Pennsylvania State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-053
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
21.4 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Montgomery County21.38 sq mi100.0%4.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lansdale borough2.99 sq mi14.0%100.0%
Montgomeryville CDP2.74 sq mi12.8%57.6%
Souderton borough1.12 sq mi5.2%100.0%
Hatfield borough0.64 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Telford borough0.48 sq mi2.2%47.5%

Showing all 5 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 145,91271.0%6.0%86.0%
PA District 418,77329.0%2.5%14.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,712
Active Voters
42,161 (96.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic19,37944.3%
Republican15,93936.5%
Unaffiliated7,33616.8%
Other parties1,0062.3%
No party recorded520.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,076 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,286 (80.7%)5,116 (11.7%)4,616 (10.6%)
2021–202226,038 (59.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,814 (68.2%)6,911 (15.8%)4,790 (11.0%)
2017–201820,806 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,264 (50.9%)5,383 (12.3%)5,553 (12.7%)
2013–201412,269 (28.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,609 (40.3%)1,234 (2.8%)2,181 (5.0%)

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
66,575 (± 938)
Median Age
40.6
Median Household Income
$97,965 (± $3,852)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,24421.4%
18 to 6440,05760.2%
65 and over12,27418.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,3318.0%
White, not Hispanic45,18667.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,7164.1%
Asian, not Hispanic11,29917.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic960.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9382.9%

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
61,457
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,950

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,53493.6%
Hispanic3,9256.4%
White45,20973.6%
Black2,6334.3%
Asian8,43013.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native110.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races2140.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic45,48994.9%
Hispanic2,4655.1%
White36,47076.1%
Black2,4025.0%
Asian6,38713.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1580.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1050.2%

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