Pennsylvania State Senate District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-018
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
018
Land Area
245.5 sq mi
Water Area
5.54 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Northampton County241.18 sq mi98.2%65.2%
Lehigh County4.30 sq mi1.8%1.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bethlehem city19.12 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Easton city4.26 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Chestnut Hill CDP3.03 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Middletown borough2.61 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Eastlawn Gardens CDP1.74 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Raubsville CDP1.59 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Nazareth borough1.59 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Bangor borough1.49 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Ackermanville CDP1.37 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Pen Argyl borough1.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Wind Gap borough1.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Hellertown borough1.31 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Belfast CDP1.23 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Palmer Heights CDP1.16 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Wilson borough1.16 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Stockertown borough0.97 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Bangor borough0.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Martins Creek CDP0.82 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Morgan Hill CDP0.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Old Orchard CDP0.73 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Freemansburg borough0.70 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Roseto borough0.63 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Glendon borough0.62 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tatamy borough0.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Portland borough0.49 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 26 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 7263,429100.0%34.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
190,673
Active Voters
178,776 (93.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic83,66443.9%
Republican65,90734.6%
Unaffiliated36,00718.9%
Other parties5,0612.7%
No party recorded340.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202674,832 (39.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024141,918 (74.4%)21,420 (11.2%)15,752 (8.3%)
2021–202298,798 (51.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020117,829 (61.8%)26,151 (13.7%)15,979 (8.4%)
2017–201877,054 (40.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201685,983 (45.1%)22,144 (11.6%)17,928 (9.4%)
2013–201443,991 (23.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201266,503 (34.9%)6,788 (3.6%)6,043 (3.2%)

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
268,865 (± 260)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$86,527 (± $1,827)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,46319.1%
18 to 64164,53961.2%
65 and over52,86319.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)48,40618.0%
White, not Hispanic181,98467.7%
Black, not Hispanic18,4316.9%
Asian, not Hispanic9,0703.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic370.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic300.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4470.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,4603.5%

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
258,521
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
207,866

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic214,70783.1%
Hispanic43,81616.9%
White183,65371.0%
Black17,4606.8%
Asian6,9412.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander550.0%
Two or More Races8060.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic178,33585.8%
Hispanic29,52714.2%
White155,64874.9%
Black15,0727.3%
Asian6,3333.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6990.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races5660.3%

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