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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 8th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Pennsylvania's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+47
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
173,850
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 8th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+47%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+47MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
173,8502024 5-year
Median household income
$70,0222024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.3%2024 5-year
Black
34.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 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
+46.8%
61,94522,07085,243
D
+51.3%
65,13520,74086,514
D
+52.6%
61,04918,18181,531
D
+55.4%
60,92917,24178,855
D
+52.3%
62,10919,24581,927
D
+46.2%
56,49320,70077,464
D
+45.3%
46,81517,15165,473
D
+44.4%
42,33614,77662,130
D
+32.5%
43,62719,91373,039
D
+18.1%
43,44730,01774,179
D
+15.2%
47,66235,00283,100
D
+11.4%
40,55531,58478,463
D
+20.9%
48,80431,66081,883
R
−0.4%
41,88342,19185,137
D
+21.0%
50,30731,53289,584
D
+39.1%
65,14228,42793,873
D
+26.4%
59,41734,56894,162
D
+4.7%
46,70242,46689,340
D
+8.8%
50,45142,29293,140
R
−3.2%
38,71141,36982,395
D
+13.3%
44,27233,86678,428
D
+14.7%
46,72534,67081,793
D
+18.9%
47,74732,26282,087
R
−16.3%
23,11332,39156,960
R
−24.7%
24,11640,02464,469
R
−66.0%
4,78130,74339,317
R
−52.2%
7,86326,96636,620
R
−35.5%
7,75016,55224,801
O
−10.2%
5,6907,89921,639
R
−41.3%
6,36715,75922,764
R
−63.2%
4,11419,05123,621
R
−49.4%
4,90314,73419,906
R
−46.7%
5,29714,96820,700
R
−16.5%
7,0629,90017,156
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
13.3%
Italian
9.0%
German
8.4%
English
4.6%
Polish
3.1%
American
2.4%
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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
1.8%
75–84
2.7%
4.1%
65–74
5.2%
5.5%
55–64
6.3%
5.3%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
7.0%
8.1%
25–34
8.7%
4.8%
18–24
5.0%
7.9%
5–17
7.6%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,022
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$70,022
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)18.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.8%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.1%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
21.3%
Baptist
6.3%
Other Christian
6.0%
Non-Christian
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in north-central Pennsylvania's rural corridor, this district delivered a 42-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided state senate seats in the commonwealth by recent vote share.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 8th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,022, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 173,850 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 46.8 points (D+47), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,243 votes cast, 61,945 went Democratic and 22,070 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania has a population of 173,850 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 8, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania is $70,022 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.