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Pennsylvania 87th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+21.22012R+27.82016R+23.32020R+12.62024R+11.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+11.3
2024
median income$110,456U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age41.5U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate5.2%U.S. 12.5% · PA 11.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.0%U.S. 35.6% · PA 35.2%
non-english10.4%U.S. 22.3% · PA 12.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German29.0%
Irish13.3%
English10.3%
Asian Indian3.4%
Chinese0.6%
Filipino0.6%
Puerto Rican1.6%
Mexican0.9%
Dominican0.3%
African American†2.4%
African0.3%
Nigerian0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Cumberland County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Pennsylvania 87th State House District

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Pennsylvania 87th State House DistrictTrumpR+11.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 87th State House DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 87th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+11.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 87th State House District · R+11.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.0%22,539
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.7%17,895
Jill SteinGreen1.3%545
D+60
R+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 87th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cumberland County, PARepublicanR+9.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.7%Harris17,895
55.0%Trump22,539
1.3%Stein545
−11.3%
40,979
R
43.0%Biden16,437
55.5%Trump21,242
1.5%Jorgensen571
−12.6%
38,250
R
36.2%Clinton11,456
59.4%Trump18,829
4.4%Johnson1,403
−23.3%
31,688
R
36.1%Obama9,667
63.9%Romney17,113
0.0%
−27.8%
26,780
R
38.7%Obama10,544
60.0%McCain16,323
1.3%Nader348
−21.2%
27,215
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −11.3% in 2024.−11.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.2%
2012−27.8%
2016−23.3%
2020−12.6%
2024−11.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RThomas KutzState House · 87

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56.4, this rural district ranks among the deepest-red seats in the state house, leaving Democrats with little structural foothold in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.3 points.

A population of 66,250, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,456 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 88 and State House District 106.

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 88
Pennsylvania
95.2twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 106
Pennsylvania
90.4twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 trajectory
State Legislative Subdistrict 42A
Maryland
90.1twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry

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 87th State House District

counties it covers1
Cumberland County

Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 87th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 87th State House District voted Republican by 11.3 points (R+11.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 40,979 votes cast, 17,895 went Democratic and 22,539 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 87th State House District?
Pennsylvania 87th State House District has a population of 66,250 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 87th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 87th State House District is $110,456 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 87th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 87th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.