2) This district had an area of diverse wealth, "ranging from blue collar and working class households... to the affluent Main Line area..."
3) The 1st congressional district includes " primarily central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport, and other small sections of Delaware County."
4) The 1st congressional district has an "overwhelming Democratic majority."
5) The second district "has an overwhelming Democratic majority. It is the fifth most Democratic Congressional District out of the 435 in the nation, according to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, with a score of D +38. It is the most Democratic district outside of New York City."
(So NYC has 4 congressional districts?)
6) The 6th congressional district was controversial since people claimed it to be a case of gerrymandering.
7) Ever since the 6th congressional district was redrawn in 2002, the district has gotten much more competitive.
8) Also, the 15th district (Lehigh & Northampton Counties) is usually a heavily contested area (politically).
9) The median income for those living in the 7th congressional district is $56,126.
10) From 1833 to the present, a majority of the representatives from the 7th congressional district have been Republican.
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