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Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District

Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District delivered R+45.5 in 2024.

One of Pennsylvania's most Republican-leaning congressional districts

20082024·5 elections
PA
Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District
TrumpR+45.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 13th Congressional DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+45.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District · R+45.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican72.4%298,933
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.8%110,811
OtherAll other candidates0.8%3,360
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 12 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1876–2024, on its current boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −45.5% in 2024.−45.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−23.3%
2012−34.5%
2016−46.3%
2020−45.2%
2024−45.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
R
John Joyce
U.S. House · PA-13 · Republican
D
John Karl Fetterman
U.S. Senate · Democratic
R
David Harold McCormick
U.S. Senate · Republican

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
26.8%Harris110,811
72.4%Trump298,933
0.8%
−45.5%
413,104
R
26.8%Biden107,212
72.0%Trump288,100
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
−45.2%
400,124
R
25.1%Clinton87,056
71.5%Trump247,548
3.4%incl. Johnson
−46.3%
346,397
R
32.7%Obama102,118
67.3%Romney209,930
0.0%
−34.5%
312,048
R
37.4%Obama124,645
60.7%McCain202,109
1.8%
−23.3%
332,870

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
202413R
25.8%104,823
74.2%301,460
406,283
202213R
0.0%0
100.0%260,345
260,345
202013R
26.5%96,612
73.5%267,789
364,401
201813R
29.5%74,733
70.5%178,533
253,266
201613D
100.0%239,316
0.0%0
239,316
201413D
67.1%123,601
32.9%60,549
184,150
201213D
69.1%209,901
30.9%93,918
303,819
201013D
56.3%118,710
43.7%91,987
210,697
200813D
62.8%196,868
34.5%108,271
313,513
200613D
66.1%147,368
33.9%75,492
222,860
200413D
55.7%171,763
41.3%127,205
308,124
200213D
50.9%107,945
47.3%100,295
211,867
200013D
52.8%146,026
45.7%126,501
276,751
199813D
51.6%95,105
46.6%85,915
184,490
199613R
48.9%120,220
48.9%120,304
245,979
199413R
45.2%88,073
49.4%96,254
194,788
199213D
50.3%127,685
49.7%126,312
253,997
199013R
39.7%58,967
60.3%89,577
148,544
198813R
33.4%76,424
66.6%152,191
228,615
198613R
41.5%71,381
58.5%100,701
172,082
198413R
43.9%104,756
56.1%133,948
238,704
198213R
35.2%59,709
64.3%109,198
169,824
198013R
29.2%57,745
70.0%138,212
197,584
197813R
29.5%47,151
70.5%112,711
159,862
197613R
36.6%75,435
63.4%130,705
206,140

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
48.6%3,384,180
48.8%3,399,295
6,963,137
2022D
51.2%2,751,012
46.3%2,487,260
5,368,021
2018D
55.6%2,777,680
42.7%2,134,848
4,994,643
2016R
47.3%2,865,012
48.8%2,951,702
6,051,856
2012D
53.7%3,021,364
44.6%2,509,132
5,627,422
2010R
49.0%1,948,716
51.0%2,028,945
3,977,661
2006D
58.7%2,392,984
41.3%1,684,778
4,077,762
2004R
42.0%2,334,126
52.6%2,925,080
5,558,525
2000R
45.5%2,154,908
52.4%2,481,962
4,735,116
1998R
34.8%1,028,839
61.3%1,814,180
2,957,499
1994R
46.9%1,648,481
49.4%1,735,691
3,513,112
1992R
46.3%2,224,966
49.1%2,358,125
4,802,410
1988R
32.4%1,416,764
66.5%2,901,715
4,366,598
1986R
42.9%1,448,219
56.4%1,906,537
3,378,226
1982R
39.2%1,412,965
59.3%2,136,418
3,604,108
1980R
48.0%2,122,391
50.5%2,230,404
4,418,042
1976R
46.8%2,126,977
52.4%2,381,891
4,546,353

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorPA-13Congressional districtPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White90.5%74.5%61.0%
Black2.5%10.7%12.2%
Asian0.7%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races4.4%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.9%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$69,259$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate11.0%11.7%12.5%
Median age43.541.239.1
Age 18–248.4%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older21.6%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)24.2%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home5.8%12.4%22.3%
Spanish2.5%5.6%13.6%
German or other West Germanic1.6%0.9%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 31.6%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.2%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.1%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic12.4%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant13.3%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed57.5%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant14.1%County context10.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
31.6%
Irish
13.2%
English
9.1%
American
7.8%
Italian
6.3%
Polish
3.8%
Scottish
1.4%
French
1.1%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.4%
Puerto Rican
1.3%
Dominican
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
German or other West Germanic1.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Other languages0.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
14.1%
Evangelical Protestant
13.3%
Catholic
12.4%
Other Christian
0.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Black Protestant
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Muslim
0.2%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted57.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Anchored in rural north-central Pennsylvania, this district delivered a 44.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided congressional districts in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 46.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 45.5 points.

A population of 764,842, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,259 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District voted Republican by 45.5 points (R+45.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 413,104 votes cast, 110,811 went Democratic and 298,933 went Republican.
What is Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District's political typology?
Akashic places Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District?
Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District has a population of 764,842 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District is $69,259 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.