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State House District 111·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 111th State House District was solidly Democratic for decades. In the last twenty years, it flipped.

One of Pennsylvania's most Republican-leaning state house seats

18762024·38 elections
PA
Latest
R+41
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
74,652
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 111th State House District, Pennsylvania: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
74,6522024 5-year
Median household income
$65,5062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.9%2024 5-year
Black
1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−40.9%
12,59630,37843,448
R
−37.6%
12,76828,45241,715
R
−39.7%
10,10424,43636,113
R
−21.1%
12,90219,96533,520
R
−12.0%
15,41119,66035,515
R
−23.8%
13,07921,31934,652
R
−22.1%
11,38718,18630,714
R
−10.9%
10,12513,09427,244
R
−15.3%
8,79113,17228,664
R
−35.9%
7,55316,13123,907
R
−44.8%
6,71317,71624,553
R
−33.7%
7,05815,01223,606
R
−20.5%
9,09013,88223,429
R
−43.3%
6,09615,83522,513
R
−34.1%
6,62114,26722,410
D
+3.2%
11,94611,19523,177
R
−30.8%
8,90416,85225,784
R
−46.1%
6,49017,61524,128
R
−52.0%
5,45117,36722,894
R
−43.5%
5,24413,42318,816
R
−40.5%
6,19614,67620,949
R
−34.3%
7,84116,06023,969
R
−24.0%
9,97616,38726,752
R
−18.1%
7,77611,30019,480
R
−40.2%
6,59015,53922,234
R
−49.1%
3,25711,23016,223
R
−41.6%
4,03410,24114,912
R
−12.3%
4,5795,93010,981
O
+13.4%
3,9552,45611,206
R
−19.8%
4,9627,59213,302
R
−26.9%
4,0637,39412,382
R
−14.0%
5,4087,31313,591
R
−18.3%
5,3757,94514,015
R
−7.7%
5,4546,44212,831
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.1%
German
18.5%
English
12.6%
Italian
11.4%
Polish
6.5%
American
5.1%
Scottish
1.0%
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
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Methodist
6.5%
Other Christian
5.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Baptist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+57.2, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican constituencies in the state, suggesting a rural or small-town base where statewide Democrats rarely compete.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 111th State House District peaked at thirteen points in 1912. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,506 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 111, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 111, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 40.9 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,448 votes cast, 12,596 went Democratic and 30,378 went Republican.
What is State House District 111, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 111, Pennsylvania as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 111, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 111, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 111, Pennsylvania?
State House District 111, Pennsylvania has a population of 74,652 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 111, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 111, Pennsylvania is $65,506 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 111, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 111, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.