HarrisDemocratic22.6%8,561TrumpRepublican76.7%29,073OtherAll other candidates0.7%282
R+54.1- Lead
- 20,512
- Total
- 37,916
- vs nation
- R+52.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 84th 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
BidenDemocratic22.3%8,276TrumpRepublican76.3%28,351OtherAll other candidates1.4%515
R+54.0- Lead
- 20,075
- Total
- 37,142
- vs nation
- R+58.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic19.7%6,224TrumpRepublican76.6%24,188OtherAll other candidates3.6%1,151
R+56.9- Lead
- 17,964
- Total
- 31,563
- vs nation
- R+59.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic25.8%7,305RomneyRepublican73.0%20,692OtherAll other candidates1.2%334
R+47.3- Lead
- 13,387
- Total
- 28,331
- vs nation
- R+51.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic29.8%8,809McCainRepublican69.1%20,451OtherAll other candidates1.1%317
R+39.4- Lead
- 11,642
- Total
- 29,577
- vs nation
- R+46.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic24.9%7,624BushRepublican74.8%22,919OtherAll other candidates0.4%115
R+49.9- Lead
- 15,295
- Total
- 30,658
- vs nation
- R+47.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic26.7%7,070BushRepublican70.1%18,543OtherAll other candidates3.1%829
R+43.4- Lead
- 11,473
- Total
- 26,442
- vs nation
- R+43.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic28.3%6,710DoleRepublican61.5%14,597OtherAll other candidates10.2%2,411
R+33.3- Lead
- 7,887
- Total
- 23,718
- vs nation
- R+41.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 64,0412024 5-year
- Population density
- 42 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,530 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $71,5322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65.2 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 80, PA · twin score 98.0
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 84th 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
Winfield S. Hancock1880
50.1%
3,836 votes · D+2.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 49.1%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
82.4%
19,724 votes · R+65.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 76.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
12,581votes
49.1% of the vote · R+1.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 10,056 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
29,073votes
76.7% of the vote · R+54.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 28,351 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
+1.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+21.0 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · +0.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+59.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+56.9 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +58.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJoe HammState House · 84
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.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.1, this rural district ranks among the most lopsided in the commonwealth, reflecting the deep Republican alignment that has reshaped Pennsylvania's small-town and agricultural communities over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.2 points in 1928. The 2024 margin was 54.1 points.
A population of 64,041, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,532 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 80 and State House District 63.
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 80
Pennsylvania
98.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 63
Pennsylvania
97.3twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 69
Pennsylvania
96.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Polish 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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pennsylvania 84th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 84th State House District voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,916 votes cast, 8,561 went Democratic and 29,073 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 84th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 84th State House District voted Democratic was 1892.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 84th State House District?
Pennsylvania 84th State House District has a population of 64,041 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 84th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 84th State House District is $71,532 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 84th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 84th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.