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An 1836 map of Pennsylvania's counties. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code.
The Court voted to implement the new map by a 4–3 vote. [12] The map was designed with the assistance of Stanford University law professor Nathaniel Persily. [13] The districts in the Court's map were significantly more compact, and its map split fewer municipalities and counties than the prior Republican-drawn map. [14]
Following the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, starting with the general election of 2022, Pennsylvania sent 17 members to the house, and beginning with the general election of 2024 will have 19 electoral votes.
Change in apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2023, as a result of the 2020 United States census Change within apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2013, as a result of the 2010 United States census Change within apportionment of congressional districts, starting in 2003, as a result of the 2000 United States census Change in apportionment of congressional ...
The resulting political map of Pennsylvania is therefore a red "T" in the center of the state with the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas a strong blue. In more recent years, the traditionally Democratic-voting areas in southwestern Pennsylvania have become much more Republican, especially after 2004, similar to other coal country areas in West ...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because it had gerrymandered too much on behalf of the Republican Party. In 2012 Democrats had won only five of the state's 18 congressional districts, the year the previous redistricting by the legislature took effect, although ...
Party Years District home Note Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. Norman S. Berson: Democrat: 1969 – 1982: District moved from Philadelphia County to Bucks & Lehigh Counties after 1982, adjusted to Berks & Lehigh after 1992; Paul W. Semmel: Republican: 1983 – 2006: Carl W. Mantz: Republican: 2007 – 2008: Gary Day: Republican ...
The state congressional district map was redrawn by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering; the previous 1st district was geographically succeeded by the newly redrawn 2nd district which on November 6, 2018, elected Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the ...