Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 764,692 | ||
Median household income | $64,430 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+25[1] |
The 13th congressional district of Pennsylvania is a
Prior to February 2018, the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern
The previously drawn district had long been a Republican stronghold, like many suburban districts in the Northeast. However, the brand of Republicanism in southeastern Pennsylvania was a moderate one, and the district, like the Philadelphia suburbs as a whole, became friendlier to Democrats during the 1990s as the national party veered to the right. The district had not voted Republican for President since 1988. In 1992, the district elected its first Democratic representative in 86 years, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. She was defeated in 1994 by Republican Jon D. Fox, but Joe Hoeffel regained the seat for the Democrats in 1998. It was in Democratic hands afterward, becoming even more Democratic after being pushed into Philadelphia after the 2000 census. In 2018, it was redistricted again by court order, becoming the most Republican congressional district in the Northeast.
Demographics
As of the
There were 250,845 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size was 3.09.
In the district, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the district was $49,319, and the median income for a family was $61,108. Males had a median income of $36,441 versus $23,719 for females. The
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1813 | ||||
Vacant | March 4, 1813 – May 13, 1813 |
13th | Member-elect John Smilie was redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1812 but died December 30, 1812. | |
Isaac Griffin | Democratic-Republican
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May 13, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected to finish John Smilie's term. .Re-elected in 1814 Retired. |
Christian Tarr | Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
Andrew Stewart
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
John Tod |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – ????, 1824 |
18th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1822. Resigned to become judge of Court of Common Pleas of 16th judicial district. |
Vacant | ?????, 1824 – December 6, 1824 |
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Alexander Thomson |
Democratic-Republican
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December 6, 1824 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Elected October 12, 1824, to finish Tod's term. Elected the same day in 1824 to the next term. Resigned. |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – May 1, 1826 | |||
Vacant | May 1, 1826 – December 4, 1826 |
19th | ||
Chauncey Forward | Jacksonian
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December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1831 |
19th 20th 21st |
Elected October 10, 1826, to finish Thomson's term and seated December 4, 1826. Elected the same day in 1826 to the next term. Re-elected in 1828. Retired. |
George Burd | Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
22nd | Elected in 1830. .
Redistricted to the 18th district |
Jesse Miller | Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – October 30, 1836 |
23rd 24th |
Re-elected in 1834. .
Resigned to become the First Auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury |
Vacant | October 30, 1836 – December 5, 1836 |
24th | ||
James Black | Jacksonian
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December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837 |
Elected to finish Miller's term. [data missing] | |
Charles McClure
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Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
25th | Elected in 1836. ]
[data missing |
William Sterrett Ramsey
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Democratic | March 4, 1839 – October 17, 1840 |
26th | Elected in 1838 .Died. |
Vacant | October 17, 1840 – December 7, 1840 |
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Charles McClure
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Democratic | December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1841 |
Elected to finish Ramsey's term. [data missing] | |
Amos Gustine | Democratic | May 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. ]
[data missing |
Henry Frick | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 1, 1844 |
28th | Elected in 1842 .Died. |
Vacant | March 1, 1844 – April 5, 1844 |
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James Pollock |
Whig | April 5, 1844 – March 3, 1849 |
28th 29th 30th |
Re-elected in 1846. ]
[data missing |
Joseph Casey |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848 .Retired. |
James Gamble | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. .
Redistricted to the 15th district |
Asa Packer |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
33rd 34th |
Re-elected in 1854. ]
[data missing |
William H. Dimmick |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858. ]
[data missing |
Philip Johnson |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. .
Redistricted to the 11th district |
Henry W. Tracy
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Independent Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. ]
[data missing |
Ulysses Mercur |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – December 2, 1872 |
39th 40th 41st 42nd |
Re-elected in 1870. .
