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  Chester
County Government
  Chester Board of County Commissioners  Democratic Party Control 2 23 +33.33%
  Chester County District Attorney  Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe 1 23 +12.78%
  Chester County Controller  Margaret Reif 2 21 +4.08%
  Chester County Treasurer  Patricia Maisano 2 21 +3.67%
  Chester County Clerk of Courts  Yolanda van de Krol 2 21 +5.22%
  Chester County Coroner  Sophia Garcia-Jackson 1 21 +5.31%
  Chester County Prothonotary  Debbie Bookman 2 23 +15.16%
  Chester County Recorder of Deeds  Diane O'Dwyer 1 23 +14.71%
  Chester County Register of Wills  Michele Vaughn 2 23 +13.13%
  Chester County Sheriff  Kevin Dykes 1 23 +12.86%
Courts
 Chester County Court of Common Pleas     
City
 Coatesville    11,624
Borough
 West Chester    18,315
 Atglen     
 Avondale     
 Downingtown    7,937
 Elverson     
 Honey Brook     
 Kennett Square     
 Malvern     
 Modena     
 Oxford     
 Parkesburg     
 Phoenixville    16,382
 South Coatesville     
 Spring City     
 West Grove     
Township
 Birmingham Township     
 Caln Township     
 Charlestown Township     
 East Bradford Township     
 East Brandwine Township     
 East Caln Township     
 East Coventry Township     
 East Fallowfield Township     
 East Goshen Township     
 East Marlborough Township     
 East Nantmeal Township     
 East Nottingham Township     
 East Pikeland Township     
 East Vincent Township     
 East Whiteland Township     
 Easttown Township     
 Elk Township     
 Franklin Township     
 Highland Township     
 Honey Brook Township     
 Kennett Township     
 London Britain Township     
 London Grove Township     
 Londonderry Township     
 Lower Oxford Township     
 New Garden Township     
 New London Township     
 Newlin Township     
 North Coventry Township     
 Penn Township     
 Pennsbury Township     
 Pocopson Township     
 Sadsbury Township     
 Schuylkill Township     
 South Coventry Township     
 Thornbury Township     
 Tredyffrin Township    28,932
 Upper Oxford Township     
 Upper Uwchlan Township     
 Uwchlan Township     
 Valley Township     
 Wallace Township     
 Warwick Township     
 West Bradford Township     
 West Brandywine Township     
 West Cain Township     
 West Fallowfield Township     
 West Goshen Township     
 West Marlborough Township     
 West Nantmeal Township     
 West Nottingham Township     
 West Pikeland Township     
 West Sadsbury Township     
 West Vincent Township     
 West Whiteland Township     
 Westtown Township     
 Willistown Township     
Marketing Area
 Philadelphia, PA  *    

