Pennsylvania State House District 118

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-118
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
118
Land Area
111 sq mi
Water Area
1.66 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 118

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lackawanna County70.78 sq mi63.7%15.4%
Luzerne County40.30 sq mi36.3%4.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Moosic borough6.48 sq mi5.8%100.0%
Duryea borough5.53 sq mi5.0%100.0%
Taylor borough5.20 sq mi4.7%100.0%
Old Forge borough3.43 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Dalton borough3.02 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Glenburn CDP1.75 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Dupont borough1.56 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Pittston city1.53 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Laflin borough1.31 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Avoca borough1.02 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hughestown borough0.87 sq mi0.8%100.0%
West Pittston borough0.82 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Inkerman CDP0.73 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Yatesville borough0.63 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Browntown CDP0.45 sq mi0.4%100.0%

Showing all 15 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 861,669100.0%8.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
45,320
Active Voters
43,513 (96.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,71147.9%
Republican18,10039.9%
Unaffiliated4,51110.0%
Other parties9882.2%
No party recorded100.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202620,290 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202436,194 (79.9%)6,977 (15.4%)4,476 (9.9%)
2021–202227,202 (60.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202031,963 (70.5%)8,942 (19.7%)4,966 (11.0%)
2017–201822,801 (50.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201625,385 (56.0%)9,488 (20.9%)5,606 (12.4%)
2013–201415,806 (34.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,747 (45.8%)5,468 (12.1%)1,899 (4.2%)

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
62,176 (± 406)
Median Age
42.5
Median Household Income
$69,143 (± $2,377)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,42720.0%
18 to 6436,17258.2%
65 and over13,57721.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,2428.4%
White, not Hispanic52,11983.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,1021.8%
Asian, not Hispanic9701.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3580.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3703.8%

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
60,790
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,504

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,31892.6%
Hispanic4,4737.4%
White52,97387.1%
Black1,0581.7%
Asian6791.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1250.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,36595.6%
Hispanic2,1384.4%
White44,21591.2%
Black1,0872.2%
Asian8581.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2290.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races240.0%

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