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2022 population: 765,641
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 630,692 | 82.37% | |
| Black: | 24,761 | 3.23% | |
| Indian: | 336 | 0.04% | |
| Asian: | 15,669 | 2.05% | |
| 2+ races: | 19,687 | 2.57% | |
| Hispanic: | 71,875 | 9.39% | |
| Total non-White: | 134,949 | 17.63% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 304,677 | |
| Median Value | $253,700 | |
| Occupied | 292,427 | 96.0% |
| Vacant | 12,250 | 4.0% |
| Owned | 210,963 | 72.1% |
| Rented | 81,464 | 27.9% |
| Median Rent | $1,193 | |
| Single-Family Units | 240,551 | 79.0% |
| Detached | 182,643 | 59.9% |
| Attached | 57,908 | 19.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 33,877 | 11.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 10,511 | 3.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 8,431 | 2.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7,182 | 2.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,643 | 2.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 9,457 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,228 | 3.2% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,963 | 3.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 9,507 | 3.3% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 10,059 | 3.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 10,045 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 20,508 | 7.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,442 | 10.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 43,616 | 14.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 35,901 | 12.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 25,876 | 8.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 26,840 | 9.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 26,729 | 9.1% |
| Median Household Income | 81,948 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,925 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,642 | 4.0% |
| Public Assistance | 8,042 | 2.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 27,215 | 9.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 327,718 | 77.8% |
| Unemployed | 10,916 | 2.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 313 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 338,947 | 80.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 82,039 | 19.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 22.1% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 152,761 | 116,774 | 56.7% |
| Non-Profit | 14,547 | 32,043 | 31.2% |
| Self-Employed | 25,168 | 10,855 | 69.9% |
| Local Government | 9,775 | 12,334 | 44.2% |
| State Government | 3,860 | 3,921 | 49.6% |
| Federal Government | 3,870 | 2,142 | 64.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 177,929 | 127,629 | 58.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 32,052 | 50,440 | 38.9% |
| Total | 209,981 | 178,069 | 54.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 9.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 60,006 | 15.4% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 79,165 | 20.4% |
| Professional, Technical | 84,233 | 21.7% |
| Service Occupations | 57,790 | 14.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,477 | 0.6% |
| All others | 107,546 | 27.7% |
| White Collar | 57.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 59,508 | 15.3% |
| Retail trade | 45,751 | 11.8% |
| Construction | 32,068 | 8.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,552 | 8.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 22,172 | 5.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,344 | 5.5% |
| Other services | 19,042 | 4.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 17,286 | 4.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 15,509 | 4.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,366 | 2.9% |
| Public administration | 11,332 | 2.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 7,199 | 1.9% |
| Information | 4,930 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 9,428 | 1.23% |
| Puerto Rican | 40,633 | 5.31% |
| Cuban | 3,104 | 0.41% |
| Dominican | 6,297 | 0.82% |
| Total Central American | 3,224 | 0.42% |
| Costa Rican | 141 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 1,146 | 0.15% |
| Honduran | 583 | 0.08% |
| Nicaraguan | 240 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 391 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 723 | 0.09% |
| Total South American | 5,569 | 0.73% |
| Argentinean | 252 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 93 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 266 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 1,801 | 0.24% |
| Ecuadorian | 738 | 0.10% |
| Peruvian | 1,922 | 0.25% |
| Uruguayan | 350 | 0.05% |
| Venezuelan | 147 | 0.02% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,620 | 0.47% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 3,063 | 0.40% |
| Vietnamese | 3,019 | 0.39% |
| Indian | 2,430 | 0.32% |
| Filipino | 1,516 | 0.20% |
