State Senate District 16 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 16th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 591,1952024 5-year
Median household income: $96,3762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.1%2024 5-year
Black: 5.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 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	+1.2%	164,826	160,723	330,131
2020	D	+5.9%	169,151	150,102	322,828
2016	D	+2.6%	138,962	131,487	282,679
2012	D	+4.3%	133,640	122,509	259,646
2008	D	+11.9%	148,867	116,903	268,991
2004	D	+2.7%	131,298	124,322	257,259
2000	D	+2.7%	103,910	98,225	209,249
1996	D	+3.5%	84,510	78,033	185,341
1992	D	+2.4%	80,652	75,852	201,633
1988	R	−17.6%	70,797	101,363	174,058
1984	R	−23.6%	65,989	106,958	173,927
1980	R	−19.7%	54,180	85,150	157,143
1976	R	−1.8%	72,827	75,538	151,331
1972	R	−26.7%	51,935	90,776	145,621
1968	R	−5.6%	61,160	68,979	140,383
1964	D	+26.7%	83,544	48,236	132,446
1960	R	−12.6%	57,329	73,870	131,593
1956	R	−24.8%	40,586	67,520	108,390
1952	R	−18.4%	37,758	54,836	92,963
1948	R	−14.2%	29,342	39,263	69,863
1944	R	−7.8%	31,753	37,131	69,260
1940	D	+1.2%	36,142	35,276	71,814
1936	D	+11.0%	39,593	31,618	72,791
1932	R	−5.4%	24,217	27,096	53,531
1928	R	−50.6%	14,763	45,531	60,782
1924	R	−32.9%	11,441	24,723	40,396
1920	R	−26.3%	11,934	20,982	34,381
1916	D	+1.3%	13,077	12,737	26,980
1912	D	+28.2%	11,870	4,591	25,770
1908	R	−4.4%	12,441	13,629	26,952
1904	R	−10.2%	11,271	13,892	25,613
1900	R	−1.2%	11,763	12,062	24,185
1896	R	−6.2%	10,620	12,070	23,384
1892	D	+10.5%	11,625	9,396	21,329
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

20.7%

Irish

15.6%

Italian

10.5%

English

7.8%

Polish

4.9%

American

4.4%

Scottish

0.8%

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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.3%

65–74

5.8%

7.0%

55–64

7.2%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,376

State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 16$96,376

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.6%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)9.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

79.8%

speak English only

Spanish12.3%

Other Indo-European4.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

25.3%

Mainline Protestant

8.4%

Other Christian

5.8%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Methodist

1.3%

Baptist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 16th State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by one point — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 591,195, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,376 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 330,131 votes cast, 164,826 went Democratic and 160,723 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania has a population of 591,195 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 16, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania is $96,376 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 16th State Senate District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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