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Pennsylvania 81st 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

German30.8%21.6%12.5%

Irish12.7%14.8%9.4%

English10.1%8.3%9.5%

American9.6%4.4%5.3%

Italian4.5%10.6%4.8%

Polish2.4%5.4%2.2%

Scottish1.9%1.1%1.3%

French1.1%—1.6%

African American†3.3%8.7%9.9%

Puerto Rican0.7%3.7%1.8%

Mexican0.5%1.4%11.3%

Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%

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 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Median age	43.8	41.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.2%	8.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.0%	19.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	PA HD 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	$69,851	$77,971	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.6%	11.7%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.5%	35.2%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	PA HD 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Owner-occupied homes	81.3%	69.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	18.7%	30.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$201,800	$254,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$827	$1,209	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	33.4%	48.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.3%	9.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	PA HD 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Mean commute	29.4 min	26.3 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.0%	8.1%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.1%	68.2%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Works from home	7.2%	15.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	PA HD 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.8%	12.4%	22.3%
Spanish	3.6%	5.6%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	PA HD 81	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 81	Pennsylvania	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	7.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.9%	4.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	3.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	6.1%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.424	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

HarrisDemocratic22.4%7,703TrumpRepublican76.9%26,430OtherAll other candidates0.7%250

R+54.5

Lead: 18,727
Total: 34,383
vs nation: R+53.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic23.3%7,833TrumpRepublican75.6%25,458OtherAll other candidates1.2%392

R+52.3

Lead: 17,625
Total: 33,683
vs nation: R+56.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.2%6,533TrumpRepublican73.3%21,602OtherAll other candidates4.5%1,324

R+51.2

Lead: 15,069
Total: 29,459
vs nation: R+53.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.7%7,537RomneyRepublican69.4%18,215OtherAll other candidates1.9%501

R+40.7

Lead: 10,678
Total: 26,253
vs nation: R+44.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.9%8,983McCainRepublican65.1%17,782OtherAll other candidates2.1%562

R+32.2

Lead: 8,799
Total: 27,327
vs nation: R+39.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic29.8%7,714BushRepublican69.9%18,124OtherAll other candidates0.3%84

R+40.2

Lead: 10,410
Total: 25,922
vs nation: R+37.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic30.1%6,768BushRepublican66.9%15,065OtherAll other candidates3.0%677

R+36.9

Lead: 8,297
Total: 22,510
vs nation: R+37.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic34.2%6,949DoleRepublican53.9%10,947OtherAll other candidates11.9%2,419

R+19.7

Lead: 3,998
Total: 20,315
vs nation: R+28.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 66,4172024 5-year
Population density: 59 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,120 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $69,8512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.3%2024 5-year
Black: 3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+9.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73.9 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 86, PA · twin score 98.4

presidential history

Party record book

Pennsylvania 81st 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

53.2%

9,509 votes · D+6.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Samuel J. Tilden, 1876 · 45.5%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

86.5%

11,898 votes · R+73.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 76.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

9,509votes

53.2% of the vote · D+6.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 9,092 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

26,430votes

76.9% of the vote · R+54.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 25,458 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

Woodrow Wilson1912

−9.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+9.9 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · −15.9 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+56.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+52.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +56.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRich IrvinState House · 81

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	23.8%8,298	76.2%26,503	34,801
2020	R	24.6%8,331	75.4%25,530	33,861
2018	R	27.5%6,512	72.5%17,195	23,707

Pennsylvania 81st State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 73.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.5 points.

A population of 66,417, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,851 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 86 and State House District 78.

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 86

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 78

2008–2024 trajectory

State Legislative Subdistrict 1C

2008–2024 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 81st State House District

counties it covers2

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 81st State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pennsylvania 81st State House District voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+54.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,383 votes cast, 7,703 went Democratic and 26,430 went Republican.

When did Pennsylvania 81st State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 81st State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Pennsylvania 81st State House District?

Pennsylvania 81st State House District has a population of 66,417 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 81st State House District?

Median household income in Pennsylvania 81st State House District is $69,851 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Pennsylvania 81st State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 81st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.