| Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district | |
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.svg)  Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 (Philadelphia outlined in red) | |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 738,540 |
| Median household income | $57,907 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+19[1] |
Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all ofNortheast Philadelphia and parts ofNorth Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well asCenter City and portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by DemocratBrendan 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.[2]
Prior to 2018, the district coveredWest Philadelphia,North Philadelphia, andNorthwest Philadelphia, as well as parts ofSouth Philadelphia,Center City, and western suburbs such asLower Merion Township inMontgomery County. Before the 113th Congress, the district did not contain Lower Merion Township but instead containedCheltenham Township.
TheSupreme 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 previousfirst district. As such, it remained heavily Democratic for the 2018 election and representation thereafter.Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the previous13th district, ran for re-election in the new 2nd district.[3] Parts of the previous second district were shifted to thethird.[4]
CongressmanChaka 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 aracketeering andinfluence peddlingconspiracy.[5][6] On April 26, 2016,Dwight Evans toppled Fattah in a competitive Democratic primary election.[7] Fattah resigned June 23, 2016.[8] 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 new3rd congressional district.
| Year | Office | Results[9][10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 73% - 26% |
| Attorney General | Morganelli 71% - 29% | |
| Auditor General | Wagner 78% - 22% | |
| 2010 | Senate | Sestak 73% - 27% |
| Governor | Onorato 71% - 29% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 78% - 22% |
| Senate | Casey Jr. 80% - 20% | |
| 2014 | Governor | Wolf 80% - 20% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 74% - 24% |
| Senate | McGinty 73% - 26% | |
| Attorney General | Shapiro 77% - 23% | |
| Treasurer | Torsella 77% - 21% | |
| Auditor General | DePasquale 74% - 23% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Casey Jr. 79% - 20% |
| Governor | Wolf 80% - 19% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 71% - 28% |
| Attorney General | Shapiro 72% - 26% | |
| Treasurer | Torsella 70% - 27% | |
| Auditor General | Ahmad 69% - 27% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Fetterman 72% - 26% |
| Governor | Shapiro 76% - 22% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 67% - 32% |
| Senate | Casey Jr. 68% - 29% | |
| Treasurer | McClelland 67% - 31% |
Philadelphia neighborhoods in the 2nd district include:[11]
The district was organized fromPennsylvania's At-large congressional district in 1791.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District first established March 4, 1791 | |||||
 Frederick Muhlenberg (New Hanover Township) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | 2nd | Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1791. Redistricted to theat-large district. | |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frederick Muhlenberg (New Hanover Township) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | 4th | Redistricted from theat-large district andre-elected in 1794. Retired. |
 Blair McClenachan (Philadelphia) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | 5th | Elected in 1796. Retired. |
 Michael Leib (Philadelphia) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 | 6th 7th | Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the1st district. |
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Joseph Hemphill (Philadelphia) | Jacksonian Federalist | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th | Redistricted from the1st district, andre-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned. |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – 1826 | 19th | ||
| Vacant | 1826 – October 26, 1826 | |||
| Thomas Kittera (Philadelphia) | Anti-Jacksonian | October 26, 1826 – March 3, 1827 | Elected to finish Hemphill's term in 1826. Lost re-election. | |
| General election ended in a tie vote and the seat remained vacant. | 20th | March 4, 1827 – January 14, 1828 | ||
 John Sergeant (Philadelphia) | Anti-Jacksonian | January 14, 1828 – March 3, 1829 | Elected October 9, 1827, to finish the vacant term and seated January 14, 1828. Lost re-election. | |
Joseph Hemphill (Philadelphia) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | 21st | Elected in 1828. Retired. |
| Henry Horn (Philadelphia) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | 22nd | Elected in 1830. Lost re-election. |
| Cong ress | Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
| 23rd | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |  Horace Binney (Philadelphia) | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. Retired. |  James Harper (Philadelphia) | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Retired. | ||
| 24th | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |  Joseph R. Ingersoll (Philadelphia) | Anti-Jacksonian | Elected in 1834. Retired. | |||||
| 25th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | John Sergeant (Philadelphia) | Whig | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Resigned. | George W. Toland (Philadelphia) | Whig | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data missing] | ||
| 26th | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | ||||||||
| 27th | March 3, 1841 – September 15, 1841 | ||||||||
| September 15, 1841 – October 12, 1841 | Vacant | ||||||||
| October 12, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Joseph R. Ingersoll (Philadelphia) | Whig | Elected in 1841 to finish Sergeant's term. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chaka Fattah (incumbent) | 318,176 | 89.3 | |
| Republican | Robert Mansfield | 33,381 | 9.4 | |
| Independent | James Foster | 4,829 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 356,386 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chaka Fattah (incumbent) | 181,141 | 87.7 | |
| Republican | Armond James | 25,397 | 12.3 | |
| Total votes | 206,538 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dwight E. Evans | 322,514 | 90.2 | |
| Republican | James Jones | 35,131 | 9.8 | |
| Total votes | 357,645 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brendan Boyle (incumbent) | 159,600 | 79.0 | |
| Republican | David Torres | 42,382 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 201,982 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brendan Boyle (incumbent) | 198,140 | 72.5 | |
| Republican | David Torres | 75,022 | 27.5 | |
| Total votes | 273,162 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brendan Boyle (incumbent) | 141,229 | 75.7 | |
| Republican | Aaron Bashir | 45,454 | 24.3 | |
| Total votes | 186,683 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brendan Boyle (incumbent) | 193,691 | 71.5 | |
| Republican | Haroon Bashir | 77,355 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 271,046 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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