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Profile of Congressional District 2, PA


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2022 population: 762,893

2022 Census data
White:281,526 36.90%
Black:176,68623.16%
Indian:7900.10%
Asian:70,1829.20%
2+ races:25,5023.34%
Hispanic:202,50026.54%
Total non-White:481,36763.10%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 2, PA

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Over 65:
Households:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
35.5
182,807 24.0%
580,086 76.0%
103,889 13.6%
294,983
2.53
175,763 59.6%
94,415 53.7%
31,442 17.9%
119,220 40.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 2, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units317,814 
Median Value$206,500 
Occupied294,98392.8%
Vacant22,8317.2%
Owned165,74856.2%
Rented129,23543.8%
Median Rent$1,199 
Single-Family Units222,03069.9%
    Detached36,13511.4%
    Attached185,89558.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units52,56616.5%
Mobile Homes1,0450.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 2, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00022,9527.8%
$10,000 to $14,99919,8416.7%
$15,000 to $19,99914,8245.0%
$20,000 to $24,99915,1145.1%
$25,000 to $29,99913,0854.4%
$30,000 to $34,99912,8034.3%
$35,000 to $39,99911,8724.0%
$40,000 to $44,99912,1154.1%
$45,000 to $49,99912,2354.1%
$50,000 to $59,99920,6247.0%
$60,000 to $74,99925,5878.7%
$75,000 to $99,99935,32212.0%
$100,000 to $124,99924,0778.2%
$125,000 to $149,99916,6185.6%
$150,000 to $199,99917,6246.0%
$200,000 or more20,2906.9%
Median Household Income56,537 
Per Capita Income31,240 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI33,42311.3%
Public Assistance18,7536.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps90,01130.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed248,95967.3%
Unemployed20,9315.7%
In Armed Forces1110.0%
Total Labor Force270,00173.0%
Not in Labor Force100,01527.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector117,959111,46251.4%
Non-Profit14,51528,00634.1%
Self-Employed16,1219,07764.0%
Local Government12,62012,65049.9%
State Government2,5562,85947.2%
Federal Government4,1454,32348.9%
Total Private + Self134,080120,53952.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.33,83647,83841.4%
Total167,916168,37749.9%
Pct. Govt.11.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts45,82513.6%
Sales and Office Occupations67,41520.0%
Professional, Technical73,31621.8%
Service Occupations79,03523.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6560.2%
All others71,34321.2%
White Collar 55.4%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade35,41710.5%
Educational services and health care26,8808.0%
Manufacturing25,8047.7%
Professional, scientific, management21,7756.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities21,5776.4%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation21,0586.2%
Public administration19,5945.8%
Construction19,1965.7%
Other services17,4725.2%
Finance, insurance and real estate14,5854.3%
Wholesale trade7,2292.1%
Information5,8751.7%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6350.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 2, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,9511.44%
Puerto Rican120,74515.83%
Cuban2,3310.31%
Dominican35,6904.68%
Total Central American12,5441.64%
Costa Rican1,0470.14%
Guatemalan4,7000.62%
Honduran2,8710.38%
Nicaraguan1,2070.16%
Panamanian7220.09%
Salvadoran1,9970.26%
Total South American11,9571.57%
Argentinean1,0700.14%
Bolivian650.01%
Chilean1640.02%
Colombian5,6760.74%
Ecuadorian2,1940.29%
Peruvian9690.13%
Uruguayan2230.03%
Venezuelan1,5750.21%
Other South American210.00%
Other Hispanic8,2821.09%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese24,0963.16%
Indian14,4201.89%
Vietnamese8,3751.10%
Cambodian5,3100.70%
Filipino3,5420.46%
Korean2,4940.33%
Bangladeshi1,1140.15%
Hmong5090.07%
Taiwanese3980.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English457,13064.3%
Spanish137,09819.3%
Other Indo-European23,4083.3%
Chinese22,0123.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic17,9512.5%
Other Asian14,3532.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun9,8441.4%
Arabic8,5201.2%
Vietnamese7,2201.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish90,56511.9%
German58,9847.7%
Italian50,3286.6%
Polish27,1973.6%
English21,6202.8%
American18,8622.5%
Ukrainian10,2051.3%
Russian9,8941.3%
African7,0310.9%
Haitian6,6200.9%
French5,6290.7%
Jamaican5,4600.7%
Albanian5,0180.7%
Scottish4,7860.6%
Brazilian4,6660.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen695,88291.2%
Not a citizen67,0118.8%
Native618,27581.0%
Foreign-born144,61819.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 2, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
37,476 7.3%48,719 9.4%177,164 34.3%114,320 22.2%84,504 16.4%53,888 10.4%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 37,476 7.3%
9-12 Years 48,719 9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 177,164 34.3%
Some College 114,320 22.2%
Bach. Degree 84,504 16.4%
Grad Degree 53,888 10.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 2, PA

