Overview
- District ID
- pa-sd-046
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 046
- Land Area
- 1,501.3 sq mi
- Water Area
- 6.28 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 3 counties
Places
Showing top 25 of 87 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| PA District 14 | 245,303 | 97.7% | 32.1% | 95.4% |
| PA District 17 | 5,707 | 2.3% | 0.7% | 4.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 171,000
- Active Voters
- 164,454 (96.2%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 61,595 | 36.0% |
| Republican | 87,267 | 51.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 18,331 | 10.7% |
| Other parties | 3,779 | 2.2% |
| No party recorded | 28 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 72,579 (42.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 140,342 (82.1%) | 20,676 (12.1%) | 21,699 (12.7%) |
| 2021–2022 | 105,056 (61.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 118,956 (69.6%) | 25,816 (15.1%) | 22,701 (13.3%) |
| 2017–2018 | 81,232 (47.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 90,601 (53.0%) | 26,363 (15.4%) | 23,787 (13.9%) |
| 2013–2014 | 53,301 (31.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 72,513 (42.4%) | 12,334 (7.2%) | 10,329 (6.0%) |
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
- 250,408 (± 258)
- Median Age
- 44.1
- Median Household Income
- $77,505 (± $1,504)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.0%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 31.2%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 48,937 | 19.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 147,068 | 58.7% |
| 65 and over | 54,403 | 21.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,962 | 2.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 225,145 | 89.9% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 7,608 | 3.0% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 2,800 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 23 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 779 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 9,086 | 3.6% |
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
- 248,004
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 199,252
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 243,941 | 98.4% |
| Hispanic | 4,062 | 1.6% |
| White | 228,778 | 92.2% |
| Black | 7,299 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2,257 | 0.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 23 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 617 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 196,495 | 98.6% |
| Hispanic | 2,762 | 1.4% |
| White | 186,073 | 93.4% |
| Black | 7,064 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2,142 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 881 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 366 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
