Pennsylvania State Senate District 33

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-033
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
033
Land Area
1,290.9 sq mi
Water Area
3.75 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 33

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County772.30 sq mi59.8%100.0%
Adams County518.69 sq mi40.2%100.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chambersburg borough6.92 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Carroll Valley borough5.38 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fort Loudon CDP4.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waynesboro borough3.41 sq mi0.3%99.4%
Fayetteville CDP3.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
State Line CDP2.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wayne Heights CDP2.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Marion CDP1.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake Heritage CDP1.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hampton CDP1.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hunterstown CDP1.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gettysburg borough1.66 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Greencastle borough1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Guilford CDP1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cashtown CDP1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Littlestown borough1.50 sq mi0.1%82.1%
McKnightstown CDP1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Meade CDP1.32 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Bonneauville borough0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mercersburg borough0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Scotland CDP0.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aspers CDP0.81 sq mi0.1%87.0%
Arendtsville borough0.80 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Blue Ridge Summit CDP0.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pen Mar CDP0.74 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 43 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 13259,784100.0%34.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
179,648
Active Voters
170,988 (95.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic42,07923.4%
Republican108,03460.1%
Unaffiliated24,87213.8%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202666,796 (37.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024142,070 (79.1%)11,813 (6.6%)27,991 (15.6%)
2021–2022105,304 (58.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020118,513 (66.0%)14,219 (7.9%)32,686 (18.2%)
2017–201877,904 (43.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201690,177 (50.2%)12,827 (7.1%)34,024 (18.9%)
2013–201449,750 (27.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201269,684 (38.8%)4,350 (2.4%)14,441 (8.0%)

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
263,494
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$79,124 (± $1,594)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,19420.9%
18 to 64153,39558.2%
65 and over54,90520.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,0437.6%
White, not Hispanic224,83985.3%
Black, not Hispanic6,4692.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,6301.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0080.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,4313.2%

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
258,105
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
203,386

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic241,34593.5%
Hispanic16,7616.5%
White227,42988.1%
Black6,2252.4%
Asian1,5950.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native730.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races3880.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic193,78595.3%
Hispanic9,6024.7%
White184,53190.7%
Black6,3953.1%
Asian1,7220.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native9490.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races2450.1%

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