State Senate District 6 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 6th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+52 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 133,0032024 5-year
Median household income: $114,3542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.7%2024 5-year
Black: 4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+0.3%	40,817	40,599	82,483
2020	D	+4.7%	42,121	38,277	81,248
2016	D	+1.2%	34,433	33,572	70,793
2012	D	+1.7%	33,103	31,978	65,934
2008	D	+9.0%	36,881	30,701	68,328
2004	D	+3.2%	33,667	31,570	65,628
2000	D	+4.6%	27,385	24,918	54,059
1996	D	+4.1%	21,328	19,399	46,691
1992	D	+1.7%	20,239	19,366	51,070
1988	R	−20.6%	17,104	26,144	43,783
1984	R	−26.3%	15,527	26,696	42,436
1980	R	−22.3%	12,326	20,652	37,395
1976	R	−2.9%	16,596	17,610	34,919
1972	R	−26.2%	11,856	20,543	33,137
1968	R	−7.6%	12,091	14,362	29,746
1964	D	+22.3%	16,395	10,398	26,926
1960	R	−7.2%	12,061	13,949	26,100
1956	R	−20.6%	8,187	12,452	20,677
1952	R	−23.3%	5,317	8,566	13,942
1948	R	−25.5%	3,677	6,273	10,175
1944	R	−15.8%	3,957	5,451	9,465
1940	R	−8.2%	4,544	5,362	9,955
1936	D	+1.9%	5,277	5,079	10,550
1932	R	−21.2%	3,051	4,768	8,103
1928	R	−51.9%	1,902	6,068	8,034
1924	R	−42.9%	1,377	3,786	5,614
1920	R	−34.6%	1,459	3,081	4,693
1916	R	−11.7%	1,586	2,016	3,690
1912	D	+7.0%	1,424	1,171	3,637
1908	R	−14.2%	1,523	2,039	3,641
1904	R	−19.6%	1,401	2,100	3,564
1900	R	−13.4%	1,523	2,002	3,578
1896	R	−19.5%	1,404	2,112	3,626
1892	D	+0.3%	1,765	1,754	3,576
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

21.9%

German

19.9%

Italian

13.7%

English

9.9%

Polish

6.5%

American

4.7%

Scottish

1.6%

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: 44.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.6%

75–84

3.4%

5.8%

65–74

6.2%

7.7%

55–64

7.9%

6.5%

45–54

6.5%

6.3%

35–44

6.2%

5.6%

25–34

5.4%

4.0%

18–24

3.7%

7.8%

5–17

7.5%

2.4%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$114,354

State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 6$114,354

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.3%

Working age (18–64)5.8%

Seniors (65+)7.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.5%

speak English only

Other Indo-European6.4%

Spanish4.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

34.6%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Other Christian

4.4%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Methodist

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Baptist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centered in the rural north-central tier, this district delivered a 34.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate seats in Pennsylvania's 50-district chamber.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-two points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-two points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 133,003, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $114,354 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,483 votes cast, 40,817 went Democratic and 40,599 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania has a population of 133,003 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 6, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania is $114,354 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 6th State Senate District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

Key facts

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