HarrisDemocratic32.6%46,537TrumpRepublican66.4%94,885OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,370
R+33.9- Lead
- 48,348
- Total
- 142,792
- vs nation
- R+32.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic32.6%45,000TrumpRepublican65.8%90,852OtherAll other candidates1.6%2,249
R+33.2- Lead
- 45,852
- Total
- 138,101
- vs nation
- R+37.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic29.2%35,097TrumpRepublican65.7%78,927OtherAll other candidates5.1%6,172
R+36.5- Lead
- 43,830
- Total
- 120,196
- vs nation
- R+38.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic33.5%36,594RomneyRepublican64.3%70,304OtherAll other candidates2.2%2,399
R+30.8- Lead
- 33,710
- Total
- 109,297
- vs nation
- R+34.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.1%42,724McCainRepublican60.0%67,206OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,132
R+21.8- Lead
- 24,482
- Total
- 112,062
- vs nation
- R+29.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic31.0%33,321BushRepublican68.3%73,444OtherAll other candidates0.7%776
R+37.3- Lead
- 40,123
- Total
- 107,541
- vs nation
- R+34.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic31.3%27,709BushRepublican65.6%58,059OtherAll other candidates3.1%2,748
R+34.3- Lead
- 30,350
- Total
- 88,516
- vs nation
- R+34.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic30.8%24,255DoleRepublican57.7%45,374OtherAll other candidates11.5%9,045
R+26.8- Lead
- 21,119
- Total
- 78,674
- vs nation
- R+35.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 268,6502024 5-year
- Population density
- 308 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 871 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $85,4092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 53, IL · twin score 91.2
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
48.6%
24,415 votes · D+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 47.8%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
79.7%
34,525 votes · R+64.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 76.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
46,537votes
32.6% of the vote · R+33.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 45,000 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
94,885votes
66.4% of the vote · R+33.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 90,852 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1912
−12.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+7.1 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · −16.2 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
+46.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+64.2 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +42.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RChris GebhardState Senate · 48
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.9 points.
A population of 268,650, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,409 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 53 and State Senate District 28.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 53
Illinois
91.2twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 28
Pennsylvania
91.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State Senate District 30
Pennsylvania
88.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+33.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 142,792 votes cast, 46,537 went Democratic and 94,885 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District has a population of 268,650 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District is $85,409 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 48th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.