Pennsylvania State House District 116

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-116
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
116
Land Area
156.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 116

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Schuylkill County104.16 sq mi66.4%13.4%
Luzerne County52.62 sq mi33.6%5.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hazleton city5.97 sq mi3.8%100.0%
West Hazleton borough1.58 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Shenandoah borough1.51 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Brandonville CDP1.40 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Pardeesville CDP0.62 sq mi0.4%97.9%
Harleigh CDP0.57 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Mahanoy City borough0.51 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Ringtown borough0.44 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Nuremberg CDP0.36 sq mi0.2%59.4%
McAdoo borough0.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sheppton CDP0.29 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Lattimer CDP0.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oneida CDP0.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morea CDP0.17 sq mi0.1%99.8%
New Boston CDP0.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kelayres CDP0.11 sq mi0.1%99.6%

Showing all 16 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 845,28669.5%5.9%33.6%
PA District 919,88230.5%2.6%66.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
31,571
Active Voters
29,195 (92.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic11,72837.1%
Republican14,11344.7%
Unaffiliated4,86015.4%
Other parties8122.6%
No party recorded580.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,867 (28.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202421,299 (67.5%)2,086 (6.6%)3,597 (11.4%)
2021–202215,137 (47.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202017,515 (55.5%)2,877 (9.1%)4,015 (12.7%)
2017–201811,745 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201613,846 (43.9%)3,485 (11.0%)3,959 (12.5%)
2013–20147,802 (24.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,305 (32.6%)2,080 (6.6%)1,933 (6.1%)

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
65,192 (± 659)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$50,663 (± $4,067)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
80.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,00223.0%
18 to 6438,95659.8%
65 and over11,23417.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,15344.7%
White, not Hispanic32,01249.1%
Black, not Hispanic2,1333.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3360.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic320.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2040.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3212.0%

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
55,350
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,945

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,68564.5%
Hispanic19,66635.5%
White32,33258.4%
Black2,0713.7%
Asian2920.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.1%
Two or More Races260.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,11571.8%
Hispanic11,83628.2%
White27,53265.6%
Black2,1195.1%
Asian3550.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native710.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.1%
Two or More Races180.0%

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