Pennsylvania State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-008
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
417.9 sq mi
Water Area
6.65 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Butler County261.70 sq mi62.6%33.1%
Lawrence County156.24 sq mi37.4%43.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Beaver borough14.45 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Shanor-Northvue CDP6.75 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Prospect borough4.08 sq mi1.0%100.0%
West Liberty borough3.84 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Nixon CDP2.69 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Unionville CDP2.57 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Ellwood City borough2.00 sq mi0.5%86.2%
Chewton CDP1.49 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Connoquenessing borough1.36 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wampum borough0.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Portersville borough0.80 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Arthur Estates CDP0.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Enon Valley borough0.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ellport borough0.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Volant borough0.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
West Sunbury borough0.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Frisco CDP0.07 sq mi<0.1%16.6%

Showing all 17 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 1664,985100.0%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
48,467
Active Voters
47,010 (97.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,44325.7%
Republican29,71961.3%
Unaffiliated5,14110.6%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,936 (45.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,450 (85.5%)4,208 (8.7%)8,114 (16.7%)
2021–202231,295 (64.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,486 (71.2%)5,119 (10.6%)9,304 (19.2%)
2017–201824,050 (49.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201626,833 (55.4%)5,026 (10.4%)10,041 (20.7%)
2013–201415,890 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,069 (45.5%)2,002 (4.1%)4,084 (8.4%)

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
64,276 (± 698)
Median Age
48.1
Median Household Income
$84,016 (± $2,232)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,59718.0%
18 to 6437,50058.3%
65 and over15,17923.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9521.5%
White, not Hispanic60,81494.6%
Black, not Hispanic3480.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2780.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3500.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5282.4%

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
64,013
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,463

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,16798.7%
Hispanic8501.3%
White61,52096.1%
Black3570.6%
Asian2730.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1120.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,82898.8%
Hispanic6321.2%
White50,72196.7%
Black4580.9%
Asian3930.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2020.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races640.1%

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