Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District
Pennsylvania · PA-01
Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Pennsylvania, represented in Congress by Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican). It is home to roughly 764,095 people, with a median age of 43.8. The population is about 80% White. The median household income is $111,571, and 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (D+0.3).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 717 square miles, PA-01 is the 296th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,066 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.43 ranks 65th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 49.7% of PA-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 49.4% Donald Trump — a D+0.3 margin, the 3rd-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 4.7-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+5. Brian Fitzpatrick is one of only 3 House Republicans representing a district Kamala Harris carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 43.8 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 20.3% of residents are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. About 10.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 13.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $111,571, the district's median household income ranks 43rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $417,430, and the median rent is $1,521 a month. 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 31.5-minute commute (17.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).