HarrisDemocratic28.7%12,275TrumpRepublican70.6%30,146OtherAll other candidates0.7%298
R+41.8- Lead
- 17,871
- Total
- 42,719
- vs nation
- R+40.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 8th State House District
Contests in this Place (45 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
BidenDemocratic28.8%11,432TrumpRepublican70.0%27,802OtherAll other candidates1.2%464
R+41.2- Lead
- 16,370
- Total
- 39,698
- vs nation
- R+45.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic26.3%9,044TrumpRepublican69.1%23,805OtherAll other candidates4.6%1,600
R+42.8- Lead
- 14,761
- Total
- 34,449
- vs nation
- R+44.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic31.2%9,821RomneyRepublican67.7%21,284OtherAll other candidates1.1%337
R+36.5- Lead
- 11,463
- Total
- 31,442
- vs nation
- R+40.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic34.3%11,079McCainRepublican64.6%20,864OtherAll other candidates1.2%377
R+30.3- Lead
- 9,785
- Total
- 32,320
- vs nation
- R+37.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic35.2%11,103BushRepublican64.5%20,374OtherAll other candidates0.3%109
R+29.4- Lead
- 9,271
- Total
- 31,586
- vs nation
- R+26.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic36.7%9,875BushRepublican61.2%16,451OtherAll other candidates2.0%546
R+24.5- Lead
- 6,576
- Total
- 26,872
- vs nation
- R+25.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.6%8,865DoleRepublican50.6%11,933OtherAll other candidates11.8%2,780
R+13.0- Lead
- 3,068
- Total
- 23,578
- vs nation
- R+21.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 64,9852024 5-year
- Population density
- 156 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 418 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $84,0162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 11, PA · twin score 98.0
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 8th 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
57.4%
12,372 votes · D+15.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 48.3%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
79.8%
10,999 votes · R+60.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 70.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
12,372votes
57.4% of the vote · D+15.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 12,275 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
30,146votes
70.6% of the vote · R+41.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 27,802 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
+5.9pts D vs U.S.
Place R+12.3 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · −1.8 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+45.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+41.2 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +44.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RAaron BernstineState House · 8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 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.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+42, this rural district sits at the far end of Pennsylvania's partisan spectrum, where statewide competitive races rarely register as contests at the local level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 60.2 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.8 points.
A population of 64,985, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,016 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 11 and State House District 59.
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 11
Pennsylvania
98.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 59
Pennsylvania
97.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 56
Pennsylvania
93.8twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pennsylvania 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 8th State House District voted Republican by 41.8 points (R+41.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,719 votes cast, 12,275 went Democratic and 30,146 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 8th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 8th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 8th State House District?
Pennsylvania 8th State House District has a population of 64,985 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 8th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 8th State House District is $84,016 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 8th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.