Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 818,8642024 5-year
Median household income: $114,5862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.4%2024 5-year
Black: 5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1928MIT Election Lab

FITZPATRICK, Brian K.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BRADY, Robert A. (2017–2019), BRADY, Robert A. (2015–2017), BRADY, Robert A. (2013–2015), BRADY, Robert A. (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+4.6%	261,084	237,896	505,702
2020	D	+8.8%	267,840	224,002	497,022
2016	D	+4.9%	217,656	196,507	431,703
2012	D	+3.9%	206,626	191,028	402,834
2008	D	+11.1%	229,094	182,953	416,378
2004	D	+4.5%	207,308	189,187	398,760
2000	D	+5.3%	168,079	150,696	329,096
1996	D	+4.5%	131,697	118,813	285,439
1992	D	+1.8%	124,884	119,419	311,446
1988	R	−21.2%	104,171	161,207	268,525
1984	R	−27.4%	94,273	165,963	261,565
1980	R	−23.8%	75,773	131,555	234,816
1976	R	−6.4%	102,093	116,349	222,896
1972	R	−27.7%	74,953	133,997	213,410
1968	R	−10.1%	77,879	97,629	194,728
1964	D	+19.6%	105,091	70,539	176,414
1960	R	−11.8%	75,396	95,717	171,614
1956	R	−26.3%	50,217	86,196	136,636
1952	R	−28.0%	35,703	63,656	99,707
1948	R	−29.7%	24,779	46,322	72,501
1944	R	−20.1%	27,272	41,099	68,789
1940	R	−13.2%	30,349	39,644	70,308
1936	R	−1.9%	35,594	36,989	73,893
1932	R	−25.0%	20,650	35,100	57,758
1928	R	−53.6%	12,996	43,573	57,009
1924	R	−46.5%	8,774	26,433	37,994
1920	R	−36.3%	9,285	20,446	30,742
1916	R	−12.9%	10,190	13,306	24,104
1912	D	+8.0%	9,123	7,226	23,682
1908	R	−15.4%	9,584	13,181	23,309
1904	R	−20.0%	8,778	13,293	22,528
1900	R	−13.9%	9,501	12,632	22,503
1896	R	−20.2%	8,658	13,222	22,597
1892	D	+0.7%	11,079	10,915	22,361
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	48.6%	48.8%	6,963,137
2022	D	51.2%	46.3%	5,368,021
2018	D	55.6%	42.7%	4,994,643
2016	R	47.3%	48.8%	6,051,856
2012	D	53.7%	44.6%	5,627,422
2010	R	49.0%	51.0%	3,977,661
2006	D	58.6%	41.3%	4,081,043
2004	R	42.0%	52.6%	5,559,105
2000	R	45.5%	52.4%	4,735,116
1998	R	34.8%	61.3%	2,957,499
1994	R	46.9%	49.4%	3,513,361
1992	R	46.3%	49.1%	4,802,410
1988	R	32.4%	66.5%	4,366,598
1986	R	42.9%	56.4%	3,378,226
1982	R	39.2%	59.3%	3,604,108
1980	R	48.0%	50.5%	4,418,042
1976	R	46.8%	52.4%	4,546,353

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

21.4%

German

19.7%

Italian

13.7%

English

9.8%

Polish

6.3%

American

4.5%

Scottish

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.5%

75–84

3.4%

5.6%

65–74

6.1%

7.5%

55–64

7.7%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.4%

35–44

6.3%

5.7%

25–34

5.5%

4.0%

18–24

3.8%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.5%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$114,586

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$114,586

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.2%

Working age (18–64)5.7%

Seniors (65+)8.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.3%

speak English only

Other Indo-European6.1%

Spanish4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.9%

Mainline Protestant

5.9%

Other Christian

4.9%

Non-Christian

3.1%

Methodist

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania's 1st, anchored in Bucks County north of Philadelphia, has shifted from reliably Republican to a genuine battleground, with the 2024 presidential race settling at just 1.4 points Democratic — a margin that keeps both parties investing heavily here.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-four points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 818,864, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $114,586 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 4.6 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 505,702 votes cast, 261,084 went Democratic and 237,896 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania has a population of 818,864 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania is $114,586 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District delivered D+5 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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