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Bethlehem township, PA


Northampton County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 25,851   ( 2,121 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Population density: 1792.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:18,705 72.36% 3.8%
Black:1,2114.68% 16.3%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:1,4785.72% 40.4%
2+ races:6582.55% 140.1%
Hispanic:3,58613.87% 92.3%
Total non-White:7,14627.64% 66.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-730 -3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:2,851 14.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Bethlehem township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +936 D +1,413 D + 9.7%
D +2,349
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,575 D +850 D + 5.1%
D +2,425
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,839 D +209 R + 0.4%
D +2,048
2016 vs. 2008 R +903 R +1,204 R + 10.1%
D -301
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 77% Joe Biden (D) 8,297 52.5% Donald Trump* (R) 7,279 46.1% 225 1.4% 15,801 -3 -1 0.23%
2016 65% Donald Trump (R) 6,343 49.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 5,948 46.4% 538 4.2% 12,829 1 4 0.21%
2012 62% Barack Obama* (D) 5,872 50.1% Mitt Romney (R) 5,704 48.7% 137 1.2% 11,713 2 1 0.20%
2008 66% Barack Obama (D) 6,249 52.7% John McCain (R) 5,440 45.9% 165 1.4% 11,854 2 0 0.20%
2004 42% George W. Bush* (R) 3,663 52.1% John Kerry (D) 3,305 47.0% 57 0.8% 7,025 4 1 0.12%
2000 59% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,603 49.5% George W. Bush (R) 4,369 47.0% 320 3.4% 9,292 1 -1 0.19%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 8,297 52.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 7,279 46.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 183 1.2%
Other 42 0.3%
TOTAL 15,801
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1


2016 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 5,948 46.4%
Donald Trump (R) 6,343 49.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 292 2.3%
Other 246 1.9%
TOTAL 12,829
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4


2012 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,872 50.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,704 48.7%
Other 137 1.2%
TOTAL 11,713
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1


2008 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 6,249 52.7%
John McCain (R) 5,440 45.9%
Other 165 1.4%
TOTAL 11,854
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0


2004 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 3,663 52.1%
John Kerry (D) 3,305 47.0%
Other 57 0.8%
TOTAL 7,025
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1


2000 President, Bethlehem township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,369 47.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,603 49.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 235 2.5%
Other 85 0.9%
TOTAL 9,292
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bethlehem township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 60% John Fetterman (D) 6,647 54.0% Mehmet Oz (R) 5,316 43.2% 341 [+] 2.8% 12,304 -3 0.23%
2022 G 60% Josh Shapiro (D) 7,205 58.8% Doug Mastriano (R) 4,790 39.1% 261 [+] 2.1% 12,256 -3 0.23%
2018 S1 52% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,787 55.0% Lou Barletta (R) 4,574 43.5% 163 [+] 1.5% 10,524 1 0.21%
2018 G 53% Tom Wolf* (D) 6,152 58.3% Scott Wagner (R) 4,242 40.2% 156 [+] 1.5% 10,550 0 0.21%
2016 S3 65% Pat Toomey* (R) 6,751 52.8% Katie McGinty (D) 5,783 45.2% 262 [+] 2.0% 12,796 4 0.21%
2014 G 34% Tom Wolf (D) 3,523 54.0% Tom Corbett* (R) 3,007 46.0% 0 0.0% 6,530 1 0.19%
*: 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