Pennsylvania State House District 165

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-165
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
165
Land Area
21.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.54 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 165

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Delaware County21.12 sq mi100.0%11.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Swarthmore borough1.40 sq mi6.6%100.0%
Broomall CDP1.38 sq mi6.5%43.4%
Media borough0.76 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Morton borough0.36 sq mi1.7%100.0%

Showing all 4 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 562,767100.0%8.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,396
Active Voters
46,264 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic21,43344.3%
Republican20,05041.4%
Unaffiliated6,04112.5%
Other parties8201.7%
No party recorded520.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202626,641 (55.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,381 (85.5%)7,170 (14.8%)5,949 (12.3%)
2021–202233,098 (68.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202036,163 (74.7%)8,963 (18.5%)6,886 (14.2%)
2017–201828,296 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201629,106 (60.1%)7,116 (14.7%)9,882 (20.4%)
2013–201419,396 (40.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201224,066 (49.7%)1,789 (3.7%)4,347 (9.0%)

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
62,637 (± 783)
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$126,918 (± $6,662)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,24821.2%
18 to 6436,76058.7%
65 and over12,62920.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1723.5%
White, not Hispanic50,78081.1%
Black, not Hispanic2,5824.1%
Asian, not Hispanic4,6267.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1380.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic3430.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9523.1%

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
61,098
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,932

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,00496.6%
Hispanic2,0983.4%
White51,19683.8%
Black2,5014.1%
Asian3,6686.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1380.2%
Two or More Races2020.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,66197.3%
Hispanic1,2682.6%
White40,95185.4%
Black2,2474.7%
Asian3,1546.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1110.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1370.3%
Two or More Races840.2%

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