1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1980.svg/300px-Pennsylvania_Presidential_Election_Results_1980.svg.png) County Results
Reagan
40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
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Carter
40-50% 50-60%
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, former Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Pennsylvania by a margin of 7.11%. This result nonetheless made Pennsylvania about 2.6% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Candidate
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Votes
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Delegates
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Percent
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George H. W. Bush
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626,759
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46
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51.72%
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Ronald Reagan
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527,916
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39
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43.56%
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Howard Baker Jr.
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30,848
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0
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2.55%
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Others
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26,311
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0
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2.17%
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Totals
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1,211,834
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85
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Turnout: 55.32%
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Candidate
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Votes
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Delegates
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Percent
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Ted Kennedy
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736,954
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99
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46.04%
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Jimmy Carter (incumbent)
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732,332
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99
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45.75%
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Others
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131,534
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0
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8.22%
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Totals
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1,600,820
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198
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Turnout: 52.10%
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1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1]
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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Percentage
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Electoral votes
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Republican
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Ronald Reagan
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2,261,872
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49.59%
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27
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Democratic
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Jimmy Carter (incumbent)
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1,937,540
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42.48%
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0
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Anderson Coalition
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John Anderson
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292,921
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6.42%
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0
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Libertarian
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Edward Clark
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33,263
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0.73%
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0
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Socialist Workers
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Clifton DeBerry
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20,291
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0.44%
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0
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Consumer
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Barry Commoner
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10,430
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0.23%
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0
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Communist
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Gus Hall
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5,184
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0.11%
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0
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Totals
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4,561,501
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100.00%
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27
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County
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Ronald Reagan Republican
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Jimmy Carter Democratic
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John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition
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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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13,760
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61.42%
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7,266
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32.43%
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1,139
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5.08%
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239
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1.07%
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6,494
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28.99%
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22,404
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Allegheny
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271,850
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43.75%
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297,464
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47.87%
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38,710
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6.23%
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13,394
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2.16%
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-25,614
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-4.12%
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621,418
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Armstrong
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12,955
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47.80%
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12,718
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46.92%
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1,153
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4.25%
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278
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1.03%
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237
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0.88%
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27,104
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Beaver
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30,496
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38.23%
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43,955
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55.11%
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4,549
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5.70%
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765
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0.96%
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-13,459
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-16.88%
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79,765
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Bedford
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10,930
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66.57%
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4,950
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30.15%
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416
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2.53%
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123
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0.75%
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5,980
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36.42%
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16,419
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Berks
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60,576
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56.41%
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36,449
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33.94%
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8,863
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8.25%
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1,497
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1.39%
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24,127
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22.47%
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107,385
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Blair
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28,931
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62.41%
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15,014
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32.39%
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2,011
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4.34%
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403
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0.87%
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13,917
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30.02%
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46,359
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Bradford
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13,139
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62.97%
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6,439
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30.86%
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1,068
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5.12%
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219
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1.05%
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6,700
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32.11%
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20,865
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Bucks
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100,536
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55.49%
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59,120
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32.63%
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18,107
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9.99%
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3,401
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1.88%
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41,416
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22.86%
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181,164
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Butler
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28,821
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54.70%
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19,711
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37.41%
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3,453
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6.55%
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704
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1.34%
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9,110
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17.29%
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52,689
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Cambria
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33,072
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45.85%
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36,121
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50.08%
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2,398
