House districts / Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
PA-7. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Bob Brooks Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.3mSpent $4.6m · Cash $742k
- Ryan Edward Mackenzie Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.3mSpent $4.3m · Cash $1.1m
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 4 other candidates have 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 47.9% | Trump 51.1% | 1.1% | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 49.7% | Trump 49.1% | 1.2% | D+0.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton 46.7% | Trump 49.5% | 3.8% | R+2.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 775,601 | |
| Adults (18+) | 615,688 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 94.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.9% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 67.2% | 57.4% |
| Black | 5.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 20.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 32.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $82,392 | $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 | Ryan E. Mackenzie Republican | 50.5% | Susan Wild Democrat | 49.5% | R+1.0 |
| 2022 | Susan Wild Democrat | 51.0% | Lisa Scheller Republican | 49.0% | D+2.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2018-2020 League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth: Pennsylvania Supreme Court map (2018) | |||||
| 2020 | Susan Ellis Wild Democrat | 51.9% | Lisa Scheller Republican | 48.1% | D+3.7 |
| 2018 | Susan Ellis Wild Democrat | 53.5% | Marty Nothstein Republican others 3.0% | 43.5% | D+10.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2016 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2016 | Patrick Meehan Republican | 59.5% | Mary Ellen Balchunis Democrat | 40.5% | R+18.9 |
| 2014 | Patrick Meehan Republican | 62.0% | Mary Ellen Balchunis Democrat | 38.0% | R+24.1 |
| 2012 | Patrick Meehan Republican | 59.4% | George Badey Democrat | 40.6% | R+18.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 21 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Patrick Meehan Republican | 54.9% | Bryan Lentz Democrat others 1.1% | 44.0% | R+11.0 |
| 2008 | Joe Sestak Democrat | 59.6% | W. Craig Williams Republican | 40.4% | D+19.2 |
| 2006 | Joe Sestak Democrat | 56.4% | Curt Weldon Republican | 43.6% | D+12.8 |
| 2004 | Curt Weldon Republican | 58.8% | Paul Scoles Democrat others 0.9% | 40.3% | R+18.4 |
| 2002 | Curt Weldon Republican | 66.1% | Peter A. Lennon Democrat | 33.9% | R+32.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 23 to 21 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Curt Weldon Republican | 64.8% | Peter A. Lennon Democrat | 35.2% | R+29.6 |
| 1998 | Curt Weldon Republican | 71.8% | Martin J. D'Urso Democrat | 28.2% | R+43.6 |
| 1996 | Curt Weldon Republican | 66.9% | John F. Innelli Democrat others 0.7% | 32.4% | R+34.5 |
| 1994 | Curt Weldon Republican | 69.7% | Sara Nichols Democrat | 30.3% | R+39.3 |
| 1992 | Curt Weldon Republican | 66.0% | Frank Daly Democrat others 0.6% | 33.5% | R+32.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 25 to 23 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Curt Weldon Republican | 65.3% | John Innelli Democrat | 34.7% | R+30.6 |
| 1988 | Curt Weldon Republican | 67.8% | David Landau Democrat | 32.2% | R+35.6 |
| 1986 | Curt Weldon Republican | 61.3% | Bill Spingler Democrat | 38.7% | R+22.6 |
| 1984 | Bob Edgar Democrat | 50.1% | Curt Weldon Republican | 49.9% | D+0.2 |
| 1982 | Bob Edgar Democrat | 55.4% | Steve Joachim Republican | 44.6% | D+10.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Bob Edgar Democrat | 53.1% | Dennis J. Rochford Republican | 46.9% | D+6.3 |
| 1978 | Robert W. Edgar Democrat | 50.3% | Eugene Daniel Kane Republican others 0.3% | 49.4% | D+0.9 |
| 1976 | Robert W. Edgar Democrat | 54.1% | John M. Kenney Republican others 0.1% | 45.9% | D+8.2 |
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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