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Ferguson township, PA


Centre County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 19,015   ( 1,325 from 2010 )
Land area: 47.7 square miles
Population density: 398.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:14,200 74.68% 0.1%
Black:6663.50% 22.2%
Indian:180.09% 80.0%
Asian:2,51613.23% 24.7%
2+ races:9324.90% 172.5%
Hispanic:6693.52% 25.3%
Total non-White:4,81525.32% 37.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:11 0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,314 9.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Ferguson township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R -49 D +924 D + 7.7%
D +875
2020 vs. 2012 R -493 D +2,094 D + 20.4%
D +1,601
2020 vs. 2008 R -461 D +1,256 D + 12.2%
D +795
2016 vs. 2008 R -412 D +332 D + 4.5%
D -80
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 6,294 62.6% Donald Trump* (R) 3,553 35.4% 203 2.0% 10,050 -13 -11 0.14%
2016 63% Hillary Clinton (D) 5,419 55.8% Donald Trump (R) 3,602 37.1% 698 7.2% 9,719 -11 -9 0.16%
2012 61% Barack Obama* (D) 4,693 52.4% Mitt Romney (R) 4,046 45.2% 211 2.4% 8,950 -1 -2 0.16%
2008 71% Barack Obama (D) 5,499 57.1% John McCain (R) 4,014 41.7% 121 1.3% 9,634 -2 -4 0.16%
2004 67% George W. Bush* (R) 4,185 51.0% John Kerry (D) 3,955 48.2% 70 0.9% 8,210 3 0 0.14%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 3,404 53.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,672 42.1% 276 4.3% 6,352 7 6 0.13%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 6,294 62.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 3,553 35.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 138 1.4%
Other 65 0.6%
TOTAL 10,050
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -11


2016 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 5,419 55.8%
Donald Trump (R) 3,602 37.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 341 3.5%
Other 357 3.7%
TOTAL 9,719
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -9


2012 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 4,693 52.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,046 45.2%
Other 211 2.4%
TOTAL 8,950
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2


2008 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 5,499 57.1%
John McCain (R) 4,014 41.7%
Other 121 1.3%
TOTAL 9,634
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4


2004 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 4,185 51.0%
John Kerry (D) 3,955 48.2%
Other 70 0.9%
TOTAL 8,210
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0


2000 President, Ferguson township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 3,404 53.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,672 42.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 228 3.6%
Other 48 0.8%
TOTAL 6,352
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ferguson township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 52% John Fetterman (D) 5,222 62.9% Mehmet Oz (R) 2,897 34.9% 178 [+] 2.1% 8,297 -11 0.15%
2022 G 52% Josh Shapiro (D) 5,625 68.0% Doug Mastriano (R) 2,497 30.2% 148 [+] 1.8% 8,270 -12 0.15%
2018 S1 51% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,138 63.8% Lou Barletta (R) 2,718 33.8% 197 [+] 2.4% 8,053 -9 0.16%
2018 G 51% Tom Wolf* (D) 5,229 65.0% Scott Wagner (R) 2,652 33.0% 159 [+] 2.0% 8,040 -8 0.16%
2016 S3 63% Katie McGinty (D) 5,032 52.2% Pat Toomey* (R) 4,189 43.5% 418 [+] 4.3% 9,639 -5 0.16%
2014 G 37% Tom Wolf (D) 3,274 59.6% Tom Corbett* (R) 2,221 40.4% 0 0.0% 5,495 -5 0.16%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote