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State Senate District 17·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 17th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Pennsylvania's closest state senate districts by presidential vote

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
D+23
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
177,266
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 17th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
177,2662024 5-year
Median household income
$104,0142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.1%2024 5-year
Black
14.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 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
+23.1%
63,50039,403104,397
D
+26.5%
64,42737,236102,662
D
+21.7%
53,12433,50190,433
D
+17.2%
49,66934,93885,592
D
+21.1%
52,98034,41688,173
D
+13.0%
47,15536,29383,854
D
+10.6%
38,36130,82571,172
D
+8.7%
31,84526,20264,849
D
+2.3%
30,39628,75171,731
R
−21.2%
25,27939,01864,941
R
−26.6%
24,31142,12266,841
R
−24.1%
21,20636,86164,881
R
−13.6%
28,24437,34866,822
R
−29.9%
22,86242,87866,882
R
−12.5%
25,69733,81464,759
D
+13.8%
34,75826,28661,219
R
−12.3%
26,68334,19260,974
R
−32.4%
17,36834,03051,490
R
−27.9%
16,98730,19247,310
R
−28.6%
12,09421,99634,667
R
−16.6%
13,76119,25933,205
R
−16.5%
13,48218,85332,456
R
−6.8%
15,11717,37333,129
R
−35.3%
8,03017,20125,976
R
−50.3%
6,44619,63426,224
R
−62.8%
2,13810,73013,682
R
−48.6%
2,6798,12111,195
R
−25.8%
2,6194,5077,330
O
+0.8%
2,1892,1366,969
R
−31.3%
2,1564,2046,539
R
−40.4%
1,7104,1546,043
R
−32.8%
1,8883,7845,788
R
−36.7%
1,7303,8405,742
R
−8.8%
2,3372,8025,257
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.2%
German
15.9%
Italian
13.8%
English
8.5%
Polish
4.7%
American
3.4%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.2%
75–84
3.0%
4.9%
65–74
5.7%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
6.0%
45–54
6.2%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$104,014
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$104,014
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.0%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Spanish3.7%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
31.9%
Mainline Protestant
6.4%
Other Christian
5.8%
Non-Christian
4.2%
Methodist
1.8%
Baptist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+0.1, this 257,875-person district sits at the sharpest edge of Pennsylvania's statewide competitiveness, making it a reliable bellwether for shifts in suburban or exurban voter alignment.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 17th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-six points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,014, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 177,266 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 23.1 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 104,397 votes cast, 63,500 went Democratic and 39,403 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania has a population of 177,266 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 17, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania is $104,014 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.