Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district: Difference between revisions

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| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

| population = 694764,541692

| population year = 20212022

| median income = $6064,332430

| percent white = 93 89.16

| percent blackhispanic = 2 3.97

| percent asianblack = 0 2.64

| percent native americanasian = 0.17

| percent hispanicmore =than one race = 3.32

| percent other race = 0.4

| cpvi = R+25<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI℠PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The '''13th congressional district of Pennsylvania''' is a [[congressional district]] in the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]. The district contains all of [[BlairAdams County, Pennsylvania|Blair CountyAdams]], [[HuntingdonBedford County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon CountyBedford]], [[BedfordBlair County, Pennsylvania|Bedford CountyBlair]], [[FultonCambria County, Pennsylvania|Fulton CountyCambria]], [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]], and [[AdamsFulton County, Pennsylvania|Adams CountyFulton]]., It[[Huntingdon alsoCounty, includes most ofPennsylvania|Huntingdon]], [[SomersetJuniata County, Pennsylvania|Somerset CountyJuniata]], and parts of [[WestmorelandMifflin County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland CountyMifflin]], and [[CambriaPerry County, Pennsylvania|Cambria CountyPerry]], andcounties. It also includes slivers of [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland]] and [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] counties. [[Republican Party United States|Republican]] [[John Joyce (American politician)|John Joyce]] has represented the district since 2019. With a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] rating of R+25, it is the most Republican district in Pennsylvania.<ref name="Cook"/>

Prior to February 2018, the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] and Northeast [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. The district traditionally included most of Montgomery County, but was redrawn in 2002 to include part of Philadelphia, and altered again in 2012. The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional. The old 13th district became the [[Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district|4th district]], and what was the [[Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district|ninth district]] in the southwest part of the state was modified and redesignated the 13th district, for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.<ref name=new>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/upshot/pennsylvania-new-house-districts-gerrymandering.html |newspaper=The New York Times |department=The Upshot |title=The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices. |date=February 19, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |first1=Nate |last1=Cohn |first2=Matthew |last2=Bloch |first3=Kevin |last3=Quealy }}</ref>

The previously drawn district had long been a [[Republican Party (United States)|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|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 overwhelminglythe most Republican congressional district in the Northeast.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 647,435 people, 250,845 households, and 169,848 families residing in the district. The racial makeup of the district was 87.16% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 6.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 4.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.24% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 250,845 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|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 [[per capita income]] for the district was $25,053. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

| colspan=5 | District createdestablished inMarch 4, 1813

== Recent statewide election results ==