Overview
- District ID
- pa-hd-197
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 197
- Land Area
- 3.22 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 1 county
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Philadelphia city | 3.22 sq mi | 100.0% | 2.4% |
Showing all 1 place
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| PA District 2 | 61,989 | 100.0% | 8.1% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 39,709
- Active Voters
- 34,575 (87.1%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 29,018 | 73.1% |
| Republican | 3,424 | 8.6% |
| Unaffiliated | 6,292 | 15.8% |
| Other parties | 958 | 2.4% |
| No party recorded | 17 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 8,380 (21.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 22,436 (56.5%) | 3,521 (8.9%) | 170 (0.4%) |
| 2021–2022 | 12,372 (31.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 20,889 (52.6%) | 6,188 (15.6%) | 191 (0.5%) |
| 2017–2018 | 13,755 (34.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 18,924 (47.7%) | 8,531 (21.5%) | 363 (0.9%) |
| 2013–2014 | 7,730 (19.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 15,366 (38.7%) | 3,134 (7.9%) | 138 (0.3%) |
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
- 61,894 (± 4,132)
- Median Age
- 35.4
- Median Household Income
- $42,061 (± $5,748)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 71.4%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 15.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 15,983 | 25.8% |
| 18 to 64 | 37,247 | 60.2% |
| 65 and over | 8,664 | 14.0% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 37,575 | 60.7% |
| White, not Hispanic | 4,426 | 7.2% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 16,305 | 26.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,291 | 3.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 12 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 208 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,077 | 1.7% |
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
- 57,236
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 41,744
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 23,447 | 41.0% |
| Hispanic | 33,795 | 59.0% |
| White | 4,659 | 8.1% |
| Black | 16,267 | 28.4% |
| Asian | 1,739 | 3.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 10 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 227 | 0.4% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,909 | 42.9% |
| Hispanic | 23,832 | 57.1% |
| White | 4,152 | 9.9% |
| Black | 12,051 | 28.9% |
| Asian | 1,471 | 3.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 130 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 160 | 0.4% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
