New district maps mean changes for some voters in Berks
Oct. 7—Pennsylvania has new congressional and legislative maps, and they might impact the names Berks County voters see on election ballots.
The state is required to update its congressional and legislative maps once every 10 years to stay up to date with changing census data. The once-in-a-decade process is called redistricting.
The new maps were approved earlier this year and include significant changes in Berks. That means some county residents might not be voting in the same districts they did last year.
The changes do not impact who is currently representing the county in Washington and Harrisburg. They will officially go into effect when the candidates running in the current election cycle are sworn in.
But voters will select candidates based on the new maps in the Nov. 8 election.
Here's what the new districts look like in Berks.
New state House districts
House District 5 (currently held by Rep. Barry Jozwiak)
—Bern Township
—Bethel Township
—Centre Township
—Heidelberg Township
—Jefferson Township
—Lower Heidelberg Township
—Marion Township
—North Heidelberg Township
—Ontelaunee Township
—Penn Township
—Perry Township
—South Heidelberg Township
—Spring Township, part
—Tulpehocken Township
—Bernville
—Centerport
—Leesport
—Robesonia
—Shoemakersville
—Wernersville
—Womelsdorf
House District 99 (currently held by Rep. David Zimmerman)
—Parts of northern Lancaster County
—Brecknock Township
—Cumru Township, part
—Spring Township, part
—Mohnton
House District 124 (currently held by Rep. Jerry Knowles)
—Parts of eastern Schuylkill County
—Albany Township
—Greenwich Township
—Maxatawny Township
—Tilden Township
—Upper Bern Township
—Upper Tulpehocken Township
—Windsor Township
—Hamburg
—Kutztown
—Lenhartsville
House District 126 (currently held by Rep. Mark Rozzi)
—Exeter Township, part
—Lower Alsace Township
—Muhlenberg Township
—Laureldale
—Mount Penn
—Reading, part
—St. Lawrence
House District 127 (currently held by Rep. Manuel Guzman)
—Cumru Township, part
—Kenhorst
—Reading, part
—Shillington
House District 128 (currently held by Rep. Mark Gillen)
—Amity Township
—Caernarvon Township
—Cumru Township, part
—Douglass Township
—Exeter Township, part
—Robeson District
—Union Township
—Birdsboro
—New Morgan
House District 129 (currently held by Rep. Jim Cox)
—Spring Township, part
—Sinking Spring
—Reading, part
—West Reading
—Wyomissing
House District 130 (currently held by Rep. David Maloney)
—Alsace Township
—Colebrookdale Township
—District Township
—Earl Township
—Hereford Township
—Longswamp Township
—Maidencreek Township
—Oley Township
—Pike Township
—Richmond Township
—Rockland Township
—Ruscombmanor Township
—Washington Township
—Bally
—Bechtelsville
—Boyertown
—Fleetwood
—Lyons
—Topton
New state Senate districts
Senatorial District 11 (currently held by Sen. Judy Schwank)
—Alsace Township
—Cumru Township
—Exeter Township
—Lower Alsace Township
—Maxatawny Township
—Muhlenberg Township
—Oley Township
—Richmond Township
—Ruscombmanor Township
—Spring Township
—Fleetwood
—Kenhorst
—Kutztown
—Laureldale
—Lyons
—Mohnton
—Mount Penn
—Reading
—Shillington
—Sinking Spring
—St. Lawrence
—West Reading
—Wyomissing
Senatorial District 13 (currently held by Sen. Scott Martin)
—Parts of southern and central Lancaster County
—Brecknock Township
—Caernarvon Township
—Robeson Township
—New Morgan
Senatorial District 24 (currently held by Sen. Bob Mensch)
—Parts of northwest Montgomery County
—Amity Township
—Colebrookdale Township
—District Township
—Douglass Township
—Earl Township
—Hereford Township
—Longswamp Township
—Pike Township
—Rockland Township
—Washington Township
—Bally
—Bechtelsville
—Boyertown
—Topton
Senatorial District 44 (currently held by Sen. Katie Muth)
—Parts of northern Chester County
—Parts of western Montgomery County
—Union Township
—Birdsboro
Senatorial District 48 (currently held by Sen. Chris Gebhard)
—All of Lebanon County
—Parts of northern Lancaster County
—Albany Township
—Bern Township
—Bethel Township
—Centre Township
—Greenwich Township
—Heidelberg Township
—Jefferson Township
—Lower Heidelberg Township
—Maidencreek Township
—Marion Township
—North Heidelberg Township
—Ontelaunee Township
—Penn Township
—Perry Township
—South Heidelberg Township
—Tilden Township
—Tulpehocken Township
—Upper Bern Township
—Upper Tulpehocken Township
—Windsor Township
—Bernville
—Centerport
—Hamburg
—Leesport
—Lenhartsville
—Robesonia
—Shoemakersville
—Wernersville
—Womelsdorf
New congressional districts
4th Congressional District (currently held by Madeleine Dean)
—Alsace Township
—Amity Township
—Bern Township
—Colebrookdale Township
—District Township
—Douglass Township
—Earl Township
—Exeter Township, part
—Greenwich Township
—Hereford Township
—Longswamp Township
—Lower Heidelberg Township, part
—Maidencreek Township
—Maxatawny Township
—Muhlenberg Township
—Oley Township
—Ontelaunee Township
—Pike Township
—Perry Township, part
—Richmond Township
—Rockland Township
—Ruscombmanor Township
—Washington Township
—Bally
—Bechtelsville
—Boyertown
—Fleetwood
—Kutztown
—Laureldale
—Leesport
—Lenhartsville
—Lyons
—Topton
6th Congressional District (currently held by Chrissy Houlahan)
—Brecknock Township
—Caernarvon Township
—Cumru Township
—Exeter Township, part
—Lower Alsace Township
—Robeson Township
—Spring Township
—Union Township
—Birdsboro
—Kenhorst
—Mohnton
—Mount Penn
—New Morgan
—Reading
—Shillington
—Sinking Spring
—St. Lawrence
—West Reading
—Wyomissing
9th Congressional District (currently held by Dan Meuser)
—Albany Township
—Bethel Township
—Centre Township
—Heidelberg Township
—Jefferson Township
—Lower Heidelberg Township, part
—Marion Township
—North Heidelberg Township
—Penn Township
—Perry Township, part
—South Heidelberg Township
—Tilden Township
—Tulpehocken Township
—Upper Bern Township
—Upper Tulpehocken Township
—Windsor Township
—Bernville
—Centerport
—Hamburg
—Robesonia
—Shoemakersville
—Wernersville
—Womelsdorf
