Pennsylvania State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-026
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
53.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.83 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Delaware County53.22 sq mi100.0%29.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Drexel Hill CDP3.20 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Broomall CDP3.17 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Woodlyn CDP1.67 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Swarthmore borough1.40 sq mi2.6%100.0%
Folsom CDP1.25 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Lansdowne borough1.18 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Ridley Park borough1.08 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Glenolden borough0.97 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Media borough0.76 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Prospect Park borough0.73 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Clifton Heights borough0.63 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Aldan borough0.60 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Morton borough0.36 sq mi0.7%100.0%
East Lansdowne borough0.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rutledge borough0.14 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Millbourne borough0.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 5254,852100.0%33.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
178,647
Active Voters
169,174 (94.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic86,06648.2%
Republican66,07337.0%
Unaffiliated22,75612.7%
Other parties3,4751.9%
No party recorded2770.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202683,592 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024142,687 (79.9%)21,699 (12.1%)17,110 (9.6%)
2021–2022105,622 (59.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020123,855 (69.3%)30,850 (17.3%)20,916 (11.7%)
2017–201891,631 (51.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201696,886 (54.2%)24,364 (13.6%)28,792 (16.1%)
2013–201460,712 (34.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201277,828 (43.6%)6,333 (3.5%)12,966 (7.3%)

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
255,194 (± 464)
Median Age
39.1
Median Household Income
$89,335 (± $2,489)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1856,94722.3%
18 to 64154,80060.7%
65 and over43,44717.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,1995.6%
White, not Hispanic160,57962.9%
Black, not Hispanic48,11218.9%
Asian, not Hispanic20,6668.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1690.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1380.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4390.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,8923.9%

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
241,769
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
186,557

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic230,47795.3%
Hispanic11,2934.7%
White161,16366.7%
Black44,83618.5%
Asian16,6866.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1400.1%
Two or More Races7690.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic180,20196.6%
Hispanic6,3593.4%
White132,05470.8%
Black33,11517.8%
Asian13,8457.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8320.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1380.1%
Two or More Races5280.3%

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