Senate

Pennsylvania is a swing state with a split personality. The eastern half of the Keystone State, including Philadelphia, is liberal on gun control and abortion, much like the rest of the Northeast. But the western part of the state is more culturally conservative and tends to vote Republican. Sen. John Kerry took Pennsylvania in the 2004 presidential election, 51 percent to 48 percent, and Al Gore carried the state in 2000 with similar margins (51 percent to 46 percent). But Republicans hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and now have a 12-to-7 edge in the House delegation after Republicans redistricted the state in 2002.