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3.32%
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540
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0.75%
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-3,049
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-4.23%
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72,131
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Cameron
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1,795
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59.24%
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1,112
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36.70%
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92
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3.04%
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31
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1.02%
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683
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22.54%
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3,030
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Carbon
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10,042
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51.95%
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8,009
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41.44%
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956
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4.95%
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322
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1.67%
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2,033
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10.51%
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19,329
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Centre
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20,605
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48.33%
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15,987
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37.50%
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5,247
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12.31%
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792
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1.86%
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4,618
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10.83%
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42,631
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Chester
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73,046
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60.92%
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34,307
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28.61%
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10,911
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9.10%
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1,632
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1.36%
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38,739
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32.31%
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119,896
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Clarion
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8,812
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58.35%
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5,472
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36.24%
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678
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4.49%
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139
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0.92%
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3,340
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22.11%
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15,101
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Clearfield
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15,299
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54.27%
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11,647
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41.31%
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944
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3.35%
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302
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1.07%
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3,652
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12.96%
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28,192
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Clinton
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6,288
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52.36%
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4,842
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40.32%
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733
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6.10%
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147
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1.22%
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1,446
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12.04%
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12,010
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Columbia
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12,426
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53.30%
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9,449
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40.53%
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1,197
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5.13%
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241
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1.03%
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2,977
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12.77%
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23,313
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Crawford
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16,552
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53.55%
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11,778
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38.11%
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2,095
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6.78%
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484
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1.57%
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4,774
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15.44%
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30,909
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Cumberland
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41,152
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61.18%
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19,789
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29.42%
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5,437
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8.08%
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882
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1.31%
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21,363
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31.76%
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67,260
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Dauphin
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44,039
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56.18%
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27,252
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34.77%
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6,034
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7.70%
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1,062
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1.35%
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16,787
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21.41%
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78,387
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Delaware
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143,282
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55.78%
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88,314
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34.38%
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20,907
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8.14%
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4,356
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1.70%
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54,968
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21.40%
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256,859
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Elk
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7,175
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52.49%
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5,898
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43.15%
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472
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3.45%
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124
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0.91%
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1,277
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9.34%
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13,669
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Erie
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48,918
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47.42%
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45,946
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44.54%
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6,349
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6.15%
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1,949
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1.89%
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2,972
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2.88%
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103,162
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Fayette
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19,252
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38.99%
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27,963
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56.62%
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1,348
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2.73%
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820
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1.66%
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-8,711
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-17.63%
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49,383
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Forest
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1,206
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56.12%
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819
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38.11%
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93
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4.33%
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31
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1.44%
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387
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18.01%
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2,149
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Franklin
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22,716
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61.83%
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12,061
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32.83%
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1,724
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4.69%
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240
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0.65%
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10,655
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29.00%
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36,741
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Fulton
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2,740
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64.90%
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1,342
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31.79%
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107
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2.53%
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33
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0.78%
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1,398
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33.11%
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4,222
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Greene
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5,336
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37.79%
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8,193
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58.02%
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450
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3.19%
|
142
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1.01%
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-2,857
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-20.23%