| Korean | 848 | 0.11% |
| Hmong | 611 | 0.08% |
| Cambodian | 608 | 0.08% |
| Bhutanese | 519 | 0.07% |
| Laotian | 399 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 626,529 | 87.0% |
| Spanish | 38,052 | 5.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 32,162 | 4.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,452 | 0.8% |
| Other | 3,486 | 0.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,812 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 2,463 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 2,343 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 2,094 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 239,847 | 31.3% |
| Irish | 84,813 | 11.1% |
| English | 65,412 | 8.5% |
| American | 50,150 | 6.6% |
| Italian | 46,963 | 6.1% |
| Polish | 20,554 | 2.7% |
| Swiss | 19,325 | 2.5% |
| French | 11,629 | 1.5% |
| Scottish | 11,301 | 1.5% |
| European | 10,109 | 1.3% |
| Pennsylvania German | 9,638 | 1.3% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,717 | 1.0% |
| Dutch | 7,461 | 1.0% |
| Welsh | 6,547 | 0.9% |
| Swedish | 5,107 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 751,367 | 98.1% |
| Not a citizen | 14,274 | 1.9% |
| Native | 728,767 | 95.2% |
| Foreign-born | 36,874 | 4.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 27,200 | 5.2% | 34,168 | 6.5% | 187,109 | 35.6% | 122,132 | 23.3% | 98,190 | 18.7% | 56,182 | 10.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 27,200 | 5.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 34,168 | 6.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 187,109 | 35.6% |
| Some College | 122,132 | 23.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 98,190 | 18.7% |
| Grad Degree | 56,182 | 10.7% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
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 | PA11 | Lloyd Smucker* (R) | 194,991 | 61.5% | Bob Hollister (D) | 121,835 | 38.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 316,826 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | PA11 | Lloyd Smucker* (R) | 241,915 | 63.1% | Sarah Hammond (D) | 141,325 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 383,240 |
| 2018-11-06 | PA11 | Lloyd Smucker* (R) | 163,708 | 59.0% | Jessica King (D) | 113,876 | 41.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 277,584 |
| Redistricting effect (2018); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2016-11-08 | PA16 | Lloyd Smucker (R) | 168,669 | 53.8% | Christina Hartman (D) | 134,586 | 42.9% | 10,518 | 3.4% | 313,773 |
| 2014-11-04 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 101,722 | 57.7% | Tom Houghton (D) | 74,513 | 42.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,235 |
| 2012-11-06 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 156,192 | 54.8% | Aryanna Strader (D) | 111,185 | 39.0% | 17,404 | 6.1% | 284,781 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 134,113 | 65.4% | Lois Herr (D) | 70,994 | 34.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,107 |
| 2008-11-04 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 170,329 | 55.8% | Bruce Slater (D) | 120,193 | 39.4% | 14,645 | 4.8% | 305,167 |
| 2006-11-07 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 115,741 | 56.6% | Lois Herr (D) | 80,915 | 39.5% | 8,013 | 3.9% | 204,669 |
| 2004-11-02 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 183,620 | 64.4% | Lois Herr (D) | 98,410 | 34.5% | 3,269 | 1.1% | 285,299 |
| 2002-11-05 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 119,046 | 88.4% | Will Todd (Green) | 8,720 | 6.5% | 6,831 | 5.1% | 134,597 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 162,403 | 66.9% | Bob Yorczyk (D) | 80,177 | 33.1% | 9 | 0.0% | 242,589 |
| 1998-11-03 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts* (R) | 95,979 | 70.5% | Bob Yorczyk (D) | 40,092 | 29.5% | 14 | 0.0% | 136,085 |
| 1996-11-05 | PA16 | Joseph Pitts (R) | 124,511 | 59.4% | James Blaine (D) | 78,598 | 37.5% | 6,493 | 3.1% | 209,602 |
| 1994-11-08 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 109,759 | 69.7% | Bill Chertok (D) | 47,680 | 30.3% | 16 | 0.0% | 157,455 |
| 1992-11-03 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 137,823 | 64.8% | Robert Peters (D) | 74,741 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,564 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 85,596 | 66.1% | Ernest Guyll (D) | 43,849 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,445 |
| 1988-11-08 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 136,944 | 74.0% | Ernest Guyll (D) | 48,169 | 26.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 185,113 |
| 1986-11-04 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 100,784 | 74.6% | James Hagelgans (D) | 34,399 | 25.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 135,183 |
| 1984-11-06 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 138,477 | 77.8% | Martin Bard (D) | 39,515 | 22.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 177,992 |
