Pennsylvania State House District 131

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-131
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
131
Land Area
120.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.42 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 131

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lehigh County65.39 sq mi54.1%18.9%
Montgomery County44.63 sq mi36.9%9.2%
Northampton County10.88 sq mi9.0%2.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Coopersburg borough0.93 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Pennsburg borough0.80 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Red Hill CDP0.67 sq mi0.6%100.0%
DeSales University CDP0.60 sq mi0.5%100.0%
East Greenville borough0.51 sq mi0.4%99.7%
Green Lane borough0.32 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Woxall CDP0.19 sq mi0.2%7.2%

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 740,22761.7%5.3%63.1%
PA District 124,45637.5%3.2%36.6%
PA District 44900.8%0.1%0.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
49,671
Active Voters
47,976 (96.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,90234.0%
Republican23,73247.8%
Unaffiliated7,86815.8%
Other parties1,1582.3%
No party recorded110.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202623,935 (48.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,497 (83.5%)5,738 (11.6%)6,813 (13.7%)
2021–202231,331 (63.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,515 (69.5%)6,686 (13.5%)7,142 (14.4%)
2017–201824,200 (48.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201625,858 (52.1%)5,233 (10.5%)8,001 (16.1%)
2013–201414,769 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,368 (41.0%)1,434 (2.9%)2,864 (5.8%)

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
66,528 (± 508)
Median Age
44.5
Median Household Income
$115,409 (± $3,908)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
42.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,95921.0%
18 to 6438,53457.9%
65 and over14,03521.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,1914.8%
White, not Hispanic58,28087.6%
Black, not Hispanic8811.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9042.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2730.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9993.0%

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
65,520
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,672

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic62,62195.6%
Hispanic2,9004.4%
White58,84989.8%
Black8481.3%
Asian1,7332.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races580.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,78896.4%
Hispanic1,8853.6%
White47,22891.4%
Black7621.5%
Asian1,5313.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2410.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

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