Pennsylvania 156th State House District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,3832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $127,2082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 156, PAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8,874 | 6,612 | 15,720 | ||
| D | 8,783 | 6,191 | 15,146 | ||
| D | 6,823 | 5,592 | 13,147 | ||
| R | 5,986 | 6,012 | 12,163 | ||
| D | 6,638 | 5,510 | 12,249 | ||
| R | 5,283 | 5,781 | 11,116 | ||
| R | 3,951 | 4,820 | 9,038 | ||
| R | 3,120 | 3,710 | 7,626 | ||
| R | 2,872 | 3,564 | 8,149 | ||
| R | 2,160 | 4,504 | 6,722 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 4,441 | 6,334 | ||
| R | 1,652 | 3,518 | 5,774 | ||
| R | 2,057 | 3,260 | 5,395 | ||
| R | 1,499 | 3,502 | 5,117 | ||
| R | 1,570 | 2,700 | 4,722 | ||
| D | 2,309 | 1,940 | 4,267 | ||
| R | 1,453 | 2,555 | 4,015 | ||
| R | 961 | 2,274 | 3,238 | ||
| R | 1,035 | 1,924 | 2,967 | ||
| R | 706 | 1,409 | 2,142 | ||
| R | 893 | 1,284 | 2,187 | ||
| R | 1,082 | 1,359 | 2,450 | ||
| R | 1,285 | 1,413 | 2,727 | ||
| R | 580 | 1,417 | 2,048 | ||
| R | 370 | 1,765 | 2,146 | ||
| R | 286 | 1,075 | 1,420 | ||
| R | 337 | 873 | 1,255 | ||
| R | 410 | 570 | 1,005 | ||
| O | 332 | 275 | 953 | ||
| R | 316 | 632 | 986 | ||
| R | 209 | 684 | 925 | ||
| R | 299 | 665 | 1,004 | ||
| R | 292 | 685 | 1,011 | ||
| R | 378 | 529 | 952 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.8%
German
18.8%
Italian
14.2%
English
12.8%
Polish
4.4%
American
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$127,208
State House District 156 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 156$127,208
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European4.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 156 posts presidential margins roughly double Pennsylvania's statewide Democratic lean, reflecting a dense, diverse suburban-to-urban electorate that has shifted further left over successive election cycles.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventeen points in 2020; the Republican margin reached sixty-five points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 26,383, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $127,208 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 156, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 156, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 14.4 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,720 votes cast, 8,874 went Democratic and 6,612 went Republican.
What is State House District 156, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 156, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 156, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 156, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 156, Pennsylvania?
State House District 156, Pennsylvania has a population of 26,383 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 156, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 156, Pennsylvania is $127,208 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 156, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 156, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.