Pennsylvania State House District 81

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
pa-hd-081
State
Pennsylvania
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
081
Land Area
1,120.4 sq mi
Water Area
15 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Pennsylvania State House District 81

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Huntingdon County813.76 sq mi72.6%93.0%
Franklin County306.70 sq mi27.4%39.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Huntingdon borough3.62 sq mi0.3%100.0%
McConnellstown CDP3.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Three Springs borough1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Union borough1.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marklesburg borough1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Allenport CDP0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shippensburg borough0.72 sq mi0.1%35.4%
Broad Top City borough0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cassville borough0.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Petersburg borough0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Dudley borough0.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mill Creek borough0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rockhill borough0.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Saltillo borough0.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mapleton borough0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shirleysburg borough0.16 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Coalmont borough0.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alexandria borough0.11 sq mi<0.1%92.6%
Orbisonia borough0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Orrstown borough0.06 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Shade Gap borough0.03 sq mi<0.1%98.8%

Showing all 21 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 1366,417100.0%8.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,238
Active Voters
39,361 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,55320.7%
Republican27,97567.8%
Unaffiliated3,8529.3%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202616,321 (39.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,657 (81.6%)2,344 (5.7%)7,558 (18.3%)
2021–202225,802 (62.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202029,009 (70.3%)3,144 (7.6%)8,952 (21.7%)
2017–201819,253 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201622,236 (53.9%)3,301 (8.0%)9,273 (22.5%)
2013–201413,786 (33.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,240 (41.8%)1,233 (3.0%)3,646 (8.8%)

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
66,029 (± 436)
Median Age
43.8
Median Household Income
$69,851 (± $2,873)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,81219.4%
18 to 6439,04259.1%
65 and over14,17521.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4992.3%
White, not Hispanic59,91590.7%
Black, not Hispanic2,1083.2%
Asian, not Hispanic2820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2300.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9563.0%

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
65,776
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
52,961

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic64,36997.9%
Hispanic1,4102.1%
White60,57992.1%
Black2,0923.2%
Asian2400.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races980.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic52,00298.2%
Hispanic9671.8%
White48,81392.2%
Black2,3204.4%
Asian3670.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4260.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races810.2%

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