state senate districtPennsylvania 1st State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+49.3
2008D+56.3
2012D+59.5
2016D+61.5
2020D+61.4
2024D+60.0
net swing · 2004→2024D+10.7D+49.3 → D+60.0
vs. U.S. · 2024D+61.5D+60.0 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 74.0% of 187,280 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
109,738
26,576
2,239
138,553
187,280
74.0%
2020
107,690
25,364
1,003
134,057
186,985†
71.7%
2016
91,468
20,512
3,353
115,333
183,678†
62.8%
2012
77,222
19,320
775
97,317
179,753†
54.1%
2008
78,700
21,651
1,046
101,397
177,197†
57.2%
2004
71,612
24,090
673
96,375
174,641†
55.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupPA SD 1PennsylvaniaUnited States
Irish19.0%14.8%9.4%
German13.9%21.6%12.5%
Italian13.3%10.6%4.8%
English6.5%8.3%9.5%
Polish5.9%5.4%2.2%
American4.6%4.4%5.3%
Russian2.4%——
Ukrainian2.0%——
Chinese4.5%0.9%1.3%
Asian Indian2.5%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese1.9%0.3%0.6%
Cambodian0.8%——
Filipino0.7%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.7%0.2%0.4%
Pakistani0.3%——
Indonesian0.3%——
Puerto Rican5.2%3.7%1.8%
Dominican1.6%1.4%0.7%
Mexican0.9%1.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.2%0.5%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†7.6%8.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.4%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.2%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.3%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
PA SD 1
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
34.9
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.7%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
PA SD 1
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$99,463
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.4%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
PA SD 1
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.4%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
10.9%
5.6%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.6%
0.8%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.4%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.5%
0.8%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
PA SD 1
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+49.3%
2008
+56.3%
2012
+59.5%
2016
+61.5%
2020
+61.4%
2024
+60.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
79.2%Harris109,738
19.2%Trump26,576
1.6%
D+60.0
R+1.4
D+61.5
138,553
D
80.3%Biden107,690
18.9%Trump25,364
0.7%
D+61.4
R+0.1
D+57.0
134,057
D
79.3%Clinton91,468
17.8%Trump20,512
2.9%
D+61.5
D+2.0
D+59.4
115,333
D
79.4%Obama77,222
19.9%Romney19,320
0.8%
D+59.5
D+3.2
D+55.6
97,317
D
77.6%Obama78,700
21.4%McCain21,651
1.0%
D+56.3
D+7.0
D+49.0
101,397
D
74.3%Kerry71,612
25.0%Bush24,090
0.7%
D+49.3
—
D+51.8
96,375
current representation
Current officeholders
DNikil SavalState Senate · 1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in northwest Philadelphia, this district delivers some of the widest presidential margins in the state, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate that has voted Democratic by double digits for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.0 points.
A population of 249,833, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,463 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 11.
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How did Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District voted Democratic by 60.0 points (D+60.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 138,553 votes cast, 109,738 went Democratic and 26,576 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District has a population of 249,833 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District is $99,463 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 1st State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
