HarrisDemocratic40.5%14,041TrumpRepublican58.7%20,337OtherAll other candidates0.8%285
R+18.2- Lead
- 6,296
- Total
- 34,663
- vs nation
- R+16.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic43.2%14,434TrumpRepublican55.5%18,549OtherAll other candidates1.3%446
R+12.3- Lead
- 4,115
- Total
- 33,429
- vs nation
- R+16.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.9%10,779TrumpRepublican57.3%15,849OtherAll other candidates3.8%1,048
R+18.3- Lead
- 5,070
- Total
- 27,676
- vs nation
- R+20.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic46.0%11,126RomneyRepublican52.7%12,741OtherAll other candidates1.3%316
R+6.7- Lead
- 1,615
- Total
- 24,183
- vs nation
- R+10.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic47.8%12,531McCainRepublican51.1%13,401OtherAll other candidates1.0%271
R+3.3- Lead
- 870
- Total
- 26,203
- vs nation
- R+10.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic39.8%8,884BushRepublican59.5%13,285OtherAll other candidates0.6%144
R+19.7- Lead
- 4,401
- Total
- 22,313
- vs nation
- R+17.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic37.7%6,994BushRepublican59.5%11,021OtherAll other candidates2.8%516
R+21.7- Lead
- 4,027
- Total
- 18,531
- vs nation
- R+22.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic34.0%5,276DoleRepublican52.9%8,196OtherAll other candidates13.1%2,032
R+18.8- Lead
- 2,920
- Total
- 15,504
- vs nation
- R+27.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 62,7942024 5-year
- Population density
- 231 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 272 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $80,7602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44.1 in 1876MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56.1 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 139, PA · twin score 89.7
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 176th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Samuel J. Tilden1876
72.1%
993 votes · D+44.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 68.4%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
78.0%
3,534 votes · R+56.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 75.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
14,434votes
43.2% of the vote · R+12.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 14,041 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
20,337votes
58.7% of the vote · R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 18,549 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1892
+28.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+29.8 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +24.2 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1960
+45.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.7 · U.S. D+0.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +38.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJack RaderState House · 176
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+18.2, this 62,000-person district trends well to the right of Pennsylvania's competitive statewide averages, reflecting the rural and small-town character common to the state's interior counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.1 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 56.1 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.2 points.
A population of 62,794, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,760 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 139 and State House District 122.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 139
Pennsylvania
89.7twin score
elasticitymedian age12-yr trend
State House District 122
Pennsylvania
86.4twin score
elasticity12-yr trendmedian age≠ Italian ancestry
State House District 183
Pennsylvania
84.7twin score
elasticitymedian age2016–2024 trajectory
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 176th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 176th State House District voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,663 votes cast, 14,041 went Democratic and 20,337 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 176th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 176th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 176th State House District?
Pennsylvania 176th State House District has a population of 62,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 176th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 176th State House District is $80,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 176th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 176th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.