Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 843,1272024 5-year
Median household income: $86,2382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 in 1928MIT Election Lab

SMUCKER, Lloyd K.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BARLETTA, Lou (2017–2019), BARLETTA, Lou (2015–2017), BARLETTA, Lou (2013–2015), BARLETTA, Lou (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	−19.1%	176,751	261,684	444,776
2020	R	−18.8%	170,131	250,610	427,156
2016	R	−22.5%	133,308	217,099	372,994
2012	R	−19.7%	133,572	200,474	340,409
2008	R	−12.4%	150,621	193,886	347,786
2004	R	−30.9%	113,573	215,989	331,815
2000	R	−31.4%	86,979	169,899	264,258
1996	R	−22.8%	79,676	133,034	234,240
1992	R	−21.7%	72,666	125,490	242,885
1988	R	−38.6%	62,203	141,587	205,484
1984	R	−47.1%	51,861	145,307	198,321
1980	R	−36.9%	50,608	117,603	181,670
1976	R	−27.0%	60,967	107,168	171,250
1972	R	−48.0%	41,179	120,222	164,606
1968	R	−31.0%	50,404	101,761	165,831
1964	D	+10.0%	89,261	72,989	162,725
1960	R	−32.5%	57,363	112,841	170,712
1956	R	−32.3%	50,409	98,705	149,443
1952	R	−27.0%	52,488	91,600	144,689
1948	R	−22.1%	41,839	66,324	110,812
1944	R	−12.1%	50,906	64,982	116,513
1940	R	−5.8%	56,573	63,561	120,505
1936	D	+4.6%	66,267	60,281	128,996
1932	R	−8.0%	42,466	50,168	96,361
1928	R	−62.4%	19,056	83,741	103,634
1924	R	−42.3%	21,703	56,982	83,316
1920	R	−37.4%	18,391	41,795	62,523
1916	R	−15.3%	20,068	27,854	50,847
1912	O	+3.6%	17,803	15,902	52,885
1908	R	−29.0%	17,457	32,523	51,889
1904	R	−38.9%	15,100	35,223	51,705
1900	R	−28.5%	16,898	30,823	48,775
1896	R	−31.7%	16,188	31,888	49,545
1892	R	−16.6%	18,226	25,702	44,960
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

31.0%

Irish

11.1%

English

9.4%

Italian

6.0%

American

5.6%

Polish

2.8%

French

1.0%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.7%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.2%

65–74

5.7%

6.4%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.3%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,238

Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 11$86,238

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.5%

Working age (18–64)7.4%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.3%

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.7%

Mainline Protestant

9.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.0%

Methodist

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania's 11th stretches across the south-central part of the state, where rural and small-city voters have delivered Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles, making it one of the more consistent GOP-leaning seats in the delegation.

The Republican margin in Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,238, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 843,127 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 444,776 votes cast, 176,751 went Democratic and 261,684 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania has a population of 843,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania is $86,238 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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