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1876–2024
State House District 77·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 77th State House District votes the way the country votes.

A Philadelphia-area seat that has drifted toward single-digit margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
46,309
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 77th State House District, Pennsylvania: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
46,3092024 5-year
Median household income
$74,2912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 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
+2.8%
12,00811,33923,699
D
+4.8%
11,69710,62222,630
D
+2.3%
10,83110,30122,576
D
+0.2%
9,9809,92920,409
D
+11.8%
12,2519,63522,125
R
−3.7%
8,9759,67618,799
R
−9.6%
6,2527,64314,477
D
+0.4%
6,1756,11413,674
D
+1.4%
6,1845,98014,959
R
−13.0%
5,3616,97212,419
R
−26.2%
4,7298,11912,918
R
−10.8%
4,6696,01712,449
R
−8.2%
5,2186,18411,809
R
−21.9%
3,8536,0409,986
R
−16.5%
3,2604,6338,331
D
+27.0%
4,8352,7697,650
R
−36.1%
2,5125,3617,886
R
−34.6%
2,1854,5016,699
R
−33.0%
2,1584,2936,474
R
−23.0%
1,9033,0424,944
R
−10.9%
2,3552,9345,327
R
−3.9%
2,8823,1146,019
D
+8.6%
3,4272,8826,370
R
−7.7%
2,0602,4134,592
R
−55.1%
1,0023,5064,543
R
−25.1%
1,2972,2553,814
R
−21.5%
1,3972,2243,846
R
−3.1%
1,2031,2832,564
D
+24.4%
1,0064402,315
R
−10.0%
1,1681,4392,709
R
−13.3%
1,1721,5452,800
R
−3.7%
1,2671,3682,701
R
−3.4%
1,3281,4252,854
D
+10.7%
1,3501,0802,528
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.0%
Irish
14.1%
English
11.3%
Italian
9.1%
American
5.6%
Polish
4.9%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 34.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.7%
65–74
4.7%
5.8%
55–64
5.7%
5.5%
45–54
4.9%
6.3%
35–44
5.1%
7.1%
25–34
5.5%
12.9%
18–24
10.8%
5.7%
5–17
5.3%
1.8%
<5
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,291
State House District 77 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 77$74,291
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%
Spanish2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.1%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
Methodist
6.0%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Baptist
0.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Sitting at D+2.7 in 2024, this southeastern Pennsylvania district typifies the competitive suburban corridors where neither party holds a durable advantage and small shifts in turnout can flip outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 77th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 16% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,291 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 77, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 77, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,699 votes cast, 12,008 went Democratic and 11,339 went Republican.
What is State House District 77, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 77, Pennsylvania as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 77, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 77, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 77, Pennsylvania?
State House District 77, Pennsylvania has a population of 46,309 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 77, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 77, Pennsylvania is $74,291 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 77, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 77, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.