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Pennsylvania 173rd State House District
presidential margin
2008D+16.42012D+25.42016D+11.92020D+11.62024D+5.0
full record · 20082024
D+5.0
2024
median income$61,438U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age39.7U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate20.8%U.S. 12.5% · PA 11.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.4%U.S. 35.6% · PA 35.2%
non-english24.4%U.S. 22.3% · PA 12.4%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.4%
German12.0%
Italian11.4%
African American17.3%
African0.6%
Haitian0.4%
Puerto Rican8.5%
Dominican2.6%
Mexican1.5%
Chinese2.2%
Asian Indian1.2%
Vietnamese0.9%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Philadelphia County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Pennsylvania 173rd State House District

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Pennsylvania 173rd State House DistrictHarrisD+5.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 173rd State House DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 173rd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+5.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 173rd State House District · D+5.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic51.9%11,798
Donald TrumpRepublican46.9%10,656
Jill SteinGreen1.2%283
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Pennsylvania 173rd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Philadelphia County, PADemocraticD+58.6
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
51.9%Harris11,798
46.9%Trump10,656
1.2%Stein283
+5.0%
22,737
D
55.4%Biden13,895
43.8%Trump10,987
0.8%Jorgensen202
+11.6%
25,084
D
54.6%Clinton12,886
42.8%Trump10,087
2.6%Johnson619
+11.9%
23,592
D
62.7%Obama13,957
37.3%Romney8,308
0.0%
+25.4%
22,265
D
57.6%Obama14,635
41.2%McCain10,473
1.2%Nader311
+16.4%
25,419
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +5.0% in 2024.+5.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+16.4%
2012+25.4%
2016+11.9%
2020+11.6%
2024+5.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DPat GallagherState House · 173

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.0 points.

A population of 62,773, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,438 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 174 and State House District 177.

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 173rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 173rd State House District voted Democratic by 5.0 points (D+5.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,737 votes cast, 11,798 went Democratic and 10,656 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 173rd State House District?
Pennsylvania 173rd State House District has a population of 62,773 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 173rd State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 173rd State House District is $61,438 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 173rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 173rd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.