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Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

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statePennsylvania
district number2
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
(Philadelphia outlined in red)
representativeBrendan Boyle
partyDemocratic
residencePhiladelphia
percent urban100.00
percent rural0.00
population738,540
population year2024
median income$57,907
percent white37.4
percent hispanic24.7
percent black24.2
percent asian9.5
percent more than one race3.2
percent other race1.1
cpviD+19

(Philadelphia outlined in red) | percent more than one race = 3.2 Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well as Center City and portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by Democrat Brendan Boyle since 2019.

The district is demographically diverse, with about 39% of residents identifying as white, nearly 27% of residents identifying as Black, 26% identifying as Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8% identifying as Asian.

Prior to 2018, the district covered West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia, as well as parts of South Philadelphia, Center City, and western suburbs such as Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. Before the 113th Congress, the district did not contain Lower Merion Township but instead contained Cheltenham Township.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. The new second district is essentially the successor to the previous first district. As such, it remained heavily Democratic for the 2018 election and representation thereafter. Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the previous 13th district, ran for re-election in the new 2nd district. Parts of the previous second district were shifted to the third.

Congressman Chaka Fattah represented the district from 1995 to 2016. On July 29, 2015, Fattah and a group of associates were indicted on federal charges related to their alleged roles in a racketeering and influence peddling conspiracy. On April 26, 2016, Dwight Evans toppled Fattah in a competitive Democratic primary election. Fattah resigned June 23, 2016. Evans then won a special election to fill Fattah's seat. He also won election for the regular term beginning January 3, 2017. Evans won re-election in the new 3rd congressional district.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 73% - 26%
Attorney GeneralMorganelli 71% - 29%
Auditor GeneralWagner 78% - 22%
2010SenateSestak 73% - 27%
GovernorOnorato 71% - 29%
2012PresidentObama 78% - 22%
SenateCasey Jr. 80% - 20%
2014GovernorWolf 80% - 20%
2016PresidentClinton 74% - 24%
SenateMcGinty 73% - 26%
Attorney GeneralShapiro 77% - 23%
TreasurerTorsella 77% - 21%
Auditor GeneralDePasquale 74% - 23%
2018SenateCasey Jr. 79% - 20%
GovernorWolf 80% - 19%
2020PresidentBiden 71% - 28%
Attorney GeneralShapiro 72% - 26%
TreasurerTorsella 70% - 27%
Auditor GeneralAhmad 69% - 27%
2022SenateFetterman 72% - 26%
GovernorShapiro 76% - 22%
2024PresidentHarris 67% - 32%
SenateCasey Jr. 68% - 29%
TreasurerMcClelland 67% - 31%

Counties and municipalities

Philadelphia County (1)

:Philadelphia (part; also 3rd and 5th)

Philadelphia neighborhoods in the 2nd district include:

  • Academy Gardens
  • Ashton Wooden Bridge
  • Bridesburg
  • Bustleton
  • Center City
  • East Kensington
  • Fairhill
  • Feltonville
  • Fishtown
  • Fox Chase
  • Frankford
  • Franklinville
  • Glenwood
  • Harrowgate
  • Hartranft
  • Holmesburg
  • Hunting Park
  • Kensington
  • Krewstown
  • Lawncrest
  • Lawndale
  • Lexington Park
  • Logan/Ogontz/Fern Rock (part; also 3rd)
  • Ludlow
  • Mayfair
  • Millbrook
  • Morrell Park
  • Norris Square
  • Normandy
  • North Philadelphia
  • North Philadelphia East
  • North Philadelphia West
  • Northeast Philadelphia
  • Port Richmond
  • Oak Lake/East Oak Lake
  • Olde Richmond
  • Olney
  • Oxford Circle
  • Parkwood
  • Poplar
  • Rhawnhurst
  • Somerton
  • Tacony
  • Torresdale
  • West Kensington
  • Wissinoming
  • Yorktown

List of members representing the district

The district was organized from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district in 1791.

1791–1793: one seat

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District first established March 4, 1791
[[File:Frederick Muhlenberg.jpg100px]]
Frederick Muhlenberg
(New Hanover Township)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the .

1795–1803: one seat

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
[[File:Frederick Muhlenberg.jpg100px]]
Frederick Muhlenberg
(New Hanover Township)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
[[File:Blair McClenachan.png100px]]
Blair McClenachan
(Philadelphia)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799Elected in 1796.
Retired.
[[File:Michael Leib.jpg100px]]
Michael Leib
(Philadelphia)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the .

