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Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District
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Current officeholder
Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic
2024 result
Democratic D+30.6
2024 votes cast
410,094
Office
U.S. House
District health & safety estimate
Context for Mary Gay Scanlon's district
CDC WONDER, 2016–2022 · translated from county data
8.9estimated homicides per 100,000 residents / year
This is a county-derived estimate, not a direct CDC congressional-district statistic. Counties with suppressed small counts are missing, never counted as zero. Rank 1 is the highest estimated rate.
Who lives in this district
This district is home to about 762,831 people, median age 38.5, median household income $86,098.
Population
762,831
Median age
38.5
Median household income
$86,098
Bachelor's degree or higher
41.9%
Race & ethnicity: White 58.6% · Black 24.5% · Hispanic 6.2% · Asian 6.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).
Precinct results — 2024 general
562 precincts reported in Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District's 2024 general election. The twenty largest:
| Precinct | Winner | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42091-UPPER MERION X TOWN CENTERX TOWN CENTER | Democratic | D+25.9 | 3,720 |
| 42045-NEWTOWN P 5P 5 | Democratic | D+0.9 | 2,923 |
| 42045-UPPER DARBY D 5 P 10D 5P 10 | Democratic | D+10.7 | 2,173 |
| 42045-EDGMONT P 1P 1 | Democratic | D+3.1 | 2,137 |
| 42045-UPPER CHICHESTER W 4 D 1W 4D 1 | Democratic | D+7.7 | 2,067 |
| 42045-ASTON W 2W 2 | Republican | R+1.0 | 1,989 |
| 42045-CHESTER HEIGHTS | Democratic | D+9.1 | 1,972 |
| 42045-RADNOR W 4 P 2W 4P 2 | Democratic | D+30.6 | 1,895 |
| 42091-UPPER MERION X GULPH X 1X GULPHX 1 | Democratic | D+26.1 | 1,854 |
| 42045-RADNOR W 5 P 2W 5P 2 | Democratic | D+44.0 | 1,853 |
| 42045-RADNOR W 7 P 3W 7P 3 | Democratic | D+32.1 | 1,851 |
| 42091-UPPER MERION X BELMONT X 4X BELMONTX 4 | Democratic | D+26.2 | 1,848 |
| 42045-NEWTOWN P 2P 2 | Democratic | D+10.8 | 1,758 |
| 42045-SWARTHMORE P NORTHERNP NORTHERN | Democratic | D+84.3 | 1,756 |
| 42045-RIDLEY W 7 P 1W 7P 1 | Democratic | D+3.4 | 1,755 |
| 42091-UPPER MERION X BELMONT X 2X BELMONTX 2 | Democratic | D+28.8 | 1,630 |
| 42091-UPPER MERION X GULPH X 02 7TH CONGRESSIONALX GULPHX 02 7TH CONGRESSIONAL | Democratic | D+28.9 | 1,629 |
| 42091-LOWER MERION W 10 P 2W 10P 2 | Democratic | D+64.0 | 1,628 |
| 42045-UPPER PROVIDENCE P 1P 1 | Democratic | D+40.4 | 1,598 |
| 42045-MORTON | Democratic | D+35.0 | 1,589 |
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