In spite of any discontent some Pennsylvania voters have toward Trump after his first term, the makeup of the state still looks more like the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. Pennsylvania is not easily categorized – and thus, is a complicated place to campaign. Vote...
The official makeup of the state House following Prokopiak's win is 102 Democrats and 100 Republicans, after one Republican lawmaker resigned last Friday and created a vacancy. That district is expected to remain Republican. Pennsylvania Republicans still hold a 28-seat to 22-seat majority in ...
Pennsylvaniais considered a swing state as its politics are not dominated by any single party. As of 2005, the Republican Party holds both houses of the state legislature, both United States Senate seats and a majority of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the Dem...
Demographically, the population of Pennsylvania is predominantly White (76.6%), followed by Black or African American (11.8%), Hispanic or Latino (8.1%), and Asian (4.5%). Other ethnicities, including Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and various multiracial groups make up a small percentage o...
That Saccone is in deep danger of losing the race is a surprise in the first place given the district’s makeup. President Trump won it in 2016 by a 20-point margin, and it had been held by a Republican in the House until Rep.Tim Murphy(R) resigned last year in the face of alle...
Sandy showed in 2006, as well as the role that homosexual self-loathing plays in the psychological makeup of some attackers. But this was a brutal, homophobia-instigated and motivated hate crime. Michael Goucher at the Zion UCC organ Goucher, a U.S. Army veteran, was a contributing member...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate are the leaders of the two chambers of the legislature. The Judicial Branch of the Commonwealth is headed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which is the highest court of the state. The Supreme Court is made up ...