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14,121
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Huntingdon
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8,140
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58.44%
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5,094
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36.57%
|
567
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4.07%
|
127
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0.91%
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3,046
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21.87%
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13,928
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Indiana
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15,607
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49.62%
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13,828
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43.97%
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1,708
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5.43%
|
308
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0.98%
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1,779
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5.65%
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31,451
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Jefferson
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9,628
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57.38%
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6,296
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37.53%
|
687
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4.09%
|
167
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1.00%
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3,332
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19.85%
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16,778
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Juniata
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4,139
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57.80%
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2,696
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37.65%
|
280
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3.91%
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46
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0.64%
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1,443
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20.15%
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7,161
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Lackawanna
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44,242
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46.35%
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45,257
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47.42%
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4,209
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4.41%
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1,739
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1.82%
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-1,015
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-1.07%
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95,447
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Lancaster
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79,963
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67.25%
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30,026
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25.25%
|
7,442
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6.26%
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1,466
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1.23%
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49,937
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42.00%
|
118,897
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Lawrence
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18,404
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45.77%
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19,506
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48.51%
|
1,908
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4.74%
|
395
|
0.98%
|
-1,102
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-2.74%
|
40,213
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Lebanon
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24,495
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68.99%
|
8,281
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23.32%
|
2,314
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6.52%
|
417
|
1.17%
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16,214
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45.67%
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35,507
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Lehigh
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50,782
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52.91%
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34,827
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36.28%
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8,977
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9.35%
|
1,399
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1.46%
|
15,955
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16.63%
|
95,985
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Luzerne
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67,822
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50.21%
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59,976
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44.40%
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4,947
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3.66%
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2,335
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1.73%
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7,846
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5.81%
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135,080
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Lycoming
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23,415
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57.74%
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14,609
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36.02%
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2,034
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5.02%
|
495
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1.22%
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8,806
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21.72%
|
40,553
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McKean
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9,229
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60.85%
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5,064
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33.39%
|
661
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4.36%
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212
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1.40%
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4,165
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27.46%
|
15,166
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Mercer
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22,372
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48.54%
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19,716
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42.78%
|
3,247
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7.04%
|
755
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1.64%
|
2,656
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5.76%
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46,090
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Mifflin
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7,541
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55.78%
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5,226
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38.65%
|
578
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4.28%
|
175
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1.29%
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2,315
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17.13%
|
13,520
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Monroe
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12,357
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55.44%
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7,551
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33.88%
|
1,967
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8.82%
|
414
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1.86%
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4,806
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21.56%
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22,289
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Montgomery
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156,996
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57.81%
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84,289
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31.04%
|
26,133
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9.62%
|
4,135
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1.52%
|
72,707
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26.77%
|
271,553
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Montour
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3,399
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55.76%
|
2,272
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37.27%
|
375
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6.15%
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50
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0.82%
|
1,127
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18.49%
|
6,096
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Northampton
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35,787
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47.07%
|
31,920
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41.98%
|
6,823
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8.97%
|
1,507
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1.98%
|
3,867
|
5.09%
|
76,037
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Northumberland
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20,608
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56.79%
|
13,750
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37.89%
|
1,515
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4.17%
|
417
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1.15%
|
6,858
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18.90%
|
36,290
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Perry
|
8,026
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63.70%
|
3,681
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29.22%
|
717
|
5.69%
|
175
|
1.39%
|
4,345
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34.48%
|
12,599
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Philadelphia
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244,108
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33.99%
|
421,253
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58.66%
|
42,967
|
5.98%
|
9,772
|
1.36%
|
-177,145
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-24.67%
|
718,100
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Pike
|
5,249
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65.83%
|
2,132
|
26.74%
|
452
|
5.67%
|
140
|
1.76%
|
3,117
|
39.09%
|
7,973
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Potter
|
4,073
|
61.07%
|
2,299
|
34.47%
|
225
|
3.37%
|
72
|
1.08%
|
1,774
|
26.60%
|
6,669
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Schuylkill
|
36,273
|
55.83%
|
24,968
|
38.43%
|
3,079
|
4.74%
|
649
|
1.00%
|
11,305
|
17.40%
|
64,969
|
Snyder
|
7,634
|
72.08%
|
2,418
|
22.83%
|
451
|
4.26%
|
88
|
0.83%
|
5,216
|
49.25%
|
10,591
|
Somerset
|
17,729
|
58.21%
|
11,695
|
38.40%
|
815
|
2.68%
|
216
|
0.71%
|
6,034
|
19.81%
|
30,455
|
Sullivan
|
1,676
|
57.75%
|
1,074
|
37.01%
|
130
|
4.48%
|
22
|
0.76%
|
602
|
20.74%
|
2,902
|
Susquehanna
|
8,994
|
61.23%
|
4,660
|
31.72%
|
786
|
5.35%
|
249
|
1.70%
|
4,334
|
29.51%
|
14,689
|
Tioga
|
8,770
|
63.33%
|
4,273
|
30.85%
|
664
|
4.79%
|
142
|
1.03%
|
4,497
|
32.48%
|
13,849
|
Union
|
6,798
|
66.28%
|
2,687
|
26.20%
|
628
|
6.12%
|
143
|
1.39%
|
4,111
|
40.08%
|
10,256
|
Venango
|
11,547
|
56.04%
|
7,800
|
37.86%
|
1,015
|
4.93%
|
242
|
1.17%
|
3,747
|
18.18%
|
20,604
|
Warren
|
9,165
|
57.37%
|
5,560
|
34.81%
|
922
|
5.77%
|
327
|
2.05%
|
3,605
|
22.56%
|
15,974
|
Washington
|
32,532
|
39.66%
|
45,295
|
55.23%
|
3,413
|
4.16%
|
778
|
0.95%
|
-12,763
|
-15.57%
|
82,018
|
Wayne
|
8,468
|
67.48%
|
3,375
|
26.90%
|
496
|
3.95%
|
209
|
1.67%
|
5,093
|
40.58%
|
12,548
|
Westmoreland
|
63,140
|
45.06%
|
68,627
|
48.97%
|
5,985
|
4.27%
|
2,387
|
1.70%
|
-5,487
|
-3.91%
|
140,139
|
Wyoming
|
5,919
|
64.57%
|
2,766
|
30.17%
|
384
|
4.19%
|
98
|
1.07%
|
3,153
|
34.40%
|
9,167
|
York
|
61,098
|
59.96%
|
33,406
|
32.79%
|
5,779
|
5.67%
|
1,608
|
1.58%
|
27,692
|
27.17%
|
101,891
|
Totals |
2,261,872 |
49.59% |
1,937,540 |
42.48% |
292,921 |
6.42% |
69,168 |
1.52% |
324,332 |
7.11% |
4,561,501
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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