Congressional District 3 Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+59%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 606,3052024 5-year
Median household income: $61,9562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 35.1%2024 5-year
Black: 39.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+71 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 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	+58.6%	218,222	55,395	277,735
2020	D	+63.5%	231,738	50,954	284,553
2016	D	+67.0%	224,150	41,746	272,361
2012	D	+71.3%	225,984	37,033	265,129
2008	D	+66.7%	228,738	44,998	275,320
2004	D	+61.1%	208,099	49,941	258,717
2000	D	+62.0%	172,396	38,756	215,389
1996	D	+61.4%	158,504	32,762	204,679
1992	D	+47.3%	166,914	51,178	244,894
1988	D	+34.1%	172,540	84,081	259,060
1984	D	+30.3%	192,420	102,551	296,335
1980	D	+24.7%	161,673	93,695	275,610
1976	D	+34.2%	189,816	91,735	286,394
1972	D	+11.2%	165,697	132,071	300,891
1968	D	+31.9%	201,784	97,549	326,275
1964	D	+47.2%	257,388	92,013	350,588
1960	D	+36.2%	238,925	111,690	351,281
1956	D	+13.9%	194,690	147,157	342,468
1952	D	+16.7%	213,903	152,321	367,882
1948	D	+0.8%	166,062	163,480	339,765
1944	D	+17.7%	190,497	132,938	324,541
1940	D	+19.9%	204,229	136,199	342,152
1936	D	+23.5%	207,149	126,606	342,701
1932	R	−11.7%	99,889	127,070	232,966
1928	R	−20.5%	106,143	161,314	268,879
1924	R	−65.6%	20,806	133,348	171,559
1920	R	−51.9%	34,598	118,138	160,886
1916	R	−35.6%	34,847	74,516	111,530
1912	O	−10.2%	25,448	35,286	96,594
1908	R	−41.0%	28,902	71,100	102,907
1904	R	−63.5%	18,722	87,390	108,093
1900	R	−49.2%	22,328	66,646	90,145
1896	R	−46.2%	24,302	67,722	93,982
1892	R	−15.9%	32,418	44,781	77,946
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

9.6%

German

7.0%

Italian

6.7%

English

3.3%

Polish

3.0%

American

2.3%

French

0.7%

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: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.6%

3.8%

65–74

5.0%

5.2%

55–64

6.1%

5.1%

45–54

5.6%

6.6%

35–44

7.1%

8.9%

25–34

9.6%

4.8%

18–24

5.1%

7.7%

5–17

7.5%

3.0%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,956

Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 3$61,956

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

21.4%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1829.0%

Working age (18–64)19.1%

Seniors (65+)22.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.9%

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.2%

Baptist

8.3%

Non-Christian

6.8%

Other Christian

6.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 5 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,956, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 606,305 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 58.6 points (D+59), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 277,735 votes cast, 218,222 went Democratic and 55,395 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 1932.

How many people live in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania has a population of 606,305 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania is $61,956 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 3rd Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-three straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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