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2022 population: 763,043
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 453,841 | 59.48% | |
| Black: | 186,112 | 24.39% | |
| Indian: | 626 | 0.08% | |
| Asian: | 50,398 | 6.60% | |
| 2+ races: | 27,215 | 3.57% | |
| Hispanic: | 42,558 | 5.58% | |
| Total non-White: | 309,202 | 40.52% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 309,476 | |
| Median Value | $291,900 | |
| Occupied | 290,098 | 93.7% |
| Vacant | 19,378 | 6.3% |
| Owned | 189,543 | 65.3% |
| Rented | 100,555 | 34.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,305 | |
| Single-Family Units | 228,391 | 73.8% |
| Detached | 120,275 | 38.9% |
| Attached | 108,116 | 34.9% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 50,729 | 16.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 938 | 0.3% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 14,058 | 4.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 9,430 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 8,017 | 2.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 9,760 | 3.4% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,040 | 3.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,424 | 3.9% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 9,206 | 3.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,047 | 3.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 10,348 | 3.6% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 17,323 | 6.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 23,826 | 8.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 34,489 | 11.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,825 | 9.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 21,632 | 7.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 27,981 | 9.6% |
| $200,000 or more | 44,692 | 15.4% |
| Median Household Income | 83,666 | |
| Per Capita Income | 47,180 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 16,123 | 5.6% |
| Public Assistance | 10,090 | 3.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 43,457 | 15.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 331,592 | 72.1% |
| Unemployed | 25,710 | 5.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 414 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 357,716 | 77.7% |
| Not in Labor Force | 102,493 | 22.3% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.9% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 134,740 | 121,056 | 52.7% |
| Non-Profit | 19,354 | 33,868 | 36.4% |
| Self-Employed | 19,186 | 9,964 | 65.8% |
| Local Government | 9,698 | 13,572 | 41.7% |
| State Government | 3,621 | 4,058 | 47.2% |
| Federal Government | 4,937 | 3,821 | 56.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 153,926 | 131,020 | 54.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,610 | 55,319 | 40.5% |
| Total | 191,536 | 186,339 | 50.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 70,541 | 18.6% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 76,952 | 20.3% |
| Professional, Technical | 103,865 | 27.4% |
| Service Occupations | 64,367 | 17.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 721 | 0.2% |
| All others | 62,798 | 16.6% |
| White Collar | 66.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Educational services and health care | 40,686 | 10.7% |
| Retail trade | 38,016 | 10.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 34,105 | 9.0% |
| Manufacturing | 29,111 | 7.7% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 24,541 | 6.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,295 | 5.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 19,721 | 5.2% |
| Construction | 19,038 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 18,766 | 5.0% |
| Public administration | 14,070 | 3.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,093 | 2.1% |
| Information | 7,205 | 1.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,286 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 13,157 | 1.72% |
| Puerto Rican | 12,627 | 1.65% |
| Cuban | 1,495 | 0.20% |
| Dominican | 2,356 | 0.31% |
| Total Central American | 4,811 | 0.63% |
| Costa Rican | 613 | 0.08% |
| Guatemalan | 511 | 0.07% |
| Honduran | 2,265 | 0.30% |
| Nicaraguan | 87 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 320 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 1,008 | 0.13% |
| Other Central American | 7 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 4,562 | 0.60% |
| Argentinean | 648 | 0.08% |
