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Pennsylvania's 8th 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 Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.

PA · District 8
RepublicanCook: Toss-Up
Raised $5,234,586 · 14K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.6% of votes
1.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · House Committee on Agriculture +8 more
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Cook PVI: R+4

2026 race rating: Toss-Up

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population773,187
Median household income$69,715
Median age43.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%
White alone70.9%
Black alone5.8%
Hispanic or Latino16.6%
Asian alone2.0%
Unemployment rate5.2%
Population density (per sq mi)279

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.