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Lower Merion township, PA


Montgomery County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 63,567   ( 5,742 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.6 square miles
Population density: 2692.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:48,905 76.93% 1.1%
Black:3,9926.28% 26.1%
Indian:400.06% 48.1%
Asian:5,0497.94% 44.8%
2+ races:2,8534.49% 204.2%
Hispanic:2,4113.79% 40.3%
Total non-White:14,66223.07% 55.2%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:530 1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:5,212 10.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lower Merion township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +821 D +4,111 D + 2.1%
D +4,932
2020 vs. 2012 R -3,283 D +12,605 D + 25.6%
D +9,322
2020 vs. 2008 R -2,085 D +8,917 D + 16.7%
D +6,832
2016 vs. 2008 R -2,906 D +4,806 D + 14.6%
D +1,900
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 84% Joe Biden (D) 32,838 78.6% Donald Trump* (R) 8,662 20.7% 269 0.6% 41,769 -28 -26 0.60%
2016 77% Hillary Clinton (D) 27,906 75.4% Donald Trump (R) 7,841 21.2% 1,241 3.4% 36,988 -27 -25 0.60%
2012 78% Barack Obama* (D) 23,516 65.7% Mitt Romney (R) 11,945 33.4% 330 0.9% 35,791 -13 -14 0.62%
2008 82% Barack Obama (D) 26,006 70.4% John McCain (R) 10,747 29.1% 184 0.5% 36,937 -15 -17 0.61%
2004 79% John Kerry (D) 24,262 66.7% George W. Bush* (R) 11,990 33.0% 129 0.4% 36,381 -15 -18 0.63%
2000 71% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 21,946 65.9% George W. Bush (R) 10,657 32.0% 681 2.0% 33,284 -14 -16 0.68%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 32,838 78.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 8,662 20.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 269 0.6%
TOTAL 41,769
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -28 Diff (US): -26


2016 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 27,906 75.4%
Donald Trump (R) 7,841 21.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 666 1.8%
Other 575 1.6%
TOTAL 36,988
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -25


2012 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 23,516 65.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 11,945 33.4%
Other 330 0.9%
TOTAL 35,791
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -14


2008 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 26,006 70.4%
John McCain (R) 10,747 29.1%
Other 184 0.5%
TOTAL 36,937
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17


2004 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 11,990 33.0%
John Kerry (D) 24,262 66.7%
Other 129 0.4%
TOTAL 36,381
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -18


2000 President, Lower Merion township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 10,657 32.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 21,946 65.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 556 1.7%
Other 125 0.4%
TOTAL 33,284
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lower Merion township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 72% John Fetterman (D) 27,988 77.6% Mehmet Oz (R) 7,625 21.1% 440 [+] 1.2% 36,053 -25 0.67%
2022 G 72% Josh Shapiro (D) 30,408 84.6% Doug Mastriano (R) 5,148 14.3% 368 [+] 1.0% 35,924 -27 0.67%
2018 S1 69% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 26,570 78.8% Lou Barletta (R) 6,820 20.2% 321 [+] 1.0% 33,711 -22 0.67%
2018 G 69% Tom Wolf* (D) 26,810 79.7% Scott Wagner (R) 6,547 19.5% 265 [+] 0.8% 33,622 -21 0.67%
2016 S3 77% Katie McGinty (D) 25,306 68.9% Pat Toomey* (R) 11,214 30.5% 227 [+] 0.6% 36,747 -18 0.61%
2014 G 50% Tom Wolf (D) 16,449 70.3% Tom Corbett* (R) 6,933 29.7% 0 0.0% 23,382 -15 0.67%
*: 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