State Senate District 4 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 4th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+46%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+46MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 199,3262024 5-year
Median household income: $76,9052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.0%2024 5-year
Black: 30.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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	+46.2%	72,062	26,080	99,617
2020	D	+51.0%	75,387	24,190	100,356
2016	D	+52.7%	69,417	20,532	92,774
2012	D	+53.9%	68,344	20,198	89,376
2008	D	+52.9%	70,314	21,480	92,394
2004	D	+46.1%	63,408	23,311	86,997
2000	D	+46.2%	52,136	18,701	72,411
1996	D	+45.9%	46,614	15,673	67,360
1992	D	+35.5%	48,114	20,293	78,404
1988	D	+21.1%	47,664	30,945	79,362
1984	D	+17.8%	51,653	36,006	88,077
1980	D	+13.5%	43,431	32,317	82,489
1976	D	+23.7%	51,895	31,758	85,121
1972	D	+2.8%	44,880	42,405	88,308
1968	D	+23.3%	54,025	32,204	93,638
1964	D	+41.8%	69,240	28,336	97,900
1960	D	+27.0%	62,045	35,593	97,815
1956	D	+6.7%	49,498	43,269	92,926
1952	D	+10.8%	53,905	43,330	97,647
1948	R	−2.7%	41,605	43,939	88,066
1944	D	+13.6%	47,770	36,303	84,382
1940	D	+16.3%	51,091	36,736	88,260
1936	D	+20.6%	52,334	34,039	88,614
1932	R	−13.8%	25,571	34,028	61,228
1928	R	−23.7%	26,378	42,844	69,602
1924	R	−64.8%	5,606	34,228	44,151
1920	R	−51.3%	8,911	29,778	40,707
1916	R	−34.2%	9,063	18,800	28,436
1912	O	−8.5%	6,746	8,857	24,843
1908	R	−39.5%	7,555	17,912	26,208
1904	R	−60.9%	5,073	21,710	27,302
1900	R	−46.8%	5,970	16,734	23,017
1896	R	−44.6%	6,351	17,004	23,879
1892	R	−14.4%	8,491	11,385	20,083
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

12.3%

German

10.4%

Italian

8.6%

English

5.0%

Polish

3.7%

American

2.8%

French

0.5%

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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.8%

4.1%

65–74

5.2%

5.6%

55–64

6.4%

5.4%

45–54

5.8%

6.7%

35–44

7.0%

8.1%

25–34

8.6%

4.5%

18–24

4.8%

7.8%

5–17

7.6%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,905

State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$76,905

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.9%

Working age (18–64)15.3%

Seniors (65+)18.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.4%

speak English only

Spanish8.9%

Other Indo-European5.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.3%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

20.4%

Other Christian

6.7%

Baptist

6.4%

Non-Christian

6.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural and small-town communities of north-central Pennsylvania, this district delivered a 25-point-plus Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it well outside the state's competitive range.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 4th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,905, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 199,326 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 46.2 points (D+46), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 99,617 votes cast, 72,062 went Democratic and 26,080 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1948.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania has a population of 199,326 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 4, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania is $76,905 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 4th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nineteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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