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West Goshen township, PA


Chester County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 23,119   ( 1,253 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.9 square miles
Population density: 1950.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:19,214 83.11% 1.7%
Black:4321.87% 46.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:1,2095.23% 17.8%
2+ races:1,3525.85% 382.9%
Hispanic:9073.92% 11.4%
Total non-White:3,90516.89% 31.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:315 1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:938 5.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for West Goshen township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +452 D +1,274 D + 7.4%
D +1,726
2020 vs. 2012 R +28 D +2,564 D + 18.2%
D +2,592
2020 vs. 2008 R +337 D +1,601 D + 10.0%
D +1,938
2016 vs. 2008 R -115 D +327 D + 2.7%
D +212
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 81% Joe Biden (D) 8,325 58.2% Donald Trump* (R) 5,761 40.3% 214 1.5% 14,300 -8 -7 0.21%
2016 73% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,599 52.3% Donald Trump (R) 5,309 42.1% 709 5.6% 12,617 -6 -4 0.20%
2012 69% Barack Obama* (D) 5,733 49.3% Mitt Romney (R) 5,733 49.3% 174 1.5% 11,640 3 2 0.20%
2008 73% Barack Obama (D) 6,387 53.5% John McCain (R) 5,424 45.4% 133 1.1% 11,944 1 0 0.20%
2004 71% George W. Bush* (R) 5,767 51.5% John Kerry (D) 5,380 48.0% 58 0.5% 11,205 3 1 0.19%
2000 63% George W. Bush (R) 4,857 51.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,389 46.0% 286 3.0% 9,532 5 3 0.19%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 8,325 58.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,761 40.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 149 1.0%
Other 65 0.5%
TOTAL 14,300
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7


2016 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 6,599 52.3%
Donald Trump (R) 5,309 42.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 377 3.0%
Other 332 2.6%
TOTAL 12,617
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4


2012 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,733 49.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,733 49.3%
Other 174 1.5%
TOTAL 11,640
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2


2008 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 6,387 53.5%
John McCain (R) 5,424 45.4%
Other 133 1.1%
TOTAL 11,944
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0


2004 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,767 51.5%
John Kerry (D) 5,380 48.0%
Other 58 0.5%
TOTAL 11,205
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1


2000 President, West Goshen township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,857 51.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,389 46.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 222 2.3%
Other 64 0.7%
TOTAL 9,532
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Goshen township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 67% John Fetterman (D) 6,834 57.4% Mehmet Oz (R) 4,742 39.9% 323 [+] 2.7% 11,899 -6 0.22%
2022 G 67% Josh Shapiro (D) 7,581 63.7% Doug Mastriano (R) 4,098 34.4% 225 [+] 1.9% 11,904 -7 0.22%
2018 S1 62% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 6,568 60.2% Lou Barletta (R) 4,142 38.0% 195 [+] 1.8% 10,905 -5 0.22%
2018 G 62% Tom Wolf* (D) 6,848 62.8% Scott Wagner (R) 3,886 35.7% 163 [+] 1.5% 10,897 -5 0.22%
2016 S3 73% Pat Toomey* (R) 6,266 50.0% Katie McGinty (D) 5,839 46.6% 423 [+] 3.4% 12,528 1 0.21%
2014 G 42% Tom Wolf (D) 3,826 53.2% Tom Corbett* (R) 3,366 46.8% 0 0.0% 7,192 2 0.21%
*: 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