Pennsylvania State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-001
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
22.1 sq mi
Water Area
4.51 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County22.09 sq mi100.0%16.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city22.09 sq mi100.0%16.4%

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 3149,68759.9%19.6%21.6%
PA District 281,18832.5%10.6%20.0%
PA District 518,9587.6%2.5%58.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
197,847
Active Voters
170,121 (86.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic139,08670.3%
Republican24,69812.5%
Unaffiliated30,87115.6%
Other parties3,1651.6%
No party recorded270.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202686,327 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024137,691 (69.6%)36,722 (18.6%)2,995 (1.5%)
2021–202297,853 (49.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020110,152 (55.7%)45,431 (23.0%)3,451 (1.7%)
2017–201876,019 (38.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201675,335 (38.1%)37,321 (18.9%)5,108 (2.6%)
2013–201436,259 (18.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201251,416 (26.0%)11,300 (5.7%)1,527 (0.8%)

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
236,056 (± 4,768)
Median Age
34.9
Median Household Income
$99,463 (± $2,805)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1832,59213.8%
18 to 64170,18972.1%
65 and over33,27514.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25,41410.8%
White, not Hispanic147,09662.3%
Black, not Hispanic21,3129.0%
Asian, not Hispanic29,18112.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,6950.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,0804.7%

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
218,687
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
187,280

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic198,14990.6%
Hispanic20,5349.4%
White146,73267.1%
Black21,0539.6%
Asian21,86710.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2180.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander770.0%
Two or More Races1,2370.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic173,15992.5%
Hispanic14,1217.5%
White131,09370.0%
Black20,09710.7%
Asian20,47310.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7670.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.0%
Two or More Races7940.4%

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