Pennsylvania State House District 117

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-117
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
117
Land Area
496.8 sq mi
Water Area
8.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 117

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Luzerne County496.65 sq mi100.0%55.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Harveys Lake borough5.38 sq mi1.1%99.7%
Silkworth CDP3.36 sq mi0.7%100.0%
New Columbus borough3.10 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Dallas borough2.30 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Penn Lake Park borough1.58 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Beech Mountain Lakes CDP1.55 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hickory Hills CDP1.40 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pikes Creek CDP1.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
White Haven borough1.20 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nuangola borough1.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Conyngham borough1.03 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nescopeck borough0.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
East Berwick CDP0.91 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Freeland borough0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mocanaqua CDP0.50 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Shickshinny borough0.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Weston CDP0.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jeddo borough0.25 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Nuremberg CDP0.24 sq mi<0.1%40.6%
Pardeesville CDP0.01 sq mi<0.1%2.1%

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 940,09665.0%5.2%76.7%
PA District 821,58735.0%2.8%23.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
44,173
Active Voters
42,330 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,07327.3%
Republican26,16959.2%
Unaffiliated4,88811.1%
Other parties1,0202.3%
No party recorded230.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,803 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,309 (79.9%)3,847 (8.7%)9,369 (21.2%)
2021–202226,810 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202030,266 (68.5%)4,706 (10.7%)7,925 (17.9%)
2017–201821,819 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201624,311 (55.0%)5,086 (11.5%)9,072 (20.5%)
2013–201414,086 (31.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201219,082 (43.2%)2,591 (5.9%)3,690 (8.4%)

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
61,751 (± 665)
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$81,049 (± $3,636)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,09518.0%
18 to 6435,95358.2%
65 and over14,70323.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1935.2%
White, not Hispanic55,30589.6%
Black, not Hispanic5430.9%
Asian, not Hispanic6321.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1840.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8893.1%

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
61,215
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
50,173

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,27895.2%
Hispanic2,9424.8%
White56,28691.9%
Black5330.9%
Asian5210.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native50.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races380.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic48,39196.4%
Hispanic1,7823.6%
White46,97793.6%
Black7361.5%
Asian5091.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2280.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races110.0%

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