State House District 173 State House District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 173rd 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: 90,9532024 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+58.6%	32,736	8,309	41,663
2020	D	+63.5%	34,764	7,643	42,686
2016	D	+67.0%	33,626	6,261	40,857
2012	D	+71.3%	33,901	5,554	39,772
2008	D	+66.7%	34,314	6,749	41,301
2004	D	+61.1%	31,218	7,491	38,810
2000	D	+62.1%	25,862	5,813	32,311
1996	D	+61.4%	23,778	4,914	30,704
1992	D	+47.3%	25,040	7,676	36,737
1988	D	+34.2%	25,884	12,612	38,862
1984	D	+30.3%	28,867	15,383	44,455
1980	D	+24.7%	24,254	14,055	41,345
1976	D	+34.3%	28,476	13,761	42,963
1972	D	+11.2%	24,858	19,812	45,138
1968	D	+32.0%	30,272	14,633	48,946
1964	D	+47.2%	38,613	13,803	52,594
1960	D	+36.2%	35,844	16,755	52,698
1956	D	+13.9%	29,208	22,075	51,376
1952	D	+16.7%	32,090	22,850	55,189
1948	D	+0.8%	24,913	24,525	50,972
1944	D	+17.7%	28,579	19,943	48,688
1940	D	+19.9%	30,639	20,432	51,330
1936	D	+23.5%	31,077	18,993	51,412
1932	R	−11.7%	14,986	19,063	34,950
1928	R	−20.5%	15,924	24,200	40,338
1924	R	−65.6%	3,121	20,005	25,738
1920	R	−51.9%	5,191	17,723	24,137
1916	R	−35.6%	5,228	11,179	16,732
1912	O	−10.2%	3,818	5,294	14,491
1908	R	−41.0%	4,336	10,667	15,438
1904	R	−63.5%	2,809	13,111	16,217
1900	R	−49.2%	3,350	9,998	13,524
1896	R	−46.2%	3,646	10,160	14,100
1892	R	−15.9%	4,863	6,718	11,694
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

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%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,953

State House District 173 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 173$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 173 sits within Pennsylvania's southeastern suburban corridor, where shifting college-educated voter preferences have nudged presidential margins a few points left over successive cycles while keeping the seat genuinely competitive at the legislative level.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 173rd 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 90,953 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 173, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 173, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 41,663 votes cast, 32,736 went Democratic and 8,309 went Republican.

What is State House District 173, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 173, 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 173, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 173, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in State House District 173, Pennsylvania?

State House District 173, Pennsylvania has a population of 90,953 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 173, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State House District 173, 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 173, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 173, 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.

Pennsylvania 173rd State House District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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