1. Politically important district

2. List of members representing the district

3. Recent Elections

4. See also

5. References

6. External links

Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District is located in western Pennsylvania. The district includes all of Warren County, McKean County, Forest County, Venango County, Elk County, Cameron County, Clarlion County, Jefferson County, Armstrong County, Clearfield County, Indiana County, most of Centre County, and Cambria County, and parts of Butler County.

From 2013 to 2019 the district stretched from the suburbs east of Harrisburg to communities east of Allentown and the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district included all of Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Dauphin County, Lebanon County, and Northampton County.

From 2003 to 2013 it comprised all of Northampton County, most of Lehigh County, and small parts of Berks and Montgomery Counties. The district included the Lehigh Valley, Indian Valley and Upper Perkiomen Valley regions.

Despite a slight Democratic tilt due to the presence of fairly large cities such as Allentown and Bethlehem, the Democrats in the Lehigh Valley are generally considered more moderate than their counterparts in the Philadelphia area, particularly on social issues. As a result, it has been in Republican hands for all but six years since 1979. During 1999–2005, Pat Toomey represented the district. From 2005 to 2018, fellow Republican Charlie Dent represented the district; in September 2017 he announced he would be retiring and not seek re-election in 2018. Democrat Susan Wild won the special election.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional. The old 15th district had its boundaries compressed around Allentown and became the seventh district, while the old fifth district had its boundaries adjusted and became the 15th district for the 2018 election and representation thereafter.^[2] It has been represented by Glenn Thompson since January 3, 2019.

Politically important district

Before the 2018 court-ordered redistricting, the district consisted principally of Lehigh County and Northampton County. It was considered politically important nationally, since it was usually heavily contested, with neither Republicans nor Democrats being able to win the district consistently. Since at least the Second World War, the District's voters have chosen the presidential candidate that goes on to win Pennsylvania (and until 2000, Pennsylvania chose the eventual national winner).

In the 2004 election, both President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger, John Kerry, visited the district with regularity in an effort to win its swing voters. The result in the district was 148,679 votes for Kerry over 148,576 votes for Bush, a 103-vote margin of victory.

List of members representing the district

Recent Elections

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• Pennsylvania's congressional districts

References

• {{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1989 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York}}
• {{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• {{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results - 2018 Special Election 15th Congressional District |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Special/OfficeResults?ElectionID=68&ElectionType=S&IsActive=1 |website=Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results}}
• {{cite web |title=Pennsylvania Elections - County Results |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/OfficeResults?OfficeID=11 |website=Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results}}

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• Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

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