state senate districtPennsylvania 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+87.6
2008D+89.3
2012D+91.2
2016D+89.3
2020D+85.1
2024D+78.9
net swing · 2004→2024R+8.7D+87.6 → D+78.9
vs. U.S. · 2024D+80.4D+78.9 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 57.0% of 188,336 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
95,460
10,651
1,326
107,437
188,336
57.0%
2020
103,222
8,014
608
111,844
188,039†
59.5%
2016
107,958
5,213
1,836
115,007
184,714†
62.3%
2012
114,862
4,859
961
120,682
180,767†
66.8%
2008
114,327
6,193
535
121,055
178,196†
67.9%
2004
104,031
6,852
66
110,949
175,626†
63.2%
† 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 3PennsylvaniaUnited States
African American†50.0%8.7%9.9%
African1.6%0.4%0.5%
Haitian1.2%0.2%0.3%
Jamaican1.2%0.3%0.4%
Nigerian0.6%—0.2%
Liberian0.4%——
Ghanaian0.3%——
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.3%——
Puerto Rican10.4%3.7%1.8%
Dominican3.1%1.4%0.7%
Mexican1.8%1.4%11.3%
Guatemalan0.8%0.2%0.5%
Colombian0.7%0.2%0.4%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Irish5.0%14.8%9.4%
German3.6%21.6%12.5%
Italian3.5%10.6%4.8%
English1.7%8.3%9.5%
Polish1.6%5.4%2.2%
American1.2%4.4%5.3%
Russian0.6%——
Ukrainian0.5%——
Chinese2.2%0.9%1.3%
Asian Indian1.2%1.2%1.4%
Vietnamese0.9%0.3%0.6%
Cambodian0.4%——
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%——
Indonesian0.2%——
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 3
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
34.2
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 3
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$47,440
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.1%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.4%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
PA SD 3
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 3
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 3rd State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+87.6%
2008
+89.3%
2012
+91.2%
2016
+89.3%
2020
+85.1%
2024
+78.9%
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
88.9%Harris95,460
9.9%Trump10,651
1.2%
D+78.9
R+6.2
D+80.4
107,437
D
92.3%Biden103,222
7.2%Trump8,014
0.5%
D+85.1
R+4.2
D+80.7
111,844
D
93.9%Clinton107,958
4.5%Trump5,213
1.6%
D+89.3
R+1.8
D+87.2
115,007
D
95.2%Obama114,862
4.0%Romney4,859
0.8%
D+91.2
D+1.8
D+87.3
120,682
D
94.4%Obama114,327
5.1%McCain6,193
0.4%
D+89.3
D+1.7
D+82.1
121,055
D
93.8%Kerry104,031
6.2%Bush6,852
0.1%
D+87.6
—
D+90.0
110,949
current representation
Current officeholders
DSharif StreetState Senate · 3
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in the Philadelphia region, this district recorded a D+20.3 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 91.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.9 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 78.9 points (D+78.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,437 votes cast, 95,460 went Democratic and 10,651 went Republican.
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 6 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 3rd State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
