Pennsylvania State House District 186

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-186
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
186
Land Area
3.31 sq mi
Water Area
0.14 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 186

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County3.31 sq mi100.0%2.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city3.31 sq mi100.0%2.5%

Showing all 1 place

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 359,57396.1%7.8%95.4%
PA District 52,4223.9%0.3%4.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,167
Active Voters
42,438 (88.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,59276.0%
Republican3,9738.2%
Unaffiliated6,65013.8%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,677 (38.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202432,838 (68.2%)8,360 (17.4%)380 (0.8%)
2021–202222,784 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,396 (59.0%)12,531 (26.0%)419 (0.9%)
2017–201820,215 (42.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201621,752 (45.2%)11,357 (23.6%)641 (1.3%)
2013–201410,949 (22.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,689 (34.6%)4,591 (9.5%)223 (0.5%)

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
59,197 (± 3,257)
Median Age
33.9
Median Household Income
$73,505 (± $3,393)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,27419.0%
18 to 6442,26471.4%
65 and over5,6599.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,7448.0%
White, not Hispanic20,00633.8%
Black, not Hispanic24,18140.8%
Asian, not Hispanic7,66112.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic950.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3580.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1523.6%

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
55,319
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,073

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic51,40092.9%
Hispanic3,9137.1%
White19,89236.0%
Black23,86443.1%
Asian5,75210.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1960.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,65694.5%
Hispanic2,4185.5%
White17,14238.9%
Black19,37744.0%
Asian4,84111.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4511.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1370.3%

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