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State House District 89·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 89th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A near-even split where presidential margins have narrowed to under a point

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
R+43
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
30,739
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 89th State House District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
30,7392024 5-year
Median household income
$77,0032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+68 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−42.9%
4,59811,64216,438
R
−43.1%
4,37911,18115,778
R
−45.8%
3,4119,72113,771
R
−38.3%
3,7108,44912,367
R
−32.6%
4,1358,18512,430
R
−43.1%
3,2358,16811,439
R
−37.0%
2,9156,4549,574
R
−23.3%
2,9264,9598,737
R
−22.7%
2,6254,5688,562
R
−37.1%
2,4165,2907,743
R
−40.6%
2,2425,3217,587
R
−29.0%
2,3564,4377,176
R
−15.2%
2,8603,9086,912
R
−42.5%
1,8474,7066,722
R
−21.9%
2,2373,7406,874
D
+17.6%
3,7762,6426,434
R
−29.1%
2,3614,2996,667
R
−26.7%
2,1603,7355,897
R
−29.9%
1,7323,2184,964
R
−24.4%
1,4362,3733,841
R
−20.5%
1,7202,6134,346
R
−1.4%
2,4832,5565,047
D
+6.9%
3,0532,6595,745
R
−8.0%
1,8242,1474,054
R
−68.2%
5913,1923,812
R
−24.1%
1,1271,9123,251
R
−24.2%
9801,6362,707
R
−2.9%
1,0421,1082,268
D
+15.6%
8805292,251
R
−18.9%
9141,3552,334
R
−25.8%
8041,3792,233
R
−17.7%
8791,2662,184
R
−20.3%
8641,3182,241
R
−7.0%
9701,1182,127
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.9%
Irish
10.6%
American
10.0%
English
9.5%
Italian
3.9%
Polish
2.2%
Scottish
1.7%
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: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.8%
2.8%
75–84
3.2%
5.5%
65–74
6.0%
6.7%
55–64
6.9%
6.3%
45–54
6.3%
5.8%
35–44
6.1%
6.2%
25–34
6.1%
3.8%
18–24
3.5%
8.5%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,003
State House District 89 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 89$77,003
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
10.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Methodist
5.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Baptist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania's 89th House district sits at the sharpest edge of statewide competitiveness, with the 2024 presidential result landing just 0.8 points to the right — a margin narrow enough that local candidate quality and turnout operations routinely determine outcomes.

The Republican margin in Pennsylvania 89th State House District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,003, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 30,739 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 89, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 89, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.9 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,438 votes cast, 4,598 went Democratic and 11,642 went Republican.
What is State House District 89, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 89, Pennsylvania as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 31 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 89, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 89, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 89, Pennsylvania?
State House District 89, Pennsylvania has a population of 30,739 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 89, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 89, Pennsylvania is $77,003 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 89, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 89, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.