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State House District 80·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 80th State House District was solidly Democratic for decades. In the last twenty years, it flipped.

One of Pennsylvania's most Republican-leaning legislative seats

18762024·38 elections
PA
Latest
R+44
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
104,293
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 80th State House District, Pennsylvania: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+44%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+44MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
104,2932024 5-year
Median household income
$62,4732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.0%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−43.6%
15,50939,92556,001
R
−43.7%
15,10439,01354,682
R
−45.6%
11,97033,68247,587
R
−33.9%
13,96628,65243,282
R
−24.4%
17,00328,12545,632
R
−32.6%
15,52630,69346,492
R
−28.1%
13,52324,41538,799
R
−15.3%
12,92218,27834,982
R
−14.7%
12,76318,41138,462
R
−24.2%
13,34622,00635,734
R
−31.7%
13,37725,84639,384
R
−29.8%
12,89024,72339,678
R
−20.8%
15,73724,16840,487
R
−52.2%
8,60528,32837,750
R
−27.0%
13,48324,60741,258
D
+3.7%
22,35820,74943,170
R
−29.2%
16,56530,24546,868
R
−31.6%
14,93628,74943,741
R
−31.3%
14,37127,48041,944
R
−22.9%
11,96219,17131,513
R
−16.4%
15,32121,37536,850
R
−10.8%
18,40522,87841,392
D
+3.9%
23,09421,31345,125
R
−17.5%
11,68616,83829,440
R
−48.1%
10,21129,37739,818
R
−52.3%
3,64717,41726,342
R
−35.7%
4,85712,91722,574
R
−16.4%
5,9988,52415,414
O
+5.7%
3,5372,68314,862
R
−33.5%
4,2929,14814,495
R
−51.8%
3,16010,74014,623
R
−35.4%
3,9188,46212,843
R
−35.0%
4,2019,01313,756
R
−16.5%
4,5816,46111,377
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.6%
Irish
16.9%
Italian
9.5%
English
9.1%
American
6.0%
Polish
4.1%
Scottish
1.6%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Other Christian
10.4%
Mainline Protestant
9.2%
Methodist
6.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Baptist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+53.1, this district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, suggesting a rural or small-town electorate with deeply consistent voting patterns across federal and state races.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 80th State House District peaked at six points in 1912. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $62,473 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 80, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 80, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+44), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,001 votes cast, 15,509 went Democratic and 39,925 went Republican.
What is State House District 80, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 80, Pennsylvania as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 80, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 80, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 80, Pennsylvania?
State House District 80, Pennsylvania has a population of 104,293 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 80, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 80, Pennsylvania is $62,473 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 80, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 80, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.