State House District 189 State House District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 189th State House District, Pennsylvania: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 37,0062024 5-year
Median household income: $82,5532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.7%2024 5-year
Black: 10.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+52 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	R	−12.0%	8,710	11,107	20,046
2020	R	−5.5%	8,927	9,988	19,130
2016	R	−11.5%	6,664	8,472	15,733
2012	D	+2.2%	7,082	6,779	14,053
2008	D	+7.1%	7,948	6,878	14,986
2004	R	−8.2%	5,775	6,819	12,697
2000	R	−6.8%	4,679	5,393	10,466
1996	R	−4.9%	3,523	3,945	8,659
1992	R	−7.2%	2,840	3,441	8,293
1988	R	−30.9%	2,048	3,918	6,050
1984	R	−37.2%	1,683	3,700	5,422
1980	R	−29.4%	1,503	2,944	4,898
1976	R	−11.0%	1,921	2,408	4,413
1972	R	−43.8%	1,063	2,798	3,963
1968	R	−23.6%	1,287	2,172	3,746
1964	D	+15.6%	2,046	1,492	3,558
1960	R	−33.5%	1,227	2,472	3,714
1956	R	−40.3%	1,003	2,368	3,384
1952	R	−34.1%	1,079	2,201	3,289
1948	R	−21.0%	1,049	1,606	2,656
1944	R	−17.0%	1,053	1,488	2,552
1940	R	−4.9%	1,309	1,443	2,758
1936	D	+10.6%	1,655	1,335	3,013
1932	D	+11.1%	1,279	1,019	2,338
1928	R	−39.1%	678	1,554	2,240
1924	R	−6.2%	746	855	1,751
1920	R	−7.4%	654	761	1,454
1916	D	+32.3%	675	341	1,035
1912	D	+52.5%	651	118	1,016
1908	D	+27.0%	659	373	1,059
1904	D	+24.9%	573	338	943
1900	D	+33.7%	711	344	1,089
1896	D	+24.8%	659	390	1,086
1892	D	+45.4%	690	255	959
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.

German

18.4%

Irish

16.8%

Italian

14.1%

English

7.1%

Polish

5.6%

American

4.6%

French

1.8%

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: 46.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.3%

6.6%

65–74

6.6%

8.6%

55–64

8.4%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

5.8%

35–44

5.8%

5.7%

25–34

5.1%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

7.2%

5–17

6.8%

2.2%

2.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$82,553

State House District 189 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 189$82,553

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.1%

Working age (18–64)9.3%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.7%

speak English only

Spanish8.4%

Other Indo-European4.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.0%

Other Christian

5.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Methodist

2.8%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 189th State House District in the Mid-Atlantic has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Pennsylvania 189th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 189th State House District has rarely exceeded fifty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $82,553 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 189, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 189, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 12.0 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,046 votes cast, 8,710 went Democratic and 11,107 went Republican.

What is State House District 189, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 189, Pennsylvania as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 189, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 189, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 189, Pennsylvania?

State House District 189, Pennsylvania has a population of 37,006 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 189, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State House District 189, Pennsylvania is $82,553 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State House District 189, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 189, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 189th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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