House districts / Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
PA-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Mary Gay Scanlon Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.3mSpent $1.2m · Cash $472k
- Nicholas Waln Morris Manganaro Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $21kSpent $12k · Cash $9k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 63.8% | Trump 35.1% | 1.1% | D+28.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 65.7% | Trump 33.4% | 0.9% | D+32.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 63.0% | Trump 34.0% | 3.0% | D+29.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 765,322 | |
| Adults (18+) | 595,409 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 94.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 26.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 21.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 57.9% | 57.4% |
| Black | 24.0% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 42.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $87,199 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 18 to 17 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat | 65.3% | Alfeia Goodwin Republican | 34.7% | D+30.6 |
| 2022 | Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat | 65.1% | David Galluch Republican | 34.9% | D+30.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2018-2020 League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth: Pennsylvania Supreme Court map (2018) | |||||
| 2020 | Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat | 64.7% | Dasha Pruett Republican | 35.3% | D+29.4 |
| 2018 | Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat | 65.2% | Pearl Kim Republican | 34.8% | D+30.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2016 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2016 | Glenn Thompson Republican | 67.2% | Kerith Strano Taylor Democrat | 32.8% | R+34.3 |
| 2014 | Glenn Thompson Republican | 63.6% | Kerith Strano Taylor Democrat | 36.4% | R+27.2 |
| 2012 | Glenn Thompson Republican | 62.9% | Charles Dumas Democrat | 37.1% | R+25.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Glenn Thompson Republican | 68.7% | Michael Pipe Democrat others 3.1% | 28.2% | R+40.5 |
| 2008 | Glenn W. Thompson Republican | 56.7% | Mark B. McCracken Democrat others 2.2% | 41.0% | R+15.7 |
| 2006 | John E. Peterson Republican | 60.0% | Donald L. Hilliard Democrat others 0.1% | 39.9% | R+20.2 |
| 2004 | John E. Peterson Republican | 88.0% | Thomas A. Martin Libertarian | 12.0% | R+76.0 |
| 2002 | John E. Peterson Republican | 87.2% | Thomas A. Martin Libertarian others 0.1% | 12.6% | R+74.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | John E. Peterson Republican | 85.6% | William M. Belitskus Green others 6.4% | 8.0% | R+77.5 |
| 1998 | John E. Peterson Republican | 84.8% | William M. Belitskus Green others 0.1% | 15.1% | R+69.7 |
| 1996 | John E. Peterson Republican | 60.3% | Ruth C. Rudy Democrat | 39.7% | R+20.6 |
| 1994 | William F. Clinger, Jr. Democrat | 99.9% | others 0.1% | D+99.9 | |
| 1992 | William F. Clinger, Jr. Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 25 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 57.1% | Samuel C. Stretton Democrat others 4.4% | 38.5% | R+18.6 |
| 1988 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 78.2% | Donald A. Hadley Democrat | 21.8% | R+56.4 |
| 1986 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 65.7% | Tim Ringgold Democrat | 34.3% | R+31.5 |
| 1984 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 72.6% | Louis J. Fanti Democrat | 27.4% | R+45.2 |
| 1982 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 67.2% | Bob Burger Democrat | 32.8% | R+34.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 75.1% | Grady G. Brickhouse Democrat others 1.1% | 23.8% | R+51.4 |
| 1978 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 75.1% | Murray P. Zealor Democrat | 24.9% | R+50.2 |
| 1976 | Richard T. Schulze Republican | 59.5% | Anthony Campolo Democrat | 40.5% | R+19.1 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits