State Senate District 1 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 1st State Senate 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: 292,4432024 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%	105,257	26,716	133,958
2020	D	+63.5%	111,776	24,573	137,247
2016	D	+67.0%	108,117	20,132	131,368
2012	D	+71.3%	109,003	17,858	127,880
2008	D	+66.7%	110,331	21,700	132,795
2004	D	+61.1%	100,376	24,085	124,787
2000	D	+62.1%	83,155	18,690	103,888
1996	D	+61.4%	76,454	15,799	98,723
1992	D	+47.3%	80,511	24,682	118,120
1988	D	+34.2%	83,226	40,552	124,955
1984	D	+30.3%	92,816	49,461	142,935
1980	D	+24.7%	77,984	45,190	132,938
1976	D	+34.3%	91,559	44,245	138,139
1972	D	+11.2%	79,925	63,701	145,132
1968	D	+32.0%	97,333	47,050	157,378
1964	D	+47.2%	124,153	44,380	169,106
1960	D	+36.2%	115,248	53,871	169,440
1956	D	+13.9%	93,912	70,979	165,191
1952	D	+16.7%	103,180	73,471	177,451
1948	D	+0.8%	80,103	78,856	163,890
1944	D	+17.7%	91,890	64,123	156,547
1940	D	+19.9%	98,514	65,697	165,042
1936	D	+23.5%	99,922	61,069	165,307
1932	R	−11.7%	48,184	61,293	112,374
1928	R	−20.5%	51,200	77,812	129,698
1924	R	−65.6%	10,036	64,323	82,755
1920	R	−51.9%	16,689	56,986	77,606
1916	R	−35.6%	16,809	35,944	53,799
1912	O	−10.2%	12,275	17,021	46,594
1908	R	−41.0%	13,942	34,297	49,640
1904	R	−63.5%	9,031	42,155	52,141
1900	R	−49.2%	10,770	32,148	43,484
1896	R	−46.2%	11,723	32,667	45,335
1892	R	−15.9%	15,637	21,601	37,599
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 Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$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.

Anchored in northwest Philadelphia, this district delivers some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate that has voted Democratic by double digits for decades.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 1st State Senate 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 292,443 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 133,958 votes cast, 105,257 went Democratic and 26,716 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, 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 Senate District 1, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania has a population of 292,443 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, 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 Senate District 1, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, 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 1st State Senate District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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