Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
Representative	Chaka Fattah; D–Philadelphia
Distribution	100.00% urban; 0.00% rural;
Population (2000)	646,355
Median household; income	30,646
Ethnicity	61.2% Black; 30.9% White; 4.3% Asian; 3.0% Hispanic; 0.3% other; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+38

Pennsylvania's second district includes predominantly African American sections of the city of Philadelphia-West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County

The district has an overwhelming Democratic majority. It is the fifth most Democratic Congressional District out of the 435 in the nation, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, with a score of D +38. It is the most Democratic district outside of New York City.

Congressman Chaka Fattah has represented the district since 1995.

List of representatives

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

1791-1793: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Frederick Muhlenberg	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	Redistricted from the At-large district, and re-elected in 1790 Redistricted to the At-large district

1795-1843: multiple seats

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Two additional seats were added in 1803. The third seat was eliminated in 1813, and the second seat eliminated in 1823. In 1833, the second seat was restored. In 1843, it returned to being a single-member district.

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C
Congress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
4th	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Frederick Muhlenberg	Democratic- Republican	Redistricted from the At-large district, and re-elected in 1794 Retired
5th	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	Blair McClenachan	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1796 [data missing]
6th	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1798
7th	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1800 Redistricted to the 1st district
8th	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Robert Brown	Democratic- Republican	Redistricted from the 4th district, and re-elected in 1802	Frederick Conrad	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1802	Isaac Van Horne	Democratic- Republican	Redistricted from the 4th district, and re-elected in 1802 [data missing]
9th	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807			Re-elected in 1804	Frederick Conrad	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1804 [data missing]	John Pugh	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1804
10th	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809			Re-elected in 1806	William Milnor	Federalist	First elected in 1806	John Pugh	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1806 Lost re-election
11th	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811			Re-elected in 1808	William Milnor	Federalist	Re-elected in 1808 [data missing]	John Ross	Democratic- Republican	[data missing]
12th	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813			Re-elected in 1810 Redistricted to the 6th district	Jonathan Roberts	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1810	William Rodman	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1810 [data missing]
13th	March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814	Roger Davis	Democratic- Republican	Redistricted from the 3rd district, and re-elected in 1812 [data missing]	Jonathan Roberts	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1812 Resigned when elected U.S. Senator
	February 24, 1814 – October 11, 1814				Vacant
	October 11, 1814 – March 3, 1815				Samuel Henderson	Federalist	Won special election in 1814 [data missing]
14th	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	William Darlington	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1814 [data missing]	John Hahn	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1814 [data missing]
15th	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Isaac Darlington	Federalist	Elected in 1816 Retired	Levi Pawling	Federalist	Elected in 1816 [data missing]
16th	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	William Darlington	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1818	Samuel Gross	Democratic- Republican	First elected in 1818
17th	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	William Darlington	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1820 [data missing]	Samuel Gross	Democratic- Republican	Re-elected in 1820 [data missing]
18th	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Joseph Hemphill	Jacksonian Federalist	Redistricted from the 1st district, and re-elected in 1822
19th	March 4, 1825 – 1826	Joseph Hemphill	Jacksonian Federalist	Re-elected in 1824 Resigned
	1826 – October 26, 1826	Vacant
	October 26, 1826 – March 3, 1827	Thomas Kittera	Adams	Won special election in 1826 Lost re-election
20th	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	John Sergeant	Adams	Elected in 1826 Lost re-election
21st	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Joseph Hemphill	Jacksonian	Elected in 1828 [data missing]
22nd	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Henry Horn	Jacksonian	Elected in 1830 Lost re-election
23rd	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Horace Binney	Anti- Jacksonian	Elected in 1832 [data missing]	James Harper	Anti- Jacksonian	First elected in 1832
24th	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Joseph R. Ingersoll	Anti- Jacksonian	Elected in 1834 Retired	James Harper	Anti- Jacksonian	Re-elected in 1834 [data missing]
25th	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	John Sergeant	Whig	First elected in 1836	George W. Toland	Whig	First elected in 1836
26th	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841			Re-elected in 1838			Re-elected in 1838
27th	March 3, 1841 – September 15, 1841			Re-elected in 1840 Resigned			Re-elected in 1840 [data missing]
	September 15, 1841 – October 12, 1841	Vacant
	October 12, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Joseph R. Ingersoll	Whig	Won special election in 1842

1843-present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Joseph R. Ingersoll	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Declined to accept renomination
Joseph R. Chandler	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855	Lost re-election
Job R. Tyson	Whig	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[data missing]
Edward J. Morris	Whig	March 4, 1857 – June 8, 1861	Resigned to become U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire
Vacant		June 8, 1861 – July 2, 1861
Charles J. Biddle	Democratic	July 2, 1861 – March 4, 1863	[data missing]
Charles O'Neill	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871	Lost re-election
John V. Creely	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Disappeared
Charles O'Neill	Republican	March 4, 1873 – November 25, 1893	Died
Vacant		November 25, 1893 – December 19, 1893
Robert Adams, Jr.	Republican	December 19, 1893 – June 1, 1906	Suicide
Vacant		June 1, 1906 – November 6, 1906
John E. Reyburn	Republican	November 6, 1906 – March 31, 1907	Resigned to become Mayor of Philadelphia
Vacant		March 31, 1907 – November 5, 1907
Joel Cook	Republican	November 5, 1907 – December 15, 1910	Died
Vacant		December 15, 1910 – May 23, 1911
William S. Reyburn	Republican	May 23, 1911 – March 3, 1913	[data missing]
George S. Graham	Republican	March 4, 1913 – July 4, 1931	Died
Vacant		July 4, 1931 – November 3, 1931
Edward L. Stokes	Republican	November 3, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the 6th district
James M. Beck	Republican	March 3, 1933 – September 30, 1934	Redistricted from the 1st district Resigned to object to the New Deal
Vacant		September 30, 1934 – January 3, 1935
William H. Wilson	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	[data missing]
File:James P. McGranery.jpg James P. McGranery	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – November 17, 1943	Resigned to become assistant to the Attorney General
Vacant		November 17, 1943 – January 18, 1944
Joseph M. Pratt	Republican	January 18, 1944 – January 3, 1945	[data missing]
William T. Granahan	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	[data missing]
Robert N. McGarvey	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	[data missing]
William T. Granahan	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – May 25, 1956	Died
Vacant		May 25, 1956 – November 6, 1956
Kathryn E. Granahan	Democratic	November 6, 1956 – January 3, 1963	First elected in 1956 (See Widow's succession) [data missing]
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979	Redistricted from the 4th district
William H. Gray	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – September 11, 1991	Resigned to serve as President of the United Negro College Fund
Vacant		September 11, 1991 – November 5, 1991
Lucien E. Blackwell	Democratic	November 5, 1991 – January 3, 1995	[data missing]
Chaka Fattah	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – present	Incumbent

References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

District map, via nationalatlas.gov
Census Bureau profile

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

Representative	Chaka Fattah D–Philadelphia
Distribution	100.00% urban 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	646,355
Median household income	30,646
Ethnicity	61.2% Black 30.9% White 4.3% Asian 3.0% Hispanic 0.3% other 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI	D+38