Congressional District 11 Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 843,1692024 5-year
Median household income: $86,2392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 2 D · 5 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	−19.1%	176,763	261,695	444,800
2020	R	−18.8%	170,143	250,620	427,179
2016	R	−22.5%	133,317	217,108	373,014
2012	R	−19.7%	133,581	200,483	340,428
2008	R	−12.4%	150,631	193,895	347,805
2004	R	−30.9%	113,581	215,998	331,832
2000	R	−31.4%	86,985	169,907	264,272
1996	R	−22.8%	79,681	133,040	234,252
1992	R	−21.7%	72,670	125,495	242,898
1988	R	−38.6%	62,207	141,594	205,495
1984	R	−47.1%	51,864	145,314	198,331
1980	R	−36.9%	50,611	117,609	181,680
1976	R	−27.0%	60,971	107,173	171,260
1972	R	−48.0%	41,181	120,228	164,615
1968	R	−31.0%	50,407	101,766	165,840
1964	D	+10.0%	89,265	72,993	162,734
1960	R	−32.5%	57,366	112,846	170,720
1956	R	−32.3%	50,412	98,710	149,450
1952	R	−27.0%	52,491	91,605	144,696
1948	R	−22.1%	41,841	66,327	110,817
1944	R	−12.1%	50,908	64,985	116,519
1940	R	−5.8%	56,577	63,564	120,511
1936	D	+4.6%	66,270	60,284	129,002
1932	R	−8.0%	42,468	50,171	96,366
1928	R	−62.4%	19,057	83,745	103,639
1924	R	−42.3%	21,703	56,984	83,320
1920	R	−37.4%	18,392	41,797	62,526
1916	R	−15.3%	20,069	27,855	50,850
1912	O	+3.6%	17,804	15,903	52,887
1908	R	−29.0%	17,458	32,524	51,891
1904	R	−38.9%	15,100	35,224	51,708
1900	R	−28.6%	16,899	30,825	48,777
1896	R	−31.7%	16,189	31,889	49,547
1892	R	−16.6%	18,227	25,703	44,962
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

31.0%

Irish

11.1%

English

9.4%

Italian

6.0%

American

5.6%

Polish

2.8%

French

1.0%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.7%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.2%

65–74

5.7%

6.4%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.3%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

8.6%

5–17

8.1%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$86,239

Congressional District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 11$86,239

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.5%

Working age (18–64)7.4%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.3%

Other Indo-European5.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.7%

Mainline Protestant

9.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.0%

Methodist

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Baptist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,239, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 843,169 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 444,800 votes cast, 176,763 went Democratic and 261,695 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 11, 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania has a population of 843,169 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania is $86,239 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 11, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 11th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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