Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate 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
95.5%
108,942 votes · D+91.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 95.0%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
52.9%
10,748 votes · R+10.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 51.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
124,003votes
91.4% of the vote · D+83.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 115,081 votes
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1948
20,534votes
19.8% of the vote · D+57.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 20,285 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
Walter Mondale1984
+94.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+75.8 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +91.0 pts
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
−5.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+20.1 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1912 · −8.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DSharif StreetState Senate · 3
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.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
86.7%91,879
13.3%14,075
105,954
2018
D
93.4%47,796
6.6%3,385
51,181
Anchored in the Philadelphia region, this district recorded a D+79.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the commonwealth's most reliably blue constituencies at the state senate level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.4 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 20.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 79.1 points.
A population of 262,203, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,440 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 25.
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How did Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic by 79.1 points (D+79.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,713 votes cast, 95,896 went Democratic and 10,653 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District voted Republican was 1924.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District has a population of 262,203 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District is $47,440 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 36 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.