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Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District

Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District delivered D+5.5 in 2024.

A Pittsburgh-area swing seat decided by single digits since 2018

20082024·5 elections
PA
Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District
HarrisD+5.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Pennsylvania 17th Congressional DistrictThe boundary of Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+5.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District · D+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic52.1%239,025
Donald TrumpRepublican46.6%213,810
OtherAll other candidates1.3%6,076
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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: +5.5% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+5.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+1.5%
2012−0.8%
2016+1.1%
2020+5.8%
2024+5.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
D
Chris Deluzio
U.S. House · PA-17 · Democratic
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
D
52.1%Harris239,025
46.6%Trump213,810
1.3%
+5.5%
458,911
D
52.3%Biden237,789
46.5%Trump211,226
1.2%incl. Jorgensen
+5.8%
454,582
D
48.7%Clinton194,272
47.6%Trump190,066
3.7%incl. Johnson
+1.1%
399,109
R
49.6%Obama186,620
50.4%Romney189,669
0.0%
−0.8%
376,289
D
50.2%Obama197,270
48.7%McCain191,287
1.1%
+1.5%
393,025

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
202417D
53.9%242,838
46.1%207,900
450,738
202217D
53.4%193,615
46.6%169,013
362,628
202017D
51.1%222,253
48.9%212,284
434,537
201817D
56.3%183,162
43.7%142,417
325,579
201617D
53.8%157,734
46.2%135,430
293,164
201417D
56.8%93,680
43.2%71,371
165,051
201217D
60.3%161,393
39.7%106,208
267,601
201017D
55.5%118,486
44.5%95,000
213,486
200817D
63.7%192,699
36.3%109,909
302,608
200617D
64.5%137,253
35.5%75,455
212,777
200417D
59.1%172,412
38.9%113,592
291,786
200217D
51.4%103,483
48.6%97,802
201,291
200017R
28.5%66,190
71.5%166,236
232,426
199817R
0.0%0
99.8%114,931
115,107
199617R
27.8%57,911
72.2%150,678
208,616
199417R
0.0%0
99.9%133,788
133,975
199217R
30.5%65,881
69.5%150,158
216,039
199017R
0.0%0
100.0%110,317
110,317
198817R
0.0%0
100.0%166,289
166,289
198617R
26.4%36,157
73.6%101,027
137,184
198417R
27.4%48,935
72.6%129,716
178,651
198217R
42.4%61,974
57.6%84,291
146,265
198017D
60.6%97,995
39.4%63,790
161,785
197817D
59.6%79,234
40.4%53,613
132,847
197617D
50.7%86,158
48.5%82,370
169,864

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-17Congressional districtPennsylvaniaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White82.5%74.5%61.0%
Black7.8%10.7%12.2%
Asian3.5%3.8%6.0%
Two or more races5.2%7.1%12.6%
Other race1.0%3.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%8.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$85,933$77,971$84,427
Poverty rate8.1%11.7%12.5%
Median age43.241.239.1
Age 18–248.4%8.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.6%19.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)42.8%35.2%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home7.6%12.4%22.3%
Other Indo-European1.9%1.7%2.0%
Spanish1.8%5.6%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 23.1%German 21.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 17.0%Irish 14.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 14.8%Italian 10.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic34.9%County context21.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant7.9%County context9.3%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed41.1%County context53.1%51.5%
Mainline Protestant8.3%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
23.1%
Irish
17.0%
Italian
14.8%
English
8.6%
Polish
7.3%
American
2.8%
Slovak
2.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Jamaican
0.2%
Nigerian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.4%
Chinese
0.8%
Filipino
0.2%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Nepalese
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.0%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Dominican
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
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
92.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish1.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%
Arabic0.3%
Other languages0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Korean0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
34.9%
Mainline Protestant
8.3%
Evangelical Protestant
7.9%
Black Protestant
1.9%
Hindu
1.8%
Muslim
1.0%
Jewish
0.9%
Orthodox Christian
0.8%
Other Christian
0.6%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Buddhist
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted41.1%
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.

Pennsylvania's 17th stretches from suburban Allegheny County into working-class communities along the Ohio border, producing competitive margins that have tracked closely with regional shifts in college-educated and blue-collar voter alignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 5.8 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 0.8 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 5.5 points.

A population of 764,933, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,933 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+5.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 458,911 votes cast, 239,025 went Democratic and 213,810 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District?
Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District has a population of 764,933 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District is $85,933 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 17th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.