Pennsylvania State House District 126

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-126
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
126
Land Area
26 sq mi
Water Area
0.38 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 126

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Berks County26.01 sq mi100.0%3.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Reading city2.77 sq mi10.6%28.1%
Pennside CDP1.01 sq mi3.9%100.0%
Reiffton CDP0.99 sq mi3.8%52.1%
Riverview Park CDP0.99 sq mi3.8%100.0%
St. Lawrence borough0.90 sq mi3.4%99.8%
Laureldale borough0.81 sq mi3.1%99.9%
Stony Creek Mills CDP0.64 sq mi2.5%99.9%
Muhlenberg Park CDP0.58 sq mi2.2%99.9%
Hyde Park borough0.51 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Mount Penn borough0.41 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Fox Chase CDP0.35 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Temple CDP0.34 sq mi1.3%100.0%
South Temple CDP0.33 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Jacksonwald CDP0.24 sq mi0.9%13.4%

Showing all 14 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 637,59858.9%4.9%51.5%
PA District 426,19241.1%3.4%48.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
37,118
Active Voters
35,036 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic17,76647.9%
Republican11,70231.5%
Unaffiliated6,61617.8%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,338 (33.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202426,470 (71.3%)3,535 (9.5%)2,463 (6.6%)
2021–202217,404 (46.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202023,209 (62.5%)5,617 (15.1%)2,770 (7.5%)
2017–201815,177 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,506 (49.9%)5,577 (15.0%)3,359 (9.0%)
2013–20149,441 (25.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,513 (39.1%)2,495 (6.7%)1,566 (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
64,645 (± 1,529)
Median Age
36.5
Median Household Income
$74,879 (± $3,166)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,38323.8%
18 to 6439,32960.8%
65 and over9,93315.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)29,68145.9%
White, not Hispanic29,01844.9%
Black, not Hispanic3,1334.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4350.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic490.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3980.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9313.0%

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
58,940
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,440

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic34,57358.7%
Hispanic24,36941.3%
White29,76650.5%
Black2,9625.0%
Asian4330.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races490.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,67066.8%
Hispanic14,76433.2%
White26,19158.9%
Black2,7166.1%
Asian5921.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1430.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

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