Resigned to become associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
Vacant | December 2, 1872 – December 24, 1872 |
42nd | ||
Frank C. Bunnell |
Republican | December 24, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected to finish Mercur's term. ]
[data missing | |
James D. Strawbridge
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Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. ]
[data missing |
James B. Reilly |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Re-elected in 1876 .Lost re-election. |
John W. Ryon
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Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878. ]
[data missing |
Charles N. Brumm |
Greenback | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th 49th 50th |
Re-elected in 1882. ]
[data missing |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
Re-elected in 1886. ]
[data missing | ||
James B. Reilly |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892. ]
[data missing |
Charles N. Brumm |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Re-elected in 1896. ]
[data missing |
James W. Ryan |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | Elected in 1898. ]
[data missing |
George R. Patterson |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900. .
Redistricted to the 12th district |
Marcus C.L. Kline
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Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904. ]
[data missing |
John H. Rothermel |
Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1915 |
60th 61st 62nd 63rd |
Re-elected in 1912. ]
[data missing |
Arthur G. Dewalt |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918. ]
[data missing |
Fred B. Gernerd |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920. ]
[data missing |
George F. Brumm |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 |
68th 69th |
Re-elected in 1924. ]
[data missing |
Cyrus M. Palmer | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
70th | Elected in 1926. ]
[data missing |
George F. Brumm |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – May 29, 1934 |
71st 72nd 73rd |
Re-elected in 1932 .Died. |
Vacant | May 29, 1934 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | ||
James H. Gildea |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936. ]
[data missing |
Ivor D. Fenton |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942. .
Redistricted to the 12th district |
Daniel K. Hoch |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1944. ]
[data missing |
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. |
George M. Rhodes |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950. .
Redistricted to the 14th district |
Samuel K. McConnell Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1957 |
83rd 84th 85th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1956 .Resigned. |
Vacant | September 1, 1957 – November 5, 1957 |
85th | ||
John A. Lafore Jr. |
Republican | November 5, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
85th 86th |
Re-elected in 1958 .Lost renomination. |
Richard Schweiker |
Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1969 |
87th 88th 89th 90th |
Re-elected in 1966. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
R. Lawrence Coughlin
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Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993 |
91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990 .Retired. |
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
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Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
103rd | Elected in 1992 .Lost re-election. |
Jon D. Fox |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
104th 105th |
Re-elected in 1996 .Lost re-election. |
Joe Hoeffel |
Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
106th 107th 108th |
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Allyson Schwartz |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Governor of Pennsylvania
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Brendan Boyle |
Democratic | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 |
114th 115th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-districted to the 2nd district. |
John Joyce |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Recent statewide election results
Year | Election | Winner | Party | Votes | % | Nominated opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
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2000
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General | Joseph M. Hoeffel
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Democratic | 146,026 | 53% | Stewart Greenleaf | Republican | 126,501 | 46% | ||
2002
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General | Joseph M. Hoeffel
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Democratic | 107,945 | 51% | Melissa Brown | Republican | 100,295 | 47% | ||
2004
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General | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 171,763 | 56% | Melissa Brown | Republican | 127,205 | 41% | ||
2006
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General | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 147,368 | 66% | Raj Bhakta | Republican | 75,492 | 34% | ||
2008
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General | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 196,868 | 63% | Marina Kats | Republican | 108,271 | 35% | ||
2010
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General | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 117,798 | 56% | Dee Adcock | Republican | 91,195 | 44% | ||
2012
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General | Allyson Schwartz | Democratic | 209,901 | 69% | Joe Rooney | Republican | 93,918 | 31% | ||
2014
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General | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 123,601 | 67% | Dee Adcock | Republican | 60,549 | 33% | ||
2016
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General | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 239,316 | 100% | None | |||||
2018
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General | John Joyce | Republican | 178,533 | 70% | Brent Ottaway | Democratic | 74,733 | 29% | ||
2020 | General | John Joyce | Republican | 267,789 | 73.5% | Todd Rowley | Democratic | 96,612 | 26.5% | ||
2022 | General | John Joyce | Republican | 260,345 | 100% | None |
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
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2013–2019
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2019–2023
See also
References
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present