2004 presidential result: John Kerry with 51.0 percent
Primary results: Hillary Clinton (D): Margin of victory 10 percentage points John McCain (R): Margin of victory 57 percentage points
Demographics
Population 12,281,054: 85.4% White 10.0% Black 0.1% American Indian/Alaskan native 1.8% Asian 0.0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.2% Mixed race 1.5% Other race
Median household income: $40,106
Percentage income in poverty, 1999: 11.0%
Percentage age 65 and up: 15.6%
Percentage with college degree: 22.4%
Percentage Hispanic: 3.2%
Unemployment rate as of June 2008: 5.2%
Current government
Governor: Ed Rendell (D) re-election 2010
U.S. senators: Arlen Specter (R) re-election 2010 Bob Casey Jr. (D) re-election 2012
U.S. House delegation: 11 Democrats, 8 Republicans
State Senate: 21 Democrats, 29 Republicans
State House: 102 Democrats, 101 Republicans
Sources: CNN, Associated Press, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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