Pennsylvania State House District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-009
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
201.2 sq mi
Water Area
2.85 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lawrence County201.13 sq mi100.0%56.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Castle city8.31 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Frizzleburg CDP2.82 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Oakwood CDP2.59 sq mi1.3%100.0%
New Bedford CDP2.55 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Bessemer borough1.65 sq mi0.8%100.0%
New Wilmington borough1.05 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Oakland borough0.92 sq mi0.5%100.0%
New Castle Northwest CDP0.87 sq mi0.4%100.0%
S.N.P.J. borough0.75 sq mi0.4%100.0%
West Pittsburg CDP0.69 sq mi0.3%68.4%
South New Castle borough0.32 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 11 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 1663,475100.0%8.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,862
Active Voters
39,838 (95.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,32136.6%
Republican21,12150.5%
Unaffiliated4,41810.6%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,498 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,384 (79.7%)4,414 (10.5%)5,084 (12.1%)
2021–202224,564 (58.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,762 (68.7%)5,567 (13.3%)4,986 (11.9%)
2017–201819,483 (46.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,392 (53.5%)5,908 (14.1%)5,955 (14.2%)
2013–201412,536 (29.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201218,328 (43.8%)2,263 (5.4%)2,364 (5.6%)

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.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

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
63,237 (± 413)
Median Age
43.5
Median Household Income
$58,336 (± $2,195)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,10720.7%
18 to 6435,50956.2%
65 and over14,62123.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5962.5%
White, not Hispanic55,25187.4%
Black, not Hispanic2,9284.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1800.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2500.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0254.8%

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
62,929
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
49,863

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,47897.7%
Hispanic1,4492.3%
White56,30689.5%
Black3,1615.0%
Asian1440.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1230.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,02698.3%
Hispanic8371.7%
White45,77091.8%
Black2,7855.6%
Asian2090.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2250.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races780.2%

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