| Chilean | 304 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 849 | 0.11% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,704 | 0.22% |
| Paraguayan | 226 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 529 | 0.07% |
| Uruguayan | 22 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 257 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 23 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,550 | 0.47% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 15,854 | 2.08% |
| Chinese | 12,129 | 1.59% |
| Vietnamese | 5,607 | 0.73% |
| Korean | 3,498 | 0.46% |
| Filipino | 2,528 | 0.33% |
| Cambodian | 2,232 | 0.29% |
| Bangladeshi | 1,802 | 0.24% |
| Taiwanese | 589 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 385 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 610,176 | 84.9% |
| Spanish | 27,771 | 3.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 21,395 | 3.0% |
| Other | 11,302 | 1.6% |
| Chinese | 10,572 | 1.5% |
| Other Asian | 8,958 | 1.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 8,643 | 1.2% |
| Vietnamese | 4,980 | 0.7% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,730 | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 154,913 | 20.3% |
| Italian | 107,510 | 14.1% |
| German | 87,501 | 11.5% |
| English | 53,602 | 7.0% |
| Polish | 27,489 | 3.6% |
| American | 22,165 | 2.9% |
| African | 13,022 | 1.7% |
| Russian | 9,059 | 1.2% |
| Scottish | 8,933 | 1.2% |
| European | 8,400 | 1.1% |
| French | 7,745 | 1.0% |
| Liberian | 6,710 | 0.9% |
| Greek | 6,339 | 0.8% |
| Jamaican | 5,638 | 0.7% |
| Ukrainian | 5,200 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 722,876 | 94.7% |
| Not a citizen | 40,167 | 5.3% |
| Native | 669,568 | 87.7% |
| Foreign-born | 93,475 | 12.3% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 13,012 | 2.5% | 23,983 | 4.6% | 142,280 | 27.5% | 124,767 | 24.1% | 119,925 | 23.2% | 93,297 | 18.0% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 13,012 | 2.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 23,983 | 4.6% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 142,280 | 27.5% |
| Some College | 124,767 | 24.1% |
| Bach. Degree | 119,925 | 23.2% |
| Grad Degree | 93,297 | 18.0% |
| Average years of education: 14.1 | ||
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.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | PA05 | Mary Gay Scanlon* (D) | 205,128 | 65.1% | David Galluch (R) | 110,058 | 34.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 315,186 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | PA05 | Mary Gay Scanlon* (D) | 255,743 | 64.7% | Dasha Pruett (R) | 139,552 | 35.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 395,295 |
| 2018-11-06 | PA05 | Mary Gay Scanlon (D) | 198,639 | 65.2% | Pearl Kim (R) | 106,075 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 304,714 |
| Redistricting effect (2018); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 13% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2016-11-08 | PA07 | Patrick Meehan* (R) | 225,678 | 59.5% | Mary Ellen Balchunis (D) | 153,824 | 40.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 379,502 |
| 2014-11-04 | PA07 | Patrick Meehan* (R) | 145,869 | 62.0% | Mary Ellen Balchunis (D) | 89,256 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,125 |
| 2012-11-06 | PA07 | Patrick Meehan* (R) | 209,942 | 59.4% | George Badey (D) | 143,509 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 353,451 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | PA07 | Patrick Meehan (R) | 137,825 | 54.9% | Bryan Lentz (D) | 110,314 | 44.0% | 2,708 | 1.1% | 250,847 |
| 2008-11-04 | PA07 | Joe Sestak* (D) | 209,955 | 59.6% | Craig Williams (R) | 142,362 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 352,317 |
| 2006-11-07 | PA07 | Joe Sestak (D) | 147,898 | 56.4% | Curt Weldon* (R) | 114,426 | 43.6% | 110 | 0.0% | 262,434 |
| 2004-11-02 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 196,556 | 58.8% | Paul Scoles (D) | 134,932 | 40.3% | 3,039 | 0.9% | 334,527 |
| 2002-11-05 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 146,296 | 66.1% | Peter Lennon (D) | 75,055 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,351 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 172,569 | 64.8% | Peter Lennon (D) | 93,687 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 266,256 |
| 1998-11-03 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 119,491 | 71.8% | Martin D'Urso (D) | 46,920 | 28.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,411 |
