Pennsylvania 6th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+9 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 269,5002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,7642024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 6, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 82,595 | 82,716 | 166,924 | ||
| D | 85,210 | 77,990 | 164,929 | ||
| D | 69,537 | 68,414 | 143,621 | ||
| D | 66,815 | 65,175 | 133,724 | ||
| D | 74,520 | 62,539 | 138,743 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
22.0%
German
20.0%
Italian
13.8%
English
10.0%
Polish
6.5%
American
4.7%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 44.2 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
$114,764
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$114,764
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)5.7%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European6.4%
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered in the rural north-central tier, this district delivered a 34.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate seats in Pennsylvania's 50-district chamber.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nine points in 2008; the Republican margin reached zero points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 269,500, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $114,764 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 166,924 votes cast, 82,595 went Democratic and 82,716 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania has a population of 269,500 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania is $114,764 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.