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 36th State House District
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Pennsylvania 36th State House DistrictHarrisD+28.4
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
63.4%
20,162
Donald TrumpRepublican
35.1%
11,151
Jill SteinGreen
1.5%
469
D+60R+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 36th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Allegheny County, PA
Democratic
D+20.2
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
63.4%Harris20,162
35.1%Trump11,151
1.5%Stein469
+28.4%
31,782
D
63.2%Biden20,535
35.3%Trump11,464
1.5%Jorgensen483
+27.9%
32,482
D
58.6%Clinton16,952
37.0%Trump10,710
4.5%Johnson1,291
+21.6%
28,953
D
63.9%Obama17,171
36.1%Romney9,697
0.0%
+27.8%
26,868
D
60.5%Obama18,165
38.0%McCain11,413
1.5%Nader451
+22.5%
30,029
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+22.5%
2012
+27.8%
2016
+21.6%
2020
+27.9%
2024
+28.4%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DJessica BenhamState House · 36
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+28.3, this district ranks among the state's most reliably left-leaning legislative seats, likely anchored by dense urban or inner-suburban population centers common to districts of this profile.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.4 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 28.4 points.
A population of 61,597, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,849 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 27 and State House District 21.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Pennsylvania 36th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 36th State House District voted Democratic by 28.4 points (D+28.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 31,782 votes cast, 20,162 went Democratic and 11,151 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 36th State House District?
Pennsylvania 36th State House District has a population of 61,597 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 36th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 36th State House District is $66,849 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 36th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 36th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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