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1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1996.svg/300px-Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1996.svg.png) County Results
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania was won by President Bill Clinton by a margin of 9.2%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 9.56% of the popular vote in Pennsylvania.[1]
In Pennsylvania, Bill Clinton received 49.2% of the vote, the same percentage as the national vote (when rounded to the nearest tenth). Pennsylvania was also the tipping-point state in this election. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Warren, Clinton, Westmoreland, Schuylkill, Armstrong, Columbia, Forest, and Indiana.[2]
Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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Bill Clinton (incumbent)
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666,486
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92.05%
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Lyndon LaRouche
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57,583
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7.95%
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Totals
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724,069
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Turnout: 23.00%
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Candidate
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Votes
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Percent
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Bob Dole
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435,031
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63.59%
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Patrick J. Buchanan
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123,011
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17.98%
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Steve Forbes
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55,028
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8.04%
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Other
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71,043
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10.38%
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Totals
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684,113
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Turnout: 21.64%
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1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1]
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Party
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Candidate
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Running mate
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Votes
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Percentage
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Electoral votes
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Democratic
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Bill Clinton (incumbent)
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Al Gore (incumbent)
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2,215,819
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49.17%
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23
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Republican
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Bob Dole
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Jack Kemp
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1,801,169
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39.97%
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0
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Reform
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Ross Perot
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Patrick Choate
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430,984
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9.56%
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0
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Libertarian
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Harry Browne
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Jo Jorgensen
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28,000
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0.62%
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0
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Constitution
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Howard Phillips
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Herbert Titus
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19,552
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0.43%
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0
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Natural Law
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Dr. John Hagelin
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Mike Tompkins
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5,783
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0.13%
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0
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Totals
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4,495,524
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100.00%
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23
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County
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Bill Clinton Democratic
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Bob Dole Republican
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Ross Perot Reform
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Adams
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10,774
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36.51%
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15,338
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51.98%
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3,186
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10.80%
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210
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0.71%
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-4,564
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-15.47%
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29,508
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Allegheny
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284,480
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52.82%
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204,067
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37.89%
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42,309
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7.86%
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7,759
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1.44%
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80,413
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14.93%
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538,615
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Armstrong
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11,130
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43.17%
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11,052
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42.87%
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3,452
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13.39%
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145
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0.56%
|
78
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0.30%
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25,779
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Beaver
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39,578
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53.28%
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26,048
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35.07%
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8,276
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11.14%
|
377
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0.51%
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13,530
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18.21%
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74,279
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Bedford
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5,954
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32.85%
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10,064
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55.52%
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2,041
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11.26%
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68
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0.38%
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-4,110
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-22.67%
