Congressional District 13 Congressional District (PA) — Elections 1876–2024

Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 818,7132024 5-year
Median household income: $71,0732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43 in 2016MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 2 D · 19 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	−42.0%	126,762	314,328	446,238
2020	R	−42.0%	122,363	303,177	430,836
2016	R	−43.4%	98,069	261,315	375,769
2012	R	−32.7%	111,982	223,607	341,377
2008	R	−22.7%	134,750	215,265	354,541
2004	R	−31.0%	119,000	226,679	347,376
2000	R	−25.4%	106,048	181,046	294,705
1996	R	−10.8%	105,640	134,898	271,937
1992	R	−8.7%	104,554	129,487	288,125
1988	R	−18.0%	105,897	152,940	260,644
1984	R	−24.6%	103,532	171,382	275,977
1980	R	−19.9%	99,533	152,533	266,002
1976	R	−10.7%	115,396	143,612	263,107
1972	R	−39.2%	74,412	173,337	252,417
1968	R	−15.9%	100,238	142,376	264,270
1964	D	+17.5%	157,824	110,760	269,173
1960	R	−16.6%	120,088	167,856	288,468
1956	R	−22.1%	104,784	164,373	269,481
1952	R	−14.9%	109,125	147,373	257,141
1948	R	−7.3%	90,382	104,803	197,319
1944	R	−7.6%	98,815	115,184	214,891
1940	D	+0.1%	119,629	119,327	239,538
1936	D	+11.1%	141,509	112,860	258,042
1932	R	−4.1%	82,770	90,131	177,677
1928	R	−41.1%	56,893	137,325	195,682
1924	R	−31.0%	41,868	88,872	151,610
1920	R	−31.3%	35,236	73,217	121,393
1916	R	−5.9%	40,132	45,491	90,320
1912	O	+17.6%	30,908	15,234	89,229
1908	R	−20.2%	34,929	53,698	92,704
1904	R	−30.2%	30,537	58,429	92,357
1900	R	−18.5%	34,374	50,472	86,954
1896	R	−18.4%	35,012	51,392	88,830
1892	R	−5.4%	35,861	40,087	77,908
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

31.6%

Irish

13.2%

English

9.1%

American

7.8%

Italian

6.3%

Polish

3.8%

Scottish

1.3%

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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.9%

75–84

3.5%

6.1%

65–74

6.5%

7.1%

55–64

7.1%

6.3%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

5.7%

6.0%

25–34

5.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.1%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,073

Congressional District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 13$71,073

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.7%

Working age (18–64)9.6%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.2%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.6%

Spanish2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.7%

Other Christian

10.1%

Mainline Protestant

9.3%

Methodist

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Baptist

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pennsylvania 13th 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 13th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-three points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,073, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 818,713 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 446,238 votes cast, 126,762 went Democratic and 314,328 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 13, 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania has a population of 818,713 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania is $71,073 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

What is the political history of Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 13, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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