State Senate District 48 State Senate District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 409,1272024 5-year
Median household income: $80,2812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.1%2024 5-year
Black: 3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 0 D · 3 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	−19.8%	80,760	121,263	204,690
2020	R	−17.8%	80,386	115,755	198,953
2016	R	−19.9%	65,948	100,987	175,900
2012	R	−13.0%	68,842	89,851	161,549
2008	R	−3.4%	80,142	85,859	168,051
2004	R	−19.9%	62,399	93,729	157,250
2000	R	−18.9%	50,158	74,550	128,782
1996	R	−13.2%	43,194	58,361	115,054
1992	R	−13.8%	39,008	55,927	122,508
1988	R	−30.9%	35,632	67,997	104,621
1984	R	−38.9%	31,931	72,951	105,466
1980	R	−33.1%	28,888	61,749	99,263
1976	R	−15.0%	39,967	54,391	96,244
1972	R	−40.6%	26,765	65,072	94,292
1968	R	−17.1%	36,605	53,278	97,464
1964	D	+16.2%	56,658	40,854	97,836
1960	R	−23.0%	39,509	63,185	102,977
1956	R	−26.0%	33,513	57,114	90,846
1952	R	−17.4%	36,581	52,126	89,399
1948	R	−7.0%	32,353	37,382	71,563
1944	R	−1.3%	35,750	36,732	73,739
1940	D	+11.5%	42,279	33,452	76,590
1936	D	+18.9%	45,130	30,336	78,364
1932	R	−7.2%	22,740	27,013	59,155
1928	R	−50.1%	13,650	45,130	62,789
1924	R	−34.1%	11,990	27,387	45,100
1920	R	−24.7%	12,836	22,466	38,959
1916	D	+1.5%	14,128	13,671	30,220
1912	O	+21.7%	11,765	5,110	30,700
1908	R	−12.7%	12,063	15,816	29,608
1904	R	−20.3%	11,058	17,052	29,510
1900	R	−10.2%	13,076	16,151	30,080
1896	R	−14.4%	12,375	16,637	29,650
1892	D	+4.4%	13,426	12,283	26,266
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

29.6%

Irish

10.0%

Italian

7.1%

English

6.9%

American

4.5%

Polish

3.6%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.5%

75–84

3.0%

5.2%

65–74

5.6%

6.6%

55–64

6.7%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.2%

25–34

6.0%

4.5%

18–24

4.5%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,281

State Senate District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 48$80,281

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.7%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.3%

speak English only

Spanish13.2%

Other Indo-European3.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.3%

Mainline Protestant

12.0%

Other Christian

10.2%

Methodist

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+24.7, this district anchors the GOP's rural base in the state senate and has shown consistent double-digit Republican margins across recent election cycles.

The Republican margin in Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,281, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 409,127 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 19.8 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 204,690 votes cast, 80,760 went Democratic and 121,263 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania?

State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania has a population of 409,127 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 48, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania is $80,281 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 48, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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