Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District
Pennsylvania · PA-04
Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Pennsylvania, represented in Congress by Madeleine Dean (Democrat). It is home to roughly 764,076 people, with a median age of 42. The population is about 76% White. The median household income is $109,344, and 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+16).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 733 square miles, PA-04 is the 295th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,042 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.20 ranks 316th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 57% of PA-04 voters backed Kamala Harris and 42% Donald Trump — a D+16 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+19.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 42 years old; 21% of residents are under 18 and 19% are 65 or older. About 9.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 12.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $109,344, the district's median household income ranks 48th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $376,059, and the median rent is $1,559 a month. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.8-minute commute (19.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).