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1876–2024
State Senate District 7·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 7th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nineteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Pennsylvania's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+54
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
301,384
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 7th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+54%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
301,3842024 5-year
Median household income
$66,8152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
38.7%2024 5-year
Black
36.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+66 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+54.3%
108,63231,402142,141
D
+59.3%
114,80128,983144,791
D
+62.2%
109,32224,096136,975
D
+65.5%
109,41022,350132,878
D
+62.2%
111,30225,652137,781
D
+56.2%
100,98328,211129,558
D
+56.8%
83,46422,192107,852
D
+56.4%
76,08918,693101,777
D
+43.5%
79,64927,143120,697
D
+30.1%
81,31543,417125,921
D
+26.5%
89,94652,101142,711
D
+21.3%
75,58947,318133,011
D
+31.0%
89,19146,385137,922
D
+8.7%
77,65165,151144,352
D
+29.4%
94,25448,555155,489
D
+45.6%
120,38744,797165,742
D
+33.6%
110,65754,965165,932
D
+11.8%
89,64970,637160,573
D
+15.1%
98,26172,400171,421
R
−0.2%
76,16576,445157,279
D
+16.6%
87,39362,445150,361
D
+18.9%
93,63363,752158,175
D
+22.7%
95,22459,207158,533
R
−12.3%
46,08259,358108,256
R
−21.4%
48,57775,180124,421
R
−65.4%
9,73661,56379,261
R
−51.7%
15,98854,27373,987
R
−35.2%
16,14634,24251,396
O
−9.7%
11,85416,19244,619
R
−40.6%
13,41032,65947,408
R
−62.8%
8,77539,99149,686
R
−48.5%
10,42530,58641,558
R
−45.8%
11,27531,08043,269
R
−15.5%
15,05020,62136,023
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
10.5%
German
8.1%
Italian
7.3%
English
3.8%
Polish
3.2%
American
2.4%
French
0.6%
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: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
1.8%
75–84
2.7%
3.9%
65–74
5.1%
5.3%
55–64
6.2%
5.2%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
7.1%
8.6%
25–34
9.3%
4.7%
18–24
5.0%
7.7%
5–17
7.5%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,815
State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 7$66,815
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)17.9%
Seniors (65+)20.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
76.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European5.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.5%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.6%
Baptist
7.7%
Other Christian
6.7%
Non-Christian
6.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Methodist
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the state's rural interior, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by more than 20 points, a margin that places it well outside the competitive range for statewide contests.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 7th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,815, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 301,384 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 54.3 points (D+54), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 142,141 votes cast, 108,632 went Democratic and 31,402 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, 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 7, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1948.
How many people live in State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania has a population of 301,384 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 7, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania is $66,815 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 7, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, 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.