Pennsylvania State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-028
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
599.6 sq mi
Water Area
4.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
York County599.58 sq mi100.0%66.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hanover borough3.70 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Susquehanna Trails CDP3.13 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Parkville CDP2.91 sq mi0.5%100.0%
East York CDP2.78 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Spry CDP2.58 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Winterstown borough2.41 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Grantley CDP2.08 sq mi0.3%100.0%
New Freedom borough2.08 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Stonybrook CDP1.91 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cross Roads borough1.82 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Shrewsbury borough1.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Fawn Grove borough1.65 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pleasureville CDP1.37 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Red Lion borough1.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Seven Valleys borough1.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Loganville borough1.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Tyler Run CDP0.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pennville CDP0.95 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jacobus borough0.93 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stewartstown borough0.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Glen Rock borough0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dallastown borough0.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Spring Grove borough0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Valley View CDP0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hallam borough0.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 38 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 11211,88080.8%27.7%93.0%
PA District 1050,32819.2%6.6%7.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
189,576
Active Voters
179,040 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic51,69027.3%
Republican104,23355.0%
Unaffiliated28,90815.2%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202670,294 (37.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024147,879 (78.0%)13,972 (7.4%)25,347 (13.4%)
2021–2022109,043 (57.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020126,570 (66.8%)17,069 (9.0%)27,193 (14.3%)
2017–201887,063 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201698,548 (52.0%)16,477 (8.7%)34,635 (18.3%)
2013–201456,573 (29.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201278,805 (41.6%)5,535 (2.9%)17,259 (9.1%)

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
266,284 (± 577)
Median Age
41.1
Median Household Income
$88,234 (± $1,936)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1858,05321.8%
18 to 64156,42358.7%
65 and over51,80819.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)15,7245.9%
White, not Hispanic224,39784.3%
Black, not Hispanic10,1163.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4,0661.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1220.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic990.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1430.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,6174.0%

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
262,519
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
204,960

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic247,99794.5%
Hispanic14,5175.5%
White227,03586.5%
Black9,7873.7%
Asian3,0731.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander990.0%
Two or More Races6640.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic196,56095.9%
Hispanic8,3984.1%
White182,65889.1%
Black9,1714.5%
Asian3,2191.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1540.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1020.0%
Two or More Races4110.2%

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