Pennsylvania 2nd Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 2nd Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+59%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 747,0372024 5-year
Median household income: $61,9532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 35.1%2024 5-year
Black: 39.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+71 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66 in 1924MIT Election Lab

BOYLE, Brendan FrancisCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: EVANS, Dwight (2017–2019), EVANS, Dwight (2015–2017), FATTAH, Chaka (2015–2017), FATTAH, Chaka (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+58.6%	268,875	68,244	342,192
2020	D	+63.5%	285,530	62,772	350,594
2016	D	+67.0%	276,183	51,427	335,576
2012	D	+71.3%	278,444	45,619	326,665
2008	D	+66.7%	281,837	55,433	339,222
2004	D	+61.1%	256,407	61,523	318,765
2000	D	+62.1%	212,416	47,743	265,380
1996	D	+61.4%	195,300	40,359	252,185
1992	D	+47.3%	205,664	63,050	301,735
1988	D	+34.2%	212,598	103,589	319,194
1984	D	+30.3%	237,095	126,347	365,124
1980	D	+24.7%	199,209	115,438	339,587
1976	D	+34.3%	233,885	113,022	352,874
1972	D	+11.2%	204,166	162,722	370,736
1968	D	+32.0%	248,634	120,188	402,017
1964	D	+47.2%	317,145	113,369	431,977
1960	D	+36.2%	294,399	137,613	432,831
1956	D	+13.9%	239,895	181,315	421,975
1952	D	+16.7%	263,570	187,680	453,293
1948	D	+0.8%	204,622	201,436	418,654
1944	D	+17.7%	234,730	163,802	399,895
1940	D	+19.9%	251,651	167,820	421,595
1936	D	+23.5%	255,249	155,999	422,272
1932	R	−11.7%	123,084	156,572	287,057
1928	R	−20.5%	130,790	198,768	331,309
1924	R	−65.6%	25,637	164,311	211,395
1920	R	−51.9%	42,632	145,570	198,244
1916	R	−35.6%	42,939	91,819	137,428
1912	O	−10.2%	31,357	43,480	119,023
1908	R	−41.0%	35,614	87,610	126,803
1904	R	−63.5%	23,070	107,683	133,193
1900	R	−49.2%	27,513	82,122	111,078
1896	R	−46.2%	29,945	83,448	115,806
1892	R	−15.9%	39,946	55,180	96,046
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

9.6%

German

7.0%

Italian

6.7%

English

3.3%

Polish

3.0%

American

2.3%

French

0.7%

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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.6%

3.8%

65–74

5.0%

5.2%

55–64

6.1%

5.1%

45–54

5.6%

6.6%

35–44

7.1%

8.9%

25–34

9.6%

4.8%

18–24

5.1%

7.7%

5–17

7.5%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,953

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$61,953

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

21.4%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1829.0%

Working age (18–64)19.1%

Seniors (65+)22.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.9%

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.2%

Baptist

8.3%

Non-Christian

6.8%

Other Christian

6.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Philadelphia's inner suburbs and dense residential corridors, PA-02 posted a 33.5-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it among the least competitive congressional districts in the state.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,953, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 747,037 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 342,192 votes cast, 268,875 went Democratic and 68,244 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania has a population of 747,037 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania is $61,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 2nd Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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