HarrisDemocratic40.8%13,998TrumpRepublican58.4%20,039OtherAll other candidates0.8%287
R+17.6- Lead
- 6,041
- Total
- 34,324
- vs nation
- R+16.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Akashicstate house district
Pennsylvania 7th State House District
Contests in this Place (46 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic43.3%14,952TrumpRepublican55.5%19,174OtherAll other candidates1.1%397
R+12.2- Lead
- 4,222
- Total
- 34,523
- vs nation
- R+16.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic42.7%13,642TrumpRepublican52.5%16,768OtherAll other candidates4.7%1,509
R+9.8- Lead
- 3,126
- Total
- 31,919
- vs nation
- R+11.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.1%17,667RomneyRepublican43.0%13,789OtherAll other candidates2.0%636
D+12.1- Lead
- 3,878
- Total
- 32,092
- vs nation
- D+8.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic56.4%19,313McCainRepublican41.3%14,153OtherAll other candidates2.3%781
D+15.1- Lead
- 5,160
- Total
- 34,247
- vs nation
- D+7.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.9%18,127BushRepublican43.2%14,000OtherAll other candidates0.9%294
D+12.7- Lead
- 4,127
- Total
- 32,421
- vs nation
- D+15.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic56.6%17,327BushRepublican40.2%12,317OtherAll other candidates3.2%988
D+16.4- Lead
- 5,010
- Total
- 30,632
- vs nation
- D+15.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic57.8%16,846DoleRepublican31.5%9,175OtherAll other candidates10.7%3,109
D+26.3- Lead
- 7,671
- Total
- 29,130
- vs nation
- D+17.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 65,7582024 5-year
- Population density
- 323 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 204 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $55,6462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 51, PA · twin score 89.5
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 7th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
70.6%
23,464 votes · D+41.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · 60.6%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
65.9%
12,030 votes · R+32.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 61.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
23,464votes
70.6% of the vote · D+41.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 19,313 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
20,039votes
58.4% of the vote · R+17.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 19,174 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Walter Mondale1984
+34.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+16.3 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +29.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+16.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+12.2 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +16.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RParke WentlingState House · 7
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Pennsylvania 7th State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 39.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.6 points.
A population of 65,758, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,646 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 51 and State House District 96.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 51
Pennsylvania
89.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticitymedian age≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 96
Ohio
89.3twin score
12-yr trendmedian incomeelasticity
State House District 65
Ohio
87.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Latino≠ American ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Pennsylvania 7th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/42007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Pennsylvania at the ballot boxAll elections →
Places within Pennsylvania 7th State House District
counties it covers1
Frequently asked questions
How did Pennsylvania 7th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 7th State House District voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+17.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,324 votes cast, 13,998 went Democratic and 20,039 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 7th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 7th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 7th State House District?
Pennsylvania 7th State House District has a population of 65,758 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 7th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 7th State House District is $55,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 7th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 7th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.