Pennsylvania 37th 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
53.5%
72,748 votes · D+7.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 53.2%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
84.1%
23,557 votes · R+72.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 80.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
75,577votes
48.9% of the vote · R+1.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 73,906 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
99,856votes
67.2% of the vote · R+34.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 96,630 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
+5.5pts D vs U.S.
Place R+12.7 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +2.0 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+56.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+62.3 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +53.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RDevlin RobinsonState Senate · 37
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 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
58.9%83,256
41.1%58,102
141,358
Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 72.4 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 1.1 points.
A population of 248,775, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,595 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 38 and State Senate District 41.
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How did Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District voted Republican by 1.1 points (R+1.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 154,416 votes cast, 75,577 went Democratic and 77,338 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District has a population of 248,775 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District is $113,595 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 37th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.