Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
	Boundaries beginning January 2019; below statistics, except PVI, apply to former boundaries
Current Representative	Lloyd Smucker (R–West Lampeter Township)
Distribution	76.05% urban; 23.95% rural;
Population (2000)	646,328
Median income	45,943
Ethnicity	87.9% White; 4.3% Black; 1.4% Asian; 9.0% Hispanic; 0.2% Native American; 0.3% other;
Cook PVI	R+8[1]

The 16th congressional district's boundaries from January 3, 2013 to January 2019

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Prior to redistricting on March 19, 2018, the 16th congressional district was located in the Southeastern part of the state, just west of Philadelphia. Previously, Northwestern PA was represented by the 3rd congressional district. Created after the 2000 Census, the 16th district was composed of a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County, and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. The 16th stretched from the southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia in the east to the Susquehanna River in the west, and north to include areas around Reading.

In 2000, the 16th Congressional District was home to 646,328 residents,^[2] according to the U.S. Census, and its population has increased since that year. Residents of Lancaster County make up the majority of the district's population, followed by Chester County and Berks County. The district is one of the Pennsylvania districts accused of being the result of gerrymandering.

Pockets of urban areas exist in and around the cities of Lancaster, Reading, and West Chester.

The District has been represented by Republican Lloyd Smucker since 2017.

Adams County (which includes Gettysburg) was in the district in 1863, at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address. Democrat Alexander Coffroth was the district's Representative at the time.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map violated the state constitution. What was the 16th district will be modified to become the eleventh district, and the old third district will likewise become the 16th, for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.^[3]

Recent election results

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Source:

Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	Third Party	Votes	Pct	Fourth Party	Votes	Pct
2000	Bob Yorczyk	80,177	33.1%	Joe Pitts	162,403	67.0%
2002				Joe Pitts	119,046	88.5%	Will Todd	8,720	6.5%	Kenneth Brenneman	6,766	5.0%
2004	Lois Herr	98,410	34.5%	Joe Pitts	183,620	64.4%	William Hagen	3,269	1.25
2006	Lois Herr	80,915	39.6%	Joe Pitts	115,741	56.6%	John Murphy	7,958	3.9%
2008	Bruce Slater	120,193	39.4%	Joe Pitts	170,329	55.8%	John Murphy	11,768	3.9%	Daniel Frank	2,877	0.9%
2010	Lois Herr	70,994	34.6%	Joe Pitts	134,113	65.4%
2012	Aryanna Strader	109,026	39%	Joe Pitts	154,337	55%	John Murphy	10,080	4%	Jim Bednarski	4995	2%
2014	Tom Houghton	73,921	42.2%	Joe Pitts	101,083	57.8%
2016	Christina Hartman	134,586	42.89%	Lloyd Smucker	168,669	53.76%	Shawn Patrick House	10,518	3.35%

U.S. President

Year	District winner
2004	Bush 61 - 38%
2008	McCain 51 - 48%
2012	Romney 52.4 - 46.3%
2016	Trump 51.0 - 44.2%

Counties and municipalities within the district

Berks County: Bern, Lower Heidelberg, Reading, South Heidelberg, Spring, Wernersville Borough, West Reading

Chester County: Avondale, Coatesville, Birmingham, East Bradford, East Fallowfield, East Marlborough, East Nottingham, Elk, Franklin, Highland, Kennett Square Borough, Kennett Township, London Britain, London Grove, Londonderry, Lower Oxford, Newlin, New Garden, New London, Oxford, Parkesburg, Penn, Pennsbury, Upper Oxford, West Chester, West Fallowfield, West Grove, West Marlborough, West Nottingham

Lancaster County: partial; a portion of county is in the 7th district.

List of representatives

The district was created with two seats in 1823

1823–1833: Two seats

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B
Congress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
18	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	James Allison, Jr.	Jacksonian DR	Resigned before Congress convened	Walter Forward	Jacksonian DR	Redistricted from the 14th district Lost re-election
19	March 4, 1825 – [Data unknown/missing.], 1825	James Allison, Jr.	Jacksonian	Resigned before Congress convened	James S. Stevenson	Jacksonian	Lost re-election
	[Data unknown/missing.], 1825 – October 11, 1825	Vacant
	October 11, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Robert Orr, Jr.	Jacksonian	[Data unknown/missing.]
20	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Robert Orr, Jr.	Jacksonian	[Data unknown/missing.]
21	March 4, 1829 – December 15, 1829	Vacant			John Gilmore	Jacksonian	[Data unknown/missing.]
21	December 15, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Harmar Denny	Anti-Masonic	Elected after William Wilkins resigned in 1829 before qualifying Redistricted to the 22nd district
22	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Harmar Denny	Anti-Masonic

1833-Present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Joseph B. Anthony	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing.]
Robert H. Hammond	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Snyder	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Lost re-election
James Black	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing.]
Jasper E. Brady	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Lost re-election
James X. McLanahan	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Kurtz	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Redistricted from 15th district
Lemuel Todd	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing.]
John A. Ahl	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing.]
Benjamin F. Junkin	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Lost re-election
Joseph Bailey	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to 15th district
Alexander H. Coffroth	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		March 4, 1865 – February 19, 1866	Contested election
Alexander H. Coffroth	Democratic	February 19, 1866 – July 18, 1866	[Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Koontz	Republican	July 18, 1866 – March 3, 1869	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Cessna	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Lost re-election
Benjamin F. Meyers	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Lost re-election
John Cessna	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing.]
Sobieski Ross	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Redistricted from 18th district
John I. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	Elected to United States Senate
Robert J. C. Walker	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	Declined renomination
William W. Brown	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	[Data unknown/missing.]
Henry C. McCormick	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing.]
Albert C. Hopkins	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing.]
Fred C. Leonard	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing.]
Horace B. Packer	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	[Data unknown/missing.]
Elias Deemer	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted to 15th district
Charles H. Dickerman	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	Declined renomination
Edmund W. Samuel	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	Lost re-election
John G. McHenry	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – December 27, 1912	Died
Vacant		December 27, 1912 – March 4, 1913
John V. Lesher	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921	Lost re-election
I. Clinton Kline	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	Lost re-election
Edgar R. Kiess	Republican	March 4, 1923 – July 20, 1930	Redistricted from 15th district Died
Vacant		July 20, 1930 – November 4, 1930
Robert F. Rich	Republican	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1943	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas E. Scanlon	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted from 30th district Lost re-election
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	Redistricted from 17th district Redistricted to 13th district
Walter M. Mumma	Republican	January 3, 1953 – February 25, 1961	Redistricted from 18th district Died
Vacant		February 25, 1961 – May 16, 1961
John C. Kunkel	Republican	May 16, 1961 – December 30, 1966	Resigned
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967
Edwin D. Eshleman	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Retired
Robert S. Walker	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1997	Retired
Joseph R. Pitts	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017	Retired
Lloyd Smucker	Republican	January 3, 2017 –	Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

References

↑ "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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↑ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

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[Cook-1] "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

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[cbq-3] Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.