State Senate District 13 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 13th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 339,9072024 5-year
Median household income: $86,2552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.4%2024 5-year
Black: 4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 0 D · 2 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	R	−15.5%	73,018	100,340	175,918
2020	R	−15.1%	70,807	96,480	169,809
2016	R	−18.2%	56,092	83,220	148,702
2012	R	−17.2%	55,009	78,321	135,866
2008	R	−9.7%	62,191	75,745	139,214
2004	R	−29.8%	46,716	86,707	134,303
2000	R	−32.2%	34,757	69,172	106,776
1996	R	−25.9%	30,831	55,367	94,697
1992	R	−25.3%	27,861	52,676	98,132
1988	R	−40.6%	24,579	58,689	83,951
1984	R	−49.7%	20,117	60,191	80,701
1980	R	−39.8%	19,304	48,601	73,598
1976	R	−29.7%	23,450	43,813	68,544
1972	R	−50.0%	16,124	49,622	67,040
1968	R	−32.5%	20,252	42,335	67,897
1964	D	+4.9%	34,798	31,534	66,492
1960	R	−36.6%	22,154	47,827	70,157
1956	R	−40.6%	17,842	42,336	60,333
1952	R	−34.6%	18,997	39,254	58,544
1948	R	−30.0%	15,024	28,185	43,930
1944	R	−19.4%	18,408	27,381	46,199
1940	R	−10.9%	21,801	27,165	49,232
1936	D	+0.4%	25,510	25,283	52,007
1932	R	−13.6%	15,702	21,042	39,150
1928	R	−60.3%	8,133	34,136	43,129
1924	R	−49.0%	7,969	25,681	36,114
1920	R	−43.7%	6,645	17,947	25,863
1916	R	−25.1%	6,987	12,069	20,258
1912	O	−5.7%	5,976	7,194	21,498
1908	R	−39.6%	5,794	13,976	20,656
1904	R	−48.7%	5,156	15,528	21,310
1900	R	−38.0%	6,099	13,839	20,372
1896	R	−41.1%	5,869	14,475	20,949
1892	R	−24.4%	7,106	11,835	19,388
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.

German

30.4%

Irish

10.6%

English

8.8%

Italian

6.1%

American

5.1%

Polish

3.0%

French

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.1%

65–74

5.6%

6.3%

55–64

6.4%

5.5%

45–54

5.6%

6.0%

35–44

6.0%

6.4%

25–34

6.4%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.7%

5–17

8.2%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,255

State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$86,255

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.1%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.8%

speak English only

Spanish7.9%

Other Indo-European7.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

19.3%

Mainline Protestant

10.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Methodist

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Baptist

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.5, this district anchors the deeply conservative rural interior of the state, where Republican candidates routinely post some of their widest margins in any statewide election.

The Republican margin in Pennsylvania 13th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,255, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 339,907 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,918 votes cast, 73,018 went Democratic and 100,340 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania has a population of 339,907 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 13, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania is $86,255 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 13th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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