HarrisDemocratic52.2%22,291TrumpRepublican46.9%19,996OtherAll other candidates0.9%385
D+5.4- Lead
- 2,295
- Total
- 42,672
- vs nation
- D+6.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 160th 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
BidenDemocratic52.8%22,385TrumpRepublican46.2%19,554OtherAll other candidates1.0%428
D+6.7- Lead
- 2,831
- Total
- 42,367
- vs nation
- D+2.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic47.2%17,474TrumpRepublican48.3%17,888OtherAll other candidates4.5%1,655
R+1.1- Lead
- 414
- Total
- 37,017
- vs nation
- R+3.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic46.5%16,327RomneyRepublican52.4%18,395OtherAll other candidates1.1%390
R+5.9- Lead
- 2,068
- Total
- 35,112
- vs nation
- R+9.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic48.2%17,381McCainRepublican50.7%18,284OtherAll other candidates1.1%414
R+2.5- Lead
- 903
- Total
- 36,079
- vs nation
- R+9.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic43.8%15,059BushRepublican55.7%19,142OtherAll other candidates0.5%171
R+11.9- Lead
- 4,083
- Total
- 34,372
- vs nation
- R+9.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic41.0%12,059BushRepublican56.1%16,506OtherAll other candidates2.9%848
R+15.1- Lead
- 4,447
- Total
- 29,413
- vs nation
- R+15.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic37.4%10,101DoleRepublican51.6%13,925OtherAll other candidates11.0%2,969
R+14.2- Lead
- 3,824
- Total
- 26,995
- vs nation
- R+22.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+5.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 63,9312024 5-year
- Population density
- 942 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 67.9 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $154,3782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+6.7 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 31, PA · twin score 94.5
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 160th 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
Joe Biden2020
52.8%
22,385 votes · D+6.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 52.2%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
85.6%
5,662 votes · R+75.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 82.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
22,385votes
52.8% of the vote · D+6.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 22,291 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
22,593votes
74.7% of the vote · R+50.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 22,144 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
Kamala Harris2024
+6.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+5.4 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +2.2 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+74.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+56.7 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +53.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RCraig WilliamsState House · 160
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.
In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+5.4, against R+2.5 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 140,000 residents lived here, with White alone at 65.3% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 75.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.4 points.
A population of 63,931, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $154,378 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 31 and State House District 29.
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 31
Pennsylvania
94.5twin score
12-yr trendmedian income% Catholic≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 29
Pennsylvania
93.4twin score
12-yr trendmedian income% Catholic≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 165
Pennsylvania
92.4twin score
% Catholic12-yr trendIrish 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 160th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 160th State House District voted Democratic by 5.4 points (D+5.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 42,672 votes cast, 22,291 went Democratic and 19,996 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 160th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 160th State House District voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 160th State House District?
Pennsylvania 160th State House District has a population of 63,931 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 160th State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 160th State House District is $154,378 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 160th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 160th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 36 went Republican.