Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
U.S. House district for Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a district including the city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. A variety of working class and majority black suburbs located to the east of the city were included, such as McKeesport and Wilkinsburg. Also a major part of the district was a number of middle class suburbs that have historic Democratic roots, such as Pleasant Hills and Penn Hills. The district became obsolete following the 2020 United States census. It was largely replaced by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district.
Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1820 |
Eliminated | 2020 |
Years active | 1823–2023 |
The district covered much of the area that was the center of the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s.