State House District 125 State House District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 125th State House District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 185,3522024 5-year
Median household income: $76,2422024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.0%2024 5-year
Black: 17.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.9%	50,133	44,466	96,058
2020	D	+8.5%	50,553	42,504	94,322
2016	D	+2.9%	41,415	38,955	84,347
2012	D	+6.0%	41,580	36,771	79,558
2008	D	+9.1%	44,787	37,275	82,904
2004	R	−8.2%	35,394	41,792	77,578
2000	R	−9.2%	28,412	34,326	64,426
1996	R	−3.7%	26,201	28,429	59,505
1992	R	−8.6%	23,675	29,109	63,307
1988	R	−16.3%	22,452	31,309	54,197
1984	R	−23.4%	21,490	34,774	56,745
1980	R	−21.4%	17,442	28,187	50,171
1976	R	−15.0%	21,980	29,966	53,202
1972	R	−40.5%	14,457	34,759	50,096
1968	R	−28.0%	16,308	30,974	52,348
1964	D	+3.8%	29,518	27,341	57,240
1960	R	−28.9%	21,737	39,507	61,518
1956	R	−35.3%	18,706	39,262	58,207
1952	R	−30.6%	19,832	37,369	57,384
1948	R	−25.4%	17,748	29,993	48,250
1944	R	−18.5%	19,639	28,626	48,478
1940	R	−5.0%	24,517	27,134	51,831
1936	D	+4.4%	27,686	25,344	53,442
1932	R	−23.1%	14,345	23,220	38,500
1928	R	−68.2%	5,834	31,431	37,517
1924	R	−46.0%	5,763	17,818	26,188
1920	R	−35.3%	7,674	16,701	25,552
1916	R	−9.2%	7,350	8,931	17,122
1912	O	+5.6%	4,781	3,848	16,525
1908	R	−32.8%	4,830	10,008	15,791
1904	R	−50.4%	3,226	10,566	14,551
1900	R	−31.9%	4,730	9,391	14,622
1896	R	−37.0%	4,214	9,442	14,125
1892	R	−18.2%	4,813	7,047	12,261
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.8%

Irish

10.7%

English

6.6%

Italian

6.5%

American

5.6%

Polish

2.7%

Scottish

1.3%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.0%

65–74

5.8%

6.2%

55–64

6.7%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

6.3%

35–44

6.5%

6.8%

25–34

7.0%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,242

State House District 125 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 125$76,242

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.7%

Working age (18–64)11.5%

Seniors (65+)14.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Other Indo-European5.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.2%

Other Christian

9.6%

Mainline Protestant

6.0%

Methodist

5.8%

Non-Christian

3.2%

Baptist

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Carrying a 25.5-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this district stands well outside Pennsylvania's competitive middle, reflecting a rural or small-town electorate that has moved sharply away from statewide swing patterns.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nine points in 2008; the Republican margin reached sixty-eight points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 185,352, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,242 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 125, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 125, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 5.9 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 96,058 votes cast, 50,133 went Democratic and 44,466 went Republican.

What is State House District 125, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 125, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 125, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 125, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 125, Pennsylvania?

State House District 125, Pennsylvania has a population of 185,352 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 125, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State House District 125, Pennsylvania is $76,242 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State House District 125, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 125, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 125th State House District delivered D+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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