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18,127
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Berks
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49,887
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40.99%
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56,289
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46.25%
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13,788
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11.33%
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1,754
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1.44%
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-6,402
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-5.26%
|
121,718
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Blair
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15,036
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36.95%
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21,282
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52.30%
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4,014
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9.86%
|
359
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0.88%
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-6,246
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-15.35%
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40,691
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Bradford
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7,736
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36.82%
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10,393
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49.47%
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2,712
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12.91%
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167
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0.79%
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-2,657
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-12.65%
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21,008
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Bucks
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103,313
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45.44%
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94,899
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41.74%
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24,544
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10.80%
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4,607
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2.03%
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8,414
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3.70%
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227,363
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Butler
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21,990
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36.29%
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32,038
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52.88%
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6,145
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10.14%
|
418
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0.69%
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-10,048
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-16.59%
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60,591
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Cambria
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30,391
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51.27%
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20,341
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34.32%
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7,837
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13.22%
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706
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1.19%
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10,050
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16.95%
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59,275
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Cameron
|
822
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36.84%
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1,113
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49.89%
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283
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12.68%
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13
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0.58%
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-291
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-13.05%
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2,231
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Carbon
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9,457
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47.69%
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7,193
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36.28%
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2,992
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15.09%
|
187
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0.94%
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2,264
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11.41%
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19,829
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Centre
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21,145
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45.16%
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20,935
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44.71%
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4,173
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8.91%
|
573
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1.22%
|
210
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0.45%
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46,826
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Chester
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64,783
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40.91%
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77,029
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48.64%
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14,067
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8.88%
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2,487
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1.57%
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-12,246
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-7.73%
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158,366
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Clarion
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5,954
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39.51%
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6,916
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45.89%
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2,064
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13.70%
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137
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0.91%
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-962
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-6.38%
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15,071
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Clearfield
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11,991
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41.41%
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12,987
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44.85%
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3,758
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12.98%
|
219
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0.76%
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-996
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-3.44%
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28,955
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Clinton
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5,658
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49.27%
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4,293
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37.39%
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1,424
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12.40%
|
108
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0.94%
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1,365
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11.88%
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11,483
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Columbia
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8,379
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41.13%
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8,234
