Pennsylvania 22nd 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
75.7%
100,680 votes · D+52.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · 65.1%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
59.4%
19,995 votes · R+23.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 57.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
100,680votes
75.7% of the vote · D+52.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 94,440 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
64,952votes
50.5% of the vote · R+1.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 62,369 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
Al Smith1928
+32.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+14.6 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John F. Kennedy, 1960 · +30.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+4.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+10.6 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +3.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMarty FlynnState Senate · 22
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 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
51.6%65,895
48.4%61,902
127,797
2020
D
55.0%67,535
45.0%55,332
122,867
2018
D
60.5%52,157
39.5%34,097
86,254
Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 25.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.1 points.
A population of 250,491, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,481 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 40 and State Senate District 4.
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How did Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 4.1 points (D+4.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 122,020 votes cast, 63,046 went Democratic and 58,090 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District has a population of 250,491 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District is $62,481 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 22nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.