Pennsylvania 23rd State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 262,6062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+16 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 23, PAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39,292 | 96,849 | 137,656 | ||
| R | 38,364 | 93,769 | 134,183 | ||
| R | 30,217 | 80,286 | 116,459 | ||
| R | 36,323 | 68,167 | 106,577 | ||
| R | 43,638 | 68,355 | 113,515 | ||
| R | 36,617 | 75,304 | 112,700 | ||
| R | 32,462 | 61,876 | 97,586 | ||
| R | 30,939 | 47,227 | 89,246 | ||
| R | 29,736 | 46,277 | 97,710 | ||
| R | 29,221 | 57,545 | 87,471 | ||
| R | 26,377 | 63,549 | 90,364 | ||
| R | 29,079 | 53,792 | 88,416 | ||
| R | 37,091 | 51,803 | 90,364 | ||
| R | 24,097 | 62,775 | 88,647 | ||
| R | 29,959 | 54,481 | 90,563 | ||
| D | 49,955 | 42,792 | 92,846 | ||
| R | 32,808 | 66,684 | 99,606 | ||
| R | 25,400 | 61,876 | 87,350 | ||
| R | 26,682 | 61,412 | 88,384 | ||
| R | 23,623 | 47,722 | 72,247 | ||
| R | 27,460 | 51,176 | 79,103 | ||
| R | 33,245 | 55,559 | 89,099 | ||
| R | 37,578 | 55,228 | 93,848 | ||
| R | 24,021 | 42,302 | 69,058 | ||
| R | 14,966 | 65,490 | 80,925 | ||
| R | 12,556 | 39,481 | 58,069 | ||
| R | 12,151 | 37,156 | 53,642 | ||
| R | 14,897 | 20,323 | 38,559 | ||
| O | 12,937 | 6,576 | 39,770 | ||
| R | 15,451 | 27,315 | 45,676 | ||
| R | 13,048 | 28,615 | 44,634 | ||
| R | 17,009 | 27,906 | 47,322 | ||
| R | 17,040 | 29,237 | 48,601 | ||
| R | 17,366 | 23,752 | 43,682 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.9%
Irish
12.0%
English
11.9%
American
7.5%
Italian
6.7%
Polish
3.5%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,164
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$66,164
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+50.3, this rural district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, leaving general-election outcomes rarely in doubt.
The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 23rd State Senate District peaked at sixteen points in 1912. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,164 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 137,656 votes cast, 39,292 went Democratic and 96,849 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania has a population of 262,606 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 23, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania is $66,164 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.