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40.42%
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3,654
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17.94%
|
105
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0.52%
|
145
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0.71%
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20,372
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Crawford
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12,943
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41.16%
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14,659
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46.62%
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3,519
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11.19%
|
325
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1.03%
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-1,716
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-5.46%
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31,446
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Cumberland
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28,749
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36.40%
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43,943
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55.63%
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5,669
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7.18%
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624
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0.79%
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-15,194
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-19.23%
|
78,985
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Dauphin
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40,936
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44.03%
|
44,417
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47.78%
|
6,967
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7.49%
|
651
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0.70%
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-3,481
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-3.75%
|
92,971
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Delaware
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115,946
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49.39%
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92,628
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39.46%
|
21,883
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9.32%
|
4,291
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1.83%
|
23,318
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9.93%
|
234,748
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Elk
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5,749
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44.18%
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4,889
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37.57%
|
2,293
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17.62%
|
82
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0.63%
|
860
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6.61%
|
13,013
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Erie
|
57,508
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52.86%
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39,884
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36.66%
|
10,386
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9.55%
|
1,013
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0.93%
|
17,624
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16.20%
|
108,791
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Fayette
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26,359
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56.65%
|
14,019
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30.13%
|
5,722
|
12.30%
|
432
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0.93%
|
12,340
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26.52%
|
46,532
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Forest
|
964
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43.80%
|
902
|
40.98%
|
325
|
14.77%
|
10
|
0.45%
|
62
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2.82%
|
2,201
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Franklin
|
14,980
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33.49%
|
25,392
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56.77%
|
4,127
|
9.23%
|
231
|
0.52%
|
-10,412
|
-23.28%
|
44,730
|
Fulton
|
1,620
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33.28%
|
2,665
|
54.75%
|
554
|
11.38%
|
29
|
0.60%
|
-1,045
|
-21.47%
|
4,868
|
Greene
|
7,620
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55.47%
|
4,002
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29.14%
|
2,052
|
14.94%
|
62
|
0.45%
|
3,618
|
26.33%
|
13,736
|
Huntingdon
|
5,285
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36.46%
|
7,324
|
50.53%
|
1,813
|
12.51%
|
73
|
0.50%
|
-2,039
|
-14.07%
|
14,495
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Indiana
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13,868
|
45.35%
|
12,874
|
42.10%
|
3,674
|
12.01%
|
167
|
0.55%
|
994
|
3.25%
|
30,583
|
Jefferson
|
5,846
|
35.52%
|
8,156
|
49.56%
|
2,322
|
14.11%
|
133
|
0.81%
|
-2,310
|
-14.04%
|
16,457
|
Juniata
|
2,896
|
36.27%
|
4,128
|
51.70%
|
911
|
11.41%
|
49
|
0.61%
|
-1,232
|
-15.43%
|
7,984
|
Lackawanna
|
46,377
|
56.09%
|
26,930
|
32.57%
|
8,189
|
9.90%
|
1,185
|
1.43%
|
19,447
|
23.52%
|
82,681
|
Lancaster
|
49,120
|
31.63%
|
92,875
|
59.81%
|
11,601
|
7.47%
|
1,690
|
1.09%
|
-43,755
|
-28.18%
|
155,286
|
Lawrence
|
18,993
|
52.38%
|
13,088
|
36.10%
|
4,002
|
11.04%
|
176
|
0.49%
|
5,905
|
16.28%
|
36,259
|
Lebanon
|
14,187
|
34.83%
|
21,885
|
53.73%
|
4,235
|
10.40%
|
428
|
1.05%
|
-7,698
|
-18.90%
|
40,735
|
Lehigh
|
48,568
|
45.77%
|
45,103
|
42.51%
|
10,947
|
10.32%
|
1,492
|
1.41%
|
3,465
|
3.26%
|
106,110
|
Luzerne
|
60,174
|
51.51%
|
43,577
|
37.30%
|
12,424
|
10.64%
|
642
|
0.55%
|
16,597
|
14.21%
|
116,817
|
Lycoming
|
13,516
|
34.44%
|
21,535
|
54.88%
|
3,855
|
9.82%
|
335
|
0.85%
|
-8,019
|
-20.44%
|
39,241
|
McKean
|
5,509
|
37.05%
|
6,838
|
45.99%
|
2,350
|
15.80%
|
172
|
1.16%
|
-1,329
|
-8.94%
|
14,869
|
Mercer
|
23,003
|
50.25%
|
17,213
|
37.60%
|
5,108
|
11.16%
|
455
|
0.99%
|
5,790
|
12.65%
|
45,779
|
Mifflin
|
5,327
|
38.83%
|
6,888
|
50.21%
|
1,392
|
10.15%
|
111
|
0.81%
|
-1,561
|
-11.38%
|
13,718
|
Monroe
|
16,547
|
42.36%
|
17,326
|
44.35%
|
4,650
|
11.90%
|
542
|
1.39%
|
-779
|
-1.99%
|
39,065
|
Montgomery
|
143,664
|
48.87%
|
121,047
|
41.18%
|
24,392
|
8.30%
|
4,858
|
1.65%
|
22,617
|
7.69%
|
293,961
|
Montour
|
2,183
|
37.57%
|
2,785
|
47.93%
|
784
|
13.49%
|
59
|
1.02%
|
-602
|
-10.36%
|
5,811
|
Northampton
|
43,959
|
48.31%
|
35,726
|
39.26%
|
9,848
|
10.82%
|
1,469
|
1.61%
|
8,233
|
9.05%
|
91,002
|
Northumberland
|
13,418
|
41.41%
|
13,551
|
41.82%
|
5,173
|
15.97%
|
258
|
0.80%
|
-133
|
-0.41%
|
32,400
|
Perry
|
4,611
|
31.77%
|
8,156
|
56.19%
|
1,609
|
11.09%
|
139
|
0.96%
|
-3,545
|
-24.42%
|
14,515
|
Philadelphia
|
412,988
|
77.44%
|
85,345
|
16.00%
|
29,329
|
5.50%
|
5,615
|
1.05%
|
327,643
|
61.44%
|
533,277
|
Pike
|
5,509
|
38.68%
|
6,697
|
47.02%
|
1,873
|
13.15%
|
165
|
1.16%
|
-1,188
|
-8.34%
|
14,244
|
Potter
|
2,146
|
31.48%
|
3,714
|
54.48%
|
925
|
13.57%
|
32
|
0.47%
|
-1,568
|
-23.00%
|
6,817
|
Schuylkill
|
24,860
|
43.90%
|
22,920
|
40.47%
|
8,471
|
14.96%
|
378
|
0.67%
|
1,940
|
3.43%
|
56,629
|
Snyder
|
3,405
|
29.25%
|
6,742
|
57.91%
|
1,451
|
12.46%
|
44
|
0.38%
|
-3,337
|
-28.66%
|
11,642
|
Somerset
|
12,719
|
40.26%
|
14,735
|
46.64%
|
3,968
|
12.56%
|
169
|
0.53%
|
-2,016
|
-6.38%
|
31,591
|
Sullivan
|
1,071
|
37.47%
|
1,352
|
47.31%
|
418
|
14.63%
|
17
|
0.59%
|
-281
|
-9.84%
|
2,858
|
Susquehanna
|
5,912
|
37.81%
|
7,354
|
47.03%
|
2,266
|
14.49%
|
104
|
0.67%
|
-1,442
|
-9.22%
|
15,636
|
Tioga
|
4,961
|
34.39%
|
7,382
|
51.18%
|
1,993
|
13.82%
|
89
|
0.62%
|
-2,421
|
-16.79%
|
14,425
|
Union
|
3,658
|
31.20%
|
6,570
|
56.04%
|
1,431
|
12.21%
|
65
|
0.55%
|
-2,912
|
-24.84%
|
11,724
|
Venango
|
8,205
|
41.97%
|
8,398
|
42.96%
|
2,777
|
14.21%
|
169
|
0.86%
|
-193
|
-0.99%
|
19,549
|
Warren
|
7,291
|
42.72%
|
7,056
|
41.34%
|
2,504
|
14.67%
|
216
|
1.27%
|
235
|
1.38%
|
17,067
|
Washington
|
40,952
|
52.67%
|
27,777
|
35.73%
|
8,661
|
11.14%
|
355
|
0.46%
|
13,175
|
16.94%
|
77,745
|
Wayne
|
5,928
|
36.29%
|
8,077
|
49.45%
|
2,126
|
13.02%
|
203
|
1.24%
|
-2,149
|
-13.16%
|
16,334
|
Westmoreland
|
63,686
|
44.43%
|
62,058
|
43.30%
|
16,230
|
11.32%
|
1,355
|
0.95%
|
1,628
|
1.13%
|
143,329
|
Wyoming
|
4,049
|
38.90%
|
4,888
|
46.96%
|
1,414
|
13.59%
|
57
|
0.55%
|
-839
|
-8.06%
|
10,408
|
York
|
49,596
|
38.70%
|
65,188
|
50.87%
|
11,652
|
9.09%
|
1,720
|
1.34%
|
-15,592
|
-12.17%
|
128,156
|
Totals |
2,215,819 |
49.17% |
1,801,169 |
39.97% |
430,984 |
9.56% |
58,146 |
1.29% |
414,650 |
9.20% |
4,506,118
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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