1803–1813: three seats

Cong
ressYearsSeat ASeat BSeat CRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
nowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805Robert Brown
(Weaversville)Democratic-RepublicanRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the .Frederick Conrad
(Center Point)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.Isaac Van Horne
(Solebury Township)Democratic-RepublicanRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807John Pugh
(Doylestown)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809[[File:WILLIAM MILNOR. (1769-1848) John Neagle (page 47 crop).jpg100px]]
William Milnor
(Philadelphia)FederalistElected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811John Ross
(Easton)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1808.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813[[File:JonathanRoberts.jpg100px]]
Jonathan Roberts
(Norristown)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1810.William Rodman
(Bristol)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1810.
Lost re-election as a Federalist.

1813–1823: two seats

Cong
ressYearsSeat ASeat BRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
nowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
February 24, 1814Roger Davis
(Charlestown)Democratic-RepublicanRedistricted from the , and re-elected in 1812.
Retired.[[File:JonathanRoberts.jpg100px]]
Jonathan Roberts
(Norristown)Democratic-RepublicanRe-elected in 1812.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
nowrapFebruary 24, 1814 –
October 11, 1814Vacant
nowrapOctober 11, 1814 –
March 3, 1815Samuel Henderson
(Norristown)FederalistElected October 11, 1814, to finish Roberts's term and seated November 27, 1814.
Lost election the same day to the next term.
nowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817[[File:William Darlington by John Neagle ca-1825.jpg100px]]
William Darlington
(West Chester)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814.
Lost re-election.John Hahn
(Pottsgrove)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819[[File:IsaacDarlington.jpg100px]]
Isaac Darlington
(West Chester)FederalistElected in 1816.
Retired.Levi Pawling
(Norristown)FederalistElected in 1816.
Lost re-election.
nowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821[[File:William Darlington by John Neagle ca-1825.jpg100px]]
William Darlington
(West Chester)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Lost re-election.Samuel Gross
(Trappe)Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823

1823–1833: one seat

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
[[File:JosephHemphill (cropped).jpg100px]]
Joseph Hemphill
(Philadelphia)Jacksonian FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the , and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Resigned.
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
1826
Vacantnowrap1826 –
October 26, 1826
Thomas Kittera
(Philadelphia)Anti-JacksoniannowrapOctober 26, 1826 –
March 3, 1827Elected to finish Hemphill's term in 1826.
Lost re-election.
General election ended in a tie vote and the seat remained vacant.nowrapMarch 4, 1827 –
January 14, 1828
[[File:JohnsergeantPA.jpg100px]]
John Sergeant
(Philadelphia)Anti-JacksoniannowrapJanuary 14, 1828 –
March 3, 1829Elected October 9, 1827, to finish the vacant term and seated January 14, 1828.
Lost re-election.
[[File:JosephHemphill (cropped).jpg100px]]
Joseph Hemphill
(Philadelphia)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1828.
Retired.
Henry Horn
(Philadelphia)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.

1833–1843: two seats

Cong
ressYearsSeat ASeat BRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
nowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835[[File:Horace Binney cph.3a01817.jpg100px]]
Horace Binney
(Philadelphia)Anti-JacksonianElected in 1832.
Retired.[[File:Hon. James Harper Gutekunst photo.jpg100px]]
James Harper
(Philadelphia)Anti-JacksonianElected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837[[File:Appletons' Ingersoll Jared - Joseph Reed.jpg100px]]
Joseph R. Ingersoll
(Philadelphia)Anti-JacksonianElected in 1834.
Retired.
nowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839[[File:JohnsergeantPA.jpg100px]]
John Sergeant
(Philadelphia)WhigElected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Resigned.George W. Toland
(Philadelphia)WhigElected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
nowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
nowrapMarch 3, 1841 –
September 15, 1841
nowrapSeptember 15, 1841 –
October 12, 1841Vacant
nowrapOctober 12, 1841 –
March 3, 1843[[File:Appletons' Ingersoll Jared - Joseph Reed.jpg100px]]
Joseph R. Ingersoll
(Philadelphia)WhigElected in 1841 to finish Sergeant's term.

