Pennsylvania 14th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+33%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 804,7332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,4242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 14, PAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 150,774 | 300,142 | 455,291 | ||
| R | 149,816 | 288,708 | 443,254 | ||
| R | 125,434 | 251,573 | 392,454 | ||
| R | 142,536 | 215,648 | 363,328 | ||
| R | 167,172 | 207,893 | 379,667 | ||
| R | 175,711 | 204,274 | 381,876 | ||
| R | 163,520 | 164,533 | 336,977 | ||
| D | 152,041 | 122,756 | 313,994 | ||
| D | 168,258 | 100,399 | 342,005 | ||
| D | 181,008 | 130,528 | 313,603 | ||
| D | 188,892 | 156,530 | 347,029 | ||
| D | 161,728 | 139,997 | 318,328 | ||
| D | 177,697 | 136,038 | 318,979 | ||
| R | 130,027 | 174,573 | 310,248 | ||
| D | 180,441 | 124,871 | 337,796 | ||
| D | 242,035 | 102,817 | 346,064 | ||
| D | 202,194 | 165,823 | 368,756 | ||
| D | 179,385 | 165,725 | 345,608 | ||
| D | 199,575 | 151,291 | 352,243 | ||
| D | 156,983 | 110,638 | 273,859 | ||
| D | 158,235 | 118,643 | 278,583 | ||
| D | 180,832 | 124,698 | 306,708 | ||
| D | 203,222 | 111,879 | 319,369 | ||
| D | 118,828 | 89,262 | 217,311 | ||
| R | 75,559 | 138,417 | 216,597 | ||
| R | 33,962 | 97,096 | 167,023 | ||
| R | 43,023 | 84,690 | 138,986 | ||
| R | 38,568 | 44,882 | 91,351 | ||
| O | 27,682 | 15,969 | 84,411 | ||
| R | 32,161 | 48,195 | 88,495 | ||
| R | 24,517 | 51,950 | 82,561 | ||
| R | 30,514 | 46,933 | 80,513 | ||
| R | 33,638 | 45,352 | 80,807 | ||
| R | 31,303 | 34,252 | 68,433 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.4%
Irish
15.3%
Italian
14.0%
English
10.5%
Polish
7.7%
American
4.1%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 45.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,424
Congressional District 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 14$70,424
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pennsylvania 14th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 6 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 14th Congressional District peaked at forty points in 1964; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of zero points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $70,424 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 455,291 votes cast, 150,774 went Democratic and 300,142 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania?
Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania has a population of 804,733 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania is $70,424 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 14, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.