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      Pennsylvania

      R+1.7↓ R+2.9 vs 2020· Latest: 2024

      Competitive — 15D, 25R in 40 presidential elections

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      Key Insights

      • Has flipped parties 12 times since 1868
      • All recent elections decided by less than 5 points — highly competitive

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      Who lives in Pennsylvania? 13,018,639 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      Pennsylvania vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      13.0M
      National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      3.89%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      76.3%
      National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      12.4%
      National: 22.2%
      English Only
      87.6%
      National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $80,054
      National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      11.7%
      National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      35.2%
      National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      69.3%
      National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      41.2 yrs
      National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      15.2%
      National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      19.5%
      National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      7.7%
      National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      Pennsylvania — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 73.0%Black 10.6%Hispanic 8.7%Asian 3.8%Multiracial 3.6%
      GroupPennsylvaniaNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      73.0%57.4%
      ▶Black(15)
      10.6%12.2%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      8.7%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      3.8%6.0%
      Multiracial / Other
      3.6%4.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      0.7%0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(2)
      0.2%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

      Religious Adherents

      Population that are religious adherents:
      46.8%(6.1M people)
      U.S. Religion Census 2020
      Tradition% of AdherentsUS Average
      Catholic
      46.7%—
      Mainline Protestant
      21.2%—
      Evangelical Protestant
      20.9%—
      Other
      7.7%—
      Black Protestant
      2.8%—
      LDS (Mormon)
      0.9%—
      Orthodox Christian
      0.8%—
      Click tradition names to expand denominations. Percentages show share of religious adherents (not total population).

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