Pennsylvania State House District 121

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-121
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
121
Land Area
113.9 sq mi
Water Area
2.72 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 121

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Luzerne County113.93 sq mi100.0%12.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilkes-Barre city6.85 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Laurel Run borough5.10 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Bear Creek Village borough1.90 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Plains CDP1.28 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Georgetown CDP0.84 sq mi0.7%20.7%
Hilldale CDP0.82 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Hudson CDP0.38 sq mi0.3%99.9%

Showing all 7 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 861,331100.0%8.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
33,611
Active Voters
30,976 (92.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,97050.5%
Republican10,92832.5%
Unaffiliated4,75814.2%
Other parties9042.7%
No party recorded510.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,389 (30.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,455 (66.8%)3,989 (11.9%)2,542 (7.6%)
2021–202215,361 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202019,257 (57.3%)5,316 (15.8%)2,619 (7.8%)
2017–201812,909 (38.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,142 (45.1%)5,311 (15.8%)2,862 (8.5%)
2013–20147,880 (23.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,796 (35.1%)3,025 (9.0%)999 (3.0%)

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
61,668 (± 257)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$55,368 (± $2,506)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,64120.5%
18 to 6438,07561.7%
65 and over10,95217.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,04926.0%
White, not Hispanic36,96059.9%
Black, not Hispanic5,1398.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0211.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic160.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2150.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2353.6%

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
56,680
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,496

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic44,81179.1%
Hispanic11,86520.9%
White37,21365.7%
Black4,8978.6%
Asian7581.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races2670.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic38,19485.8%
Hispanic6,30514.2%
White33,19274.6%
Black4,0399.1%
Asian5931.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1970.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races1970.4%

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