Pennsylvania State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-047
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
99.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.52 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
York County99.16 sq mi100.0%11.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Emigsville CDP1.37 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Pleasureville CDP1.37 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Stonybrook CDP1.19 sq mi1.2%62.2%
Manchester borough0.77 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Hallam borough0.67 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Wrightsville borough0.66 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mount Wolf borough0.52 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Yorklyn CDP0.45 sq mi0.5%99.9%
East York CDP0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.7%

Showing all 9 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 1053,95183.1%7.1%70.2%
PA District 1110,95916.9%1.4%29.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,872
Active Voters
43,570 (95.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,26931.1%
Republican23,36350.9%
Unaffiliated7,15015.6%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,038 (37.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,977 (78.4%)4,104 (8.9%)6,099 (13.3%)
2021–202226,418 (57.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202030,721 (67.0%)4,973 (10.8%)6,294 (13.7%)
2017–201821,379 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,914 (52.1%)4,480 (9.8%)7,872 (17.2%)
2013–201414,196 (30.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,551 (42.6%)1,513 (3.3%)4,046 (8.8%)

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
64,515 (± 729)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$92,678 (± $4,702)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,42422.4%
18 to 6438,55459.8%
65 and over11,53717.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,2398.1%
White, not Hispanic51,59480.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,9096.1%
Asian, not Hispanic9471.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5350.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2713.5%

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
63,676
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
49,335

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,72592.2%
Hispanic4,9477.8%
White52,41782.3%
Black3,7735.9%
Asian8101.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native200.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races570.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,44694.1%
Hispanic2,8875.9%
White42,20485.5%
Black3,1536.4%
Asian8501.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2630.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races30.0%

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