| 1996-11-05 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 165,087 | 66.9% | John Innelli (D) | 79,875 | 32.4% | 1,704 | 0.7% | 246,666 |
| 1994-11-08 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 137,480 | 69.7% | Sara Nichols (D) | 59,845 | 30.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 197,325 |
| 1992-11-03 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 180,648 | 66.0% | Frank Daly (D) | 91,623 | 33.5% | 1,627 | 0.6% | 273,898 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 105,868 | 65.3% | John Innelli (D) | 56,292 | 34.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,160 |
| 1988-11-08 | PA07 | Curt Weldon* (R) | 155,387 | 67.8% | David Landau (D) | 73,745 | 32.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,132 |
| 1986-11-04 | PA07 | Curt Weldon (R) | 110,118 | 61.3% | Bill Spingler (D) | 69,557 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 179,675 |
| 1984-11-06 | PA07 | Bob Edgar* (D) | 124,458 | 50.1% | Curt Weldon (R) | 124,046 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 248,504 |
| 1982-11-02 | PA07 | Bob Edgar* (D) | 105,775 | 55.4% | Steve Joachim (R) | 85,023 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 190,798 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | PA07 | Bob Edgar* (D) | 99,381 | 53.1% | Dennis Rochford (R) | 87,643 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,024 |
| 1978-11-07 | PA07 | Bob Edgar* (D) | 79,771 | 50.3% | Eugene Kane (R) | 78,403 | 49.4% | 540 | 0.3% | 158,714 |
| 1976-11-02 | PA07 | Bob Edgar* (D) | 109,436 | 54.1% | John Kenney (R) | 92,788 | 45.9% | 127 | 0.1% | 202,351 |
| 1974-11-04 | PA07 | Bob Edgar (D) | 89,680 | 55.3% | Stephen McEwen (R) | 70,894 | 43.7% | 1,721 | 1.1% | 162,295 |
| 1972-11-07 | PA07 | Lawrence Williams* (R) | 122,622 | 60.6% | Stuart Bowie (D) | 79,578 | 39.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,200 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | PA07 | Lawrence Williams* (R) | 91,042 | 59.2% | Joseph Breslin (D) | 62,722 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,764 |
| 1968-11-05 | PA07 | Lawrence Williams* (R) | 105,699 | 56.5% | Edward O'Halloran (D) | 79,782 | 42.7% | 1,561 | 0.8% | 187,042 |
| 1966-11-08 | PA07 | Lawrence Williams (R) | 101,042 | 63.2% | John Logue (D) | 58,766 | 36.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,808 |
| 1964-11-03 | PA07 | Robert Watkins (R) | 129,572 | 51.1% | Leonard Bachman (D) | 123,750 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 253,322 |
| 1962-11-06 | PA07 | William Milliken* (R) | 136,955 | 60.8% | John Reilly (D) | 88,482 | 39.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,437 |
| 1960-11-08 | PA07 | William Milliken* (R) | 136,021 | 53.0% | Henry Gouley (D) | 120,839 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 256,860 |
| 1958-11-04 | PA07 | William Milliken (R) | 114,275 | 59.2% | Hubert Earle (D) | 78,747 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,022 |
| 1956-11-06 | PA07 | Benjamin James* (R) | 137,764 | 61.9% | William Welsh (D) | 84,764 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,528 |
| 1954-11-02 | PA07 | Benjamin James* (R) | 101,282 | 60.9% | Arthur Cappiello (D) | 65,086 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,368 |
| 1952-11-04 | PA07 | Benjamin James* (R) | 127,918 | 61.7% | Murray Zealor (D) | 79,423 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 207,341 |
| 1950-11-07 | PA07 | Benjamin James* (R) | 91,387 | 62.7% | Hubert Earle (D) | 54,425 | 37.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 145,812 |
| 1948-11-02 | PA07 | Benjamin James (R) | 91,394 | 61.3% | Arnold Snyder (D) | 56,263 | 37.8% | 1,339 | 0.9% | 148,996 |
| 1946-11-05 | PA07 | Wallace Chadwick (R) | 76,021 | 66.5% | Vernon O'Rourke (D) | 38,253 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,274 |
| 1944-11-07 | PA07 | James Wolfenden* (R) | 72,289 | 51.5% | Vernon O'Rourke (D) | 68,161 | 48.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 140,450 |
| 1942-11-03 | PA08 | James Wolfenden* (R) | 48,210 | 58.5% | Vernon O'Rourke (D) | 34,164 | 41.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 82,374 |
| 1940-11-05 | PA08 | James Wolfenden* (R) | 69,649 | 59.6% | Adele Saul (D) | 46,960 | 40.2% | 177 | 0.2% | 116,786 |
| 1938-11-08 | PA08 | James Wolfenden* (R) | 84,103 | 67.6% | Fenno Hoffman (D) | 40,324 | 32.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 124,427 |