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 PA02Brendan Boyle* (D) 141,229 75.7% Haroon Bashir (R) 45,454 24.3% 0 0.0% 186,683
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 PA02Brendan Boyle* (D) 198,140 72.5% David Torres (R) 75,022 27.5% 0 0.0% 273,162
2018-11-06 PA02Brendan Boyle* (D) 159,600 79.0% David Torres (R) 42,382 21.0% 0 0.0% 201,982
Redistricting effect (2018); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 7% compared to 2016.
2016-11-08 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 245,791 82.2% Debbie Williams (R) 53,219 17.8% 0 0.0% 299,010
2014-11-04 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 131,248 82.8% Megan Rath (R) 27,193 17.2% 0 0.0% 158,441
2012-11-06 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 235,394 84.9% John Featherman (R) 41,708 15.1% 0 0.0% 277,102
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 149,944 100.0% 0 0.0% 149,944
2008-11-04 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 242,799 90.8% Mike Muhammad (R) 24,714 9.2% 0 0.0% 267,513
2006-11-07 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 137,987 100.0% 12 0.0% 137,999
2004-11-02 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 214,462 86.3% Debbie Williams (R) 33,266 13.4% 857 0.3% 248,585
2002-11-05 PA01Robert Brady* (D) 121,076 86.4% Marie Delany (R) 17,444 12.5% 1,570 1.1% 140,090
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 17% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 PA03Robert Borski* (D) 130,528 68.7% Charles Dougherty (R) 59,343 31.3% 0 0.0% 189,871
1998-11-03 PA03Robert Borski* (D) 66,270 59.3% Charles Dougherty (R) 45,390 40.7% 0 0.0% 111,660
1996-11-05 PA03Robert Borski* (D) 121,120 68.9% Joseph McColgan (R) 54,681 31.1% 0 0.0% 175,801
1994-11-08 PA03Robert Borski* (D) 92,702 62.7% James Hasher (R) 55,209 37.3% 0 0.0% 147,911
1992-11-03 PA03Robert Borski* (D) 130,828 58.9% Charles Dougherty (R) 86,787 39.1% 4,356 2.0% 221,971
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 2, PA


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 221,374 71.0% Donald Trump* (R) 88,089 28.3% 2,356 0.8% 311,819 -20 -19 4.49%
2020 54% Joe Biden (D) 207,491 70.1% Donald Trump* (R) 86,128 29.1% 2,186 0.7% 295,805 -20 -18 4.26%
2016 58% Hillary Clinton (D) 250,924 79.5% Donald Trump (R) 57,521 18.2% 7,160 2.3% 315,605 -30 -28 5.12%
2012 57% Barack Obama* (D) 244,505 82.3% Mitt Romney (R) 50,211 16.9% 2,553 0.9% 297,269 -30 -30 5.16%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 256,940 87.8% John McCain (R) 34,276 11.7% 1,364 0.5% 292,580 -32 -34 4.86%
2004 58% John Kerry (D) 227,327 84.4% George W. Bush* (R) 41,509 15.4% 531 0.2% 269,367 -33 -35 4.67%
2000 46% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 134,266 66.1% George W. Bush (R) 63,634 31.3% 5,125 2.5% 203,025 -15 -17 4.13%
1996 42% Bill Clinton* (D) 114,680 61.9% Robert Dole (R) 51,781 27.9% 18,878 10.2% 185,339 -12 -13 4.11%
1992 55% Bill Clinton (D) 125,078 52.1% George Bush* (R) 75,388 31.4% 39,582 16.5% 240,048 -5 -6 4.84%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 2, PA


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 767,191 35.2% 24.1% 9.7% 4.1% 25.8%
2020 722,722 34.1% 25.2% 8.8% 4.0% 27.9%
2012 678,723 40.9% 33.7% 0.2% 6.6% 2.7% 15.9%
2010 655,146 26.0% 46.4% 0.2% 6.4% 1.7% 19.3%
2002 646,331 33.1% 44.9% 0.2% 4.8% 1.8% 15.0%
2000 572,488 67.7% 13.7% 0.2% 5.2% 2.4% 10.8%
1992 565,866 87.0% 4.9% 0.2% 3.2% 4.7%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 2, PA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 437,642 71,901 16.4% 300,719 68.7% 65,022 14.9% Dem +228,818 Dem +52.3% 79%
2022 454,306 74,363 16.4% 313,602 69.0% 66,341 14.6% Dem +239,239 Dem +52.7% 82%
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.