PENNSYLVANIA
Capital: Harrisburg Congressional Districts: 25 1970 Population: 11,793,909 Counties: 67 National Rank: 3 Voting Precincts: 9,593 1970 Per Capits lnco:e:$3,893 1972 Convention Delegates: 182 National Rank: 17 1972 Electoral Votes: 27 KEY OFFICE HOLDERS "“ Year First Elected to 9 None Part: Elected Present Term Vote 0.8. Senator Hugh ScOtt R 1958 1970 51.4% 0.8. Senator Richard S. Schweirer R 1968 1968 51.9 Governor Milton J. Shapp D 1970 1970 55.2 Lt. Governor Ernest P. Kline D 1970 1970 55.2 Secretary of State C. Delores Tucker D 1970 1970 Attorney General J. Shane Craner D 1971 1971 LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION Democrats 53229333523 Congressional Delegation 13 12 State Senate (1 vacancy) 25 24 State House (1 undecided) 96 106 POPULATION ' 1970 Population: 11,793,909 Ethnic and Racial: Urbln: 71.5% “hitoz 91.0% Italian: 3.8! Rural: 23.51 Black: 8.6% Polish: 2.1% Age: 18-20: 612,000 (16 ‘t) Other: .4% German: 1.7% 21-24: 728,000 ‘ Median Age: 30.7 years 25-44: 2,765,000 (33.9%) Median Voting Age: 45.2 45-64: 2,754,000 (33.71) Hhite Collar: 45.0% 65*: 1,302,000 (16.0%) Rlue Collar: 41.5 VOTER REGISTRATION - Democrats L Refllicans _%_ Others _’6_ Total w 3215.5. 1972 Nixon (60.2%) MtGevern (39.8%) 1968 Nixon 2,090,017 (44%) Hu-phrey 2,259,403 (481) Nellece 378,582 (8%) 1964 Johnson 3,130,950 (65%) Goldwater 1,673,657 (35%) 1960 Kennedy 2,556,282 (51%) Nixon 2,439,956 (49%)