1843–present: one seat

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
[[File:Appletons' Ingersoll Jared - Joseph Reed.jpg100px]]
Joseph R. Ingersoll
(Philadelphia)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849Re-elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Declined to accept renomination.1843–1853
[[File:JosephRipleyChandler.png100px]]
Joseph R. Chandler
(Philadelphia)WhigMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.
1853–1863
Job R. Tyson
(Philadelphia)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
[[File:Edward Joy Morris, Representative from Pennsylvania, Thirty-fifth Congress, half-length portrait LCCN2010649127 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Edward J. MorrisRepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
June 8, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire.
VacantnowrapJune 8, 1861 –
July 2, 1861
[[File:Charles John Biddle by Robert Cornelius c1840.jpg100px]]
Charles J. Biddle
(Philadelphia)DemocraticnowrapJuly 2, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected to finish Morris's term.
[[File:Charles ONeill - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Charles O'Neill
(Philadelphia)RepublicanMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.1863–1869
1869–1873
John V. Creely
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
Disappeared in late 1872.
[[File:Charles ONeill - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Charles O'Neill
(Philadelphia)RepublicanMarch 4, 1873 –
November 25, 1893Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Died.
1873–1875
1875–1883
1883–1889
1889–1893
1893–1903
VacantnowrapNovember 25, 1893 –
December 19, 1893
[[File:Robert Adams Jr.jpg100px]]
Robert Adams Jr.
(Philadelphia)RepublicanDecember 19, 1893 –
June 1, 1906Elected to finish O'Neill's term.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Died.
1903–1913
VacantnowrapJune 1, 1906 –
November 6, 1906
[[File:John Edgar Reyburn (Pennsylvania Congressman Philadelphia Mayor).jpg100px]]
John E. Reyburn
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapNovember 6, 1906 –
March 31, 1907Elected to finish Adams's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Resigned to become Mayor of Philadelphia.
VacantnowrapMarch 31, 1907 –
November 5, 1907
[[File:Joel Cook.jpg100px]]
Joel Cook
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapNovember 5, 1907 –
December 15, 1910Elected to finish Reyburn's term.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Died.
VacantnowrapDecember 15, 1910 –
May 23, 1911
[[File:WilliamSReyburn.jpg100px]]
William S. Reyburn
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapMay 23, 1911 –
March 3, 1913Elected to finish Cook's term.
Retired.
[[File:George Scott Graham - Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania.jpg100px]]
George S. Graham
(Philadelphia)RepublicanMarch 4, 1913 –
July 4, 1931Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.1913–1923
1923–1933
VacantnowrapJuly 4, 1931 –
November 3, 1931
[[File:Edward L. Stokes.png100px]]
Edward L. Stokes
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapNovember 3, 1931 –
March 3, 1933Elected to finish Graham's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:James M Beck.jpg100px]]
James M. Beck
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapMarch 3, 1933 –
September 30, 1934Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Resigned to object to the New Deal.1933–1943
VacantnowrapSeptember 30, 1934 –
January 3, 1935
[[File:Wm H Wilson PA.jpg100px]]
William H. Wilson
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James P McGranery cropped.jpg100px]]
James P. McGranery
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1937 –
November 17, 1943Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
[[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
1943–1945
VacantnowrapNovember 17, 1943 –
January 18, 1944
[[File:Rep Joseph M Pratt.jpg100px]]
Joseph M. Pratt
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapJanuary 18, 1944 –
January 3, 1945Elected to finish McGranery's term.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:William T. Granahan.jpg100px]]
William T. Granahan
(Philadelphia)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.1945–1953
[[File:Robert Neill McGarvey.jpg100px]]
Robert N. McGarvey
(Philadelphia)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
[[File:William T. Granahan.jpg100px]]
William T. Granahan
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 –
May 25, 1956Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Died.
1953–1963
VacantnowrapMay 25, 1956 –
November 6, 1956
[[File:Kathryn Granahan.jpg100px]]
Kathryn E. Granahan
(Philadelphia)DemocraticnowrapNovember 6, 1956 –
January 3, 1963Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
[[File:Robert Nix, Sr..jpg100px]]
Robert N. C. Nix Sr.
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1979Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
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.
1963–1973
1973–1983
[[File:William Herbert Gray.jpg100px]]
William H. Gray III
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1979 –
September 11, 1991Elected 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.
Resigned to become President of the United Negro College Fund.
1983–1989
1989–1993
VacantnowrapSeptember 11, 1991 –
November 5, 1991
[[File:Lucien Blackwell 1991 edit (cropped).jpg100px]]
Lucien Blackwell
(Philadelphia)DemocraticNovember 5, 1991 –
January 3, 1995Elected to finish Gray's term.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost renomination.
1993–2003
[[File:Chaka Fattah official headshot (cropped 2).jpg100px]]
Chaka Fattah
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1995 –
June 23, 2016Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Lost renomination and resigned.
2003–2013
[[File:PA-2nd.gif200px]]
2013–2019
[[File:Pennsylvania US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif200px]]
VacantnowrapJune 23, 2016 –
November 14, 2016
[[File:Dwight Evans official photo (cropped).jpg100px]]
Dwight Evans
(Philadelphia)DemocraticnowrapNovember 14, 2016 –
January 3, 2019Elected to finish Fattah's term.
Elected to full term in 2016.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Brendan Boyle - 2018-05-21 ec 0004.jpg100px]]
Brendan Boyle
(Philadelphia)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 –
presentRedistricted 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 2.png200px]]
2023–present
[[File:Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg200px]]

Recent elections

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

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