Pennsylvania State House District 51

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-051
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
051
Land Area
362.6 sq mi
Water Area
3.24 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 51

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fayette County362.58 sq mi100.0%45.9%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Farmington CDP2.54 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Oliver CDP2.22 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Uniontown city2.05 sq mi0.6%100.0%
East Uniontown CDP2.00 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Hopwood CDP1.89 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Leith-Hatfield CDP1.84 sq mi0.5%99.8%
Deer Lake CDP1.51 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Masontown borough1.49 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fairchance borough1.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
New Salem CDP1.16 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lemont Furnace CDP1.03 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Chalkhill CDP0.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Smithfield borough0.72 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ronco CDP0.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Uniontown CDP0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Point Marion borough0.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Edenborn CDP0.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Markleysburg borough0.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Smock CDP0.21 sq mi0.1%13.8%
Buffington CDP0.16 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

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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 1464,784100.0%8.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
40,024
Active Voters
38,006 (95.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic15,81839.5%
Republican19,79649.5%
Unaffiliated3,6049.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202615,966 (39.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202431,353 (78.3%)4,668 (11.7%)4,132 (10.3%)
2021–202222,390 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202027,528 (68.8%)5,720 (14.3%)3,917 (9.8%)
2017–201818,389 (45.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201621,993 (54.9%)6,845 (17.1%)4,477 (11.2%)
2013–201411,878 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201216,619 (41.5%)2,826 (7.1%)1,434 (3.6%)

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
63,087 (± 571)
Median Age
45.4
Median Household Income
$59,787 (± $3,605)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,46019.8%
18 to 6435,97457.0%
65 and over14,65323.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1071.8%
White, not Hispanic56,10188.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,5194.0%
Asian, not Hispanic3370.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic530.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1400.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8214.5%

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
62,495
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
50,063

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic61,46298.3%
Hispanic1,0321.7%
White56,97591.2%
Black2,5374.1%
Asian2500.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.1%
Two or More Races3280.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,46398.8%
Hispanic5971.2%
White46,42392.7%
Black2,3764.7%
Asian2370.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2940.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.1%
Two or More Races1070.2%

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