| State: | Pennsylvania |
| District Number: | 16 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Mike Kelly |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Butler |
| Population: | 761,430 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $54,627 |
| Percent White: | 87.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 2.7 |
| Percent Black: | 4.4 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.4 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.5 |
| Cpvi: | R+13[1] |
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It contains all of Erie County, Crawford County, Mercer County, Lawrence County, Butler County, and parts of Venango County. The district is represented by Republican Mike Kelly.
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 Pennsylvania was represented by the 3rd congressional district. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map violated the state constitution due to partisan gerrymandering. What was the 16th district was modified to become the eleventh district, and the old third district likewise became the 16th, for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.[2]
Adams County, which includes Gettysburg, was located 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.
| Year | District winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | align=right | Bush 61–38% | |
| 2008 | align=right | McCain 51–48% | |
| 2012 | align=right | Romney 52–46% | |
| 2016 | align=right | Trump 51–44% | |
| 2020 | align=right | Trump 58–40% |
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,[3] according to the U.S. census, and its population has increased since that year. Residents of Lancaster County made up the majority of the district's population, followed by Chester County and Berks County. The district was one of the Pennsylvania districts accused of being the result of gerrymandering. Before 2018's redistricting, PA-03 was rated a Solid Republican seat by Cook.
Pockets of urban areas exist in and around the cities of Lancaster, Reading, and West Chester.
In February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the previous map was unconstitutional due to gerrymandering and released a new congressional map. The 16th district was relocated to the northwestern part of the state. The new 16th includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. After redistricting, PA-16 was rated as a likely Republican seat by Cook in 2018. It is not considered a competitive district in 2020.[4]
Butler County: partial; portions of county are in the 15th and 17th district.
Crawford County: Meadville, Titusville
Erie County: Corry, Erie
Lawrence County: New Castle
Mercer County: Farrell, Hermitage, Sharon
The district was created with two seats in 1823
| Cong ress | Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | James Allison Jr. | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned before Congress convened | align=left | Walter Forward | Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822. Lost re-election. | |||
| nowrap | March 4, 1825 – ? 1825 | Jacksonian | James S. Stevenson | Jacksonian | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election. | ||||||
| nowrap | ? 1825 – October 11, 1825 | Vacant | |||||||||
| nowrap | October 11, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | Robert Orr Jr. | Jacksonian | Elected October 11, 1825, to finish Allison's term and seated December 5, 1825. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | |||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | ||||||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1829 – November 9, 1829 | John Gilmore | Jacksonian | Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. | align=left | William Wilkins | Anti-Masonic | Elected in 1828 but resigned November 9, 1829, before qualifying. | |||
| nowrap | November 9, 1829 – December 15, 1829 | Vacant | |||||||||
| nowrap | December 15, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Harmar Denny | Anti-Masonic | Elected November 9, 1829, to finish Wilkins's term and seated December 15, 1829. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the . | |||||||
| nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | ||||||||||
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Joseph B. Anthony | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. | |||
| align=left | Robert H. Hammond | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. | |||
| align=left | John Snyder | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | James Black | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. | |||
| align=left | Jasper E. Brady | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1846. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | James X. McLanahan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. | |||
| align=left | William H. Kurtz | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. | |||
| align=left | Lemuel Todd | Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. | |||
| align=left | John A. Ahl | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin F. Junkin | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1858. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Joseph Bailey | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Alexander H. Coffroth | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – February 19, 1866 | Contested election | |||||
| align=left | Alexander H. Coffroth | Democratic | nowrap | February 19, 1866 – July 18, 1866 | Lost contested election. | |||
| align=left | William H. Koontz | Republican | nowrap | July 18, 1866 – March 3, 1869 | Won contested election. Re-elected in 1866. | |||
| align=left | John Cessna | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1868. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin F. Meyers | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John Cessna | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | |||
| align=left | Sobieski Ross | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874. | |||
| align=left | John I. Mitchell | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Elected to United States Senate. | |||
| align=left | Robert J. C. Walker | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. Declined renomination. | |||
| align=left | William W. Brown | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. | |||
| align=left | Henry C. McCormick | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. | |||
| align=left | Albert C. Hopkins | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. | |||
| align=left | Fred C. Leonard | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. | |||
| align=left | Horace B. Packer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. | |||
| align=left | Elias Deemer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Charles H. Dickerman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1902. Declined renomination. | |||
| align=left | Edmund W. Samuel | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1904. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John G. McHenry | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – December 27, 1912 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 27, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | ||||||
| align=left | John V. Lesher | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | I. Clinton Kline | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Edgar R. Kiess | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – July 20, 1930 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 20, 1930 – November 4, 1930 | ||||||
| align=left | Robert F. Rich | Republican | nowrap | November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1943 | Elected to finish Kiess's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. | |||
| align=left | Thomas E. Scanlon | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Samuel K. McConnell Jr. | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Walter M. Mumma | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – February 25, 1961 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 25, 1961 – May 16, 1961 | ||||||
| align=left | John C. Kunkel | Republican | nowrap | May 16, 1961 – December 30, 1966 | Elected to finish Mumma's term. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 | ||||||
| align=left | Edwin D. Eshleman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Robert S. Walker | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Joe Pitts | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2016. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Mike Kelly | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||
Source: https://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Votes | Pct | Fourth Party | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bob Yorczyk | align=right | 80,177 | 33.1% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 162,403 | 67.0% | align=right | align=right | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | align=right | Joe Pitts | align=right | 119,046 | 88.5% | Will Todd | align=right | 8,720 | 6.5% | Kenneth Brenneman | align=right | 6,766 | 5.0% | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Lois Herr | align=right | 98,410 | 34.5% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 183,620 | 64.4% | William Hagen | align=right | 3,269 | 1.25 | align=right | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Lois Herr | align=right | 80,915 | 39.6% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 115,741 | 56.6% | John Murphy | align=right | 7,958 | 3.9% | align=right | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Bruce Slater | align=right | 120,193 | 39.4% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 170,329 | 55.8% | John Murphy | align=right | 11,768 | 3.9% | Daniel Frank | align=right | 2,877 | 0.9% | ||||||||
| 2010 | Lois Herr | align=right | 70,994 | 34.6% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 134,113 | 65.4% | align=right | align=right | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Aryanna Strader | align=right | 109,026 | 39% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 154,337 | 55% | John Murphy | align=right | 10,080 | 4% | Jim Bednarski | align=right | 4995 | 2% | ||||||||
| 2014 | Tom Houghton | align=right | 73,921 | 42.2% | Joe Pitts | align=right | 101,083 | 57.8% | align=right | align=right | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Christina Hartman | align=right | 134,586 | 42.89% | Lloyd Smucker | align=right | 168,669 | 53.76% | Shawn Patrick House | align=right | 10,518 | 3.35% | align=right | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Ronald DiNicola | 124,109 | 47.3% | Mike Kelly | 135,348 | 51.6% | Ebert "Bill" Beeman | 2,939 | 1.1% | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kristy Gnibus | 143,962 | 40.7% | Mike Kelly | 210,088 | 59.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Dan Pastore | 130,443 | 40.6% | Mike Kelly | 190,546 | 59.4% |