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Chester township, PA


Delaware County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 4,041   ( 101 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population density: 2829.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:355 8.78% 42.7%
Black:3,07376.05% 1.4%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:621.53% 226.3%
2+ races:3729.21% 254.3%
Hispanic:1794.43% 15.5%
Total non-White:3,68691.22% 11.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-265 -8.2
Change in Non-White pop.:366 11.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +7 D +101 D + 0.4%
D +108
2020 vs. 2012 R +44 R +15 R + 3.7%
D +29
2020 vs. 2008 R -13 D +62 D + 1.6%
D +49
2016 vs. 2008 R -20 R +39 D + 1.2%
D -59
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 67% Joe Biden (D) 1,883 90.0% Donald Trump* (R) 192 9.2% 17 0.8% 2,092 -40 -38 0.03%
2016 67% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,775 88.9% Donald Trump (R) 185 9.3% 37 1.9% 1,997 -39 -37 0.03%
2012 71% Barack Obama* (D) 1,854 92.4% Mitt Romney (R) 148 7.4% 5 0.2% 2,007 -39 -40 0.03%
2008 73% Barack Obama (D) 1,834 89.6% John McCain (R) 205 10.0% 7 0.3% 2,046 -34 -36 0.03%
2004 72% John Kerry (D) 1,778 83.7% George W. Bush* (R) 337 15.9% 8 0.4% 2,123 -33 -35 0.04%
2000 51% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,263 79.7% George W. Bush (R) 285 18.0% 37 2.3% 1,585 -28 -30 0.03%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,883 90.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 192 9.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 10 0.5%
Other 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,092
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -40 Diff (US): -38


2016 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,775 88.9%
Donald Trump (R) 185 9.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 17 0.9%
Other 20 1.0%
TOTAL 1,997
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -39 Diff (US): -37


2012 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,854 92.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 148 7.4%
Other 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,007
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -39 Diff (US): -40


2008 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,834 89.6%
John McCain (R) 205 10.0%
Other 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,046
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -36


2004 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 337 15.9%
John Kerry (D) 1,778 83.7%
Other 8 0.4%
TOTAL 2,123
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -33 Diff (US): -35


2000 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 285 18.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,263 79.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 17 1.1%
Other 20 1.3%
TOTAL 1,585
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -28 Diff (US): -30
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 42% John Fetterman (D) 1,165 88.5% Mehmet Oz (R) 127 9.6% 25 [+] 1.9% 1,317 -37 0.02%
2022 G 42% Josh Shapiro (D) 1,184 90.0% Doug Mastriano (R) 120 9.1% 11 [+] 0.8% 1,315 -33 0.02%
2018 S1 50% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 1,366 90.3% Lou Barletta (R) 135 8.9% 12 [+] 0.8% 1,513 -34 0.03%
2018 G 50% Tom Wolf* (D) 1,370 90.5% Scott Wagner (R) 135 8.9% 8 [+] 0.5% 1,513 -32 0.03%
2016 S3 64% Katie McGinty (D) 1,669 87.8% Pat Toomey* (R) 219 11.5% 12 [+] 0.6% 1,900 -37 0.03%
2014 G 39% Tom Wolf (D) 1,006 89.0% Tom Corbett* (R) 124 11.0% 0 0.0% 1,130 -34 0.03%
*: 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