Pennsylvania State Senate District 29

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-029
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
029
Land Area
1,381 sq mi
Water Area
12.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 29

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Schuylkill County778.58 sq mi56.4%100.0%
Carbon County381.32 sq mi27.6%100.0%
Luzerne County220.93 sq mi16.0%24.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Nesquehoning borough21.16 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Jim Thorpe borough14.60 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Tamaqua borough9.56 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Summit Hill borough8.69 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Hazleton city5.97 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Towamensing Trails CDP5.79 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pottsville city4.17 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Valley View CDP3.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lake Wynonah CDP3.17 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Weatherly borough2.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Indian Mountain Lake CDP2.75 sq mi0.2%43.2%
Palmerton borough2.49 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Holiday Pocono CDP2.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Coaldale borough2.18 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Orwigsburg borough2.17 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Weissport East CDP2.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hometown CDP2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hegins CDP2.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bear Creek Village borough1.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tresckow CDP1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Friedensburg CDP1.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ashland borough1.64 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Auburn borough1.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lehighton borough1.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Parryville borough1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 100 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 9143,04953.7%18.7%56.4%
PA District 764,74924.3%8.5%27.6%
PA District 858,54822.0%7.7%16.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
166,599
Active Voters
156,636 (94.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic50,51530.3%
Republican89,71153.8%
Unaffiliated21,80213.1%
Other parties4,4942.7%
No party recorded770.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202661,818 (37.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024126,631 (76.0%)13,002 (7.8%)23,760 (14.3%)
2021–202292,778 (55.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020106,835 (64.1%)17,128 (10.3%)26,389 (15.8%)
2017–201872,486 (43.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201683,549 (50.1%)19,304 (11.6%)27,233 (16.3%)
2013–201450,970 (30.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201264,400 (38.7%)13,236 (7.9%)14,844 (8.9%)

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
268,077 (± 270)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$64,729 (± $1,410)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,13520.2%
18 to 64157,95958.9%
65 and over55,98320.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)41,62515.5%
White, not Hispanic212,10879.1%
Black, not Hispanic5,7482.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3430.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic450.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic330.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4970.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6782.5%

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
256,555
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
204,168

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic225,25987.8%
Hispanic31,29912.2%
White214,00283.4%
Black5,6072.2%
Asian1,1590.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native450.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander420.0%
Two or More Races3840.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic185,40090.8%
Hispanic18,7659.2%
White177,10986.7%
Black6,0162.9%
Asian1,2550.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7800.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races2750.1%

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