Pennsylvania State House District 137

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-137
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
137
Land Area
46.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.62 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 137

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Northampton County46.88 sq mi100.0%12.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Middletown borough2.61 sq mi5.6%100.0%
Eastlawn Gardens CDP1.74 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Nazareth borough1.59 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Palmer Heights CDP1.16 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Tatamy borough0.55 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Old Orchard CDP0.16 sq mi0.3%21.4%

Showing all 6 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 765,812100.0%8.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
49,939
Active Voters
48,020 (96.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic20,06740.2%
Republican19,50739.1%
Unaffiliated9,09718.2%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202621,990 (44.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202440,274 (80.6%)6,079 (12.2%)5,214 (10.4%)
2021–202229,450 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202034,215 (68.5%)7,339 (14.7%)5,291 (10.6%)
2017–201822,814 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201625,262 (50.6%)5,914 (11.8%)5,757 (11.5%)
2013–201413,249 (26.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,057 (40.2%)1,812 (3.6%)1,851 (3.7%)

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
66,939 (± 877)
Median Age
45.1
Median Household Income
$112,160 (± $3,484)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,18819.7%
18 to 6438,72157.8%
65 and over15,03022.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,77211.6%
White, not Hispanic50,34475.2%
Black, not Hispanic2,8784.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3,3755.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3840.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1843.3%

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
65,056
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,084

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,02589.2%
Hispanic7,03210.8%
White50,97378.4%
Black2,9684.6%
Asian2,8624.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races710.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,16290.5%
Hispanic4,9219.4%
White41,84880.3%
Black2,5584.9%
Asian2,5965.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1090.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races730.1%

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