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1876–2024
State House District 172·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 172nd State House District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

One of Pennsylvania's closest legislative seats, decided by under a point

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+59
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
87,469
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 172nd State House District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+59%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
87,4692024 5-year
Median household income
$61,9532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
35.1%2024 5-year
Black
39.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1924MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+58.6%
31,4827,99140,066
D
+63.5%
33,4327,35041,050
D
+67.0%
32,3386,02139,292
D
+71.3%
32,6025,34138,248
D
+66.7%
33,0006,49139,719
D
+61.1%
30,0227,20437,323
D
+62.1%
24,8715,59031,073
D
+61.4%
22,8674,72629,528
D
+47.3%
24,0817,38235,329
D
+34.2%
24,89312,12937,374
D
+30.3%
27,76114,79442,751
D
+24.7%
23,32513,51639,761
D
+34.3%
27,38513,23341,317
D
+11.2%
23,90519,05343,409
D
+31.9%
29,11214,07347,071
D
+47.2%
37,13413,27450,579
D
+36.2%
34,47016,11350,679
D
+13.9%
28,08921,23049,408
D
+16.7%
30,86121,97553,075
D
+0.8%
23,95923,58649,019
D
+17.7%
27,48419,17946,823
D
+19.9%
29,46519,65049,364
D
+23.5%
29,88618,26649,443
R
−11.7%
14,41218,33333,611
R
−20.5%
15,31423,27338,792
R
−65.6%
3,00219,23924,752
R
−51.9%
4,99217,04423,212
R
−35.6%
5,02810,75116,091
O
−10.2%
3,6715,09113,936
R
−41.0%
4,17010,25814,847
R
−63.5%
2,70112,60815,595
R
−49.2%
3,2219,61513,006
R
−46.2%
3,5069,77113,559
R
−15.9%
4,6776,46111,246
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
9.6%
German
7.0%
Italian
6.7%
English
3.3%
Polish
3.0%
American
2.3%
French
0.7%
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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
1.7%
75–84
2.6%
3.8%
65–74
5.0%
5.2%
55–64
6.1%
5.1%
45–54
5.6%
6.6%
35–44
7.1%
8.9%
25–34
9.6%
4.8%
18–24
5.1%
7.7%
5–17
7.5%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,953
State House District 172 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 172$61,953
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.0%
Working age (18–64)19.1%
Seniors (65+)22.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.6%
speak English only
Spanish10.9%
Other Indo-European5.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.2%
Baptist
8.3%
Non-Christian
6.8%
Other Christian
6.7%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Methodist
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 172 sits at the razor's edge of Pennsylvania's partisan divide, with the 2024 presidential result landing within a single percentage point — making it a perennial focus for both major parties in state legislative contests.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 172nd State House District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,953, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 87,469 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 172, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 172, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,066 votes cast, 31,482 went Democratic and 7,991 went Republican.
What is State House District 172, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 172, Pennsylvania as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 172, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 172, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.
How many people live in State House District 172, Pennsylvania?
State House District 172, Pennsylvania has a population of 87,469 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 172, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State House District 172, Pennsylvania is $61,953 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State House District 172, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 172, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.