EASTTOWN ELECTION DATA & VOTING PATTERNS
November 2020 General Election Results (Influenced by Covid & Vote-By-Mail)
Despite the obstacles of the Covid-19 pandemic and learning how to vote-by-mail for the first time by some voters, 7,653 Easttown registered voters cast their ballots in record-breaking numbers for the November 2nd General Election.
Overall turnout was a remarkably high with 87% of all Easttown voters participating. The number of Easttown registered voters casting their ballot in the 2020 election increased by 1,145 voters (23%) compared to 2016. The major reasons for the increased turnout were probably due to the huge interest in the presidential election as well as over 52% of Easttown voters taking advantage of the convenience of voting by mail.
The majority of Easttown voters selected ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
- Joe Biden received 4,765 votes (62%) compared to 2,744 votes (36%) for Trump.
- Josh Shapiro (D) received 4,193 votes(57%) compared to 3,148 votes (43%) for Heather Heidelbaugh (R) in the PA Attorney General race.
- Joe Torsella (D) received 4,008 votes (55%) compared to 3,290 votes (45%) for Stacy Garrity (R) in the PA Treasurer race. Unfortunately, Torsella lost at the state level.
- Nina Ahmad (D) received 3,864 votes (53%) for 3,390 votes (47%) Timothy Defoor (R) in the PA Auditor General race. Unfortunately, Ahmad lost at the state level.
- Chrissy Houlahan (D) received 4,400 votes (58%) compared to 3,154 votes (42%) for John Emmons (R) in the US House of Representative race (6th District).
- Christine Howard (D) received 4,089 votes (55%) compared to 3,378 votes (45%) for Wendy Leland (R) in the PA State General Assembly Representative race (167th district) .
Attached are tables detailing the official 2020 General Election results updated with the final results as of November 22, 2020. Table 1 breaks out the data for the state, county and township while Table 2 breaks compares the 2020 and 2016 presidential races for Easttown Township.
TABLE 1 – Easttown 2020 General Election Results – State, County, Easttown
TABLE 2 – Easttown 2020 and 2016 Presidential Races Compared
Spring 2020 Primary Results (Influenced by Covid & Vote-By-Mail)
Despite the obstacles of Covid-19 and learning how to vote-by-mail for the first time by many voters, 1,926 Easttown registered Democrats cast their ballots in record-breaking numbers for the June 2nd Democratic Primary. Showing substantial interest in the election, the number of registered Democratic voters casting their ballot in the 2020 Primary increased by 25% compared to the 2016 Primary. Based on these results, it’s fairly certain that November’s voter turnout will also break all records.
Democratic turnout was 56% as 1,926 Democratic voters cast their ballot out of 3,412 registered Democrats which is significantly higher than the 1,547 votes or 46% turnout for the 2016 Spring Primary. Of the 1,926 Democratic ballots cast, 1,560 or 81% were cast by mail as Easttown Democratic voters strongly embraced the convenience of voting by mail.
Attached are two tables detailing the official June 2nd Democratic Primary results. The data is based on the official numbers provided by Chester County Voter Services. Table 1 breaks out the data for the state, county and township. Table 2 breaks out the data by precinct for Easttown Township.
TABLE 1 – Easttown Primary 2020 Primary Results – State, County, Easttown
TABLE 2 – Easttown Primary 2020 by Precinct
November 2019 General Election Results
Easttown Township and Chester County voters came out in record numbers to support Democratic candidates across the board for a historic Democratic sweep at the county and local level! Notable firsts at the county level include electing two Democrats as County Commissioners for the first time in modern history and Deb Ryan was the first Democrat and first woman ever elected to be County District Attorney. At the local level, Democrats Michael Wacey and Beth D’Antonio were elected for their first time to the Easttown Township Board of Supervisors, Democrat Eric Knight was re-elected as Auditor, Democrat Mary Garrett Itin was re-elected to the TE School Board, and Democrat Sue Tiede was elected for her first time to TE School Board.
