U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Pennsylvania's 16th District

A district of about 763,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+22.3 relative to the nation for president.

Mike Kelly (R) · since Jan 5, 2011Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

PA-16

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+22.3333rd most
Democratic

Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line3251246171710811PA-161491513

Labels below the bar mark 16 other seats in Pennsylvania.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026
U.S. Senate	R+20.4	R+1.4	No race	R+18.0	No race
Governor	No race	D+1.4	No race	No race	No race
U.S. House	No race	No race	R+18.7	R+27.3	R+7.9

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is PA-16.

Adults with a bachelor's degree30% 35th pct · 11th of 17 in PA

11%80%

Lower than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree63% 91st pct · 5th of 17 in PA

3%79%

Higher than 91% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 3rd pct · 14th of 17 in PA

1%91%

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents4% 31st pct · 11th of 17 in PA

0%64%

Lower than 69% of seats.

Asian residents1% 15th pct · 14th of 17 in PA

0%56%

Lower than 85% of seats.

People per square mile164 36th pct · 13th of 17 in PA

554K

Less dense than 64% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

OH-14
28% college gradsR+19.7Held R NY-23
31% college gradsR+20.6Held R IL-16
31% college gradsR+22.4Held R OH-5
25% college gradsR+23.4Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

Mike Kelly (R)
2023– · Won 2022 by 18.7, 2024 by 27.3, 2026 by 7.9

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)