Pennsylvania State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-072
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
218.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.51 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cambria County218.36 sq mi100.0%31.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mundys Corner CDP6.25 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Johnstown city5.93 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Vinco CDP4.23 sq mi1.9%99.1%
Westmont borough2.37 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Elim CDP1.99 sq mi0.9%99.9%
Nanty-Glo borough1.93 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Ebensburg borough1.69 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Westwood CDP1.29 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Colver CDP1.26 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Southmont borough1.05 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Franklin city0.60 sq mi0.3%12.8%
Vintondale borough0.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ehrenfeld borough0.43 sq mi0.2%99.3%
Revloc CDP0.34 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Lorain borough0.34 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Summerhill borough0.34 sq mi0.2%100.0%
East Conemaugh borough0.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Daisytown borough0.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brownstown borough0.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dale borough0.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 20 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 1363,918100.0%8.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,029
Active Voters
39,371 (96.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,83238.6%
Republican20,29949.5%
Unaffiliated3,9869.7%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,447 (42.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202432,650 (79.6%)4,599 (11.2%)5,219 (12.7%)
2021–202224,890 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,835 (70.3%)6,540 (15.9%)5,636 (13.7%)
2017–201819,851 (48.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,755 (55.5%)7,342 (17.9%)5,633 (13.7%)
2013–201414,659 (35.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201218,994 (46.3%)5,843 (14.2%)2,568 (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
63,096 (± 655)
Median Age
46.9
Median Household Income
$54,206 (± $1,763)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,79320.3%
18 to 6434,74955.1%
65 and over15,55424.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7712.8%
White, not Hispanic54,70086.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,7614.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3150.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1200.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,3865.4%

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
62,736
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
50,042

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,03697.3%
Hispanic1,7062.7%
White55,36688.3%
Black2,7704.4%
Asian1920.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2330.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,02398.0%
Hispanic1,0232.0%
White45,62491.2%
Black2,4434.9%
Asian2370.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6231.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1080.2%

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