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Watsontown borough, PA


Northumberland County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 1,792   ( 559 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population density: 2526.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,643 91.69% 27.8%
Black:20.11% 84.6%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:311.73% 82.4%
2+ races:321.79% 190.9%
Hispanic:844.69% 236.0%
Total non-White:1498.31% 101.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-634 -32.7
Change in Non-White pop.:75 3.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Watsontown borough, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +114 R +9 D + 7.6%
D +105
2020 vs. 2012 R +222 R +150 R + 7.1%
D +72
2020 vs. 2008 R +202 R +146 R + 7.8%
D +56
2016 vs. 2008 R +88 R +137 R + 15.4%
D -49
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 74% Donald Trump* (R) 693 64.7% Joe Biden (D) 350 32.7% 28 2.6% 1,071 16 18 0.02%
2016 53% Donald Trump (R) 579 67.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 245 28.4% 39 4.5% 863 19 21 0.01%
2012 43% Mitt Romney (R) 471 61.2% Barack Obama* (D) 278 36.2% 20 2.6% 769 15 14 0.01%
2008 43% John McCain (R) 491 61.0% Barack Obama (D) 294 36.5% 20 2.5% 805 17 15 0.01%
2004 47% George W. Bush* (R) 591 69.3% John Kerry (D) 254 29.8% 8 0.9% 853 21 19 0.01%
2000 44% George W. Bush (R) 492 63.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 268 34.5% 16 2.1% 776 17 16 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 350 32.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 693 64.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 27 2.5%
Other 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,071
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 18


2016 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 245 28.4%
Donald Trump (R) 579 67.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 3.1%
Other 12 1.4%
TOTAL 863
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 21


2012 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 278 36.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 471 61.2%
Other 20 2.6%
TOTAL 769
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14


2008 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 294 36.5%
John McCain (R) 491 61.0%
Other 20 2.5%
TOTAL 805
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 15


2004 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 591 69.3%
John Kerry (D) 254 29.8%
Other 8 0.9%
TOTAL 853
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 19


2000 President, Watsontown borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 492 63.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 268 34.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 14 1.8%
Other 2 0.3%
TOTAL 776
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 16
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watsontown borough, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 55% Mehmet Oz (R) 480 60.8% John Fetterman (D) 275 34.8% 35 [+] 4.4% 790 14 0.01%
2022 G 55% Doug Mastriano (R) 434 55.0% Josh Shapiro (D) 290 36.8% 65 [+] 8.2% 789 13 0.01%
2018 S1 44% Lou Barletta (R) 391 58.2% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 267 39.7% 14 [+] 2.1% 672 16 0.01%
2018 G 43% Scott Wagner (R) 360 54.1% Tom Wolf* (D) 283 42.6% 22 [+] 3.3% 665 13 0.01%
2016 S3 54% Pat Toomey* (R) 542 61.9% Katie McGinty (D) 269 30.7% 65 [+] 7.4% 876 13 0.01%
2014 G 26% Tom Wolf (D) 227 51.0% Tom Corbett* (R) 218 49.0% 0 0.0% 445 4 0.01%
*: 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