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Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+89.32012D+91.92016D+89.32020D+85.12024D+78.9
full record · 20082024
D+78.9
2024
median income$47,440U.S. $80,734 · PA $77,971
median age34.2U.S. 39.1 · PA 41.2
poverty rate30.1%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
African American50.0%
African1.6%
Haitian1.2%
Puerto Rican10.4%
Dominican3.1%
Mexican1.8%
Irish5.0%
German3.6%
Italian3.5%
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 3rd State Senate District

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Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+78.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+78.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District · D+78.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic88.9%95,460
Donald TrumpRepublican9.9%10,651
Jill SteinGreen1.2%1,326
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 3rd State Senate 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
88.9%Harris95,460
9.9%Trump10,651
1.2%Stein1,326
+78.9%
107,437
D
92.3%Biden103,222
7.2%Trump8,014
0.5%Jorgensen608
+85.1%
111,844
D
93.9%Clinton107,958
4.5%Trump5,213
1.6%Johnson1,836
+89.3%
115,007
D
95.9%Obama114,862
4.1%Romney4,859
0.0%
+91.9%
119,721
D
94.4%Obama114,327
5.1%McCain6,193
0.4%Nader535
+89.3%
121,055
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: +78.9% in 2024.+78.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+89.3%
2012+91.9%
2016+89.3%
2020+85.1%
2024+78.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSharif StreetState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Anchored in the Philadelphia region, this district recorded a D+20.3 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the commonwealth's most reliably blue constituencies at the state senate level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.9 points.

A population of 262,203, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,440 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 25 and State Senate District 19.

The state-senate 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 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 78.9 points (D+78.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,437 votes cast, 95,460 went Democratic and 10,651 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District has a population of 262,203 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District is $47,440 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.