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Perry County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
Designated Market Area: Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 46,816   ( 975 from 2020)
Land area: 551.4 square miles
Population density: 84.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:43,824 93.61% 0.3%
Black:5121.09% 26.4%
Indian:1070.23% 32.1%
Asian:2840.61% 29.1%
2+ races:6241.33% 23.6%
Hispanic:1,4653.13% 58.0%
Total non-White:2,9926.39% 39.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,058 11.2
Deaths:2,16511.8
Net Migration: 7404.0
Net Immigration: 3391.8
Change in White population:121 0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:854 1.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry County, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +780 R +345 D + 1.1%
D +435
2024 vs. 2016 R +3,457 R +1,704 D + 4.4%
D +1,753
2020 vs. 2016 R +2,677 R +1,359 D + 3.3%
D +1,318
2024 vs. 2012 R +5,953 R +5,253 R + 10.3%
D +700
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,558 R +4,322 R + 20.0%
D -1,764
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 70% Donald Trump (R) 19,073 73.9% Kamala Harris (D) 6,385 24.7% 361 [+] 1.4% 25,819 24 24 0.37%
2020 69% Donald Trump* (R) 18,293 74.0% Joe Biden (D) 5,950 24.1% 485 [+] 2.0% 24,728 25 27 0.36%
2016 60% Donald Trump (R) 15,616 73.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,632 21.7% 1,123 [+] 5.3% 21,371 25 27 0.35%
2012 54% Mitt Romney (R) 13,120 68.3% Barack Obama* (D) 5,685 29.6% 410 [+] 2.1% 19,215 22 21 0.33%
2008 57% John McCain (R) 13,058 65.8% Barack Obama (D) 6,396 32.2% 394 [+] 2.0% 19,848 22 20 0.33%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 13,919 71.6% John Kerry (D) 5,423 27.9% 85 [+] 0.4% 19,427 23 21 0.34%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 11,184 69.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,459 27.7% 436 [+] 2.7% 16,079 23 22 0.33%
1996 46% Robert Dole (R) 8,156 56.2% Bill Clinton* (D) 4,611 31.8% 1,748 [+] 12.0% 14,515 16 15 0.32%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 7,871 51.4% Bill Clinton (D) 4,086 26.7% 3,370 [+] 22.0% 15,327 15 14 0.31%
1988 43% George Bush (R) 8,545 68.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 3,910 31.2% 78 [+] 0.6% 12,533 17 15 0.28%
1984 49% Ronald Reagan* (R) 9,365 71.4% Walter Mondale (D) 3,692 28.2% 56 0.4% 13,113 18 13 0.27%
1980 51% Ronald Reagan (R) 8,026 63.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,681 29.2% 892 [+] 7.1% 12,599 14 13 0.28%
1976 57% Gerald Ford* (R) 7,454 60.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 4,605 37.4% 261 [+] 2.1% 12,320 13 13 0.27%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 8,082 73.3% George McGovern (D) 2,731 24.8% 212 [+] 1.9% 11,025 14 13 0.24%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 6,655 61.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,944 27.1% 1,250 [+] 11.5% 10,849 17 18 0.23%
