HarrisDemocratic53.3%21,755TrumpRepublican45.5%18,599OtherAll other candidates1.2%498
D+7.7- Lead
- 3,156
- Total
- 40,852
- vs nation
- D+9.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 30th State House District
Contests in this Place (44 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
BidenDemocratic52.1%21,290TrumpRepublican46.4%18,936OtherAll other candidates1.5%625
D+5.8- Lead
- 2,354
- Total
- 40,851
- vs nation
- D+1.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.0%15,918TrumpRepublican49.7%17,569OtherAll other candidates5.3%1,878
R+4.7- Lead
- 1,651
- Total
- 35,365
- vs nation
- R+6.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.3%15,252RomneyRepublican52.7%17,775OtherAll other candidates2.0%672
R+7.5- Lead
- 2,523
- Total
- 33,699
- vs nation
- R+11.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic46.0%16,164McCainRepublican52.7%18,508OtherAll other candidates1.3%472
R+6.7- Lead
- 2,344
- Total
- 35,144
- vs nation
- R+13.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic46.0%15,991BushRepublican53.1%18,466OtherAll other candidates1.0%335
R+7.1- Lead
- 2,475
- Total
- 34,792
- vs nation
- R+4.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic45.8%14,288BushRepublican50.9%15,889OtherAll other candidates3.4%1,051
R+5.1- Lead
- 1,601
- Total
- 31,228
- vs nation
- R+5.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic41.9%12,306DoleRepublican47.0%13,802OtherAll other candidates11.0%3,241
R+5.1- Lead
- 1,496
- Total
- 29,349
- vs nation
- R+13.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 63,4722024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,389 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 45.7 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $125,9212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69.7 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 28, PA · twin score 96.8
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 30th 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
55.5%
20,574 votes · D+11.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 54.6%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
82.2%
6,181 votes · R+69.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 78.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
21,755votes
53.3% of the vote · D+7.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 21,290 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
26,062votes
65.4% of the vote · R+31.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 25,209 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
+9.5pts D vs U.S.
Place R+8.8 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +9.2 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+52.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+58.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +50.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DArvind VenkatState House · 30
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 58.9%21,242 | 41.1%14,824 | 36,066 |
Pennsylvania 30th State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 69.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.7 points.
A population of 63,472, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $125,921 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 28 and State House District 40.
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 28
Pennsylvania
96.8twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Catholic
State House District 40
Pennsylvania
95.6twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% Catholic
State House District 44
Pennsylvania
94.0twin score
% Catholic12-yr trend% unaffiliated
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 30th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 30th State House District voted Democratic by 7.7 points (D+7.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 40,852 votes cast, 21,755 went Democratic and 18,599 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 30th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 30th State House District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 30th State House District?
Pennsylvania 30th State House District has a population of 63,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 30th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 30th State House District is $125,921 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 30th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 30th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.