In Easttown Township, out of 8,251 registered voters, 3,740 cast ballots for a strong turnout of 45.3%. In the last similar municipal election in 2015, voter turnout was 29.6%.
See the official 2019 Easttown Township results for township and school board races and see the official 2019 Easttown Township results for the Chester County races.
May 2019 Primary Results
Showing enthusiasm and a desire-for-change, Easttown and Chester County Democrats came out in impressive numbers for the May 21 Primary. The Democratic voter turnout nearly doubled from a comparable odd-year municipal primary in 2015. See Easttown Democratic May 2015 & 2019 Primary Comparisons.
In Easttown, 852 Democratic voters cast their ballots compared to only 547 Republican voters while across Chester County, there were 30,070 votes cast by Democrats compared to 26,272 by Republicans. See detailed Easttown Democratic May 2019 Primary precinct results and Chester County results.
2018 General Election Results
Easttown voters came out in record numbers for a non-presidential election. All the Democratic candidates on this year’s ballot including Bob Casey, Chrissy Houlahan, Tom Wolf, Tim Kearney and Kristine Howard won a majority of votes in Easttown Township. History was made as Chrissy Houlahan became the first Easttown resident and woman elected to the US House of Representatives.
Below is a table with the results across Easttown Township. You can also see the 2018 election results by precinct, a 2018 comparison to 2014 election by precinct, or by statewide and district wide results.
| EASTTOWN TOWNSHIP RESULTS | ||
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| Registered Voters Ballots Cast Voter Turnout (%) | 5,851 70% | |
| US Senate D – Robert Casey R – Lou Barletta | 3,461 2,279 | +1,182 — |
| US House of Representatives D – Chrissy Houlahan R – Don McCauley | 3,482 2,350 | +1,132 — |
| PA Governor D – Tom Wolf R – Scott Wagner | 3,619 2,141 | +1,478 — |
| PA Senate – 26th District D – Tim Kearney R – Tom McGarrigle | 3,130 2,691 | +439 — |
| PA Representative – 167th District D – Kristine Howard R – Duane Milne | 2,950 2,871 | +79 — |
Easttown Voter Party Affiliation
Here’s an overview of the makeup of registered voters in Easttown Township which is slowly becoming more democratic and independent.We’ll update this data after each Spring Primary.
| Registered Totals | Registered Democrats | Registered Republicans | Registered Independents |
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| 2016 Primary | 8,011 | 2,853 (35.6%) | 3,956 (49.4%) | 1,202 (15.0%) |
| 2017 Primary | 8,040 | 2,886 (35.9%) | 3,871 (48.1%) | 1,283 (16.0%) |
| 2018 Primary | 8,158 | 2,991 (36.7%) | 3,809 (46.7%) | 1,358 (16.6%) |
| 2019 Primary | 3,078 | 3,725 | Not yet available | |
| 2020 Primary | 8,407 | 3,412 (40.6%) | 3,585 (42.6%) | 1,410 (16.8%) |
Note: During the 2016 to 2020 period, Democratic registered voters increased by 19.6% while Republicans decreased by 10.3%. Independents increased by 17.3% from 2016 to 2020. Democratic PLUS Independent registered voters now account for 57.4% of Easttown registered voters in 2018.
Easttown Overall Voter Turn Out
Voter Turnout is the percentage of registered eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Major factors affecting Voter Turnout include: whether the election is a Spring primary (light blue rows) or Fall general election (white rows); the personalities and campaigns of the candidates; and whether the candidates are running at the local, state or federal level.
In Easttown, the presidential general elections have the highest Voter Turnout levels followed by the governor general elections. Typically, there is quite a drop-off for the municipal elections and primaries.
Too Many Easttown Democrats Don't Choose to Vote in Primaries!
Primary election data reveals the level of voter turnout by party (the data isn’t available for the general elections). Unfortunately, as the table below shows, many Democrats don’t make it to the polling locations for primaries. Though there is an increase in voter turnout for the general elections, many Democrats choose to stay home for the Fall elections too. Every vote counts in Easttown so please make it to the polls and help us elect Democrats at the local, county, state and federal level.
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