Rep +2.8% 48%
2008 3,275 1,588 48.5% 1,469 44.9% 218 6.7% Rep +119 Rep +3.6% 53%
2006 3,181 1,646 51.7% 1,341 42.2% 194 6.1% Rep +305 Rep +9.6% 57%
2004 3,149 1,712 54.4% 1,250 39.7% 187 5.9% Rep +462 Rep +14.7% 63%
2002 3,023 1,693 56.0% 1,173 38.8% 157 5.2% Rep +520 Rep +17.2% 69%
2000 2,995 1,660 55.4% 1,170 39.1% 165 5.5% Rep +490 Rep +16.4% 78%
1998 2,971 1,618 54.5% 1,191 40.1% 162 5.5% Rep +427 Rep +14.4% 78%
1996 2,968 1,626 54.8% 1,198 40.4% 144 4.9% Rep +428 Rep +14.4% 79%
1994 2,663 1,451 54.5% 1,091 41.0% 121 4.5% Rep +360 Rep +13.5% 72%
1992 2,640 1,422 53.9% 1,112 42.1% 106 4.0% Rep +310 Rep +11.7% 71%
1990 2,574 1,400 54.4% 1,094 42.5% 80 3.1% Rep +306 Rep +11.9% 70%
1988 2,656 1,457 54.9% 1,106 41.6% 93 3.5% Rep +351 Rep +13.2% 72%
1986 2,529 1,408 55.7% 1,045 41.3% 76 3.0% Rep +363 Rep +14.4% 69%
1984 2,696 1,458 54.1% 1,139 42.2% 99 3.7% Rep +319 Rep +11.8% 73%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.