Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-036
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
036
Land Area
333.7 sq mi
Water Area
10.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 36

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lancaster County333.69 sq mi100.0%35.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Maytown CDP3.68 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Ephrata borough3.42 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Elizabethtown borough2.65 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Brownstown borough2.49 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Farmersville CDP2.47 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Rothsville CDP2.46 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Columbia borough2.41 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mount Joy borough2.41 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lititz borough2.32 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Bainbridge CDP2.28 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Brickerville CDP2.17 sq mi0.7%100.0%
New Holland borough1.94 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Penryn CDP1.89 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Salunga CDP1.80 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Leola CDP1.53 sq mi0.5%25.5%
Rheems CDP1.43 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Manheim borough1.38 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Landisville CDP1.28 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Akron borough1.23 sq mi0.4%100.0%
East Petersburg borough1.21 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Falmouth CDP0.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mountville borough0.86 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Marietta borough0.75 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clay CDP0.05 sq mi<0.1%2.4%

Showing all 24 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 11268,842100.0%35.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
186,823
Active Voters
179,829 (96.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic55,85129.9%
Republican97,95252.4%
Unaffiliated28,22415.1%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202688,105 (47.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024152,947 (81.9%)16,490 (8.8%)27,088 (14.5%)
2021–2022117,363 (62.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020132,236 (70.8%)20,582 (11.0%)29,524 (15.8%)
2017–201894,103 (50.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–2016104,173 (55.8%)17,207 (9.2%)39,514 (21.2%)
2013–201459,490 (31.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201285,024 (45.5%)4,048 (2.2%)17,354 (9.3%)

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
271,388 (± 55)
Median Age
42.7
Median Household Income
$89,828 (± $1,961)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1858,50821.6%
18 to 64151,82955.9%
65 and over61,05122.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,1618.2%
White, not Hispanic226,40783.4%
Black, not Hispanic5,5032.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,4862.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1800.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,4803.1%

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
266,564
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
208,584

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic246,35592.4%
Hispanic20,2047.6%
White227,24885.3%
Black5,7092.1%
Asian6,5782.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1640.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races6390.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic195,74093.8%
Hispanic12,8446.2%
White183,32687.9%
Black5,7492.8%
Asian5,6792.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native8390.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races2480.1%

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