State Senate District 44 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 44th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 292,8472024 5-year
Median household income: $122,3832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.9%2024 5-year
Black: 6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 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	+15.2%	98,711	72,277	173,548
2020	D	+18.2%	98,170	67,677	167,722
2016	D	+11.2%	77,005	60,713	145,457
2012	D	+2.9%	68,589	64,677	135,084
2008	D	+11.7%	75,818	59,768	136,741
2004	R	−0.9%	61,760	62,924	125,274
2000	R	−5.1%	47,093	52,360	102,435
1996	R	−4.0%	37,498	40,976	87,608
1992	R	−5.5%	34,830	39,999	93,963
1988	R	−31.1%	26,884	51,453	79,051
1984	R	−37.1%	23,687	51,850	75,839
1980	R	−30.4%	20,730	42,053	70,237
1976	R	−19.5%	26,517	39,626	67,212
1972	R	−36.0%	20,002	43,267	64,643
1968	R	−20.0%	21,727	33,895	60,788
1964	D	+11.6%	30,886	24,428	55,534
1960	R	−24.5%	20,047	33,097	53,236
1956	R	−38.2%	13,385	29,961	43,392
1952	R	−29.3%	14,002	25,669	39,794
1948	R	−29.9%	10,022	18,779	29,246
1944	R	−17.4%	12,069	17,212	29,483
1940	R	−10.7%	14,024	17,392	31,563
1936	R	−2.3%	16,406	17,199	34,143
1932	R	−34.7%	8,008	17,115	26,253
1928	R	−59.9%	5,252	21,440	27,043
1924	R	−52.7%	3,661	12,955	17,630
1920	R	−39.7%	4,198	10,150	15,010
1916	R	−13.5%	4,928	6,525	11,828
1912	O	+9.5%	4,076	3,004	11,289
1908	R	−26.5%	3,966	6,988	11,405
1904	R	−41.8%	2,947	7,457	10,782
1900	R	−29.1%	3,828	7,129	11,351
1896	R	−32.4%	3,653	7,328	11,349
1892	R	−9.4%	4,640	5,642	10,697
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

19.9%

German

19.2%

Italian

13.8%

English

11.7%

Polish

4.6%

American

3.4%

Scottish

1.8%

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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.5%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.4%

18–24

4.6%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$122,383

State Senate District 44 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 44$122,383

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.7%

Working age (18–64)5.8%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.7%

speak English only

Spanish5.4%

Other Indo-European4.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.4%

Other Christian

7.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.2%

Non-Christian

3.1%

Methodist

2.7%

Baptist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 44th State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by twelve points. The 2024 margin was fifteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 292,847, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,383 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 15.2 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 173,548 votes cast, 98,711 went Democratic and 72,277 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania has a population of 292,847 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 44, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania is $122,383 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 44, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 44th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — D+15 in 2024.

Key facts

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