State Senate District 24 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 24th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+18%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 430,4752024 5-year
Median household income: $107,9332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 72.5%2024 5-year
Black: 8.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 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	+17.6%	145,645	101,481	250,744
2020	D	+21.2%	146,939	95,013	244,581
2016	D	+16.6%	118,462	83,428	211,581
2012	D	+12.0%	109,959	86,118	198,694
2008	D	+19.0%	120,604	81,776	204,226
2004	D	+8.9%	104,164	87,097	192,182
2000	D	+7.0%	83,144	72,010	159,609
1996	D	+5.8%	67,483	59,343	141,503
1992	D	+2.1%	63,909	60,665	153,265
1988	R	−22.0%	52,097	81,911	135,349
1984	R	−29.4%	47,411	87,243	135,388
1980	R	−26.2%	40,844	74,801	129,836
1976	R	−13.9%	54,981	73,114	130,527
1972	R	−29.9%	44,002	82,596	128,989
1968	R	−12.9%	50,621	66,775	125,676
1964	D	+17.0%	68,310	48,432	117,113
1960	R	−19.5%	46,546	69,193	115,938
1956	R	−34.2%	31,561	64,514	96,220
1952	R	−28.1%	31,605	56,440	88,384
1948	R	−25.3%	24,328	41,224	66,875
1944	R	−16.6%	27,213	38,172	66,084
1940	R	−9.3%	29,505	35,570	65,519
1936	D	+2.6%	33,596	31,842	67,157
1932	R	−23.1%	18,678	31,161	54,038
1928	R	−49.8%	12,726	39,580	53,897
1924	R	−46.7%	7,540	23,492	34,180
1920	R	−32.5%	8,207	16,951	26,882
1916	R	−7.3%	8,946	10,441	20,409
1912	O	+17.8%	7,730	4,202	19,784
1908	R	−12.2%	7,897	10,188	18,854
1904	R	−18.2%	7,114	10,414	18,166
1900	R	−8.5%	7,899	9,408	17,658
1896	R	−13.5%	7,239	9,586	17,342
1892	D	+9.1%	8,811	7,317	16,379
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

20.3%

Irish

17.4%

Italian

12.5%

English

8.6%

Polish

5.3%

American

3.9%

Scottish

1.3%

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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.1%

5.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.6%

55–64

7.0%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

6.2%

25–34

6.0%

4.1%

18–24

4.1%

8.3%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$107,933

State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 24$107,933

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.6%

Working age (18–64)6.6%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.5%

Other Indo-European4.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.9%

Mainline Protestant

8.7%

Other Christian

7.0%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Methodist

1.5%

Baptist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 77 points in favor of Democrats, this Philadelphia-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a densely urban electorate where competitive general elections are exceptionally rare.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 24th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-one points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $107,933, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 430,475 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 17.6 points (D+18), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 250,744 votes cast, 145,645 went Democratic and 101,481 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania has a population of 430,475 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 24, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania is $107,933 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 24th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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