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Benton township, PA


Columbia County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 1,285   ( 40 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.7 square miles
Population density: 65.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,266 98.52% 2.6%
Black:00.00% 0.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:00.00% 100.0%
2+ races:60.47% 0.0%
Hispanic:70.54% 133.3%
Total non-White:191.48% 72.7%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:32 3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:8 0.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton township, PA



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 551 72.8% Joe Biden (D) 194 25.6% 12 1.6% 757 24 26 0.01%
2016 61% Donald Trump (R) 466 73.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 140 22.2% 26 4.1% 632 26 28 0.01%
2012 56% Mitt Romney (R) 368 65.2% Barack Obama* (D) 185 32.8% 11 2.0% 564 19 18 0.01%
2008 59% John McCain (R) 355 60.9% Barack Obama (D) 218 37.4% 10 1.7% 583 17 15 0.01%
2004 59% George W. Bush* (R) 390 68.2% John Kerry (D) 178 31.1% 4 0.7% 572 20 17 0.01%
2000 49% George W. Bush (R) 304 65.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 142 30.6% 18 3.9% 464 19 18 0.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 194 25.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 551 72.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 11 1.5%
Other 1 0.1%
TOTAL 757
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 26


2016 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 140 22.2%
Donald Trump (R) 466 73.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 13 2.1%
Other 13 2.1%
TOTAL 632
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 28


2012 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 185 32.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 368 65.2%
Other 11 2.0%
TOTAL 564
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 18


2008 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 218 37.4%
John McCain (R) 355 60.9%
Other 10 1.7%
TOTAL 583
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 15


2004 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 390 68.2%
John Kerry (D) 178 31.1%
Other 4 0.7%
TOTAL 572
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 17


2000 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 304 65.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 142 30.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 14 3.0%
Other 4 0.9%
TOTAL 464
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 18
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 58% Mehmet Oz (R) 423 69.3% John Fetterman (D) 170 27.9% 17 [+] 2.8% 610 23 0.01%
2022 G 58% Doug Mastriano (R) 404 66.4% Josh Shapiro (D) 195 32.1% 9 [+] 1.5% 608 25 0.01%
2018 S1 51% Lou Barletta (R) 367 68.9% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 156 29.3% 10 [+] 1.9% 533 26 0.01%
2018 G 51% Scott Wagner (R) 364 68.2% Tom Wolf* (D) 161 30.1% 9 [+] 1.7% 534 27 0.01%
2016 S3 60% Pat Toomey* (R) 417 66.8% Katie McGinty (D) 165 26.4% 42 [+] 6.7% 624 18 0.01%
2014 G 35% Tom Corbett* (R) 227 62.9% Tom Wolf (D) 134 37.1% 0 0.0% 361 18 0.01%
*: 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