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1876–2024
State House District 22·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 22nd State House District delivered D+3 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A Philadelphia-area district anchored by a consistent Democratic lean

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
13,154
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 22nd State House District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
13,1542024 5-year
Median household income
$80,0792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.3%2024 5-year
Black
6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
28.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1928MIT Election Lab
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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.7%
3,3453,1676,611
D
+7.6%
3,4132,9266,415
D
+4.7%
2,8242,5595,651
D
+7.8%
2,7192,3225,113
D
+15.5%
3,0242,2015,295
D
+2.6%
2,5682,4365,039
D
+1.0%
1,9681,9274,039
D
+3.3%
1,6871,5663,685
D
+3.6%
1,6221,4803,988
R
−13.6%
1,4861,9573,476
R
−20.0%
1,4272,1463,596
R
−16.7%
1,2091,7643,333
R
−0.3%
1,6191,6293,310
R
−26.6%
1,1572,0153,230
R
−3.4%
1,5291,6413,313
D
+30.2%
2,0971,1203,233
R
−15.5%
1,3771,8853,270
R
−26.9%
1,0091,7562,774
R
−15.4%
1,1471,5682,725
R
−8.9%
9321,1182,084
R
−4.0%
1,0121,0972,120
D
+5.4%
1,1461,0272,186
D
+15.2%
1,2278972,175
D
+1.7%
7627351,566
R
−49.5%
4681,3991,882
R
−29.5%
3627231,225
R
−23.6%
3776261,053
D
+5.6%
414368823
D
+36.3%
37695775
R
−1.3%
392403825
R
−7.6%
352411776
D
+3.2%
362339713
R
−0.7%
325330675
D
+15.4%
337246591
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.4%
Irish
10.0%
Italian
7.6%
English
5.8%
American
4.2%
Polish
3.5%
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: 39.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.9%
65–74
5.4%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.6%
35–44
6.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,079
State House District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 22$80,079
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.8%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other Indo-European3.3%
Other languages2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.0%
Mainline Protestant
11.0%
Other Christian
7.0%
Non-Christian
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+17.6, this district ranks among Pennsylvania's more reliably blue state house seats, reflecting the dense suburban or urban composition typical of districts in this corridor.

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

Its demographics — a population of 13,154, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,079 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 22, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 22, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.7 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,611 votes cast, 3,345 went Democratic and 3,167 went Republican.
What is State House District 22, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 22, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 22, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 22, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 22, Pennsylvania?
State House District 22, Pennsylvania has a population of 13,154 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 22, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 22, Pennsylvania is $80,079 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 22, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 22, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.