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1876–2024
State Senate District 22·Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A Philadelphia-area district that has leaned Democratic by double digits for years

1876 — 2024·38 elections
PA
Latest
R+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
125,862
2024 ACS

Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
125,8622024 5-year
Median household income
$65,7012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.2%2024 5-year
Black
3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1924MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−1.3%
32,45933,32766,437
D
+4.2%
33,79331,07565,490
R
−0.7%
28,18328,59759,023
D
+23.2%
33,67820,83755,350
D
+22.9%
36,95223,09460,571
D
+12.1%
33,04725,83759,687
D
+20.6%
31,49220,36754,023
D
+21.7%
26,20315,89947,470
D
+11.0%
25,31019,36253,968
D
+3.1%
25,71124,13050,372
R
−3.5%
25,82627,72754,238
R
−0.3%
25,67025,82254,817
D
+13.3%
32,57724,79658,289
R
−14.5%
25,06533,64159,056
D
+18.5%
36,90525,03664,232
D
+46.4%
49,16517,93267,300
D
+22.5%
45,18228,54473,793
R
−9.0%
30,92637,08468,143
D
+0.3%
35,76035,54071,425
D
+12.2%
34,71327,07062,396
D
+9.9%
33,19527,23060,527
D
+12.8%
41,02231,70272,964
D
+20.1%
45,56630,12076,783
D
+7.9%
23,68520,18044,570
D
+5.7%
30,15126,87457,086
R
−32.7%
9,41421,11135,766
R
−25.6%
13,22222,67836,974
R
−6.6%
8,85410,17019,803
O
+25.2%
6,8092,15018,474
R
−10.3%
8,51910,54119,544
R
−32.2%
5,72411,41217,665
R
−7.5%
8,1129,47518,173
R
−20.2%
6,85710,46017,876
R
−0.4%
6,0316,07812,725
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
20.7%
Italian
18.6%
Polish
13.8%
German
13.5%
English
6.2%
American
5.1%
French
0.9%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.9%
2.5%
75–84
3.5%
5.6%
65–74
6.2%
6.8%
55–64
7.0%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.2%
35–44
6.0%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
8.0%
5–17
7.4%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,701
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$65,701
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.5%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
43.6%
Other Christian
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Baptist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+17.6, this southeastern Pennsylvania district ranks among the more reliably Democratic state senate seats, reflecting the dense suburban and urban voter patterns common to the Philadelphia collar region.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-six points in 1964; the Republican margin reached thirty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 125,862, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $65,701 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,437 votes cast, 32,459 went Democratic and 33,327 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania has a population of 125,862 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 22, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania is $65,701 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.