Pennsylvania House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Pennsylvania House District 157

A district of about 63,000 people, 75% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+25.6 relative to the nation for president.

Where it sits among all 203 seats

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

D+25.640th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican102nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 157

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.

20162018202220242026
U.S. SenateR+0.1D+20.2No raceNo raceNo race
GovernorNo raceD+24.9No raceNo raceNo race
Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesNo raceNo raceD+23.0D+21.0D+36.6

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 203 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is District 157.

Adults with a bachelor's degree75% 98th pct · 5th of 203 in PA

Higher than 98% of seats.

White adults without a degree20% 10th pct · 182nd of 203 in PA

Lower than 90% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 38th pct · 126th of 203 in PA

Lower than 62% of seats.

Black residents2% 25th pct · 152nd of 203 in PA

Lower than 75% of seats.

Asian residents15% 98th pct · 6th of 203 in PA

Higher than 98% of seats.

People per square mile1,143 56th pct · 89th of 203 in PA

Denser than 56% of seats.

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

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Melissa Shusterman (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 23.0, 2024 by 21.0, 2026 by 36.6

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