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Swatara township, PA


Dauphin County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 27,587   ( 4,225 from 2010 )
Land area: 13.0 square miles
Population density: 2114.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,113 54.78% 4.5%
Black:4,77217.30% 15.6%
Indian:200.07% 9.1%
Asian:3,60313.06% 345.4%
2+ races:8673.14% 42.6%
Hispanic:3,15911.45% 63.5%
Total non-White:12,47445.22% 65.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-715 -3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:4,940 25.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Swatara township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +164 D +1,581 D + 10.8%
D +1,745
2020 vs. 2012 R +439 D +1,614 D + 10.7%
D +2,053
2020 vs. 2008 R +343 D +1,570 D + 10.5%
D +1,913
2016 vs. 2008 R +179 R +11 R + 0.4%
D +168
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 63% Joe Biden (D) 7,836 58.6% Donald Trump* (R) 5,342 39.9% 200 1.5% 13,378 -9 -7 0.19%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,091 51.4% Donald Trump (R) 5,178 43.7% 576 4.9% 11,845 -4 -2 0.19%
2012 57% Barack Obama* (D) 5,783 53.2% Mitt Romney (R) 4,903 45.1% 180 1.7% 10,866 -1 -2 0.19%
2008 60% Barack Obama (D) 5,923 53.5% John McCain (R) 4,999 45.2% 149 1.3% 11,071 1 0 0.18%
2004 58% George W. Bush* (R) 5,672 54.8% John Kerry (D) 4,612 44.6% 59 0.6% 10,343 6 4 0.18%
2000 51% George W. Bush (R) 4,738 53.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 3,960 44.3% 249 2.8% 8,947 7 5 0.18%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 7,836 58.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,342 39.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 164 1.2%
Other 36 0.3%
TOTAL 13,378
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7


2016 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 6,091 51.4%
Donald Trump (R) 5,178 43.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 316 2.7%
Other 260 2.2%
TOTAL 11,845
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2


2012 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,783 53.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,903 45.1%
Other 180 1.7%
TOTAL 10,866
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2


2008 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 5,923 53.5%
John McCain (R) 4,999 45.2%
Other 149 1.3%
TOTAL 11,071
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0


2004 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,672 54.8%
John Kerry (D) 4,612 44.6%
Other 59 0.6%
TOTAL 10,343
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4


2000 President, Swatara township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,738 53.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 3,960 44.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 208 2.3%
Other 41 0.5%
TOTAL 8,947
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Swatara township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 46% John Fetterman (D) 5,670 58.0% Mehmet Oz (R) 3,851 39.4% 250 [+] 2.6% 9,771 -7 0.18%
2022 G 46% Josh Shapiro (D) 6,177 63.3% Doug Mastriano (R) 3,362 34.4% 227 [+] 2.3% 9,766 -7 0.18%
2018 S1 47% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,712 58.7% Lou Barletta (R) 3,832 39.4% 180 [+] 1.9% 9,724 -3 0.19%
2018 G 47% Tom Wolf* (D) 6,102 62.8% Scott Wagner (R) 3,415 35.2% 194 [+] 2.0% 9,711 -6 0.19%
2016 S3 57% Katie McGinty (D) 5,937 51.3% Pat Toomey* (R) 5,392 46.6% 253 [+] 2.2% 11,582 -2 0.19%
2014 G 35% Tom Wolf (D) 3,541 51.5% Tom Corbett* (R) 3,333 48.5% 0 0.0% 6,874 3 0.20%
*: 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