Pennsylvania State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-016
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
51.7 sq mi
Water Area
2.58 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Beaver County51.74 sq mi100.0%11.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Aliquippa city4.20 sq mi8.1%100.0%
Baden borough2.26 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Monaca borough2.03 sq mi3.9%100.0%
Ambridge borough1.49 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Conway borough1.28 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Freedom borough0.60 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Rochester borough0.59 sq mi1.1%100.0%
East Rochester borough0.37 sq mi0.7%100.0%
South Heights borough0.33 sq mi0.6%99.9%

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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 1764,865100.0%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
43,370
Active Voters
41,090 (94.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,88248.1%
Republican16,04037.0%
Unaffiliated4,87111.2%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,329 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202434,309 (79.1%)5,902 (13.6%)3,397 (7.8%)
2021–202224,945 (57.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,498 (68.0%)8,168 (18.8%)3,625 (8.4%)
2017–201820,467 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,019 (53.1%)8,057 (18.6%)3,980 (9.2%)
2013–201412,463 (28.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201218,940 (43.7%)4,486 (10.3%)1,550 (3.6%)

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.

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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
64,380 (± 386)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$63,543 (± $2,261)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,25019.0%
18 to 6438,82460.3%
65 and over13,30620.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5544.0%
White, not Hispanic51,72280.3%
Black, not Hispanic6,2749.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3390.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic260.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1020.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,3635.2%

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
63,714
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,482

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,45596.5%
Hispanic2,2593.5%
White52,53082.4%
Black6,37210.0%
Asian2600.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1940.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,08097.3%
Hispanic1,4042.7%
White44,01385.5%
Black5,48710.7%
Asian2680.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2110.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1580.3%

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