HarrisDemocratic41.7%64,746TrumpRepublican57.0%88,494OtherAll other candidates1.3%2,069
R+15.3- Lead
- 23,748
- Total
- 155,309
- vs nation
- R+13.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 36th State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic40.8%61,112TrumpRepublican57.3%85,709OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,856
R+16.4- Lead
- 24,597
- Total
- 149,677
- vs nation
- R+20.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic35.2%45,515TrumpRepublican58.1%75,239OtherAll other candidates6.7%8,650
R+23.0- Lead
- 29,724
- Total
- 129,404
- vs nation
- R+25.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic37.5%44,237RomneyRepublican60.5%71,297OtherAll other candidates2.0%2,334
R+23.0- Lead
- 27,060
- Total
- 117,868
- vs nation
- R+26.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic41.4%49,852McCainRepublican57.3%69,036OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,636
R+15.9- Lead
- 19,184
- Total
- 120,524
- vs nation
- R+23.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic31.6%37,119BushRepublican67.7%79,558OtherAll other candidates0.7%776
R+36.1- Lead
- 42,439
- Total
- 117,453
- vs nation
- R+33.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic29.4%27,402BushRepublican67.8%63,274OtherAll other candidates2.8%2,624
R+38.4- Lead
- 35,872
- Total
- 93,300
- vs nation
- R+39.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic29.9%24,732DoleRepublican61.3%50,711OtherAll other candidates8.8%7,266
R+31.4- Lead
- 25,979
- Total
- 82,709
- vs nation
- R+39.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 268,8422024 5-year
- Population density
- 806 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 334 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $89,8282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65.4 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 34, PA · twin score 82.7
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 36th 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
47.9%
26,409 votes · R+4.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 44.7%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
82.3%
30,319 votes · R+65.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 77.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
64,746votes
41.7% of the vote · R+15.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 61,112 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
88,494votes
57.0% of the vote · R+15.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 85,709 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
Kamala Harris2024
−13.8pts D vs U.S.
Place R+15.3 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −20.9 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
+48.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+65.4 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +44.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJames MaloneState Senate · 36
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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 39.7%54,193 | 60.3%82,216 | 136,409 |
| 2020 | R | 39.6%52,911 | 60.4%80,700 | 133,611 |
Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.4 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.3 points.
A population of 268,842, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,828 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 34 and State Senate District 8.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 34
Pennsylvania
82.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 8
Missouri
79.1twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
State Senate District 19
Ohio
79.0twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ college share
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 36th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District voted Republican by 15.3 points (R+15.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 155,309 votes cast, 64,746 went Democratic and 88,494 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District has a population of 268,842 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District is $89,828 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 36th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.