Pennsylvania State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-071
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
425.6 sq mi
Water Area
3.85 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cambria County355.78 sq mi83.6%51.7%
Somerset County69.37 sq mi16.3%6.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Windber borough1.97 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Belmont CDP1.76 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Beaverdale CDP1.53 sq mi0.4%68.7%
Oakland borough1.41 sq mi0.3%100.0%
St. Michael CDP1.28 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Geistown borough1.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Salix CDP1.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Spring Hill CDP1.04 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sidman CDP0.99 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Loretto borough0.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gallitzin borough0.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Scalp Level borough0.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Portage borough0.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown CDP0.58 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Dunlo CDP0.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lilly borough0.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blandburg CDP0.48 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Cresson borough0.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Fork borough0.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ferndale borough0.39 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Wilmore borough0.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Paint borough0.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sankertown borough0.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tunnelhill borough0.23 sq mi0.1%47.1%
Chest Springs borough0.19 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 1354,42586.7%7.1%83.7%
PA District 148,35713.3%1.1%16.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
40,543
Active Voters
39,337 (97.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,48730.8%
Republican23,57658.2%
Unaffiliated3,6839.1%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,157 (42.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,950 (83.7%)3,810 (9.4%)6,105 (15.1%)
2021–202225,965 (64.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,562 (72.9%)5,591 (13.8%)6,595 (16.3%)
2017–201820,618 (50.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,516 (58.0%)6,774 (16.7%)6,834 (16.9%)
2013–201414,800 (36.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,198 (47.4%)5,144 (12.7%)2,822 (7.0%)

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
62,057 (± 706)
Median Age
44.8
Median Household Income
$63,308 (± $3,245)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,70817.3%
18 to 6436,58359.0%
65 and over14,76623.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1081.8%
White, not Hispanic57,85393.2%
Black, not Hispanic9671.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3530.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1040.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6592.7%

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
61,800
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,095

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,73398.3%
Hispanic1,0601.7%
White58,22494.2%
Black9201.5%
Asian2980.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races810.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,24698.3%
Hispanic8521.7%
White48,51494.9%
Black1,0172.0%
Asian3080.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3270.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races750.1%

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