1964 70% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 6,054 52.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,364 46.8% 34 0.3% 11,452 12 8 0.24%
1960 73% Richard Nixon (R) 8,134 70.3% John Kennedy (D) 3,413 29.5% 23 0.2% 11,570 22 21 0.23%
1956 69% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,511 67.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,576 32.2% 25 0.2% 11,112 11 10 0.24%
1952 62% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,733 68.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,042 31.1% 17 0.2% 9,792 16 14 0.21%
1948 54% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,444 67.7% Harry Truman* (D) 2,596 32.3% 0 0.0% 8,040 17 23 0.22%
1944 63% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,722 63.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,265 36.2% 43 0.5% 9,030 15 17 0.24%
1940 75% Wendell Willkie (R) 5,877 56.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,601 43.9% 11 0.1% 10,489 10 11 0.26%
1936 92% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,780 49.8% Alf Landon (R) 5,759 49.6% 61 [+] 0.5% 11,600 9 13 0.28%
1932 68% Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,402 53.2% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,733 45.1% 134 [+] 1.6% 8,269 2 14 0.29%
1928 70% Herbert Hoover (R) 6,469 77.7% Al Smith (D) 1,807 21.7% 54 [+] 0.6% 8,330 12 19 0.26%
1924 60% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,185 57.5% John Davis (D) 2,710 37.2% 381 [+] 5.2% 7,276 -8 4 0.34%
1920 50% Warren Harding (R) 3,787 60.6% James Cox (D) 2,314 37.1% 144 [+] 2.3% 6,245 -5 0 0.34%
1916 39% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,575 51.5% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,348 46.9% 81 [+] 1.6% 5,004 -3 5 0.39%
1912 37% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,941 40.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,670 34.4% 1,244 [+] 25.6% 4,855 1 0 0.40%
1908 42% William Taft (R) 3,269 58.8% William J. Bryan (D) 2,184 39.3% 105 [+] 1.9% 5,558 0 7 0.44%
1904 42% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 3,433 60.7% Alton Parker (D) 2,094 37.0% 127 [+] 2.2% 5,654 -7 4 0.46%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 3,400 57.4% William J. Bryan (D) 2,440 41.2% 82 [+] 1.4% 5,922 -3 6 0.50%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry County, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 70% Dave McCormick (R) 18,355 71.5% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 6,470 25.2% 855 [+] 3.3% 25,680 23 0.37%
2022 S3 55% Mehmet Oz (R) 13,956 69.0% John Fetterman (D) 5,646 27.9% 629 [+] 3.1% 20,231 23 0.38%
2022 G 55% Doug Mastriano (R) 12,928 63.9% Josh Shapiro (D) 6,912 34.2% 400 [+] 2.0% 20,240 22 0.38%
2018 S1 48% Lou Barletta (R) 11,607 67.6% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,186 30.2% 385 [+] 2.2% 17,178 25 0.34%
