Pennsylvania State Senate District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-048
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
048
Land Area
871.4 sq mi
Water Area
7.74 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Berks County412.50 sq mi47.3%48.2%
Lebanon County361.84 sq mi41.5%100.0%
Lancaster County97.07 sq mi11.1%10.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Indiantown Gap CDP19.23 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Cornwall borough9.70 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Blandon CDP4.44 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Lebanon city4.17 sq mi0.5%100.0%
West Hamburg CDP3.25 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Campbelltown CDP3.22 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Schoeneck CDP3.09 sq mi0.4%94.8%
Schaefferstown CDP2.69 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Reamstown CDP2.26 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Clay CDP2.18 sq mi0.3%97.6%
Newmanstown CDP2.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bowmansville CDP2.13 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dauberville CDP2.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Palmyra borough1.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fredericksburg CDP1.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hamburg borough1.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Annville CDP1.62 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stevens CDP1.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Swartzville CDP1.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Richland borough1.39 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Avon CDP1.38 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Adamstown borough1.36 sq mi0.2%98.6%
Stouchsburg CDP1.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Denver borough1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fivepointville CDP1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 58 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 9201,04774.8%26.3%77.8%
PA District 1138,34514.3%5.0%11.1%
PA District 429,25810.9%3.8%11.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
176,042
Active Voters
168,828 (95.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic46,98926.7%
Republican100,74357.2%
Unaffiliated23,71013.5%
Other parties4,5802.6%
No party recorded200.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202671,781 (40.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024140,319 (79.7%)12,499 (7.1%)27,910 (15.9%)
2021–2022104,002 (59.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020120,137 (68.2%)15,823 (9.0%)29,990 (17.0%)
2017–201881,027 (46.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201693,388 (53.0%)15,050 (8.5%)35,318 (20.1%)
2013–201454,108 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201275,221 (42.7%)5,049 (2.9%)15,985 (9.1%)

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
271,579 (± 650)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$85,409 (± $1,959)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,63922.3%
18 to 64157,16657.9%
65 and over53,77419.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)30,22311.1%
White, not Hispanic225,61483.1%
Black, not Hispanic4,8671.8%
Asian, not Hispanic3,1011.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic750.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic230.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,4470.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,2292.3%

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
268,153
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
207,938

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic240,00089.5%
Hispanic28,15110.5%
White228,08885.1%
Black4,7741.8%
Asian2,5390.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native740.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races1650.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic190,10391.4%
Hispanic17,8378.6%
White181,81387.4%
Black4,7372.3%
Asian2,7551.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7570.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races1030.0%

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