Pennsylvania State Senate District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-sd-049
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
049
Land Area
720.4 sq mi
Water Area
759 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State Senate District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Erie County720.37 sq mi100.0%90.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Erie city19.14 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Northwest Harborcreek CDP5.00 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Fairview borough3.55 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Platea borough3.34 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Avonia CDP2.63 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Girard borough2.34 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Edinboro borough2.29 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lawrence Park CDP1.84 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Union City borough1.83 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lake City borough1.80 sq mi0.2%100.0%
North East borough1.30 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Waterford borough1.23 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Albion borough1.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cranesville borough0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mill Village borough0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Penn State Erie (Behrend) CDP0.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
McKean borough0.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wesleyville borough0.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wattsburg borough0.30 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 19 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 16261,645100.0%34.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
169,457
Active Voters
160,376 (94.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic75,19244.4%
Republican67,95940.1%
Unaffiliated21,82212.9%
Other parties4,4322.6%
No party recorded520.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202675,037 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024132,140 (78.0%)24,002 (14.2%)16,594 (9.8%)
2021–202299,963 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–2020118,878 (70.2%)31,360 (18.5%)19,224 (11.3%)
2017–201886,673 (51.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201695,687 (56.5%)30,237 (17.8%)24,094 (14.2%)
2013–201458,274 (34.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201280,150 (47.3%)13,015 (7.7%)11,038 (6.5%)

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
260,197 (± 216)
Median Age
40.2
Median Household Income
$63,777 (± $1,925)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1853,70420.6%
18 to 64155,45959.7%
65 and over51,03419.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)12,6954.9%
White, not Hispanic211,83281.4%
Black, not Hispanic18,6887.2%
Asian, not Hispanic5,8222.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic250.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8950.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,0723.9%

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
254,355
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
201,923

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic242,36695.3%
Hispanic11,9874.7%
White213,27883.9%
Black18,0187.1%
Asian3,5321.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.0%
Two or More Races5740.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic194,66396.4%
Hispanic7,2573.6%
White175,75387.0%
Black14,9857.4%
Asian2,7071.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1140.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races3490.2%

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