2018 G 48% Scott Wagner (R) 10,915 63.5% Tom Wolf* (D) 5,905 34.3% 376 [+] 2.2% 17,196 23 0.34%
2016 S3 59% Pat Toomey* (R) 14,898 70.6% Katie McGinty (D) 4,962 23.5% 1,231 [+] 5.8% 21,091 22 0.35%
2014 G 37% Tom Corbett* (R) 8,679 66.6% Tom Wolf (D) 4,344 33.4% 0 0.0% 13,023 22 0.37%
2012 S1 54% Tom Smith (R) 12,420 65.1% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 6,168 32.3% 504 [+] 2.6% 19,092 20 0.34%
2010 S3 41% Pat Toomey (R) 10,972 75.5% Joe Sestak (D) 3,566 24.5% 0 0.0% 14,538 24 0.37%
2010 G 41% Tom Corbett (R) 11,568 79.3% Dan Onorato (D) 3,019 20.7% 0 0.0% 14,587 25 0.37%
2006 S1 42% Rick Santorum* (R) 8,729 60.4% Bob Casey, Jr. (D) 5,719 39.6% 0 0.0% 14,448 19 0.35%
2006 G 42% Lynn Swann (R) 9,998 69.1% Ed Rendell* (D) 4,477 30.9% 0 0.0% 14,475 29 0.35%
2004 S3 57% Arlen Specter* (R) 13,099 68.5% Joseph Hoeffel (D) 4,065 21.2% 1,969 [+] 10.3% 19,133 16 0.34%
2002 G 39% Mike Fisher (R) 9,286 71.2% Ed Rendell (D) 3,426 26.3% 326 [+] 2.5% 13,038 27 0.36%
2000 S1 49% Rick Santorum* (R) 11,118 70.5% Ron Klink (D) 4,124 26.1% 539 [+] 3.4% 15,781 18 0.33%
1998 S3 32% Arlen Specter* (R) 7,374 72.8% Bill Lloyd (D) 2,360 23.3% 394 [+] 3.9% 10,128 11 0.34%
1998 G 32% Tom Ridge* (R) 7,023 68.8% Peg Luksik (Constitution) 1,604 15.7% 1,576 [+] 15.4% 10,203 11 0.34%
1994 S1 39% Rick Santorum (R) 7,347 61.0% Harris Wofford* (D) 3,854 32.0% 851 [+] 7.1% 12,052 12 0.34%
1994 G 40% Tom Ridge (R) 5,522 44.8% Peg Luksik (Constitution) 3,411 27.7% 3,387 [+] 27.5% 12,320 -1 0.34%
1992 S3 50% Arlen Specter* (R) 9,044 59.6% Lynn Yeakel (D) 4,747 31.3% 1,387 [+] 9.1% 15,178 10 0.32%
1991 S1 37% Richard Thornburgh (R) 7,395 66.2% Harris Wofford (D) 3,768 33.8% 0 0.0% 11,163 21 0.33%
1990 G 31% Robert Casey* (D) 6,205 65.7% Barbara Hafer (R) 3,242 34.3% 0 0.0% 9,447 2 0.31%
1988 S1 43% John Heinz* (R) 10,573 84.2% Joseph Vignola (D) 1,889 15.0% 97 [+] 0.8% 12,559 18 0.29%
1986 S3 36% Arlen Specter* (R) 7,144 70.3% Bob Edgar (D) 2,924 28.8% 90 [+] 0.9% 10,158 14 0.30%
1986 G 36% William Scranton III (R) 6,005 60.4% Robert Casey (D) 3,819 38.4% 126 [+] 1.3% 9,950 12 0.29%
1982 S1 42% John Heinz* (R) 7,802 71.8% Cyril Wecht (D) 2,955 27.2% 109 [+] 1.0% 10,866 13 0.30%
1982 G 42% Richard Thornburgh* (R) 5,942 54.1% Allen Ertel (D) 4,978 45.3% 69 [+] 0.6% 10,989 3 0.30%
1980 S3 50% Arlen Specter (R) 8,125 65.6% Pete Flaherty (D) 4,105 33.1% 163 [+] 1.3% 12,393 15 0.28%
1978 G 46% Richard Thornburgh (R) 7,120 68.6% Pete Flaherty (D) 3,200 30.8% 53 [+] 0.5% 10,373 16 0.28%
1976 S1 57% John Heinz (R) 7,639 62.5% William Green (D) 4,482 36.6% 109 [+] 0.9% 12,230 10 0.27%
1974 S3 46% Richard Schweiker* (R) 6,636 69.7% Pete Flaherty (D) 2,744 28.8% 143 [+] 1.5% 9,523 17 0.27%
1974 G 46% Andrew Lewis (R) 5,008 52.2% Milton Shapp* (D) 4,521 47.1% 61 [+] 0.6% 9,590 7 0.27%
1970 S1 53% Hugh Scott* (R) 5,807 62.6% William Sesler (D) 3,155 34.0% 320 [+] 3.4% 9,282 11 0.25%
