Who represents the Pennsylvania 16th congressional district?

Rep. Mike Kelly (Republican-PA) represents Pennsylvania’s 16th district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Pennsylvania district 16 candidates 2026

Rep. Mike Kelly (Republican-PA) is the current representative for Pennsylvania’s 16th district. The district is heavily Republican (R+27).

Pennsylvania district 16 election results

Rep. Mike Kelly won the 2024 general election with 63.65% of the vote. 403,632 total votes were cast. The full result was 36.35% Democratic, 63.65% Republican. The district is heavily Republican (R+27).

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Representative Mike Kelly, Republican from Pennsylvania

Representative · PA-16

Mike Kelly

Q: Pennsylvania district 16 demographics

The Pennsylvania 16th congressional district is 2.9% Hispanic, 88.3% White, 4.3% Black, 1.3% Asian. The median age is 42.9. Median household income is $67,764. 2.9% of residents are foreign-born. Source: Census ACS.

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

PA-16 Midterms Intelligence

Mike Kelly sits in one of Pennsylvania’s safest Republican seats, a northwestern district that has moved steadily right and now leans R+27 after a +9 GOP shift. Fifteen years in, Kelly’s profile fits the seat: a tax-first Ways and Means conservative with deep roots in a heavily white, older electorate. The district’s political center is not affluent exurbia but stable, small-metro and rural communities built around manufacturing, health care, and homeownership; with 21.3% seniors and 72.7% homeownership, voters are culturally conservative, cost-sensitive, and protective of earned benefits.

For advocates, this is a persuasion-through-validation district, not a pressure campaign target. Messages that lead with tax stability, local jobs, and operational competence travel far better than ideological appeals, especially given manufacturing’s 15.3% footprint and a veteran-heavy, institution-minded electorate. The opening is that voters are economically pragmatic even as the seat is safely red: arguments tied to supply chains, hospital access, workforce reliability, and anti-fraud/government-efficiency framing can gain traction if they are local, nonpartisan, and visibly pro-community.

Representative Mike Kelly represents Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, serving 762,592 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $67,764 and an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

762,592Population

↓ 2,739

$67,764Median Incomenat'l $37,585

↑ $3,817

5.1%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%

↓ 0.3%

8.4%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%

↓ 0.1%

72.7%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%

→ no change

$896Median Rentnat'l $1,163

↑ $54

0.6%Public Transitnat'l 5%

→ no change

22.8 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min

→ no change

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

Pennsylvania District 16 Demographics

Median Age 42.9 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 72.7% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 30.0% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 8.4% (vs 12.4%) · Income $67,764 (vs $37,585)

Age Distribution

Skews older than the national average (median age 42.9 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 60–69 at 14.6%.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 88.3%.

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

30.0% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $67,764, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

Homeownership at 72.7% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $896. Median home value is $188,200.

How People Get to Work

Car-dependent: 75.6% drive alone to work. Average commute is 22.8 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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