HarrisDemocratic28.8%10,267TrumpRepublican70.5%25,103OtherAll other candidates0.7%254
R+41.6- Lead
- 14,836
- Total
- 35,624
- vs nation
- R+40.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 117th 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
BidenDemocratic30.0%10,255TrumpRepublican69.1%23,632OtherAll other candidates0.9%323
R+39.1- Lead
- 13,377
- Total
- 34,210
- vs nation
- R+43.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic25.8%7,605TrumpRepublican71.0%20,950OtherAll other candidates3.2%955
R+45.2- Lead
- 13,345
- Total
- 29,510
- vs nation
- R+47.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic36.8%9,190RomneyRepublican62.3%15,580OtherAll other candidates0.9%233
R+25.6- Lead
- 6,390
- Total
- 25,003
- vs nation
- R+29.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic38.8%10,456McCainRepublican60.4%16,281OtherAll other candidates0.9%234
R+21.6- Lead
- 5,825
- Total
- 26,971
- vs nation
- R+28.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic36.5%10,058BushRepublican62.7%17,289OtherAll other candidates0.8%210
R+26.2- Lead
- 7,231
- Total
- 27,557
- vs nation
- R+23.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic37.4%8,919BushRepublican58.4%13,917OtherAll other candidates4.1%984
R+21.0- Lead
- 4,998
- Total
- 23,820
- vs nation
- R+21.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.3%8,551DoleRepublican50.5%11,573OtherAll other candidates12.2%2,784
R+13.2- Lead
- 3,022
- Total
- 22,908
- vs nation
- R+21.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 61,6832024 5-year
- Population density
- 124 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 497 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $81,0492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59.2 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 48, PA · twin score 92.1
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 117th 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
56.3%
15,360 votes · D+13.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 44.3%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
78.6%
13,115 votes · R+59.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 78.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
15,360votes
56.3% of the vote · D+13.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 15,219 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
25,103votes
70.5% of the vote · R+41.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 24,617 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
Al Smith1928
−8.8pts D vs U.S.
Place R+26.3 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · −9.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+47.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+45.2 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +43.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJamie WalshState House · 117
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 117th State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.6 points.
A population of 61,683, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,049 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 48 and State House District 58.
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 48
Pennsylvania
92.1twin score
median ageelasticityItalian ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
State House District 58
Pennsylvania
92.1twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
State House District 71
Pennsylvania
92.1twin score
elasticity2016–2020 trajectory12-yr trend≠ German 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 117th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 117th State House District voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+41.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,624 votes cast, 10,267 went Democratic and 25,103 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 117th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 117th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 117th State House District?
Pennsylvania 117th State House District has a population of 61,683 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 117th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 117th State House District is $81,049 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 117th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 117th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.