1970 G 53% Raymond Broderick (R) 5,038 54.0% Milton Shapp (D) 3,897 41.7% 403 [+] 4.3% 9,338 12 0.25%
1968 S3 64% Richard Schweiker (R) 6,993 65.2% Joseph Clark* (D) 3,283 30.6% 448 [+] 4.2% 10,724 13 0.23%
1966 G 64% Raymond Shafer (R) 6,536 62.0% Milton Shapp (D) 3,586 34.0% 413 [+] 3.9% 10,535 10 0.26%
1964 S1 70% Hugh Scott* (R) 6,862 60.5% Genevieve Blatt (D) 4,453 39.2% 34 [+] 0.3% 11,349 10 0.24%
1962 S3 73% James Van Zandt (R) 7,173 61.6% Joseph Clark* (D) 4,445 38.2% 23 [+] 0.2% 11,641 13 0.27%
1962 G 73% William Scranton (R) 7,523 64.7% Richardson Dilworth (D) 4,080 35.1% 28 [+] 0.2% 11,631 9 0.27%
*: 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 Perry County, PA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 PA13John Joyce* (R) 19,169 76.1% Elizabeth Farnham (D) 6,035 23.9% 0 0.0% 25,204
County Total for 2024-11-05:   25,204
2022-11-08 PA13John Joyce* (R) 16,534 100.0% 0 0.0% 16,534
County Total for 2022-11-08:   16,534
2020-11-03 PA12Fred Keller* (R) 19,040 78.4% Lee Griffin (D) 5,255 21.6% 0 0.0% 24,295
County Total for 2020-11-03:   24,295
2019-05-21 sp PA12Fred Keller (R) 6,037 74.5% Marc Friedenberg (D) 2,071 25.5% 0 0.0% 8,108
County Total for 2019-05-21:   8,108
2018-11-06 PA12Tom Marino* (R) 12,576 73.7% Marc Friedenberg (D) 4,493 26.3% 0 0.0% 17,069
County Total for 2018-11-06:   17,069
2016-11-08 PA10Tom Marino* (R) 8,805 79.6% Scott Molesevich (D) 2,259 20.4% 0 0.0% 11,064
2016-11-08 PA11Lou Barletta* (R) 7,317 75.6% Mike Marsicano (D) 2,358 24.4% 0 0.0% 9,675
County Total for 2016-11-08:   20,739
2014-11-04 PA10Tom Marino* (R) 5,051 71.8% Scott Brion (D) 1,367 19.4% 613 8.7% 7,031
2014-11-04 PA11Lou Barletta* (R) 4,459 75.9% Andy Ostrowski (D) 1,416 24.1% 0 0.0% 5,875
County Total for 2014-11-04:   12,906
2012-11-06 PA10Tom Marino* (R) 7,326 73.8% Philip Scollo (D) 2,604 26.2% 0 0.0% 9,930
2012-11-06 PA11Lou Barletta* (R) 5,865 67.6% Gene Stilp (D) 2,807 32.4% 0 0.0% 8,672
County Total for 2012-11-06:   18,602
2010-11-02 PA09Bill Shuster* (R) 5,656 77.5% Tom Conners (D) 1,639 22.5% 0 0.0% 7,295
2010-11-02 PA17Dave Argall (R) 4,200 58.2% Tim Holden* (D) 3,012 41.8% 0 0.0% 7,212
County Total for 2010-11-02:   14,507
2008-11-04 PA09Bill Shuster* (R) 6,796 70.1% Tony Barr (D) 2,893 29.9% 0 0.0% 9,689
2008-11-04 PA17Toni Gilhooley (R) 5,140 53.3% Tim Holden* (D) 4,499 46.7% 0 0.0% 9,639
County Total for 2008-11-04:   19,328
2006-11-07 PA09Bill Shuster* (R) 4,949 67.8% Tony Barr (D) 2,351 32.2% 0 0.0% 7,300
2006-11-07 PA17Matthew Wertz (R) 3,790 53.7% Tim Holden* (D) 3,264 46.3% 0 0.0% 7,054
County Total for 2006-11-07:   14,354
2004-11-02 PA09Bill Shuster* (R) 7,025 73.6% Paul Politis (D) 2,519 26.4% 0 0.0% 9,544
2004-11-02 PA17Scott Paterno (R) 5,469 58.2% Tim Holden* (D) 3,731 39.7% 201 2.1% 9,401
County Total for 2004-11-02:   18,945
2002-11-05 PA09Bill Shuster* (R) 4,885 74.5% John Henry (D) 1,674 25.5% 0 0.0% 6,559
