- The first congressional district in Pa consists of part of both Delaware county and Philadelphia county.
- Pa's second district is represented by Chaka Fattah (D), who has been serving in the House of representatives since 1995.
- Pa's 5th congressional district is made up of parts of 17 different counties. It is represented by republican Glenn Thompson.
- A charge of Gerrymandering by democrat was brought up for the 6th congressional district of Pa. Democrats stated "looms like a dragon descending on Philadelphia from the west, splitting up towns and communities throughout Montgomery and Berks Counties."
- The population of the 7th congressional district of PA 646,522.
- Pa's 9th Congressional district is 59.39% rural and is considered to be a safe seat for republicans.
- Pa's 12th Congressional district is the only one in the nation that voted Democratic for Kerry in 2004, then in 2008 voted republican for McCain.
- Pa's 14th district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and is overwhelmingly democratic.
- Pa's 17th Congressional district consisting of 646,420 constituents has been represented by Democrat Tim Holden since 2003.
- Greensburg county included in the 18th district, even though represented by a republican has not voted republican since 1995.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Pennsylvania's Congressional Districts
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