Pennsylvania State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Pennsylvania Senate District 17
A district of about 261,000 people, 61% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+40.1 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Pennsylvania State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D+24.3 | D+45.6 |
| Governor | No race | D+48.5 |
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 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is District 17.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Denser than 80% 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.
District 1958% college gradsD+18.7Not up in 2026District 43
24% Black · 47% college gradsD+56.3Not up in 2026District 12
54% college gradsD+16.9Held DDistrict 9
47% college gradsD+17.0Not up in 2026
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