Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 782,0992024 5-year
Median household income: $82,8282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.4%2024 5-year
Black: 6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 1928MIT Election Lab

MACKENZIE, RyanCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WILD, Susan (2023–2025), WILD, Susan (2021–2023), WILD, Susan (2019–2021), MEEHAN, Patrick (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	R	−2.5%	199,217	209,661	414,403
2020	D	+1.3%	199,676	194,569	398,966
2016	R	−2.2%	160,451	168,024	344,378
2012	D	+5.3%	161,537	144,925	311,239
2008	D	+13.1%	180,365	138,157	322,888
2004	D	+1.6%	152,836	148,009	303,485
2000	D	+3.1%	122,963	115,291	247,685
1996	D	+6.3%	103,892	90,021	221,447
1992	D	+5.7%	99,537	85,981	238,342
1988	R	−9.2%	92,302	111,323	205,782
1984	R	−14.4%	88,844	119,001	209,484
1980	R	−11.6%	75,623	98,031	193,912
1976	D	+5.7%	101,020	89,878	194,556
1972	R	−20.5%	74,077	112,942	189,153
1968	D	+3.9%	98,015	90,328	197,150
1964	D	+37.6%	135,827	61,322	198,368
1960	R	−7.1%	94,304	108,843	203,536
1956	R	−19.2%	73,169	108,245	182,337
1952	R	−9.1%	81,256	97,647	179,959
1948	D	+0.3%	70,151	69,741	142,548
1944	D	+3.2%	73,407	68,775	142,865
1940	D	+9.2%	79,852	66,275	146,817
1936	D	+17.7%	87,318	60,629	151,183
1932	D	+3.7%	56,553	52,400	112,953
1928	R	−43.4%	36,616	93,596	131,151
1924	R	−27.3%	27,474	51,916	89,630
1920	R	−22.1%	25,370	40,534	68,643
1916	D	+5.1%	27,404	24,639	54,615
1912	D	+32.2%	25,169	7,922	53,509
1908	R	−0.4%	26,885	27,101	56,542
1904	R	−7.9%	23,347	27,534	52,748
1900	D	+4.6%	26,350	23,990	51,501
1896	R	−1.3%	23,342	23,968	48,883
1892	D	+15.8%	23,914	17,276	42,035
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

21.8%

Irish

11.2%

Italian

9.4%

American

6.6%

English

6.1%

Polish

4.1%

French

1.2%

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.7%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.3%

65–74

5.8%

6.7%

55–64

6.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

6.3%

35–44

6.2%

6.3%

25–34

6.1%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

8.0%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,828

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$82,828

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.3%

Working age (18–64)9.2%

Seniors (65+)9.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.3%

speak English only

Spanish13.8%

Other Indo-European3.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.9%

Mainline Protestant

11.1%

Other Christian

6.5%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Methodist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Philadelphia collar counties, PA-07 has tracked within a single point of the national margin in recent cycles, making it a reliable bellwether for statewide suburban trends.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $82,828 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 2.5 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 414,403 votes cast, 199,217 went Democratic and 209,661 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania has a population of 782,099 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania is $82,828 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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