Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 939,9942024 5-year
Median household income: $77,2282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.0%2024 5-year
Black: 11.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1904MIT Election Lab

DELUZIO, ChrisCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LAMB, Conor (2021–2023), LAMB, Conor (2019–2021), CARTWRIGHT, Matt (2017–2019), CARTWRIGHT, Matt (2015–2017)

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	+13.1%	305,829	234,038	547,457
2020	D	+13.8%	306,223	231,166	543,844
2016	D	+10.5%	262,237	210,301	495,104
2012	D	+10.9%	257,431	206,077	470,589
2008	D	+12.3%	273,663	213,069	491,535
2004	D	+12.9%	272,660	209,827	485,862
2000	D	+15.0%	245,102	179,555	437,608
1996	D	+15.5%	217,334	153,559	410,830
1992	D	+23.9%	247,329	135,730	466,112
1988	D	+22.2%	268,282	170,190	442,723
1984	D	+15.4%	287,567	209,941	503,107
1980	D	+6.3%	229,824	200,361	468,056
1976	D	+5.8%	251,281	223,001	485,961
1972	R	−13.7%	208,087	275,916	495,070
1968	D	+15.1%	273,406	193,718	528,055
1964	D	+34.3%	357,423	174,205	533,711
1960	D	+14.0%	314,901	237,353	553,275
1956	R	−8.8%	233,818	278,792	513,378
1952	D	+2.6%	269,921	256,161	528,230
1948	D	+11.8%	230,520	180,581	422,414
1944	D	+14.8%	251,872	186,777	440,504
1940	D	+16.4%	263,508	188,838	454,494
1936	D	+33.2%	266,270	130,336	409,598
1932	D	+8.8%	138,426	114,931	265,582
1928	R	−18.2%	112,302	162,682	277,165
1924	R	−50.5%	16,957	110,055	184,236
1920	R	−47.6%	29,939	98,488	144,003
1916	R	−16.2%	38,818	55,279	101,747
1912	O	+5.5%	22,668	17,644	91,574
1908	R	−30.2%	26,479	53,297	88,698
1904	R	−56.8%	15,802	63,730	84,325
1900	R	−40.4%	21,141	51,611	75,368
1896	R	−40.3%	22,948	54,762	79,004
1892	R	−17.8%	23,109	33,501	58,449
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

23.1%

Irish

17.0%

Italian

14.8%

English

8.6%

Polish

7.3%

American

2.8%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.5%

75–84

3.5%

5.6%

65–74

6.4%

6.5%

55–64

7.1%

5.6%

45–54

5.7%

6.7%

35–44

6.5%

7.1%

25–34

7.0%

4.2%

18–24

4.2%

7.1%

5–17

6.7%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,228

Congressional District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 17$77,228

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)11.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Spanish1.8%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

35.7%

Other Christian

6.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.9%

Non-Christian

3.9%

Methodist

3.5%

Baptist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania's 17th stretches from suburban Allegheny County into working-class communities along the Ohio border, producing competitive margins that have tracked closely with regional shifts in college-educated and blue-collar voter alignment.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,228, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 939,994 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 13.1 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 547,457 votes cast, 305,829 went Democratic and 234,038 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 17, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania has a population of 939,994 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania is $77,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 17, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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