From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Field	Value
state	Pennsylvania
district number	15
image name
image caption	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representative	Glenn Thompson
party	Republican
residence	Howard Township
population	758,111
population year	2024
median income	$65,193
percent white	90.4
percent hispanic	2.2
percent black	1.9
percent asian	1.9
percent more than one race	3.1
percent other race	0.4
cpvi	R+19

| percent more than one race = 3.1 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been located in western and central Pennsylvania since 2019. Since 2023, the district includes all of Armstrong, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Union, and Warren counties and parts of Indiana, Lycoming, and Venango counties.

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. In the mid-20th century, it included Tioga County.

In its former boundaries, it had a slight Democratic tilt in registered voters due to the presence of fairly large cities such as Allentown and Bethlehem, with industrial histories. The Democrats in the Lehigh Valley are generally considered more moderate than their counterparts in the Philadelphia area, particularly on social issues. The district has elected Republican candidates 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 subsequent election.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because it had gerrymandered too much on behalf of the Republican Party. In 2012 Democrats had won only five of the state's 18 congressional districts, the year the previous redistricting by the legislature took effect, although they won the House statewide popular vote by 1.5 percentage points.

In the redistricting, the old 15th district had its boundaries compressed around Allentown and became the 7th district, while the old 5th district had its boundaries adjusted and became the 15th district for the 2018 election and representation thereafter. It has been represented by Glenn Thompson since January 3, 2019.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 55% - 43%
Attorney General	Corbett 65% - 35%
Auditor General	Wagner 52% - 48%
2010	Senate	Toomey 63% - 37%
Governor	Corbett 67% - 33%
2012	President	Romney 62% - 38%
Senate	Smith 61% - 39%
	2014	Governor	Corbett 56% - 44%
2016	President	Trump 66% - 30%
Senate	Toomey 62% - 31%
Attorney General	Rafferty Jr. 64% - 36%
Treasurer	Voit III 57% - 35%
Auditor General	Brown 59% - 34%
2018	Senate	Barletta 59% - 39%
Governor	Wagner 58% - 40%
2020	President	Trump 68% - 31%
Attorney General	Heidelbaugh 65% - 33%
Treasurer	Garrity 67% - 30%
Auditor General	DeFoor 68% - 28%
2022	Senate	Oz 64% - 33%
Governor	Mastriano 60% - 38%
2024	President	Trump 69% - 31%
Senate	McCormick 66% - 31%
Treasurer	Garrity 69% - 28%

Counties and municipalities

Armstrong County (45)

: All 45 municipalities

Cameron County (7)

: All 7 municipalities

Centre County (34)

: All 34 municipalities

; Clarion County (34)

: All 34 municipalities

Clearfield County (50)

: All 50 municipalities

Clinton County (28)

: All 28 municipalities

Elk County (3)

: All 3 municipalities Forest County (9) : All 9 municipalities

Indiana County (34)

: Banks Township, Canoe Township, East Mahoning Township, Glen Campbell, Grant Township, Marion Center, Montgomery Township, North Mahoning Township, Smicksburg, South Mahoning Township (part; also 14th), West Mahoning Township

Jefferson County (34)

: All 34 municipalities

Lycoming County (32)

: Anthony Township, Armstrong Township, Bastress Township, Brady Township, Brown Township, Cascade Township, Cogan House Township, Cummings Township, Duboistown, Gamble Township, Hepburn Township, Lewis Township, Lycoming Township, Jackson Township, Jersey Shore, Limestone Township, McHenry Township, McIntyre Township, McNett Township, Mifflin Township, Nippenose Township, Old Lycoming Township, Piatt Township Pine Townshop, Porter Township, Salladasburg, South Williamsport, Susquehanna Township, Washington Township, Watson Township, Williamsport (part; also 9th) Woodward Township

McKean County (22)

: All 22 municipalities

Potter County (30)

: All 30 municipalities

Snyder County (21)

: All 21 municipalities

Tioga County (34)

: All 34 municipalities

Union County (14)

: All 14 municipalities Venango County (19) : Allegheny Township, Cherrytree Township, Clinton Township, Clintonville, Cornplanter Township, Cranberry Township, Emlenton, Oakland Township, Oil City, Oil Creek Township, Pinegrove Township, Pleasantville, Plum Township, President Township, Richland Township, Rockland Township, Rouseville, Scrubgrass Township, Victory Township (part; also 16th)

Warren County (27)