Sub-Races
% Of Total VotesOfficeChester WinnerYrChester Votes% of Sub% Vs. Full Race
4.81% Governor   Joshua "Josh" Shapiro 22 160,796 62.32% +5.83%
4.60% Auditor General   Nina Ahmad 20 157,951 50.82% +4.47%
4.58% Treasurer   Joseph M. Torsella 20 162,895 52.52% +4.66%
4.55% President   Joe Biden 20 182,372 57.99% +7.98%
4.73% Senate Class I   Bob Casey Jr. 18 140,138 59.20% +3.46%
4.81% Senate Class III   John K. Fetterman 22 147,559 57.20% +5.95%
79.11% PA - District 06   Chrissy Houlahan 22 152,301 58.97% +0.66%
4.12% Supreme Court Justice ('15)   Judith F. "Judy" Olson 15 41,720 17.21% +1.98%
5.13% Supreme Court Justice ('17)   Dwayne Woodruff 17 53,978 50.44% +2.72%
5.14% Supreme Court Justice ('21)   Maria McLaughlin 21 76,405 53.73% +4.18%
100.00% PA State House 013   John Adda Lawrence 22 16,325 59.35% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 026   Paul Friel 22 17,853 57.01% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 074   Dan K. Williams 22 13,289 56.23% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 155   Danielle F. Otten 22 18,604 56.83% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 156   Chris Pielli 22 18,510 59.62% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 157   Melissa Shusterman 22 21,326 61.48% +0.00%
100.00% PA State House 158   Christina D. Sappey 22 17,207 55.64% +0.00%
36.58% PA State House 160   Catherine E. Spahr 22 6,603 51.51% +3.87%
100.00% PA State House 167   Kristine C. Howard 22 19,276 59.97% +0.00%
37.89% PA State Senate 09   John Kane, Sr. 20 29,509 50.45% -1.51%
100.00% PA State Senate 19   Carolyn Comitta 20 88,996 57.48% +0.00%
76.71% PA State Senate 44   Katie Muth 22 54,027 55.40% -0.28%
5.10% Supreme Court Justice   Daniel D. McCaffrey 23 91,556 58.73% +5.45%
5.38% Superior Court Judge ('19)   Amanda Green Hawkins 19 72,024 27.18% +2.11%
4.80% Judicial Retirement Age   No 16 120,487 50.47% +1.57%
4.40% Abolish Philadelphia Traffic Court   Yes 16 72,591 67.16% +7.40%
5.33% Allow Local Taxing Authorities to Exempt Full Value of Homestead Amendment   No 17 55,522 58.37% +12.35%
3.72% Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 - Termination or Extension of Disaster Emergency Declaration   Yes 21 40,299 51.05% -2.20%
3.68% Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 - Disaster Emergency Declaration and Management   Yes 21 41,046 52.01% -1.24%
3.68% Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3 - Prohibition Against Denial or Abridgement of Equality of Rights Because of Race or Ethnicity   Yes 21 57,428 73.03% +1.54%
3.69% Statewide Referendum - Act 2020-91   Yes 21 56,689 72.42% +0.15%

County DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA Counties  
Websitehttp://dsf.chesco.org/
Established January 01, 1682
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScott³ July 18, 2011 08:43am
Description Chester County was one of the three original counties in the
Colony of Pennsylvania (the other two being
Philadelphia and Bucks), established in 1682.

Chester County has a Census 2000 population of 433,501.
This is an increase of 57,105 persons or 15.2% since 1990.
This increase is slightly less than the population change that
occurred from 1980 to 1990, when the population grew by
59,736 persons or 18.9%.

Tredyffrin Township has the largest population in Chester County (29,062).

Chester County is the 7th largest county in Pennsylvania in total population.

County Seat is West Chester, with a population of 17,861 (2000).

Coatesville is the only city in Chester County (listed 2nd in the municipalities after the county seat.)

Boroughs are listed next, followed by Townships.

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HISTORY
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RACES
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INFORMATION LINKS
Chester County Democratic Committee  Discuss
Republican Committee of Chester County  Discuss

VOTER REGISTRATION
Pty Amount % Yr Chg As Of Contributor
R 161,791 54.22% +5.79% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
D 87,697 29.39% +6.36% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
OTH 46,570 15.61% +120.11% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
LBT 1,723 0.58% +2.99% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
G 567 0.19% -0.03% Apr 01, 2004 hillman_pa
PRB 13 0.00% -1.48% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
S 13 0.00% -1.48% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
RyOk 6 0.00% -1.49% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker
COM 1 0.00% -1.51% Dec 31, 1937 Thomas Walker

DEMOGRAPHIC
Population
Race
Demographic Amount % As Of Contributor
White - Non Hispanic 471,605 84.89% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Black or African American 31,787 5.72% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Hispanic 27,289 4.91% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Asian 18,285 3.29% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Two or More Races 5,456 0.98% Jul 01, 2009 RP
American Indian and Alaska Native 945 0.17% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Pacific Islander 195 0.04% Jul 01, 2009 RP
Sex

MEDIA
Category Name
Newspaper Pottstown (PA) Mercury 
Newspaper West Chester Daily Local 
Official Party Organization Chester County Democratic Committee 
Official Party Organization Chester County Republican Committee