Pennsylvania State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-003
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
61 sq mi
Water Area
1.32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Erie County60.95 sq mi100.0%7.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fairview borough3.55 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Avonia CDP2.63 sq mi4.3%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 1665,211100.0%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
46,855
Active Voters
44,911 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,15043.0%
Republican19,98442.7%
Unaffiliated5,59211.9%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202622,848 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202438,830 (82.9%)7,312 (15.6%)5,246 (11.2%)
2021–202230,597 (65.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,282 (75.3%)9,472 (20.2%)6,332 (13.5%)
2017–201826,548 (56.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201628,586 (61.0%)8,771 (18.7%)8,106 (17.3%)
2013–201418,326 (39.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201224,162 (51.6%)3,864 (8.2%)3,863 (8.2%)

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
64,719 (± 34)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$82,859 (± $4,880)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,40420.7%
18 to 6436,49556.4%
65 and over14,82022.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9123.0%
White, not Hispanic57,31488.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,1871.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2,0923.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic190.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2310.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9643.0%

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
63,762
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
50,536

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,91697.1%
Hispanic1,8442.9%
White57,73190.5%
Black1,2081.9%
Asian1,4822.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native180.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races940.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,44897.8%
Hispanic1,0872.2%
White47,03893.1%
Black1,2162.4%
Asian1,0362.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1420.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races210.0%

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