Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 3rd 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: 606,2452024 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

EVANS, DwightCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: KELLY, Mike (2017–2019), KELLY, Mike (2015–2017), KELLY, Mike (2013–2015), KELLY, Mike (2011–2013)

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%	218,201	55,382	277,700
2020	D	+63.5%	231,717	50,942	284,519
2016	D	+67.0%	224,132	41,734	272,331
2012	D	+71.3%	225,967	37,021	265,100
2008	D	+66.7%	228,720	44,986	275,290
2004	D	+61.1%	208,082	49,928	258,688
2000	D	+62.1%	172,383	38,745	215,364
1996	D	+61.4%	158,493	32,753	204,656
1992	D	+47.3%	166,903	51,167	244,868
1988	D	+34.2%	172,530	84,066	259,036
1984	D	+30.3%	192,411	102,535	296,310
1980	D	+24.7%	161,665	93,682	275,586
1976	D	+34.3%	189,805	91,721	286,369
1972	D	+11.2%	165,688	132,054	300,865
1968	D	+32.0%	201,774	97,536	326,250
1964	D	+47.2%	257,374	92,003	350,564
1960	D	+36.2%	238,914	111,677	351,257
1956	D	+13.9%	194,683	147,143	342,447
1952	D	+16.7%	213,895	152,309	367,862
1948	D	+0.8%	166,057	163,472	339,751
1944	D	+17.7%	190,491	132,931	324,528
1940	D	+19.9%	204,223	136,192	342,139
1936	D	+23.5%	207,143	126,599	342,687
1932	R	−11.7%	99,886	127,063	232,956
1928	R	−20.5%	106,141	161,307	268,868
1924	R	−65.6%	20,805	133,344	171,554
1920	R	−51.9%	34,597	118,135	160,881
1916	R	−35.6%	34,846	74,514	111,528
1912	O	−10.2%	25,447	35,285	96,591
1908	R	−41.0%	28,902	71,099	102,905
1904	R	−63.5%	18,722	87,388	108,091
1900	R	−49.2%	22,327	66,644	90,144
1896	R	−46.2%	24,302	67,721	93,980
1892	R	−15.9%	32,417	44,780	77,945
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 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$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.

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district delivered a 79-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, urban core electorate that consistently produces among the most lopsided federal results in the state.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 3rd 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 606,245 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 277,700 votes cast, 218,201 went Democratic and 55,382 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, 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 3, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania has a population of 606,245 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, 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 3, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, 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 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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