Pennsylvania State House District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-023
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
023
Land Area
7.27 sq mi
Water Area
0.13 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Allegheny County7.28 sq mi100.0%1.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pittsburgh city7.28 sq mi100.0%13.1%

Showing all 1 place

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 1261,567100.0%8.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,744
Active Voters
42,705 (87.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic35,17072.2%
Republican4,7979.8%
Unaffiliated7,96816.3%
Other parties7811.6%
No party recorded280.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,573 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202434,479 (70.7%)12,654 (26.0%)822 (1.7%)
2021–202224,637 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202025,828 (53.0%)11,051 (22.7%)818 (1.7%)
2017–201819,504 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,956 (38.9%)9,521 (19.5%)1,475 (3.0%)
2013–201410,792 (22.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201213,976 (28.7%)3,475 (7.1%)632 (1.3%)

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
59,651 (± 1,904)
Median Age
27.9
Median Household Income
$73,063 (± $3,427)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
75.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,82511.4%
18 to 6443,31172.6%
65 and over9,51516.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,2475.4%
White, not Hispanic42,51671.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,6714.5%
Asian, not Hispanic8,25213.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3160.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,6334.4%

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
53,519
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,103

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic50,76494.9%
Hispanic2,7595.2%
White42,16678.8%
Black2,5304.7%
Asian4,3058.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1680.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,81895.1%
Hispanic2,2854.9%
White37,43079.5%
Black2,6165.6%
Asian4,5339.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1520.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1020.2%

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