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Forks township, PA


Northampton County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 16,136   ( 1,415 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.1 square miles
Population density: 1333.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:11,469 71.08% 2.6%
Black:1,4008.68% 42.3%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:1,0796.69% 69.7%
2+ races:3282.03% 36.7%
Hispanic:1,86011.53% 76.3%
Total non-White:4,66728.92% 58.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-308 -2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:1,723 14.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Forks township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +671 D +821 D + 9.0%
D +1,492
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,195 D +492 D + 4.8%
D +1,687
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,447 D +76 R + 1.2%
D +1,523
2016 vs. 2008 R +776 R +745 R + 10.2%
D +31
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 79% Joe Biden (D) 5,259 52.1% Donald Trump* (R) 4,724 46.8% 114 1.1% 10,097 -2 0 0.15%
2016 68% Donald Trump (R) 4,053 49.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,767 46.0% 362 4.4% 8,182 1 4 0.13%
2012 64% Barack Obama* (D) 3,572 49.6% Mitt Romney (R) 3,529 49.0% 100 1.4% 7,201 2 2 0.13%
2008 71% Barack Obama (D) 3,736 52.7% John McCain (R) 3,277 46.2% 73 1.0% 7,086 2 1 0.12%
2004 75% George W. Bush* (R) 3,300 55.0% John Kerry (D) 2,658 44.3% 44 0.7% 6,002 7 4 0.10%
2000 70% George W. Bush (R) 2,150 50.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,974 46.3% 138 3.2% 4,262 4 3 0.09%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 5,259 52.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 4,724 46.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 95 0.9%
Other 19 0.2%
TOTAL 10,097
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0


2016 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 3,767 46.0%
Donald Trump (R) 4,053 49.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 219 2.7%
Other 143 1.7%
TOTAL 8,182
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4


2012 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 3,572 49.6%
Mitt Romney (R) 3,529 49.0%
Other 100 1.4%
TOTAL 7,201
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2


2008 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 3,736 52.7%
John McCain (R) 3,277 46.2%
Other 73 1.0%
TOTAL 7,086
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1


2004 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 3,300 55.0%
John Kerry (D) 2,658 44.3%
Other 44 0.7%
TOTAL 6,002
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4


2000 President, Forks township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 2,150 50.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,974 46.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 110 2.6%
Other 28 0.7%
TOTAL 4,262
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forks township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 63% John Fetterman (D) 4,168 52.1% Mehmet Oz (R) 3,628 45.4% 198 [+] 2.5% 7,994 -1 0.15%
2022 G 62% Josh Shapiro (D) 4,530 56.8% Doug Mastriano (R) 3,300 41.3% 151 [+] 1.9% 7,981 0 0.15%
2018 S1 54% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 3,690 54.9% Lou Barletta (R) 2,936 43.7% 100 [+] 1.5% 6,726 1 0.13%
2018 G 55% Tom Wolf* (D) 3,886 57.4% Scott Wagner (R) 2,779 41.1% 103 [+] 1.5% 6,768 0 0.14%
2016 S3 68% Pat Toomey* (R) 4,178 50.9% Katie McGinty (D) 3,836 46.8% 187 [+] 2.3% 8,201 2 0.14%
2014 G 36% Tom Wolf (D) 2,197 52.8% Tom Corbett* (R) 1,963 47.2% 0 0.0% 4,160 2 0.12%
*: 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