Pennsylvania State House District 147

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-147
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
147
Land Area
94.6 sq mi
Water Area
0.39 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 147

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Montgomery County94.65 sq mi100.0%19.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Harleysville CDP4.18 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Gilbertsville CDP3.35 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Woxall CDP2.41 sq mi2.6%92.8%
Halfway House CDP2.10 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Spring Mount CDP0.71 sq mi0.8%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 457,02986.9%7.5%88.1%
PA District 18,62613.1%1.1%11.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
48,915
Active Voters
47,589 (97.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic16,47733.7%
Republican23,88648.8%
Unaffiliated7,48415.3%
Other parties1,0392.1%
No party recorded290.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202624,118 (49.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202441,472 (84.8%)4,412 (9.0%)5,875 (12.0%)
2021–202231,304 (64.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202035,402 (72.4%)6,241 (12.8%)7,238 (14.8%)
2017–201824,805 (50.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201626,888 (55.0%)4,939 (10.1%)8,625 (17.6%)
2013–201415,255 (31.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,214 (45.4%)976 (2.0%)3,182 (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
67,138 (± 562)
Median Age
43.6
Median Household Income
$129,721 (± $7,890)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
45.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,09622.5%
18 to 6439,67659.1%
65 and over12,36618.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7944.2%
White, not Hispanic57,18585.2%
Black, not Hispanic2,4903.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9993.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1420.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5283.8%

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
66,289
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
51,276

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,63496.0%
Hispanic2,6534.0%
White57,75987.1%
Black2,4333.7%
Asian1,7152.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races950.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,85297.2%
Hispanic1,4282.8%
White46,19190.1%
Black1,9763.9%
Asian1,4642.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1560.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races710.1%

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