: All 27 municipalities

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong
ress	Electoral history	Location
District established March 4, 1813
Vacant	nowrap	March 4, 1813 –
May 14, 1813		Representative-elect Abner Lacock was elected in 1812 but resigned February 24, 1813.	1813–1823

Thomas Wilson
(Erie)		Democratic-Republican	nowrap	May 14, 1813 –
March 3, 1817		Elected to finish Lacock's term.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Robert Moore
(Beavertown)		Democratic-Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
Patrick Farrelly
(Meadville)		Democratic-Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the .
Thomas Patterson
(West Middletown)		Democratic-Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822.
Retired.	1823–1833

Joseph Lawrence
(Washington)		Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829		Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
William McCreery
(Florence)		Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		Elected in 1828.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan.png	100px]]
Thomas M. T. McKennan
(Washington)		Anti-Masonic	nowrap	March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the .
Andrew Beaumont
(Wilkes-Barre)		Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.	1833–1843

David Petrikin
(Danville)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841		Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.

Benjamin A. Bidlack
(Wilkes-Barre)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		Elected in 1840.
Redistricted to the .
Henry Nes
(York)		Independent
Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		Elected in 1843.
1843–1853

[[File:MosesMcClean.jpg	100px]]
Moses McClean
(Gettysburg)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		Elected in 1844.

Henry Nes
(York)		Whig	nowrap	March 4, 1847 –
September 10, 1850		Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	September 10, 1850 –
December 2, 1850
[[File:JoelBuchananDanner.jpg	100px]]
Joel B. Danner
(Gettysburg)		Democratic	nowrap	December 2, 1850 –
March 3, 1851	Elected to finish Nes's term.
William H. Kurtz
(York)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the .
James Gamble
(Jersey Shore)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852.
1853–1863

[[File:John Jamison Pearce (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg	100px]]
John J. Pearce
(Williamsport)		Opposition	nowrap	March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		Elected in 1854.
Retired.
[[File:AllisonWhite.jpg	100px]]
Allison White
(Lock Haven)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		Elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Hon. James T. Hale, Pa - NARA - 525352 (V2).jpg	100px]]
James T. Hale
(Bellefonte)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:JosephBaileyPA.jpg	100px]]
Joseph Bailey
(Newport)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
1863–1873

[[File:Adam John Glossbrenner.jpg	100px]]
Adam J. Glossbrenner
(York)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869		Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Richard Jacobs Haldeman - Brady-Handy.jpg	100px]]
Richard J. Haldeman
(Harrisburg)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873		Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
[[File:John Alexander Magee - Brady-Handy.jpg	100px]]
John A. Magee
(New Bloomfield)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		Elected in 1872.
Lost renomination.	1873–1883

[[File:Joseph Powell (Towanda, Pennsylvania).jpg	100px]]
Joseph Powell
(Towanda)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		Elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edward Overton, Jr. - Brady-Handy.jpg	100px]]
Edward Overton Jr.
(Towanda)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Cornelius C. Jadwin.jpg	100px]]
Cornelius C. Jadwin
(Honesdale)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
[[File:George Adams Post.jpg	100px]]
George A. Post
(Susquehanna)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		Elected in 1882.
1883–1903

[[File:Frank Charles Bunnell.jpg	100px]]
Frank C. Bunnell
(Tunkhannock)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
[[File:MyronBenjaminWright.jpg	100px]]
Myron B. Wright
(Susquehanna)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1889 –
November 13, 1894		Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	November 13, 1894 –
February 23, 1895
Edwin J. Jorden
(Coudersport)		Republican	nowrap	February 23, 1895 –
March 3, 1895	Elected to finish Wright's term.
Retired.
Vacant	nowrap	March 4, 1895 –
November 5, 1895
[[File:James Hodge Codding.jpg	100px]]
James H. Codding
(Towanda)		Republican	nowrap	November 5, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		Elected to finish Wright's term
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.
[[File:Charles Frederick Wright.jpg	100px]]
Charles F. Wright
(Susquehanna)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903		Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.
[[File:EliasDeemer.jpg	100px]]
Elias Deemer
(Williamsport)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost re-election.	1903–1923

[[File:Wilson-William-Bauchop-130313.jpg	100px]]
William B. Wilson
(Blossburg)		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edgar R. Kiess.jpg	100px]]
Edgar R. Kiess
(Williamsport)		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1923		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Louis T. McFadden.jpg	100px]]
Louis T. McFadden
(Canton)	Republican	March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.	1923–1933

