HarrisDemocratic76.8%18,072TrumpRepublican22.0%5,180OtherAll other candidates1.2%291
D+54.8- Lead
- 12,892
- Total
- 23,543
- vs nation
- D+56.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 203rd 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
BidenDemocratic82.0%21,178TrumpRepublican17.4%4,495OtherAll other candidates0.6%143
D+64.6- Lead
- 16,683
- Total
- 25,816
- vs nation
- D+60.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic84.3%20,472TrumpRepublican13.8%3,359OtherAll other candidates1.9%465
D+70.4- Lead
- 17,113
- Total
- 24,296
- vs nation
- D+68.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic87.3%20,655RomneyRepublican12.4%2,933OtherAll other candidates0.3%82
D+74.9- Lead
- 17,722
- Total
- 23,670
- vs nation
- D+71.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic84.9%20,901McCainRepublican14.7%3,627OtherAll other candidates0.3%80
D+70.2- Lead
- 17,274
- Total
- 24,608
- vs nation
- D+62.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic82.4%18,991BushRepublican17.5%4,034OtherAll other candidates<0.1%13
D+64.9- Lead
- 14,957
- Total
- 23,038
- vs nation
- D+67.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic82.0%15,744BushRepublican16.1%3,095OtherAll other candidates1.8%353
D+65.9- Lead
- 12,649
- Total
- 19,192
- vs nation
- D+65.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic80.2%14,472DoleRepublican14.3%2,579OtherAll other candidates5.5%984
D+65.9- Lead
- 11,893
- Total
- 18,035
- vs nation
- D+57.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+54.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 65,3172024 5-year
- Population density
- 18,662 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3.5 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $59,7052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 43.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+74.9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63.2 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 179, PA · twin score 98.7
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 203rd 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
Barack Obama2012
87.3%
20,655 votes · D+74.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 84.9%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
80.3%
7,063 votes · R+61.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 76.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
23,503votes
75.8% of the vote · D+51.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 21,820 votes
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1948
13,108votes
45.0% of the vote · D+7.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 12,921 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
Barack Obama2012
+71.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+74.9 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +68.3 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+41.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+61.5 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +38.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DAnthony BellmonState House · 203
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.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+54.8, this Philadelphia-area district ranks among the most one-sided in the commonwealth, reflecting a densely urban electorate where statewide and local races rarely produce competitive outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.9 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 63.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.8 points.
A population of 65,317, a 16% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,705 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 179 and State House District 104.
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 179
Pennsylvania
98.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 104
Pennsylvania
95.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryPuerto Rican ancestry≠ 2016 margin
Assembly District 137
New York
94.6twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
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 203rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 203rd State House District voted Democratic by 54.8 points (D+54.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,543 votes cast, 18,072 went Democratic and 5,180 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 203rd State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 203rd State House District voted Republican was 1932.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 203rd State House District?
Pennsylvania 203rd State House District has a population of 65,317 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 203rd State House District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 203rd State House District is $59,705 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 203rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 203rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.