Pennsylvania State Senate District 31

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-031
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
031
Land Area
334.1 sq mi
Water Area
2.51 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 31

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
York County304.79 sq mi91.2%33.7%
Cumberland County29.31 sq mi8.8%5.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Weigelstown CDP6.22 sq mi1.9%100.0%
York city5.29 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Shiloh CDP4.27 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Mechanicsburg borough2.41 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lower Allen CDP2.20 sq mi0.7%100.0%
New Cumberland borough1.67 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lemoyne borough1.61 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Valley Green CDP1.40 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Emigsville CDP1.37 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Dillsburg borough0.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manchester borough0.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dover borough0.54 sq mi0.2%99.9%
West York borough0.53 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mount Wolf borough0.52 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Goldsboro borough0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Messiah College CDP0.32 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Shiremanstown borough0.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
York Haven borough0.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franklintown borough0.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Market CDP0.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wellsville borough0.14 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Lewisberry borough0.14 sq mi<0.1%92.0%

Showing all 22 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 10260,623100.0%34.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
180,536
Active Voters
169,803 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic59,94333.2%
Republican85,46147.3%
Unaffiliated30,49716.9%
Other parties4,6252.6%
No party recorded100.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202666,983 (37.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024134,227 (74.3%)16,869 (9.3%)24,525 (13.6%)
2021–202296,876 (53.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020112,519 (62.3%)19,060 (10.6%)24,416 (13.5%)
2017–201878,300 (43.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201686,515 (47.9%)16,452 (9.1%)29,747 (16.5%)
2013–201450,840 (28.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201269,570 (38.5%)5,822 (3.2%)16,026 (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
264,837 (± 599)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$82,188 (± $2,133)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1856,27021.2%
18 to 64160,52860.6%
65 and over48,03918.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,37012.6%
White, not Hispanic195,22073.7%
Black, not Hispanic20,4857.7%
Asian, not Hispanic4,7631.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic490.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic180.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,9670.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,9653.4%

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
258,896
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
203,481

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic227,87688.0%
Hispanic31,01212.0%
White197,99776.5%
Black19,3717.5%
Asian3,7001.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native510.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races6370.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic183,79390.3%
Hispanic19,6909.7%
White162,33679.8%
Black16,8688.3%
Asian3,5351.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7170.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races4400.2%

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