| 1936-11-03 | PA08 | James Wolfenden* (R) | 73,335 | 52.2% | Howard Kirk (D,RO) | 66,119 | 47.1% | 923 | 0.7% | 140,377 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 276,153 | 65.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 140,480 | 33.4% | 3,629 | 0.9% | 420,262 | -15 | -13 | 6.06% | |
| 2020 | 72% | Joe Biden (D) | 263,626 | 65.1% | Donald Trump* (R) | 137,694 | 34.0% | 3,416 | 0.8% | 404,736 | -15 | -13 | 5.83% |
| 2016 | 70% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 190,599 | 49.3% | Donald Trump (R) | 181,455 | 47.0% | 14,285 | 3.7% | 386,339 | -1 | 1 | 6.26% |
| 2012 | 68% | Mitt Romney (R) | 183,343 | 50.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 176,658 | 48.5% | 4,040 | 1.1% | 364,041 | 4 | 3 | 6.32% |
| 2008 | 71% | Barack Obama (D) | 203,407 | 55.8% | John McCain (R) | 157,367 | 43.2% | 3,502 | 1.0% | 364,276 | -1 | -2 | 6.06% |
| 2004 | 70% | John Kerry (D) | 184,392 | 53.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 163,095 | 46.9% | 233 | 0.1% | 347,720 | -2 | -4 | 6.03% |
| 2000 | 61% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 138,511 | 49.8% | George W. Bush (R) | 131,554 | 47.3% | 8,241 | 3.0% | 278,306 | 1 | -1 | 5.66% |
| 1996 | 56% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 116,654 | 46.2% | Robert Dole (R) | 112,429 | 44.5% | 23,647 | 9.4% | 252,730 | 5 | 4 | 5.61% |
| 1992 | 65% | George Bush* (R) | 124,751 | 43.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 111,511 | 39.0% | 49,798 | 17.4% | 286,060 | 7 | 6 | 5.77% |
| 1988 | 60% | George Bush (R) | 140,716 | 60.1% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 93,286 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 234,002 | 9 | 7 | 5.16% |
| 1984 | 64% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 155,576 | 62.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 94,017 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 249,593 | 9 | 4 | 5.15% |
| 1980 | 68% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 106,145 | 55.6% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 69,706 | 36.5% | 15,100 | 7.9% | 190,951 | 6 | 5 | 4.19% |
| 1976 | 71% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 109,441 | 54.0% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 93,411 | 46.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,852 | 6 | 6 | 4.39% |
| 1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 133,151 | 64.5% | George McGovern (D) | 73,432 | 35.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,583 | 5 | 4 | 4.50% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 99,140 | 50.5% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 79,916 | 40.7% | 17,276 | 8.8% | 196,332 | 6 | 7 | 4.14% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 57.0% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 43.0% | 0.0% | 8 | 5 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 77% | Richard Nixon (R) | 135,672 | 52.0% | John Kennedy (D) | 124,629 | 47.8% | 482 | 0.2% | 260,783 | 3 | 2 | 5.21% |
| 1956 | 74% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 143,663 | 63.7% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 82,024 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,687 | 7 | 6 | 4.93% |
| 1952 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 129,743 | 61.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 80,316 | 38.1% | 689 | 0.3% | 210,748 | 9 | 6 | 4.60% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 754,121 | 59.3% | 23.9% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 5.9% | |
| 2020 | 719,973 | 60.4% | 25.8% | 7.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | |
| 2012 | 692,866 | 85.7% | 5.6% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 673,623 | 80.3% | 9.7% | 0.1% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 646,530 | 88.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| 2000 | 587,281 | 87.8% | 5.8% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| 1992 | 565,746 | 93.1% | 3.8% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 506,479 | 88.8% | 8.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 1982 | 515,766 | 92.5% | 5.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| 1980 | 421,368 | 11.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 1972 | 470,714 | 8.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 422,543 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 553,154 | ||||||
| 1950 | 414,234 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 524,454 | 168,092 | 32.1% | 281,896 | 53.8% | 74,466 | 14.2% | Dem +113,804 | Dem +21.7% | 93% |
| 2022 | 536,120 | 173,270 | 32.3% | 287,910 | 53.7% | 74,940 | 14.0% | Dem +114,640 | Dem +21.4% | 95% |