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Foster township, PA


Luzerne County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 3,425   ( 42 from 2010 )
Land area: 44.7 square miles
Population density: 76.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:3,100 90.51% 6.1%
Black:00.00% 100.0%
Indian:40.12% 50.0%
Asian:20.06% 75.0%
2+ races:531.55% 253.3%
Hispanic:2507.30% 157.7%
Total non-White:3259.49% 97.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-202 -7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:160 5.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Foster township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +109 D +8 D + 8.6%
D +117
2020 vs. 2012 R +434 R +480 R + 25.2%
D -46
2020 vs. 2008 R +480 R +604 R + 36.1%
D -124
2016 vs. 2008 R +371 R +612 R + 44.7%
D -241
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 58% Donald Trump* (R) 1,151 72.8% Joe Biden (D) 412 26.1% 17 1.1% 1,580 24 26 0.02%
2016 50% Donald Trump (R) 1,042 75.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 295 21.3% 48 3.5% 1,385 27 29 0.02%
2012 43% Mitt Romney (R) 717 59.0% Barack Obama* (D) 458 37.7% 40 3.3% 1,215 12 12 0.02%
2008 43% John McCain (R) 671 54.2% Barack Obama (D) 536 43.3% 31 2.5% 1,238 10 9 0.02%
2004 42% George W. Bush* (R) 641 53.6% John Kerry (D) 536 44.8% 20 1.7% 1,197 5 3 0.02%
2000 36% George W. Bush (R) 538 52.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 440 43.0% 46 4.5% 1,024 6 5 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 412 26.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,151 72.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 16 1.0%
Other 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,580
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 26


2016 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 295 21.3%
Donald Trump (R) 1,042 75.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 22 1.6%
Other 26 1.9%
TOTAL 1,385
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 29


2012 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 458 37.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 717 59.0%
Other 40 3.3%
TOTAL 1,215
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12


2008 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 536 43.3%
John McCain (R) 671 54.2%
Other 31 2.5%
TOTAL 1,238
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9


2004 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 641 53.6%
John Kerry (D) 536 44.8%
Other 20 1.7%
TOTAL 1,197
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3


2000 President, Foster township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 538 52.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 440 43.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 24 2.3%
Other 22 2.1%
TOTAL 1,024
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Foster township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 43% Mehmet Oz (R) 798 67.2% John Fetterman (D) 353 29.7% 37 [+] 3.1% 1,188 21 0.02%
2022 G 43% Doug Mastriano (R) 755 63.7% Josh Shapiro (D) 402 33.9% 28 [+] 2.4% 1,185 22 0.02%
2018 S1 39% Lou Barletta (R) 789 72.4% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 291 26.7% 10 [+] 0.9% 1,090 30 0.02%
2018 G 39% Scott Wagner (R) 693 63.9% Tom Wolf* (D) 383 35.3% 8 [+] 0.7% 1,084 23 0.02%
2016 S3 47% Pat Toomey* (R) 844 63.9% Katie McGinty (D) 361 27.3% 116 [+] 8.8% 1,321 15 0.02%
2014 G 26% Tom Corbett* (R) 395 53.6% Tom Wolf (D) 342 46.4% 0 0.0% 737 9 0.02%
*: 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