1933–1943
Charles E. Dietrich
(Tunkhannock)		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937		Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Albert G. Rutherford.jpg	100px]]
Albert G. Rutherford
(Honesdale)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1937 –
August 10, 1941		Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
Vacant	nowrap	August 10, 1941 –
November 4, 1941
[[File:Wilson D. Gillette (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg	100px]]
Wilson D. Gillette
(Towanda)	Republican	November 4, 1941 –
January 3, 1945		Elected to finish Rutherford's term.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the .
1943–1953
[[File:Robert F. Rich (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg	100px]]
Robert F. Rich
(Woolrich)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1951		Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired.
[[File:Alvin Ray Bush.jpg	100px]]
Alvin Bush
(Muncy)		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953		Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:3909-walter-francis-e.jpg	100px]]
Francis E. Walter
(Easton)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 –
May 31, 1963		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.	1953–1963

1963–1973
Vacant	nowrap	May 31, 1963 –
July 30, 1963
[[File:Fred B. Rooney.jpg	100px]]
Fred B. Rooney
(Bethlehem)	Democratic	July 30, 1963 –
January 3, 1979		Elected to finish Walter's term.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.
1973–1983
[[File:Don Ritter.png	100px]]
Donald L. Ritter
(Coopersburg)	Republican	January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993		Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993
[[File:PFMcHaleJr.jpg	100px]]
Paul F. McHale
(Bethlehem)		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.	1993–2003

[[File:Pat Toomey Congress.jpg	100px]]
Pat Toomey
(Allentown)	Republican	January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2005		Elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2003–2013
[[File:PACongressionalDistrict15.png	300px]]
[[File:Charles W. Dent, official photo portrait, color.jpg	100px]]
Charlie Dent
(Allentown)	Republican	January 3, 2005 –
May 12, 2018		Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.
2013–2019
[[File:Pennsylvania US Congressional District 15 (since 2013).tif	300px]]
Vacant	nowrap	May 12, 2018 –
November 27, 2018
[[File:Susan Wild, Official Portrait, 115th Congress.jpg	100px]]
Susan Wild
(Allentown)		Democratic	nowrap	November 27, 2018 –
January 3, 2019	Elected to finish Dent's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Glenn Thompson 116th Congress.jpg	100px]]
G. T. Thompson
(Howard)	Republican	January 3, 2019 –
present		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.	2019–2023
[[File:Pennsylvania Congressional District 15.png	300px]]
2023–
[[File:Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district (since 2023).svg	300px]]

Recent elections

Year	Election	Votes	Nominee	Votes	Nominee	%
2000	General	Pat Toomey	Republican	118,307	53%	Edward J. O'Brien	Democratic	103,864	47%
2002	General	Pat Toomey	Republican	98,493	57%	Edward J. O'Brien	Democratic	73,212	43%
2004	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	170,634	59%	Joe Driscoll	Democratic	141,646	39%
2006	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	106,153	54%	Charles Dertinger	Democratic	86,186	43%
2008	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	181,433	59%	Sam Bennett	Democratic	128,333	41%
2010	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	109,501	54%	John Callahan	Democratic	79,857	39%	Jake Towne
2012	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	168,960	57%	Rick Daugherty	Democratic	128,764	43%
2014	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	128,285	100%
2016	General	Charlie Dent	Republican	185,204	58%	Rick Daugherty	Democratic	120,190	38%	Paul Rizzo
2018	Special	Marty Nothstein	Republican	129,594	48.26%	Susan Wild	Democratic	130,353	48.54%
2018	General	G. T. Thompson	Republican	162,386	67.9%	Susan Boser	Democratic	76,769	32.1%
2020	General	G. T. Thompson	Republican	255,051	73.46%	Robert Williams	Democratic	92,143	26.54%
2022	General	G. T. Thompson	Republican	213,417	69.09%	Mike Molesevich	Democratic	91,729	30.01%

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

References

(April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/17/upshot/pennsylvania-gerrymandering.html "Adventures in Extreme Gerrymandering: See the Fair and Wildly Unfair Maps We Made for Pennsylvania"], QUOCTRUNG BUI and NATE COHN, ''New York Times'', 17 January 2018
(February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices.". The New York Times.
"Dra 2020".

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

congressional-districts-of-pennsylvania government-of-lehigh-county,-pennsylvania government-of-northampton-county,-pennsylvania constituencies-established-in-1813 1813-establishments-in-pennsylvania

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report