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Plainfield township, PA


Northampton County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 6,247   ( 109 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.8 square miles
Population density: 252.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,051 96.86% 2.8%
Black:00.00% 100.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:160.26% 42.9%
2+ races:1802.88% 309.1%
Hispanic:00.00% 100.0%
Total non-White:1963.14% 22.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:166 3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:-57 -1.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Plainfield township, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +400 R +81 D + 4.4%
D +319
2020 vs. 2012 R +878 R +774 R + 16.0%
D +104
2020 vs. 2008 R +930 R +1,032 R + 25.0%
D -102
2016 vs. 2008 R +530 R +951 R + 29.4%
D -421
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 81% Donald Trump* (R) 2,570 64.5% Joe Biden (D) 1,357 34.1% 56 1.4% 3,983 16 18 0.06%
2016 68% Donald Trump (R) 2,170 64.6% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,038 30.9% 149 4.4% 3,357 16 19 0.05%
2012 61% Mitt Romney (R) 1,692 56.8% Barack Obama* (D) 1,253 42.1% 34 1.1% 2,979 10 10 0.05%
2008 66% John McCain (R) 1,640 52.1% Barack Obama (D) 1,459 46.3% 50 1.6% 3,149 8 6 0.05%
2004 65% George W. Bush* (R) 1,700 56.6% John Kerry (D) 1,286 42.8% 18 0.6% 3,004 8 6 0.05%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 1,289 50.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,182 46.2% 88 3.4% 2,559 4 2 0.05%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,357 34.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,570 64.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 45 1.1%
Other 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,983
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 18


2016 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,038 30.9%
Donald Trump (R) 2,170 64.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 75 2.2%
Other 74 2.2%
TOTAL 3,357
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 19


2012 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,253 42.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,692 56.8%
Other 34 1.1%
TOTAL 2,979
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10


2008 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,459 46.3%
John McCain (R) 1,640 52.1%
Other 50 1.6%
TOTAL 3,149
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6


2004 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 1,700 56.6%
John Kerry (D) 1,286 42.8%
Other 18 0.6%
TOTAL 3,004
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6


2000 President, Plainfield township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,289 50.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 1,182 46.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 58 2.3%
Other 30 1.2%
TOTAL 2,559
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Plainfield township, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 62% Mehmet Oz (R) 1,905 61.8% John Fetterman (D) 1,078 34.9% 102 [+] 3.3% 3,085 15 0.06%
2022 G 62% Doug Mastriano (R) 1,787 58.1% Josh Shapiro (D) 1,227 39.9% 62 [+] 2.0% 3,076 16 0.06%
2018 S1 54% Lou Barletta (R) 1,519 57.5% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 1,085 41.1% 39 [+] 1.5% 2,643 15 0.05%
2018 G 54% Scott Wagner (R) 1,444 54.2% Tom Wolf* (D) 1,176 44.2% 43 [+] 1.6% 2,663 14 0.05%
2016 S3 66% Pat Toomey* (R) 2,105 65.1% Katie McGinty (D) 1,045 32.3% 84 [+] 2.6% 3,234 16 0.05%
2014 G 39% Tom Corbett* (R) 1,007 53.3% Tom Wolf (D) 881 46.7% 0 0.0% 1,888 8 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