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1876–2024
State House District 103·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 103rd State House District delivered R+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Pennsylvania's more reliably Republican-leaning state house seats

18762024·38 elections
PA
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
12,196
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 103rd State House District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
12,1962024 5-year
Median household income
$83,1612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.7%2024 5-year
Black
9.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+12 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 1 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−3.8%
3,1223,3706,600
R
−3.4%
3,0213,2356,348
R
−9.9%
2,3652,9185,589
R
−8.8%
2,2942,7435,124
R
−4.6%
2,4852,7265,267
R
−20.1%
1,9572,9504,931
R
−19.8%
1,5882,4014,096
R
−13.0%
1,4671,9493,715
R
−15.3%
1,3441,9523,968
R
−25.3%
1,2572,1153,398
R
−32.6%
1,1422,2593,426
R
−27.6%
9951,8643,151
R
−21.5%
1,2001,8763,144
R
−44.5%
7732,0572,884
R
−30.5%
8461,7052,821
D
+4.8%
1,4921,3552,862
R
−33.3%
9971,9973,007
R
−35.9%
8551,8182,684
R
−32.3%
8591,6822,548
R
−24.1%
7691,2642,052
R
−18.7%
8351,2222,066
R
−2.4%
1,0621,1152,183
D
+7.3%
1,2281,0592,305
R
−14.9%
7019541,695
R
−63.5%
2931,3321,637
R
−31.4%
3607361,199
R
−26.5%
3756631,086
R
−1.0%
366374778
O
+12.5%
262169746
R
−21.1%
273429741
R
−33.9%
223467720
R
−17.7%
272394689
R
−23.3%
252412688
R
−5.2%
274305597
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.8%
Irish
12.1%
English
8.7%
Italian
6.6%
American
5.0%
Polish
2.9%
Scottish
1.9%
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
87.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.7%
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.2%
Other Christian
8.7%
Mainline Protestant
7.5%
Methodist
6.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
2.4%
Baptist
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+24.1, this district sits well to the right of Pennsylvania's statewide average, suggesting a voter base where Republican candidates have faced little meaningful general-election competition in recent cycles.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twelve points in 1912; the Republican margin reached sixty-three points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 12,196, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,161 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 103, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 103, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 3.8 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,600 votes cast, 3,122 went Democratic and 3,370 went Republican.
What is State House District 103, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 103, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" 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 103, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 103, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 103, Pennsylvania?
State House District 103, Pennsylvania has a population of 12,196 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 103, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 103, Pennsylvania is $83,161 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 103, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 103, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.