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Pennsylvania 35th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+26.92012D+29.32016D+17.82020D+16.12024D+15.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+15.8
2024
median income$48,254U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age42.5U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate21.9%U.S. 12.5% · PA 11.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)45.8%U.S. 35.6% · PA 35.2%
non-english8.5%U.S. 22.3% · PA 12.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German19.1%
Irish14.5%
Italian12.4%
African American†25.0%
African1.1%
Jamaican0.7%
Mexican0.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Dominican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Allegheny County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Pennsylvania 35th State House District

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Pennsylvania 35th State House DistrictHarrisD+15.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 35th State House DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 35th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+15.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 35th State House District · D+15.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.3%17,762
Donald TrumpRepublican41.5%12,870
Jill SteinGreen1.2%358
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Pennsylvania 35th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Allegheny County, PADemocraticD+20.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.3%Harris17,762
41.5%Trump12,870
1.2%Stein358
+15.8%
30,990
D
57.5%Biden18,592
41.4%Trump13,383
1.1%Jorgensen359
+16.1%
32,334
D
57.6%Clinton17,660
39.8%Trump12,192
2.6%Johnson798
+17.8%
30,650
D
64.6%Obama19,559
35.4%Romney10,702
0.0%
+29.3%
30,261
D
62.7%Obama21,186
35.8%McCain12,091
1.5%Nader498
+26.9%
33,775
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +15.8% in 2024.+15.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+26.9%
2012+29.3%
2016+17.8%
2020+16.1%
2024+15.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDan GoughnourState House · 35

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding R+40, this district sits well outside Pennsylvania's competitive tier, anchored by rural communities where Republican candidates routinely dominate at every level of the ballot.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 15.8 points.

A population of 64,477, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,254 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 32 and State House District 36.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 32
Pennsylvania
90.0twin score
elasticity% Catholic% unaffiliated≠ 12-yr trend
State House District 36
Pennsylvania
89.7twin score
elasticity2012–2016 trajectory% Catholic
Assembly District 129
New York
83.5twin score
% Catholic2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 35th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 35th State House District voted Democratic by 15.8 points (D+15.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 30,990 votes cast, 17,762 went Democratic and 12,870 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 35th State House District?
Pennsylvania 35th State House District has a population of 64,477 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 35th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 35th State House District is $48,254 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 35th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 35th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.