Pennsylvania 8th State Senate District, Pennsylvania: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+48%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+48MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 255,2862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,0982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 91,067 | 31,368 | 123,851 | ||
| D | 95,867 | 29,424 | 126,333 | ||
| D | 90,188 | 25,653 | 119,144 | ||
| D | 90,120 | 24,204 | 115,316 | ||
| D | 91,787 | 27,193 | 119,942 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.9%
Italian
8.7%
German
8.2%
English
4.4%
Polish
3.1%
American
2.4%
French
0.5%
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: 36.3 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
$69,098
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$69,098
Pennsylvania$77,971
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.9%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)19.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.9%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.2%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in north-central Pennsylvania's rural corridor, this district delivered a 42-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most lopsided state senate seats in the commonwealth by recent vote share.
The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 8th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,098, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 255,286 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 48.2 points (D+48), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 123,851 votes cast, 91,067 went Democratic and 31,368 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania?
State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania has a population of 255,286 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 8, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania is $69,098 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.