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South Whitehall township, PA


Lehigh County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 21,044   ( 1,864 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.1 square miles
Population density: 1232.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,785 75.01% 5.3%
Black:2521.20% 48.4%
Indian:210.10% 90.9%
Asian:1,3036.19% 44.3%
2+ races:9044.30% 363.6%
Hispanic:2,66212.65% 197.1%
Total non-White:5,25924.99% 109.2%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-881 -5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:2,745 17.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for South Whitehall township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +610 D +983 D + 7.7%
D +1,593
2020 vs. 2012 R +754 D +1,027 D + 8.1%
D +1,781
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,034 D +167 R + 0.2%
D +1,201
2016 vs. 2008 R +424 R +816 R + 7.9%
D -392
How to interpret this table


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(Some years may be unavailable)

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 78% Joe Biden (D) 6,791 53.6% Donald Trump* (R) 5,735 45.3% 140 1.1% 12,666 -3 -2 0.18%
2016 67% Hillary Clinton (D) 5,198 48.7% Donald Trump (R) 5,125 48.0% 343 3.2% 10,666 0 2 0.17%
2012 65% Barack Obama* (D) 5,010 49.5% Mitt Romney (R) 4,981 49.2% 123 1.2% 10,114 3 2 0.18%
2008 69% Barack Obama (D) 5,590 53.6% John McCain (R) 4,701 45.1% 133 1.3% 10,424 1 -1 0.17%
2004 68% George W. Bush* (R) 5,027 50.4% John Kerry (D) 4,894 49.0% 59 0.6% 9,980 2 0 0.17%
2000 63% George W. Bush (R) 4,430 49.8% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,206 47.3% 264 3.0% 8,900 3 2 0.18%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 6,791 53.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,735 45.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 140 1.1%
TOTAL 12,666
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2


2016 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 5,198 48.7%
Donald Trump (R) 5,125 48.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 254 2.4%
Other 89 0.8%
TOTAL 10,666
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2


2012 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,010 49.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,981 49.2%
Other 123 1.2%
TOTAL 10,114
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2


2008 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 5,590 53.6%
John McCain (R) 4,701 45.1%
Other 133 1.3%
TOTAL 10,424
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1


2004 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,027 50.4%
John Kerry (D) 4,894 49.0%
Other 59 0.6%
TOTAL 9,980
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0


2000 President, South Whitehall township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,430 49.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,206 47.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 222 2.5%
Other 42 0.5%
TOTAL 8,900
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Whitehall township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 62% John Fetterman (D) 5,596 55.2% Mehmet Oz (R) 4,264 42.1% 279 [+] 2.8% 10,139 -4 0.19%
2022 G 62% Josh Shapiro (D) 6,278 62.0% Doug Mastriano (R) 3,673 36.2% 182 [+] 1.8% 10,133 -5 0.19%
2018 S1 57% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,266 57.9% Lou Barletta (R) 3,690 40.6% 135 [+] 1.5% 9,091 -2 0.18%
2018 G 57% Tom Wolf* (D) 5,541 60.9% Scott Wagner (R) 3,434 37.7% 130 [+] 1.4% 9,105 -3 0.18%
2016 S3 67% Pat Toomey* (R) 5,452 51.3% Katie McGinty (D) 4,800 45.2% 372 [+] 3.5% 10,624 3 0.18%
2014 G 39% Tom Wolf (D) 3,372 55.4% Tom Corbett* (R) 2,718 44.6% 0 0.0% 6,090 0 0.17%
*: 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