Overview
- District ID
- pa-hd-119
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 119
- Land Area
- 97.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1.89 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Luzerne County | 97.69 sq mi | 100.0% | 11.0% |
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Places
Showing all 12 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| PA District 8 | 59,384 | 96.8% | 7.8% | 93.8% |
| PA District 9 | 1,937 | 3.2% | 0.3% | 6.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 40,011
- Active Voters
- 37,887 (94.7%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 17,127 | 42.8% |
| Republican | 16,796 | 42.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 4,998 | 12.5% |
| Other parties | 1,045 | 2.6% |
| No party recorded | 45 | 0.1% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 14,631 (36.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 29,161 (72.9%) | 4,844 (12.1%) | 4,149 (10.4%) |
| 2021–2022 | 21,324 (53.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 25,655 (64.1%) | 6,219 (15.5%) | 4,426 (11.1%) |
| 2017–2018 | 17,841 (44.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 20,393 (51.0%) | 6,718 (16.8%) | 4,870 (12.2%) |
| 2013–2014 | 11,833 (29.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 16,081 (40.2%) | 3,345 (8.4%) | 1,695 (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
- 61,556 (± 380)
- Median Age
- 41.2
- Median Household Income
- $65,185 (± $3,431)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 91.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 24.3%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 14,103 | 22.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 36,367 | 59.1% |
| 65 and over | 11,086 | 18.0% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6,780 | 11.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 48,091 | 78.1% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 3,206 | 5.2% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,066 | 1.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 6 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 26 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 136 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2,245 | 3.6% |
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
- 60,319
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 46,410
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 54,435 | 90.2% |
| Hispanic | 5,886 | 9.8% |
| White | 48,632 | 80.6% |
| Black | 3,108 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 950 | 1.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 24 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 102 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 43,274 | 93.2% |
| Hispanic | 3,139 | 6.8% |
| White | 39,825 | 85.8% |
| Black | 2,439 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 789 | 1.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 201 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 24 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 15 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).