Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is located in the southeast-central part of the state. It includes all of
Lancaster County and portions of
York County south and east of but not including the city of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
.
Republican
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Political ideology
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Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Kenneth Smucker (born January 23, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, which includes Lancaster County and most of southern York County. He is a member of the ...
represents the district.
Prior to 2018, the 11th district was located in the east-central part of the state. The
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional, centering it around
Pottsville and renumbering it as the
ninth district. The new 11th district is essentially the successor to the old
16th District, with representation per the elections of 2018 onward.
With the
2020 redictricting cycle, the
Pennsylvania district's border between
Hanover
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and York was adjusted to include less land north of
Spring Grove and more to the southeast of York, effective with the 2022 elections.
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Lou Barletta
Louis John Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010. ...
represented the 11th district within its former boundaries from 2011 to 2019, the first Republican to do so in almost 30 years.
Recent election results in statewide elections
District boundaries 2003–2019
From 2003 to 2013 the district included
Scranton
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,
Wilkes-Barre
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,
Hazleton Hazleton may refer to:
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** Hazleton Abbey, a medi ...
and most of the
Poconos. With a strong base in areas of industry and ethnic groups, it was once considered a very safe
Democratic seat but has become more competitive in recent years. Former longtime Democratic incumbent
Paul Kanjorski
Paul Edmund Kanjorski (born April 2, 1937) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district included the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, ...
faced his closest contest ever in 2008, narrowly defeating Lou Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, 138,849 to 129,358. In 2010, Kanjorski was unseated by Barletta in a 45%–55% vote.
The district was substantially redrawn by the state legislature in the course of the 2012 redistricting after the 2010 census, significantly altering the 11th. It lost Scranton and Wilkes-Barre to the
17th district. To make up for the loss in population, the 11th was pushed into more rural and Republican-leaning territory to the north and south. It then stretched from the Poconos all the way to the suburbs of
Harrisburg
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.
The district includes the most
Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...
communities of any congressional district in the United States. The current representative,
Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Kenneth Smucker (born January 23, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, which includes Lancaster County and most of southern York County. He is a member of the ...
, belonged to the
Old Order Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite church ...
at the time of his birth, but his family left the community when he was five years old.
List of members representing the district
1795–1823: One seat
District created in 1795.
1823–1833: Two seats
1833–present: One seat
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
File:Pa11 109.gif, 2003–2013
File:Pennsylvania US Congressional District 11 (since 2013).tif, 2013–2019
File:District_11.png, 2019–2023
See also
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List of United States congressional districts
Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...
*
Pennsylvania's congressional districts
After the 2000 census, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was divided into 19 congressional districts, decreasing from 21 due to reapportionment. After the 2010 census, the number of districts decreased again to 18. In the 2022 midterms, per th ...
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
Congressional redistricting in PennsylvaniaPresidential Election Results by Congressional District
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Constituencies established in 1795
1795 establishments in Pennsylvania