Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Brendan F. Boyle (D–Philadelphia)
Distribution	98.46% urban, 1.54% rural
Population (2000)	646,435
Median income	$49,319
Ethnicity	87.2% White, 6.1% Black, 4.1% Asian, 3.1% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	D+12

The 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The district traditionally included most of Montgomery County, but was redrawn in 2002 to include part of Philadelphia, and altered again in 2012. Democrat Brendan F. Boyle has represented the district since 2015.

The district had long been a Republican stronghold, like many suburban districts in the Northeast. However, the brand of Republicanism in this district 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 has not voted Republican for President since 1988. In 1992, the district elected its first Democratic representative in 86 years, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky. She was swept out in 1994 by Republican Jon D. Fox, but Joe Hoeffel regained the seat for the Democrats in 1998. It has been in Democratic hands since then, and became even more Democratic since being pushed into Philadelphia after the 2000 census.

Demographics

As of the census 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% White, 6.05% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 4.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.32% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were Hispanic or 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 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.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1813
Vacant		March 4, 1813 – May 13, 1813
Isaac Griffin	Democratic-Republican	May 13, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Nicholson Township	seated due to death of John Smilie from redistricted 9th district, Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Christian Tarr	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Andrew Stewart	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Uniontown	Redistricted to 14th district
John Tod	Jacksonian DR	March 4, 1823 – ????, 1824		Redistricted from 8th district, resigned after becoming judge of Court of Common Pleas of 16th judicial district
Vacant		?????, 1824 – December 6, 1824
Alexander Thomson	Jacksonian DR	December 6, 1824 - March 3, 1825
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 - May 1, 1826		Resigned
Vacant		May 1, 1826 – December 4, 1826
Chauncey Forward	Jacksonian	December 4, 1826 – March 3, 1831
George Burd	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Carlisle	Redistricted to 18th district
Jesse Miller	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – October 30, 1836		Resigned to become the First Auditor of the United States Department of the Treasury
Vacant		October 30, 1836 – December 5, 1836
James Black	Jacksonian	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837
Charles McClure	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Allegheny
William Sterrett Ramsey	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – October 17, 1840		Died
Vacant		October 17, 1840 – December 7, 1840
Charles McClure	Democratic	December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1841	Allegheny
Amos Gustine	Democratic	May 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Mifflintown
Henry Frick	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 1, 1844	Milton	Died
Vacant		March 1, 1844 – April 5, 1844
James Pollock	Whig	April 5, 1844 – March 3, 1849
Joseph Casey	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	New Berlin	Declined to be a candidate for renomination
James Gamble	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Redistricted to 15th district
Asa Packer	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
William H. Dimmick	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Honesdale
Philip Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Easton	Redistricted to 11th district
Henry W. Tracy	Independent Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Towanda
Ulysses Mercur	Republican	March 4, 1865 – December 2, 1872	Towanda	Resigned to become associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Vacant		December 2, 1872 – December 24, 1872
Frank C. Bunnell	Republican	December 24, 1872 – March 3, 1873	Tunkhannock
James D. Strawbridge	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Danville
James B. Reilly	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Pottsville	Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election
John W. Ryon	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Charles N. Brumm	Greenback	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1885	Minersville
	Republican	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889
James B. Reilly	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
Charles N. Brumm	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Minersville
James W. Ryan	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
George R. Patterson	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		Redistricted to 12th district
Marcus C.L. Kline	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
John H. Rothermel	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1915
Arthur G. Dewalt	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921
Fred B. Gernerd	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
George F. Brumm	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927
Cyrus M. Palmer	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
George F. Brumm	Republican	March 4, 1929 – May 29, 1934		Died
Vacant		May 29, 1934 – January 3, 1935
James H. Gildea	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939
Ivor D. Fenton	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945		Redistricted to 12th district
Daniel K. Hoch	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947		Redistricted from 14th district
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Defeated for re-election
George M. Rhodes	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Reading	Redistricted to 14th district
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1957		Redistricted from 16th district, resigned
Vacant		September 1, 1957 – November 5, 1957
John A. Lafore, Jr.	Republican	November 5, 1957 – January 3, 1961		Defeated for party nomination
Richard S. Schweiker	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1969		Retired to run for U.S. Senate
R. Lawrence Coughlin	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Villanova	Retired
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	Bryn Mawr	Defeated for re-election
Jon D. Fox	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999	Abington Township	Defeated for re-election
Joseph M. Hoeffel	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005	Abington Township	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2015	Jenkintown
Brendan F. Boyle	Democratic	January 3, 2015 –	Philadelphia	Incumbent

Recent Elections

Year	Election		Nominee	Party	Votes	%		Nominee	Party	Votes	%
2000	General		Joseph M. Hoeffel	Democratic	146,026	53%		Stewart Greenleaf	Republican	126,501	46%
2002	General		Joseph M. Hoeffel	Democratic	107,945	51%		Melissa Brown	Republican	100,295	47%
2004	General		Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	171,763	56%		Melissa Brown	Republican	127,205	41%
2006	General		Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	147,368	66%		Raj Bhakta	Republican	75,492	34%
2008	General		Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	196,868	63%		Marina Kats	Republican	108,271	35%
2010	General		Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	117,798	56%		Dee Adcock	Republican	91,195	44%
2012	General		Allyson Schwartz	Democratic	209,901	69%		Joe Rooney	Republican	93,918	31%

Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• Pennsylvania's congressional districts

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania