Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
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Population (2000)	646,435
Median household income	49,319
Ethnicity	87.2% White 6.1% Black 4.1% Asian 3.1% Hispanic 0.2% other 0.1% Native American
Cook PVI	D + 8

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. Allyson Schwartz has represented the district since 2005.

The district had been heavily Republican in the past, but has grown more Democratic due to demographic changes and redistricting. The district has not voted Republican for President since 1988.

List of representatives

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

Elections

2006

• Allyson Schwartz (D) (inc.) - 66%
• Raj Bhakta (R) - 34%

2004

• Allyson Schwartz (D) - 55.8%
• Melissa Brown (R) - 41.3%

2002

• Joe Hoeffel (D) (inc.) - 51.0%
• Melissa Brown (R) - 47.3%

2000

• Joe Hoeffel (D) (inc.) - 52.8%
• Stewart Greenleaf (R) - 45.7%

1998

• Jon D. Fox (R) (inc.) - 46.6%
• Joe Hoeffel (D) - 51.6%

1996

• Jon D. Fox (R) (inc.) - 48.91%
• Joe Hoeffel (D) - 48.87%

1994

• Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D) (inc.) - 45.2%
• Jon D. Fox (R) - 49.4%

1992

• Jon D. Fox (R) - 49.7%
• Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D) - 50.3%

1990

• Lawrence Coughlin (R) (inc.) - 60.3%
• Bernard Tomkin (D) - 39.7%

1988

• Lawrence Coughlin (R) (inc.) - 66.6%
• Bernard Tomkin (D) - 33.4%

1986

• Lawrence Coughlin (R) (inc.) - 58.5%
• Joe Hoeffel (D) - 41.5%

1984

• Lawrence Coughlin (R) (inc.) - 56.1%
• Joe Hoeffel (D) - 43.9%

1880

• Charles N. Brumm defeats John W. Ryon

1878

• John W. Ryon defeats Charles N. Brumm by 192 votes

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR 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.