Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been located in

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and central

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since 2019. Since 2023, the district includes all of Armstrong,

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, Clearfield, Clinton,

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, Jefferson, McKean,

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, Snyder,

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, Union, and

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counties and parts of

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, Lycoming, and Venango counties. From 2013 to 2019, the district stretched from the suburbs east of

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to communities east of

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and the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district included all of Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Dauphin County,

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, and Northampton County. From 2003 to 2013 it comprised all of Northampton County, most of Lehigh County, and small parts of Berks and Montgomery counties. The district included the

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, Indian Valley and Upper Perkiomen Valley regions. In the mid-20th century, it included Tioga County. In its former boundaries, it had a slight Democratic tilt in registered voters due to the presence of fairly large cities such as

and

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, with industrial histories. The Democrats in the Lehigh Valley are generally considered more moderate than their counterparts in the Philadelphia area, particularly on social issues. The district has elected Republican candidates for all but six years since 1979. During 1999–2005,

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represented the district. From

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to 2018, fellow Republican

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represented the district; in September 2017 he announced he would be retiring and not seek re-election in

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. Democrat

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won the subsequent election. The

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redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because it had gerrymandered too much on behalf of the Republican Party. In 2012 Democrats had won only five of the state's 18 congressional districts, the year the previous redistricting by the legislature took effect, although they won the House statewide popular vote by 1.5 percentage points."Adventures in Extreme Gerrymandering: See the Fair and Wildly Unfair Maps We Made for Pennsylvania"
QUOCTRUNG BUI and NATE COHN, ''New York Times'', 17 January 2018 In the redistricting, the old 15th district had its boundaries compressed around

and became the 7th district, while the old

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had its boundaries adjusted and became the 15th district for the 2018 election and representation thereafter. It has been represented by Glenn Thompson since January 3, 2019.

Recent election results from statewide races

Counties and municipalities

Armstrong County (45) : All 45 municipalities Cameron County (7) : All 7 municipalities Centre County (34) : All 34 municipalities ; Clarion County (34) : All 34 municipalities Clearfield County (50) : All 50 municipalities Clinton County (28) : All 28 municipalities Elk County (3) : All 3 municipalities Forest County (9) : All 9 municipalities Indiana County (34) : Banks Township, Canoe Township, East Mahoning Township,

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, Grant Township, Marion Center, Montgomery Township, North Mahoning Township, Smicksburg, South Mahoning Township (part; also 14th), West Mahoning Township Jefferson County (34) : All 34 municipalities Lycoming County (32) : Anthony Township, Armstrong Township, Bastress Township, Brady Township, Brown Township, Cascade Township, Cogan House Township, Cummings Township, Duboistown, Gamble Township, Hepburn Township, Lewis Township, Lycoming Township, Jackson Township,

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, Limestone Township, McHenry Township,

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, McNett Township, Mifflin Township, Nippenose Township, Old Lycoming Township, Piatt Township Pine Townshop, Porter Township, Salladasburg, South Williamsport, Susquehanna Township, Washington Township, Watson Township, Williamsport (part; also 9th) Woodward Township McKean County (22) : All 22 municipalities Potter County (30) : All 30 municipalities Snyder County (21) : All 21 municipalities Tioga County (34) : All 34 municipalities Union County (14) : All 14 municipalities Venango County (19) : Allegheny Township, Cherrytree Township, Clinton Township, Clintonville, Cornplanter Township, Cranberry Township,

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, Oakland Township, Oil City, Oil Creek Township, Pinegrove Township, Pleasantville, Plum Township, President Township, Richland Township, Rockland Township, Rouseville, Scrubgrass Township, Victory Township (part; also 16th) Warren County (27) : All 27 municipalities

List of members representing the district

Recent elections

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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