Pennsylvania State House District 198

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-198
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
198
Land Area
3.92 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 198

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County3.92 sq mi100.0%2.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city3.92 sq mi100.0%2.9%

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 237,80359.7%4.9%57.2%
PA District 325,48340.3%3.3%42.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
42,591
Active Voters
38,342 (90.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic34,32680.6%
Republican2,3615.5%
Unaffiliated4,98111.7%
Other parties9082.1%
No party recorded150.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,948 (32.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202427,513 (64.6%)7,065 (16.6%)188 (0.4%)
2021–202218,196 (42.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202026,644 (62.6%)13,032 (30.6%)226 (0.5%)
2017–201820,428 (48.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,898 (56.1%)13,136 (30.8%)345 (0.8%)
2013–201413,989 (32.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201221,795 (51.2%)6,567 (15.4%)141 (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
66,057 (± 3,276)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$51,512 (± $6,503)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,89622.6%
18 to 6439,92260.4%
65 and over11,23917.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,7688.7%
White, not Hispanic4,8667.4%
Black, not Hispanic49,53475.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3,0004.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2250.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5763.9%

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
62,171
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,879

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic57,45792.4%
Hispanic4,7157.6%
White4,8787.8%
Black47,96277.1%
Asian2,2793.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races3960.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,96593.9%
Hispanic2,9156.1%
White4,2038.8%
Black38,41080.2%
Asian1,9514.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5341.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2070.4%

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