State Senate District 5 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 5th 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: 397,1592024 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%	142,946	36,282	181,925
2020	D	+63.5%	151,801	33,373	186,392
2016	D	+67.0%	146,832	27,341	178,407
2012	D	+71.3%	148,034	24,253	173,670
2008	D	+66.7%	149,837	29,471	180,346
2004	D	+61.1%	136,318	32,709	169,470
2000	D	+62.1%	112,930	25,382	141,088
1996	D	+61.4%	103,831	21,457	134,073
1992	D	+47.3%	109,341	33,520	160,416
1988	D	+34.2%	113,027	55,073	169,698
1984	D	+30.3%	126,051	67,172	194,117
1980	D	+24.7%	105,909	61,372	180,540
1976	D	+34.3%	124,344	60,088	187,604
1972	D	+11.2%	108,544	86,510	197,100
1968	D	+32.0%	132,185	63,897	213,731
1964	D	+47.2%	168,609	60,272	229,659
1960	D	+36.2%	156,516	73,161	230,113
1956	D	+13.9%	127,539	96,395	224,341
1952	D	+16.7%	140,126	99,779	240,991
1948	D	+0.8%	108,786	107,092	222,575
1944	D	+17.7%	124,793	87,085	212,603
1940	D	+19.9%	133,789	89,221	224,139
1936	D	+23.5%	135,702	82,936	224,499
1932	R	−11.7%	65,437	83,241	152,613
1928	R	−20.5%	69,534	105,674	176,139
1924	R	−65.6%	13,630	87,355	112,387
1920	R	−51.9%	22,665	77,392	105,395
1916	R	−35.6%	22,828	48,815	73,063
1912	O	−10.2%	16,671	23,116	63,278
1908	R	−41.0%	18,934	46,578	67,414
1904	R	−63.5%	12,265	57,249	70,812
1900	R	−49.2%	14,627	43,660	59,054
1896	R	−46.2%	15,920	44,365	61,568
1892	R	−15.9%	21,237	29,336	51,063
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 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 5$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.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+53.2, this rural district ranks among the state's most lopsided legislative seats, reflecting the deep conservative tilt of Pennsylvania's interior counties.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 5th 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 397,159 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 181,925 votes cast, 142,946 went Democratic and 36,282 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, 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 5, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 5, Pennsylvania has a population of 397,159 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 5, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 5, 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 5, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, 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 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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