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State House District 33·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 33rd State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Pennsylvania's most Republican-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
131,550
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 33rd State House District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
131,5502024 5-year
Median household income
$78,5482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.1%2024 5-year
Black
12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1904MIT 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
+20.2%
45,67730,13176,900
D
+20.4%
45,58629,99676,468
D
+16.5%
39,05827,56969,823
D
+14.5%
37,47127,84066,279
D
+15.5%
39,64628,93669,212
D
+15.0%
39,19528,89168,578
D
+16.2%
35,05725,00661,886
D
+14.9%
30,22521,68157,225
D
+23.0%
34,42419,44765,254
D
+20.1%
37,06024,55762,276
D
+13.2%
39,58430,24770,733
D
+4.1%
31,60428,88366,023
D
+3.9%
34,88532,20668,832
R
−13.3%
30,01439,49571,029
D
+14.0%
38,77028,13375,840
D
+32.4%
50,48825,68076,467
D
+14.3%
45,52134,10279,760
R
−9.8%
33,57240,89874,587
D
+1.6%
39,41138,16677,885
D
+12.3%
34,66826,90963,163
D
+14.6%
37,25927,75365,267
D
+16.5%
39,09027,97367,381
D
+33.9%
38,94918,72359,730
D
+10.4%
20,16916,18438,142
R
−14.5%
17,07722,90940,289
R
−50.3%
2,33615,86226,881
R
−49.1%
4,27914,75821,325
R
−17.6%
5,6138,23214,902
O
+6.0%
3,3382,53113,428
R
−31.5%
3,7887,87112,952
R
−58.3%
2,2899,62512,580
R
−43.3%
2,9027,62610,903
R
−43.3%
3,1678,14811,493
R
−19.0%
3,2794,8658,341
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
Irish
16.9%
Italian
14.5%
English
8.4%
Polish
7.6%
American
2.7%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.7%
2.4%
75–84
3.4%
5.5%
65–74
6.3%
6.3%
55–64
6.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.6%
6.8%
35–44
6.6%
7.4%
25–34
7.3%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
7.0%
5–17
6.6%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,548
State House District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 33$78,548
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Spanish1.9%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
37.3%
Other Christian
6.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Methodist
3.2%
Baptist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51.5, this district sits well outside competitive territory, reflecting the deeply conservative rural patterns common to its region of Pennsylvania.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 33rd State House District reached its widest at thirty-four points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,548, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 131,550 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 33, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 33, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 20.2 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 76,900 votes cast, 45,677 went Democratic and 30,131 went Republican.
What is State House District 33, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 33, 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 State House District 33, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 33, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 33, Pennsylvania?
State House District 33, Pennsylvania has a population of 131,550 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 33, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 33, Pennsylvania is $78,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 33, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 33, 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.