Pennsylvania State House District 196

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-196
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
196
Land Area
129.6 sq mi
Water Area
1.05 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 196

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
York County129.58 sq mi100.0%14.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Weigelstown CDP4.86 sq mi3.7%78.1%
Shiloh CDP4.27 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Seven Valleys borough1.09 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Spring Grove borough0.78 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Dover borough0.54 sq mi0.4%99.9%
New Salem CDP0.47 sq mi0.4%40.7%

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 1044,70567.8%5.8%44.0%
PA District 1121,18732.2%2.8%56.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
47,360
Active Voters
45,282 (95.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,81427.1%
Republican26,51656.0%
Unaffiliated6,93114.6%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202617,689 (37.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202437,363 (78.9%)3,669 (7.7%)6,966 (14.7%)
2021–202227,471 (58.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202032,734 (69.1%)4,405 (9.3%)7,468 (15.8%)
2017–201822,166 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201625,696 (54.3%)4,299 (9.1%)9,011 (19.0%)
2013–201414,909 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201220,822 (44.0%)1,509 (3.2%)4,397 (9.3%)

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
66,758 (± 892)
Median Age
44.8
Median Household Income
$86,439 (± $4,635)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,21119.8%
18 to 6438,42157.6%
65 and over15,12622.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,9527.4%
White, not Hispanic55,79783.6%
Black, not Hispanic2,2573.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3862.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2670.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0633.1%

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
65,948
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,765

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,11792.7%
Hispanic4,8347.3%
White56,26585.3%
Black2,2113.4%
Asian1,1131.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1110.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,28893.4%
Hispanic3,4796.6%
White45,87086.9%
Black1,9833.8%
Asian1,1742.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1940.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races890.2%

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