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 198th State House District
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Pennsylvania 198th State House DistrictHarrisD+84.7
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
91.7%
25,318
Donald TrumpRepublican
7.1%
1,950
Jill SteinGreen
1.2%
333
D+60R+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 198th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Philadelphia County, PA
Democratic
D+58.6
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
91.7%Harris25,318
7.1%Trump1,950
1.2%Stein333
+84.7%
27,601
D
94.8%Biden28,302
4.6%Trump1,387
0.6%Jorgensen172
+90.1%
29,861
D
95.7%Clinton28,775
3.0%Trump898
1.3%Johnson396
+92.7%
30,069
D
97.8%Obama31,634
2.2%Romney725
0.0%
+95.5%
32,359
D
96.4%Obama31,483
3.2%McCain1,044
0.4%Nader123
+93.2%
32,650
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+93.2%
2012
+95.5%
2016
+92.7%
2020
+90.1%
2024
+84.7%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DDarisha ParkerState House · 198
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 198 recorded an 84.7-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily one-sided state house districts in Pennsylvania. Its urban concentration drives some of the state's most consistent electoral patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 84.7 points.
A population of 63,286, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,512 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 190 and State House District 201.
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Political twins — state-house districts
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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How did Pennsylvania 198th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 198th State House District voted Democratic by 84.7 points (D+84.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,601 votes cast, 25,318 went Democratic and 1,950 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 198th State House District?
Pennsylvania 198th State House District has a population of 63,286 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 198th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 198th State House District is $51,512 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 198th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 198th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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