State Senate District 9 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 383,1402024 5-year
Median household income: $98,5602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 66.5%2024 5-year
Black: 18.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+67 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	+21.4%	132,143	85,082	220,286
2020	D	+24.5%	134,390	81,160	217,644
2016	D	+19.3%	112,977	75,119	196,309
2012	D	+16.4%	107,246	76,673	185,961
2008	D	+18.7%	113,071	77,153	192,015
2004	D	+10.7%	100,178	80,685	181,804
2000	D	+7.4%	81,590	70,004	156,236
1996	D	+6.7%	69,183	59,500	144,624
1992	R	−0.7%	65,940	67,023	162,200
1988	R	−23.1%	55,884	89,949	147,295
1984	R	−26.6%	55,920	96,825	153,735
1980	R	−22.9%	50,179	84,321	149,310
1976	R	−12.9%	66,146	86,139	155,055
1972	R	−30.7%	52,578	100,435	155,879
1968	R	−11.7%	59,143	76,697	150,473
1964	D	+13.4%	82,084	62,688	145,199
1960	R	−6.5%	67,758	77,146	145,171
1956	R	−28.4%	44,612	80,190	125,074
1952	R	−24.0%	44,009	71,971	116,354
1948	R	−24.5%	31,214	51,899	84,587
1944	R	−10.9%	35,318	43,976	79,709
1940	R	−13.8%	34,065	45,056	79,428
1936	R	−6.6%	37,229	42,597	81,437
1932	R	−39.1%	18,324	42,809	62,670
1928	R	−49.6%	16,069	47,945	64,286
1924	R	−67.2%	4,199	24,870	30,769
1920	R	−52.3%	6,004	20,205	27,152
1916	R	−30.6%	5,321	10,192	15,937
1912	O	−6.8%	4,175	5,191	15,004
1908	R	−41.2%	3,979	9,836	14,226
1904	R	−57.5%	2,531	9,940	12,895
1900	R	−47.6%	3,178	9,252	12,750
1896	R	−49.0%	3,112	9,416	12,858
1892	R	−21.9%	4,091	6,503	10,991
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%

Italian

14.4%

German

13.5%

English

8.9%

Polish

3.7%

American

2.8%

Scottish

1.5%

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: 39.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.6%

6.4%

55–64

6.9%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

6.4%

35–44

6.6%

6.1%

25–34

6.3%

4.8%

18–24

4.9%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$98,560

State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 9$98,560

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.7%

Working age (18–64)8.3%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%

Spanish3.5%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.0%

Other Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Methodist

2.4%

Baptist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.6, this rural district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state senate, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns common to Pennsylvania's agricultural interior.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $98,560, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 383,140 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 220,286 votes cast, 132,143 went Democratic and 85,082 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania has a population of 383,140 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 9, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania is $98,560 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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