Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 636,0402024 5-year
Median household income: $120,6162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1928MIT Election Lab

HOULAHAN, ChristinaCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: COSTELLO, Ryan (2017–2019), COSTELLO, Ryan (2015–2017), GERLACH, Jim (2013–2015), GERLACH, Jim (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	+11.3%	202,818	161,068	369,269
2020	D	+14.1%	201,271	150,920	356,349
2016	D	+7.0%	157,644	135,798	310,480
2012	R	−0.3%	141,212	142,086	287,328
2008	D	+9.2%	157,595	130,816	291,008
2004	R	−4.7%	125,247	137,778	264,319
2000	R	−9.5%	94,093	114,594	215,228
1996	R	−7.4%	74,944	88,492	183,157
1992	R	−8.0%	69,018	84,783	195,973
1988	R	−33.6%	53,215	107,810	162,489
1984	R	−39.4%	46,583	107,418	154,581
1980	R	−30.8%	41,735	85,386	141,775
1976	R	−19.2%	53,107	78,778	133,942
1972	R	−37.2%	38,571	86,208	127,886
1968	R	−19.6%	42,776	66,387	120,251
1964	D	+13.6%	62,915	47,763	111,165
1960	R	−23.7%	40,480	65,644	106,351
1956	R	−34.6%	28,595	58,897	87,607
1952	R	−24.1%	30,847	50,505	81,735
1948	R	−21.4%	23,458	36,516	61,145
1944	R	−10.2%	27,501	33,846	62,014
1940	R	−2.1%	33,346	34,767	68,608
1936	D	+4.7%	38,283	34,780	74,640
1932	R	−29.3%	18,111	34,941	57,408
1928	R	−58.3%	11,557	46,255	59,549
1924	R	−45.8%	9,459	28,079	40,675
1920	R	−33.5%	10,750	22,659	35,562
1916	R	−6.6%	12,444	14,278	27,954
1912	O	+14.6%	10,252	6,325	26,834
1908	R	−21.3%	10,101	15,898	27,260
1904	R	−37.2%	7,679	17,367	26,063
1900	R	−23.7%	10,093	16,652	27,708
1896	R	−26.7%	9,750	17,150	27,736
1892	R	−5.4%	11,645	13,035	25,675
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.

German

20.1%

Irish

19.3%

Italian

13.4%

English

11.9%

Polish

4.4%

American

3.3%

Scottish

1.7%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.7%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$120,616

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$120,616

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.6%

Working age (18–64)6.2%

Seniors (65+)7.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Other Indo-European4.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.4%

Other Christian

7.7%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Methodist

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Baptist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania's 6th, covering Chester County's affluent suburbs west of Philadelphia, has moved consistently leftward over three election cycles, with college-educated voters and population growth from the city's metro fringe driving a now double-digit Democratic presidential margin.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifteen points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 636,040, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $120,616 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 11.3 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 369,269 votes cast, 202,818 went Democratic and 161,068 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania has a population of 636,040 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania is $120,616 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District delivered D+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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