HarrisDemocratic15.0%5,438TrumpRepublican84.5%30,697OtherAll other candidates0.6%202
R+69.5- Lead
- 25,259
- Total
- 36,337
- vs nation
- R+68.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 78th 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
BidenDemocratic15.3%5,452TrumpRepublican84.0%29,849OtherAll other candidates0.7%250
R+68.6- Lead
- 24,397
- Total
- 35,551
- vs nation
- R+73.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic14.9%4,557TrumpRepublican82.8%25,246OtherAll other candidates2.3%694
R+67.8- Lead
- 20,689
- Total
- 30,497
- vs nation
- R+69.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic21.8%6,098RomneyRepublican76.9%21,516OtherAll other candidates1.3%357
R+55.1- Lead
- 15,418
- Total
- 27,971
- vs nation
- R+59.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic26.5%7,635McCainRepublican72.0%20,766OtherAll other candidates1.6%453
R+45.5- Lead
- 13,131
- Total
- 28,854
- vs nation
- R+52.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic25.9%7,491BushRepublican73.8%21,378OtherAll other candidates0.3%81
R+48.0- Lead
- 13,887
- Total
- 28,950
- vs nation
- R+45.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic27.9%6,899BushRepublican70.2%17,351OtherAll other candidates1.9%470
R+42.3- Lead
- 10,452
- Total
- 24,720
- vs nation
- R+42.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic32.9%7,574DoleRepublican55.4%12,729OtherAll other candidates11.7%2,692
R+22.4- Lead
- 5,155
- Total
- 22,995
- vs nation
- R+30.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 62,1332024 5-year
- Population density
- 43 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,450 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $61,4072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24.6 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69.5 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 81, PA · twin score 98.2
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 78th 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
Samuel J. Tilden1876
53.9%
4,722 votes · D+7.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 53.8%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
84.5%
30,697 votes · R+69.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 84.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
11,368votes
50.1% of the vote · D+1.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 11,345 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
30,697votes
84.5% of the vote · R+69.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 29,849 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
Woodrow Wilson1912
+5.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+24.6 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · −1.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+73.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+68.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +69.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJesse TopperState House · 78
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.
District 78 recorded an R+69.5 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided legislative seats and reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped Pennsylvania's interior over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 69.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.5 points.
A population of 62,133, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,407 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 81 and State Legislative Subdistrict 1C.
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 81
Pennsylvania
98.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Legislative Subdistrict 1C
Maryland
98.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 50
Indiana
97.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ median age
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 78th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 78th State House District voted Republican by 69.5 points (R+69.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,337 votes cast, 5,438 went Democratic and 30,697 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 78th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 78th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 78th State House District?
Pennsylvania 78th State House District has a population of 62,133 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 78th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 78th State House District is $61,407 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 78th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 78th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.