Pennsylvania State House District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-001
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
001
Land Area
14.2 sq mi
Water Area
753.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Erie County14.17 sq mi100.0%1.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Erie city12.33 sq mi87.1%64.5%
Lawrence Park CDP1.84 sq mi13.0%100.0%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
PA District 1664,863100.0%8.5%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
37,167
Active Voters
34,168 (91.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,57555.4%
Republican9,81926.4%
Unaffiliated5,65915.2%
Other parties1,0912.9%
No party recorded230.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,847 (37.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202425,158 (67.7%)5,354 (14.4%)1,937 (5.2%)
2021–202217,735 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,528 (60.6%)7,334 (19.7%)2,221 (6.0%)
2017–201816,067 (43.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201617,935 (48.3%)6,894 (18.5%)2,710 (7.3%)
2013–20149,932 (26.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,962 (40.3%)2,963 (8.0%)1,221 (3.3%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
65,016 (± 1,350)
Median Age
34.0
Median Household Income
$42,263 (± $2,336)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,81922.8%
18 to 6439,82861.3%
65 and over10,36915.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,0889.4%
White, not Hispanic42,64665.6%
Black, not Hispanic10,23915.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,5032.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic900.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1390.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3016.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
62,648
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,387

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,75690.6%
Hispanic5,8889.4%
White42,86168.4%
Black9,64115.4%
Asian7931.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1160.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races3160.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,75092.5%
Hispanic3,6347.5%
White35,98974.4%
Black7,53415.6%
Asian7141.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native4781.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races2050.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).