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Mercersburg borough, PA


Franklin County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 2,083   ( 522 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population density: 2309.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,771 85.02% 25.2%
Black:1497.15% 104.1%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:130.62% 116.7%
2+ races:602.88% 215.8%
Hispanic:904.32% 95.7%
Total non-White:31214.98% 112.2%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:357 27.7
Change in Non-White pop.:165 12.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Mercersburg borough, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +72 R +14 D + 1.2%
D +58
2020 vs. 2012 R +98 R +65 R + 6.4%
D +33
2020 vs. 2008 R +76 R +76 R + 8.8%
D +0
2016 vs. 2008 R +4 R +62 R + 10.0%
D -58
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 50% Donald Trump* (R) 465 57.5% Joe Biden (D) 330 40.8% 14 1.7% 809 9 11 0.01%
2016 50% Donald Trump (R) 393 54.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 272 38.0% 51 7.1% 716 7 9 0.01%
2012 54% Mitt Romney (R) 367 53.6% Barack Obama* (D) 297 43.4% 21 3.1% 685 7 6 0.01%
2008 63% John McCain (R) 389 52.6% Barack Obama (D) 330 44.7% 20 2.7% 739 8 7 0.01%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 362 55.4% John Kerry (D) 279 42.7% 12 1.8% 653 7 5 0.01%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 348 57.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 245 40.2% 16 2.6% 609 11 9 0.01%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 330 40.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 465 57.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 13 1.6%
Other 1 0.1%
TOTAL 809
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11


2016 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 272 38.0%
Donald Trump (R) 393 54.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 23 3.2%
Other 28 3.9%
TOTAL 716
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9


2012 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 297 43.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 367 53.6%
Other 21 3.1%
TOTAL 685
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 330 44.7%
John McCain (R) 389 52.6%
Other 20 2.7%
TOTAL 739
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7


2004 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 362 55.4%
John Kerry (D) 279 42.7%
Other 12 1.8%
TOTAL 653
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5


2000 President, Mercersburg borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 348 57.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 245 40.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 13 2.1%
Other 3 0.5%
TOTAL 609
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mercersburg borough, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 37% Mehmet Oz (R) 353 58.3% John Fetterman (D) 233 38.5% 19 [+] 3.1% 605 12 0.01%
2022 G 37% Doug Mastriano (R) 342 56.7% Josh Shapiro (D) 255 42.3% 6 [+] 1.0% 603 15 0.01%
2018 S1 34% Lou Barletta (R) 282 54.0% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 225 43.1% 15 [+] 2.9% 522 11 0.01%
2018 G 34% Scott Wagner (R) 279 53.3% Tom Wolf* (D) 235 44.9% 9 [+] 1.7% 523 13 0.01%
2016 S3 49% Pat Toomey* (R) 380 54.4% Katie McGinty (D) 267 38.2% 52 [+] 7.4% 699 6 0.01%
2014 G 30% Tom Corbett* (R) 209 51.1% Tom Wolf (D) 200 48.9% 0 0.0% 409 6 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