State House District 157 State House District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 157th 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: 39,8642024 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

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	+14.4%	13,409	9,991	23,753
2020	D	+17.1%	13,270	9,355	22,885
2016	D	+9.4%	10,309	8,449	19,865
2012	R	−0.2%	9,045	9,084	18,379
2008	D	+9.2%	10,029	8,326	18,508
2004	R	−4.5%	7,983	8,734	16,796
2000	R	−9.6%	5,970	7,282	13,656
1996	R	−7.7%	4,714	5,605	11,523
1992	R	−8.5%	4,340	5,385	12,312
1988	R	−34.9%	3,264	6,805	10,157
1984	R	−40.6%	2,828	6,710	9,571
1980	R	−32.3%	2,496	5,315	8,724
1976	R	−22.3%	3,108	4,925	8,152
1972	R	−39.2%	2,264	5,292	7,732
1968	R	−23.9%	2,373	4,080	7,135
1964	D	+8.6%	3,488	2,931	6,448
1960	R	−27.5%	2,195	3,861	6,067
1956	R	−40.6%	1,452	3,436	4,892
1952	R	−30.0%	1,564	2,908	4,483
1948	R	−32.8%	1,067	2,129	3,236
1944	R	−17.9%	1,350	1,940	3,304
1940	R	−11.3%	1,635	2,054	3,702
1936	R	−4.7%	1,941	2,135	4,121
1932	R	−40.9%	876	2,141	3,094
1928	R	−65.0%	559	2,667	3,242
1924	R	−55.6%	433	1,625	2,145
1920	R	−42.7%	510	1,319	1,896
1916	R	−15.9%	620	862	1,518
1912	O	+6.0%	502	415	1,440
1908	R	−32.1%	477	955	1,490
1904	R	−51.3%	316	1,033	1,398
1900	R	−36.4%	452	1,005	1,518
1896	R	−39.0%	441	1,036	1,527
1892	R	−15.9%	571	799	1,438
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.

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

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

6.5%

45–54

6.4%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

5.8%

25–34

5.6%

4.5%

18–24

4.7%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$127,208

State House District 157 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 157$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

Catholic & Orthodox

30.9%

Other Christian

7.6%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Methodist

3.1%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Baptist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+24.7, this 63,000-resident district anchors one end of Pennsylvania's partisan spectrum, reflecting the dense urban or inner-suburban composition common to heavily Democratic state house seats.

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 39,864, 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 157, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 157, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 14.4 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,753 votes cast, 13,409 went Democratic and 9,991 went Republican.

What is State House District 157, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 157, 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 157, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 157, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 157, Pennsylvania?

State House District 157, Pennsylvania has a population of 39,864 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 157, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State House District 157, 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 157, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 157, 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.

Pennsylvania 157th State House District delivered D+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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