2002-11-05 PA17George Gekas* (R) 4,426 69.0% Tim Holden* (D) 1,989 31.0% 0 0.0% 6,415
County Total for 2002-11-05:   12,974
2001-05-15 sp PA09Bill Shuster (R) 1,204 68.1% Scott Conklin (D) 480 27.1% 84 4.8% 1,768
County Total for 2001-05-15:   1,768
2000-11-07 PA09Bud Shuster* (R) 4,302 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,302
2000-11-07 PA17George Gekas* (R) 8,661 79.4% Leslye Herrmann (D) 2,250 20.6% 0 0.0% 10,911
County Total for 2000-11-07:   15,213
1996-11-05 PA09Bud Shuster* (R) 3,232 74.4% Monte Kemmler (D) 1,111 25.6% 0 0.0% 4,343
1996-11-05 PA17George Gekas* (R) 7,979 79.8% Paul Kettl (D) 2,014 20.2% 0 0.0% 9,993
County Total for 1996-11-05:   14,336
1994-11-08 PA09Bud Shuster* (R) 3,221 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,221
1994-11-08 PA17George Gekas* (R) 7,084 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,084
County Total for 1994-11-08:   10,305
1992-11-03 PA09Bud Shuster* (R) 3,917 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,917
1992-11-03 PA17George Gekas* (R) 7,988 76.3% Bill Sturges (D) 2,481 23.7% 0 0.0% 10,469
County Total for 1992-11-03:   14,386
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Perry County, PA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2025 30,979 20,986 67.7% 5,933 19.2% 4,060 13.1% Rep +15,053 Rep +48.6% 84%
2024 31,266 21,073 67.4% 6,138 19.6% 4,055 13.0% Rep +14,935 Rep +47.8% 85%
2022 29,891 19,871 66.5% 6,258 20.9% 3,762 12.6% Rep +13,613 Rep +45.5% 81%
2020 30,016 19,659 65.5% 6,592 22.0% 3,765 12.5% Rep +13,067 Rep +43.5% 82%
2018 28,492 18,078 63.4% 6,814 23.9% 3,600 12.6% Rep +11,264 Rep +39.5% 78%
2016 29,776 18,598 62.5% 7,486 25.1% 3,692 12.4% Rep +11,112 Rep +37.3% 82%
2014 27,005 16,527 61.2% 7,189 26.6% 3,289 12.2% Rep +9,338 Rep +34.6% 75%
2012 27,248 16,742 61.4% 7,341 26.9% 3,165 11.6% Rep +9,401 Rep +34.5% 77%
2010 26,377 16,146 61.2% 7,375 28.0% 2,856 10.8% Rep +8,771 Rep +33.3% 75%
2008 28,066 17,028 60.7% 7,957 28.4% 3,081 11.0% Rep +9,071 Rep +32.3% 81%
2006 26,542 16,764 63.2% 6,777 25.5% 3,001 11.3% Rep +9,987 Rep +37.6% 78%
2004 26,937 17,000 63.1% 6,918 25.7% 3,019 11.2% Rep +10,082 Rep +37.4% 80%
2002 24,660 15,562 63.1% 6,625 26.9% 2,473 10.0% Rep +8,937 Rep +36.2% 75%
2000 24,596 15,480 62.9% 6,709 27.3% 2,407 9.8% Rep +8,771 Rep +35.7% 76%
1998 22,727 14,416 63.4% 6,360 28.0% 1,951 8.6% Rep +8,056 Rep +35.4% 71%
1996 21,283 13,692 64.3% 6,002 28.2% 1,589 7.5% Rep +7,690 Rep +36.1% 68%
1994 18,423 11,970 65.0% 5,385 29.2% 1,068 5.8% Rep +6,585 Rep +35.7% 59%
1992 18,174 11,769 64.8% 5,391 29.7% 1,014 5.6% Rep +6,378 Rep +35.1% 60%
1990 15,750 10,263 65.2% 4,812 30.6% 675 4.3% Rep +5,451 Rep +34.6% 52%
1988 15,555 10,018 64.4% 4,861 31.3% 676 4.3% Rep +5,157 Rep +33.2% 54%
1986 16,109 10,489 65.1% 4,930 30.6% 690 4.3% Rep +5,559 Rep +34.5% 58%
1984 16,852 10,763 63.9% 5,329 31.6% 760 4.5% Rep +5,434 Rep +32.2% 62%
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.