| 1982-11-02 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 93,034 | 71.3% | Jean Mowery (D) | 37,364 | 28.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,398 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 129,765 | 76.9% | James Woodcock (D) | 38,891 | 23.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,656 |
| 1978-11-07 | PA16 | Robert Walker* (R) | 91,910 | 77.0% | Charles Boohar (D) | 27,386 | 23.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,296 |
| 1976-11-02 | PA16 | Robert Walker (R) | 97,527 | 62.3% | Michael Minney (D) | 57,836 | 37.0% | 1,092 | 0.7% | 156,455 |
| 1974-11-04 | PA16 | Edwin Eshelman* (R) | 73,130 | 63.5% | Michael Minney (D) | 40,273 | 35.0% | 1,765 | 1.5% | 115,168 |
| 1972-11-07 | PA16 | Edwin Eshelman* (R) | 112,292 | 73.5% | Shirley Garrett (D) | 40,534 | 26.5% | 1 | 0.0% | 152,827 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | PA16 | Edwin Eshelman* (R) | 74,006 | 66.5% | John Pflum (D) | 33,986 | 30.5% | 3,319 | 3.0% | 111,311 |
| 1968-11-05 | PA16 | Edwin Eshelman* (R) | 98,877 | 68.9% | Robert Going (D) | 39,507 | 27.5% | 5,197 | 3.6% | 143,581 |
| 1966-11-08 | PA16 | Edwin Eshelman (R) | 82,527 | 69.2% | Richard Charles (D) | 36,721 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,248 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 237,723 | 59.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 153,327 | 38.6% | 5,990 | 1.5% | 397,040 | 11 | 13 | 5.72% | |
| 2020 | 68% | Donald Trump* (R) | 233,091 | 60.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 148,531 | 38.3% | 5,819 | 1.5% | 387,441 | 11 | 13 | 5.58% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 161,763 | 51.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 140,186 | 44.2% | 15,070 | 4.8% | 317,019 | 3 | 5 | 5.14% |
| 2012 | 56% | Mitt Romney (R) | 153,452 | 52.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 135,469 | 46.2% | 4,077 | 1.4% | 292,998 | 6 | 5 | 5.09% |
| 2008 | 59% | John McCain (R) | 161,844 | 51.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 150,341 | 47.7% | 2,719 | 0.9% | 314,904 | 7 | 6 | 5.23% |
| 2004 | 61% | George W. Bush* (R) | 182,856 | 61.5% | John Kerry (D) | 113,193 | 38.0% | 1,472 | 0.5% | 297,521 | 13 | 11 | 5.16% |
| 2000 | 53% | George W. Bush (R) | 147,441 | 58.5% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 97,609 | 38.8% | 6,833 | 2.7% | 251,883 | 12 | 11 | 5.13% |
| 1996 | 46% | Robert Dole (R) | 114,164 | 53.7% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 80,476 | 37.8% | 18,010 | 8.5% | 212,650 | 14 | 13 | 4.72% |
| 1992 | 54% | George Bush* (R) | 109,019 | 48.4% | Bill Clinton (D) | 72,724 | 32.3% | 43,271 | 19.2% | 225,014 | 12 | 11 | 4.54% |
| 1988 | 45% | George Bush (R) | 132,402 | 69.8% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 57,214 | 30.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 189,616 | 19 | 16 | 4.18% |
| 1984 | 48% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 137,697 | 74.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 47,829 | 25.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 185,526 | 21 | 15 | 3.83% |
| 1980 | 49% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 114,815 | 66.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 46,372 | 26.9% | 11,419 | 6.6% | 172,606 | 17 | 16 | 3.78% |
| 1976 | 47% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 101,642 | 64.1% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 56,814 | 35.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,456 | 16 | 16 | 3.43% |
| 1972 | 50% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 115,651 | 75.7% | George McGovern (D) | 37,223 | 24.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 152,874 | 17 | 15 | 3.33% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 95,239 | 64.5% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 40,999 | 27.8% | 11,472 | 7.8% | 147,710 | 20 | 21 | 3.11% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 772,986 | 81.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 9.7% | |
| 2020 | 734,038 | 82.4% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 8.9% | |
| 2012 | 702,245 | 72.5% | 6.2% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 16.8% |
| 2010 | 723,977 | 79.4% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 13.3% |
| 2002 | 646,156 | 84.3% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 9.2% |
| 2000 | 647,575 | 85.6% | 5.4% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| 1992 | 565,835 | 89.8% | 5.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 3.8% | |
| 1990 | 587,226 | 94.5% | 2.3% | 3.2% | |||
| 1982 | 514,585 | 95.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 536,047 | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 467,811 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 439,322 | 1.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 493,541 | 260,845 | 52.9% | 151,221 | 30.6% | 81,475 | 16.5% | Rep +109,624 | Rep +22.2% | 85% |
| 2022 | 501,723 | 264,043 | 52.6% | 155,085 | 30.9% | 82,595 | 16.5% | Rep +108,958 | Rep +21.7% | 86% |