Pennsylvania State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-005
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
34.5 sq mi
Water Area
1.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Philadelphia County34.54 sq mi100.0%25.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Philadelphia city34.54 sq mi100.0%25.7%

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 2266,769100.0%34.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
146,010
Active Voters
134,422 (92.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic77,71353.2%
Republican44,42430.4%
Unaffiliated20,80514.2%
Other parties3,0012.1%
No party recorded670.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202653,376 (36.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024106,202 (72.7%)16,985 (11.6%)9,006 (6.2%)
2021–202271,183 (48.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202098,142 (67.2%)24,671 (16.9%)9,727 (6.7%)
2017–201864,642 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201679,094 (54.2%)28,642 (19.6%)12,875 (8.8%)
2013–201439,554 (27.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201262,972 (43.1%)9,600 (6.6%)4,956 (3.4%)

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
258,525 (± 6,236)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$68,039 (± $2,296)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1859,49123.0%
18 to 64149,62757.9%
65 and over49,40719.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)35,16513.6%
White, not Hispanic143,92355.7%
Black, not Hispanic35,21713.6%
Asian, not Hispanic30,51211.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3,4281.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,0913.9%

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
233,323
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
177,803

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic200,61886.0%
Hispanic32,70714.0%
White136,10058.3%
Black34,11814.6%
Asian23,24010.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.0%
Two or More Races1,5020.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic157,74288.7%
Hispanic20,06811.3%
White113,80164.0%
Black24,74913.9%
Asian17,1799.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0320.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander480.0%
Two or More Races1,0070.6%

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