Pennsylvania State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-048
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
310.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.71 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washington County310.92 sq mi100.0%36.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Eighty Four CDP6.60 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Washington city2.92 sq mi0.9%99.6%
Donora borough1.90 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Wickerham Manor-Fisher CDP1.50 sq mi0.5%71.0%
Wylandville CDP1.47 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Baidland CDP1.08 sq mi0.3%50.5%
Green Hills borough0.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
East Washington borough0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Van Voorhis CDP0.38 sq mi0.1%99.9%

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 1465,698100.0%8.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
44,515
Active Voters
42,759 (96.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,63937.4%
Republican21,99049.4%
Unaffiliated4,89811.0%
Other parties9782.2%
No party recorded100.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,708 (42.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202436,335 (81.6%)5,393 (12.1%)5,438 (12.2%)
2021–202227,390 (61.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202031,380 (70.5%)6,929 (15.6%)6,183 (13.9%)
2017–201821,181 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201624,024 (54.0%)6,850 (15.4%)6,458 (14.5%)
2013–201414,147 (31.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,426 (43.6%)2,994 (6.7%)2,816 (6.3%)

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
66,276 (± 797)
Median Age
47.6
Median Household Income
$73,137 (± $3,217)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,10516.8%
18 to 6439,04958.9%
65 and over16,12224.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,0583.1%
White, not Hispanic57,77887.2%
Black, not Hispanic3,3815.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6391.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2440.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1743.3%

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
65,383
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,408

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,91897.8%
Hispanic1,4682.2%
White58,42189.4%
Black3,3475.1%
Asian5100.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1420.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic53,42198.2%
Hispanic9841.8%
White49,68191.3%
Black2,9565.4%
Asian4840.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2100.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1250.2%

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