Pennsylvania State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-059
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
455.1 sq mi
Water Area
1.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Westmoreland County455.12 sq mi100.0%44.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Loyalhanna CDP2.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Latrobe borough2.32 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Calumet CDP2.18 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Mammoth CDP2.02 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Norvelt CDP1.73 sq mi0.4%96.4%
Lawson Heights CDP1.53 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Derry borough0.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hostetter CDP0.73 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Millwood CDP0.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ligonier borough0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Vincent College CDP0.50 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Bradenville CDP0.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Florence borough0.33 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Donegal borough0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Seward borough0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bolivar borough0.17 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Laurel Mountain borough0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Youngstown borough0.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Crabtree CDP0.03 sq mi<0.1%36.2%

Showing all 19 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 1466,527100.0%8.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
46,766
Active Voters
45,103 (96.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,40030.8%
Republican26,53956.7%
Unaffiliated4,75610.2%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202620,080 (42.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202439,219 (83.9%)5,441 (11.6%)7,126 (15.2%)
2021–202230,366 (64.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,547 (73.9%)6,480 (13.9%)7,374 (15.8%)
2017–201823,702 (50.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201627,847 (59.5%)6,712 (14.4%)8,416 (18.0%)
2013–201416,456 (35.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,289 (47.7%)2,988 (6.4%)3,409 (7.3%)

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
65,878 (± 940)
Median Age
48.7
Median Household Income
$67,316 (± $2,483)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,20217.0%
18 to 6437,66957.2%
65 and over17,00725.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6511.0%
White, not Hispanic62,08094.2%
Black, not Hispanic6261.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4530.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic560.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9883.0%

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
65,640
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
54,487

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,03599.1%
Hispanic6090.9%
White63,09196.1%
Black6271.0%
Asian3420.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races750.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic54,06399.2%
Hispanic4280.8%
White52,78896.9%
Black6821.3%
Asian3950.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1820.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races480.1%

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