State Senate District 40 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 40th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+41 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 297,8402024 5-year
Median household income: $75,7902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.8%2024 5-year
Black: 9.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+41 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+27 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	R	−1.3%	76,509	78,469	156,749
2020	D	+5.1%	79,906	72,012	153,616
2016	R	−0.1%	63,783	63,886	132,754
2012	D	+17.6%	70,766	49,294	121,868
2008	D	+19.2%	78,465	53,031	132,726
2004	D	+5.3%	62,203	55,825	119,281
2000	D	+9.1%	54,726	45,227	103,901
1996	D	+10.3%	43,105	34,034	88,013
1992	D	+4.5%	39,007	34,794	93,184
1988	R	−9.1%	35,397	42,547	78,890
1984	R	−13.9%	33,699	44,759	79,298
1980	R	−7.4%	32,799	38,475	77,046
1976	D	+7.6%	41,710	35,687	78,805
1972	R	−20.4%	30,801	46,793	78,483
1968	D	+9.6%	43,442	35,484	82,471
1964	D	+41.0%	59,570	24,889	84,659
1960	D	+11.0%	50,569	40,563	91,280
1956	R	−13.2%	36,308	47,352	83,799
1952	R	−4.6%	41,340	45,290	86,760
1948	D	+10.0%	41,193	33,678	75,393
1944	D	+5.8%	38,062	33,880	72,058
1940	D	+9.4%	45,955	38,067	84,270
1936	D	+18.9%	52,852	35,872	89,951
1932	D	+7.8%	29,288	24,990	55,135
1928	R	−3.6%	32,432	34,837	67,362
1924	R	−27.4%	13,367	25,269	43,467
1920	R	−21.2%	17,042	26,519	44,803
1916	D	+2.5%	12,357	11,739	24,985
1912	O	+31.8%	10,315	2,760	23,758
1908	R	−1.9%	11,981	12,455	25,077
1904	R	−20.1%	8,578	13,090	22,433
1900	D	+2.3%	11,701	11,166	23,742
1896	R	−11.1%	9,950	12,543	23,350
1892	D	+10.8%	9,448	7,531	17,756
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.

Irish

17.5%

German

15.6%

Italian

15.2%

Polish

8.5%

English

5.9%

American

5.2%

French

1.2%

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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.6%

75–84

3.1%

6.0%

65–74

6.3%

7.6%

55–64

7.7%

6.3%

45–54

6.3%

5.9%

35–44

5.9%

6.1%

25–34

5.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.4%

7.7%

5–17

7.2%

2.4%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,790

State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 40$75,790

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.8%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.3%

speak English only

Spanish7.9%

Other Indo-European3.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.3%

Other Christian

5.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.6%

Methodist

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Non-Christian

2.8%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 40th State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican 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 forty-one points in 1964; the Republican margin reached twenty-seven points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 297,840, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,790 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 156,749 votes cast, 76,509 went Democratic and 78,469 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, 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 40, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania has a population of 297,840 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 40, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania is $75,790 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 40, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, 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.

Pennsylvania 40th State Senate District delivered R+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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