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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

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Population (2000)
  
646,403

Cook PVI
  
R+1

Median income
  
59,207

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Current Representative
  
Brian Fitzpatrick (R–Bucks County)

Distribution
  
90.73% urban 9.27% rural

Ethnicity
  
92.1% White 3.5% Black 2.4% Asian 1.3% Hispanic 0.1% Native American 0.1% other

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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district serves Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County, in Pennsylvania. Republican Brian Fitzpatrick has represented this district since 2017.

Contents

1791–1793: One seat

District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

District redistricted in 1793 to Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

1795–1813: One seat

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Historical district boundaries

The district has been primarily based in Bucks County since the 1940s, even as most other districts in Pennsylvania have changed drastically due to population shifts and Pennsylvania's loss of seats in the House.

References

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district Wikipedia