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Downingtown borough, PA


Chester County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 8,088   ( 197 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population density: 3696.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:5,716 70.67% 4.7%
Black:1,01812.59% 13.4%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:5927.32% 171.6%
2+ races:3634.49% 87.1%
Hispanic:3874.78% 31.7%
Total non-White:2,37229.33% 25.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-283 -4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:480 7.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Downingtown borough, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +147 D +406 D + 5.0%
D +553
2020 vs. 2012 R +150 D +442 D + 5.7%
D +592
2020 vs. 2008 R +172 D +288 D + 2.2%
D +460
2016 vs. 2008 R +25 R +118 R + 2.8%
D -93
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 69% Joe Biden (D) 2,792 65.1% Donald Trump* (R) 1,401 32.7% 96 2.2% 4,289 -16 -14 0.06%
2016 61% Hillary Clinton (D) 2,239 59.0% Donald Trump (R) 1,254 33.1% 299 7.9% 3,792 -15 -13 0.06%
2012 57% Barack Obama* (D) 2,200 62.6% Mitt Romney (R) 1,251 35.6% 62 1.8% 3,513 -11 -12 0.06%
2008 60% Barack Obama (D) 2,332 64.1% John McCain (R) 1,229 33.8% 76 2.1% 3,637 -10 -12 0.06%
2004 56% John Kerry (D) 1,753 53.5% George W. Bush* (R) 1,496 45.6% 30 0.9% 3,279 -3 -5 0.06%
2000 47% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,412 53.3% George W. Bush (R) 1,124 42.4% 115 4.3% 2,651 -4 -6 0.05%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 2,792 65.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,401 32.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 72 1.7%
Other 24 0.6%
TOTAL 4,289
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -14


2016 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 2,239 59.0%
Donald Trump (R) 1,254 33.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 154 4.1%
Other 145 3.8%
TOTAL 3,792
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -13


2012 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 2,200 62.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,251 35.6%
Other 62 1.8%
TOTAL 3,513
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12


2008 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 2,332 64.1%
John McCain (R) 1,229 33.8%
Other 76 2.1%
TOTAL 3,637
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12


2004 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 1,496 45.6%
John Kerry (D) 1,753 53.5%
Other 30 0.9%
TOTAL 3,279
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5


2000 President, Downingtown borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,124 42.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,412 53.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 80 3.0%
Other 35 1.3%
TOTAL 2,651
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Downingtown borough, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 55% John Fetterman (D) 2,223 65.2% Mehmet Oz (R) 1,069 31.3% 118 [+] 3.5% 3,410 -15 0.06%
2022 G 55% Josh Shapiro (D) 2,366 69.2% Doug Mastriano (R) 974 28.5% 81 [+] 2.4% 3,421 -13 0.06%
2018 S1 52% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 2,190 68.5% Lou Barletta (R) 908 28.4% 101 [+] 3.2% 3,199 -14 0.06%
2018 G 51% Tom Wolf* (D) 2,254 70.6% Scott Wagner (R) 852 26.7% 88 [+] 2.8% 3,194 -14 0.06%
2016 S3 60% Katie McGinty (D) 2,112 56.4% Pat Toomey* (R) 1,421 37.9% 215 [+] 5.7% 3,748 -11 0.06%
2014 G 33% Tom Wolf (D) 1,351 66.9% Tom Corbett* (R) 668 33.1% 0 0.0% 2,019 -12 0.06%
*: 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