American Jewish Population Project - Pennsylvania Report
American Jewish Population Project
PA-1 District Profile
PA-1 has the second-largest Jewish population in the state and is
represented by Republican Brian Fitzpatrick. Ahead of the 2020
House races, the district leaned Republican and was expected to
be competitive in the presidential race as well. Although Fitzpatrick
won his race by a significant margin (+13.2%), the district went for
the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden.
Spanning the entirety of Bucks County, as well as a portion of
Montgomery County, PA-1 is home to ~40,000 Jewish adults,
accounting for 7% of the district's voting-age adults. A little over
two thirds of the Jewish electorate resides in 15 Eastern ZIP
Codes, encompassing the communities of Levittown, Fairless Hills,
and Richboro among others.
Election Results: PA-1
2016 Presidential
2018 Congressional
47.1%
49.1%
51.3%
48.7%
D
R
D
2020 Congressional
R
2020 Presidential
52.2%
46.4%
56.6%
43.4%
R
D
R D
The majority (61%) of Jewish adults in this district identifies with or leans toward the Democratic Party.
When asked about their political views, Jewish adults in PA-1 identify as liberal and moderate in
approximately equal proportions (40% and 38%, respectively).
6.9%
of the voting-age
population is Jewish
1840
18054
7004)
10067
-68% of Jewish adults in
this district reside in 15
Eastern ZIP Codes* just
outside of Philadelphia.
* Eastern ZIP Codes: 18940, 18954,
18966, 18974, 19007, 19020, 19021,
19030, 19047, 19053, 19054, 19055,
19056, 19057, 19067.
40,000
Jewish Adults
68%
of the Jewish electorate lives
in 15 eastern ZIP Codes
Partisan Identification
Age
Political Ideology
Liberal
Moderate
23%
18-34
49%
Conservative
12% 13% 21%
26%
35-64
40%
38%
22%
61%
Democrat &
Lean Democrat
4%
Independent/
No lean
Lean Republican
34%
Republican &
51%
65+
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