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Pennsylvania 80th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German36.0%21.6%12.5%

Irish17.6%14.8%9.4%

Italian9.9%10.6%4.8%

English9.5%8.3%9.5%

American6.2%4.4%5.3%

Polish4.3%5.4%2.2%

Scottish1.7%1.1%1.3%

French1.2%—1.6%

Puerto Rican0.3%3.7%1.8%

Mexican0.2%1.4%11.3%

Spanish0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Median age	44.2	41.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.5%	19.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	$72,947	$77,971	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.3%	11.7%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.3%	35.2%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Owner-occupied homes	76.6%	69.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	23.4%	30.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$186,300	$254,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$921	$1,209	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.6%	48.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.4%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Mean commute	22.6 min	26.3 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.8%	8.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	81.5%	68.2%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Works from home	6.8%	15.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	12.4%	22.3%
German or other West Germanic	1.2%	0.9%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Catholic	—	21.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	9.3%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	53.1%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	PA HD 80	Pennsylvania	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.4%	7.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	4.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	3.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.9%	6.1%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.427	0.474	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic23.1%8,297TrumpRepublican76.3%27,384OtherAll other candidates0.6%230

R+53.2

Lead: 19,087
Total: 35,911
vs nation: R+51.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic22.8%7,957TrumpRepublican76.2%26,576OtherAll other candidates0.9%323

R+53.4

Lead: 18,619
Total: 34,856
vs nation: R+57.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic20.6%6,222TrumpRepublican75.5%22,836OtherAll other candidates3.9%1,184

R+54.9

Lead: 16,614
Total: 30,242
vs nation: R+57.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic26.5%7,200RomneyRepublican71.5%19,431OtherAll other candidates2.0%541

R+45.0

Lead: 12,231
Total: 27,172
vs nation: R+48.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic31.1%8,879McCainRepublican66.9%19,088OtherAll other candidates1.9%548

R+35.8

Lead: 10,209
Total: 28,515
vs nation: R+43.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic27.7%8,055BushRepublican71.5%20,803OtherAll other candidates0.9%248

R+43.8

Lead: 12,748
Total: 29,106
vs nation: R+41.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic28.9%7,042BushRepublican68.0%16,555OtherAll other candidates3.0%741

R+39.1

Lead: 9,513
Total: 24,338
vs nation: R+39.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.5%6,723DoleRepublican58.0%12,381OtherAll other candidates10.5%2,247

R+26.5

Lead: 5,658
Total: 21,351
vs nation: R+35.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+53.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 62,2082024 5-year
Population density: 124 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 500 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $72,9472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+60.1 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 84, PA · twin score 98.0

presidential history

Party record book

Pennsylvania 80th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

45.5%

11,752 votes · R+8.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 44.3%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

78.6%

19,183 votes · R+60.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 78.0%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

12,035votes

44.3% of the vote · R+9.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 11,752 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

27,384votes

76.3% of the vote · R+53.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 26,576 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

James M. Cox1920

−18.2pts D vs U.S.

Place R+44.4 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1912 · −19.6 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+57.9pts R vs U.S.

Place R+53.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +57.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RScott BargerState House · 80

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	25.8%8,527	74.2%24,470	32,997
2020	R	25.6%8,297	74.4%24,094	32,391
2018	R	28.7%6,396	71.3%15,851	22,247

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.1 points in 1972. The 2024 margin was 53.2 points.

A population of 62,208, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,947 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 84 and State House District 63.

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 84

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 63

2012–2024 trajectory

State House District 171

2012–2024 trajectory

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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Places within Pennsylvania 80th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 80th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pennsylvania 80th State House District voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,911 votes cast, 8,297 went Democratic and 27,384 went Republican.

How many people live in Pennsylvania 80th State House District?

Pennsylvania 80th State House District has a population of 62,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 80th State House District?

Median household income in Pennsylvania 80th State House District is $72,947 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Pennsylvania 80th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 80th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.