HarrisDemocratic35.4%50,384TrumpRepublican63.8%90,849OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,134
R+28.4- Lead
- 40,465
- Total
- 142,367
- vs nation
- R+27.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (46 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
BidenDemocratic36.5%50,918TrumpRepublican62.4%87,144OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,533
R+26.0- Lead
- 36,226
- Total
- 139,595
- vs nation
- R+30.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic34.3%41,624TrumpRepublican61.4%74,410OtherAll other candidates4.3%5,208
R+27.0- Lead
- 32,786
- Total
- 121,242
- vs nation
- R+29.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic41.9%47,121RomneyRepublican56.6%63,558OtherAll other candidates1.5%1,687
R+14.6- Lead
- 16,437
- Total
- 112,366
- vs nation
- R+18.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic46.7%54,982McCainRepublican51.5%60,578OtherAll other candidates1.8%2,059
R+4.8- Lead
- 5,596
- Total
- 117,619
- vs nation
- R+12.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic49.7%56,963BushRepublican50.0%57,260OtherAll other candidates0.3%401
R+0.3- Lead
- 297
- Total
- 114,624
- vs nation
- D+2.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic52.8%53,168BushRepublican44.4%44,698OtherAll other candidates2.7%2,752
D+8.4- Lead
- 8,470
- Total
- 100,618
- vs nation
- D+7.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic52.8%49,568DoleRepublican35.1%32,948OtherAll other candidates12.2%11,415
D+17.7- Lead
- 16,620
- Total
- 93,931
- vs nation
- D+9.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 251,0102024 5-year
- Population density
- 167 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,501 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $77,5052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30.7 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 20, PA · twin score 94.0
presidential history
Party record book
Pennsylvania 46th 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
72.3%
76,430 votes · D+44.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 67.5%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
63.8%
90,849 votes · R+28.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 62.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
76,430votes
72.3% of the vote · D+44.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Adlai Stevenson, 1952 · 66,812 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
90,849votes
63.8% of the vote · R+28.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 87,144 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
+36.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.2 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +32.7 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+30.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+26.0 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +29.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RCamera BartolottaState Senate · 46
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.
Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 30.7 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.4 points.
A population of 251,010, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,505 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 27.
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 20
Pennsylvania
94.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 27
Pennsylvania
92.2twin score
elasticity12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ Italian ancestry
State Senate District 41
Pennsylvania
91.8twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
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 46th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 142,367 votes cast, 50,384 went Democratic and 90,849 went Republican.
When did Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District has a population of 251,010 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District is $77,505 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $59,608.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 46th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.