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Pennsylvania's 5th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Mary Gay Scanlon

Mary Gay Scanlon

PA · District 5
DemocratRanking Member, Rules and Organization of the HouseRanking Member, The Constitution and Limited Government
Raised $990,586 · 125K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
7.9 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on the Judiciary · House Committee on Rules +3 more
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Cook PVI: D+15

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population768,273
Median household income$85,873
Median age39.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.3%
White alone57.0%
Black alone23.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.4%
Asian alone7.2%
Unemployment rate5.1%
Population density (per sq mi)3,352

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.