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Washington township, PA


Lehigh County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 6,574   ( 50 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.6 square miles
Population density: 279.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,458 98.24% 0.6%
Black:270.41% 50.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:00.00% 100.0%
2+ races:400.61% 53.8%
Hispanic:490.75% 59.5%
Total non-White:1161.76% 44.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:41 0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:-91 -1.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +402 R +110 D + 4.4%
D +292
2020 vs. 2012 R +925 R +853 R + 17.7%
D +72
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,009 R +1,214 R + 30.9%
D -205
2016 vs. 2008 R +607 R +1,104 R + 35.3%
D -497
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 76% Donald Trump* (R) 2,583 67.2% Joe Biden (D) 1,227 31.9% 33 0.9% 3,843 19 20 0.06%
2016 62% Donald Trump (R) 2,181 67.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 935 29.1% 98 3.0% 3,214 20 22 0.05%
2012 54% Mitt Romney (R) 1,658 58.0% Barack Obama* (D) 1,155 40.4% 45 1.6% 2,858 11 11 0.05%
2008 58% John McCain (R) 1,574 51.5% Barack Obama (D) 1,432 46.8% 51 1.7% 3,057 7 6 0.05%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 1,647 56.3% John Kerry (D) 1,254 42.8% 26 0.9% 2,927 8 6 0.05%
2000 47% George W. Bush (R) 1,326 55.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,008 41.8% 76 3.2% 2,410 9 7 0.05%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,227 31.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,583 67.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 33 0.9%
TOTAL 3,843
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 20


2016 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 935 29.1%
Donald Trump (R) 2,181 67.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 58 1.8%
Other 40 1.2%
TOTAL 3,214
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 22


2012 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,155 40.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,658 58.0%
Other 45 1.6%
TOTAL 2,858
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11


2008 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,432 46.8%
John McCain (R) 1,574 51.5%
Other 51 1.7%
TOTAL 3,057
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 1,647 56.3%
John Kerry (D) 1,254 42.8%
Other 26 0.9%
TOTAL 2,927
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6


2000 President, Washington township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,326 55.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,008 41.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 61 2.5%
Other 15 0.6%
TOTAL 2,410
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 59% Mehmet Oz (R) 1,830 60.8% John Fetterman (D) 1,082 36.0% 97 [+] 3.2% 3,009 14 0.06%
2022 G 59% Doug Mastriano (R) 1,773 59.0% Josh Shapiro (D) 1,173 39.0% 60 [+] 2.0% 3,006 17 0.06%
2018 S1 50% Lou Barletta (R) 1,548 60.8% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 950 37.3% 49 [+] 1.9% 2,547 18 0.05%
2018 G 50% Scott Wagner (R) 1,454 56.9% Tom Wolf* (D) 1,054 41.3% 46 [+] 1.8% 2,554 16 0.05%
2016 S3 62% Pat Toomey* (R) 2,020 63.3% Katie McGinty (D) 995 31.2% 175 [+] 5.5% 3,190 15 0.05%
2014 G 34% Tom Wolf (D) 894 50.4% Tom Corbett* (R) 880 49.6% 0 0.0% 1,774 5 0.05%
*: 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