Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-013
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
013
Land Area
579.1 sq mi
Water Area
28.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 13

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County513.16 sq mi88.6%54.4%
Berks County65.93 sq mi11.4%7.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lancaster city7.23 sq mi1.2%100.0%
New Morgan borough5.51 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Willow Street CDP5.46 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Leola CDP4.48 sq mi0.8%74.5%
Georgetown CDP4.07 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Gap CDP2.90 sq mi0.5%94.3%
Alleghenyville CDP2.61 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Kirkwood CDP2.22 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Intercourse CDP2.11 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Conestoga CDP2.08 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Millersville borough1.93 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Washington Boro CDP1.93 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Churchtown CDP1.88 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lampeter CDP1.72 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wakefield CDP1.70 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Goodville CDP1.54 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Little Britain CDP1.45 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Quarryville borough1.29 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Witmer CDP1.24 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Refton CDP1.20 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Blue Ball CDP1.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gibraltar CDP1.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Paradise CDP1.16 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Soudersburg CDP1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Morgantown CDP1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 34 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 11245,79793.7%32.1%88.6%
PA District 616,4286.3%2.1%11.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
161,983
Active Voters
152,892 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic53,75233.2%
Republican77,52747.9%
Unaffiliated26,04316.1%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202661,249 (37.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024122,538 (75.6%)12,952 (8.0%)22,380 (13.8%)
2021–202288,611 (54.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020104,518 (64.5%)16,594 (10.2%)20,237 (12.5%)
2017–201871,469 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201679,634 (49.2%)14,327 (8.8%)25,933 (16.0%)
2013–201442,803 (26.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201263,505 (39.2%)3,333 (2.1%)10,907 (6.7%)

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
264,326 (± 358)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$83,718 (± $2,019)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1864,13224.3%
18 to 64155,32858.8%
65 and over44,86617.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)41,55615.7%
White, not Hispanic194,08573.4%
Black, not Hispanic13,5395.1%
Asian, not Hispanic5,7622.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic810.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic450.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9600.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,2982.8%

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
257,293
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
194,411

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic218,79985.0%
Hispanic38,49515.0%
White196,63776.4%
Black12,0144.7%
Asian4,6591.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native810.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races7550.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic169,40187.1%
Hispanic25,00912.9%
White153,08678.7%
Black11,0535.7%
Asian4,2492.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native6040.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.0%
Two or More Races4110.2%

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