PITTS, JOSEPH R.
R Β· house Β· bioguide P000373
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- FEC candidate id
H6PA16197- Internal id
42e405a0-c91b-4a01-807b-8460e4acfc54- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), PA-16. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 762,592 |
| People | Median age | 43 |
| Income | Median household income | $67,764 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $38,561 |
| Income | In poverty | 12.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.460 |
| Race | White alone | 88.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.3% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 2.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.0% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 30.0% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 11.0% |
| Household | Family households | 62.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.31 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $188,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $896 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.6% |
| Health | With a disability | 15.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.6% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.6% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $0 | $52,963 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $408,923 | $485,998 | $52,963 | $0 | $22,805 |
| 2014 | $1,287,843 | $1,314,732 | $135,950 | $0 | $232,458 |
| 2012 | $1,312,424 | $1,208,911 | $183,946 | $0 | $292,623 |
| 2010 | $759,218 | $828,984 | $85,807 | $0 | $287,462 |
| 2008 | $625,294 | $621,736 | $155,574 | $0 | $193,611 |
| 2006 | $506,241 | $579,167 | $152,015 | $0 | $208,873 |
| 2004 | $542,447 | $429,658 | $224,942 | $0 | $344,314 |
| 2002 | $402,592 | $432,699 | $112,153 | $0 | $209,515 |
| 2000 | $374,023 | $355,591 | $142,259 | $0 | $247,421 |
| 1998 | $489,340 | $372,699 | $123,826 | $0 | $326,432 |
| 1996 | $632,905 | $625,619 | $7,286 | $645 | $392,138 |
Elections
- 1996 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 1998 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2000 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2002 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2004 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2006 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2008 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2010 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2012 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2014 general house Β· PA-16 β won
- 2016 general house Β· PA-16 β lost_general
Committees
- FRIENDS OF JOE PITTS β principal Β· type H
- PHYSICIANS TO RETAIN OUR MAJORITY - PROM β joint_fundraising Β· type N
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | PHYSICIANS TO RETAIN OUR MAJORITY - PROM | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | FRIENDS OF JOE PITTS | β | candidate_committees |