Wednesday, November 30, 2011

PA's Congressional Districts/ 2008 Presidential Election

PA's Congressional Districts Facts: 
1. The 1st district has a lot of Democrats
2. The 9th district is the most Republican in the state
3. Washington county was named after George Washington
4. Philadelphia county is the most populous in the state
5. The 7th Congressional District is 98.56% urban and 1.44% rural
6. The 3rd Congressional District is located in northwestern PA
7. Delaware County was created on September 26, 1789
8. Delaware County was named after the Delaware River
9. Delaware County is the 7th Congressional District
10. The current 16th district was created after 2000




























2008 Presidential Election:
1. Barack Obama received 54.7% of all Pennsylvania votes
2. John McCain only received 44.3% of all Pennsylvania votes
3. This was the 5th straight presidential election in which Democrats won Pennsylvania
4. McCain spent about 3 times as many days campaigning in Pennsylvania as Obama did
5. Obama received 2,988,473 votes

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