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West Orange township, NJ


Essex County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 48,399   ( 2,192 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.0 square miles
Population density: 4032.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:20,705 42.78% 6.5%
Black:12,72826.30% 7.5%
Indian:400.08% 50.0%
Asian:2,8595.91% 21.7%
2+ races:1,9564.04% 125.6%
Hispanic:9,54219.72% 27.4%
Total non-White:27,69457.22% 15.1%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-1,435 -3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:3,627 9.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for West Orange township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +318 D +3,272 D + 4.7%
D +3,590
2020 vs. 2012 R -431 D +5,564 D + 13.6%
D +5,133
2020 vs. 2008 R -1,148 D +6,072 D + 17.7%
D +4,924
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,466 D +2,800 D + 13.0%
D +1,334
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 71% Joe Biden (D) 20,347 77.9% Donald Trump* (R) 5,519 21.1% 237 0.9% 26,103 -20 -26 0.57%
2016 62% Hillary Clinton (D) 16,757 74.1% Donald Trump (R) 5,201 23.0% 670 3.0% 22,628 -18 -23 0.58%
2012 60% Barack Obama* (D) 15,214 71.3% Mitt Romney (R) 5,950 27.9% 164 0.8% 21,328 -13 -19 0.58%
2008 63% Barack Obama (D) 15,423 69.3% John McCain (R) 6,667 30.0% 154 0.7% 22,244 -12 -16 0.57%
2004 60% John Kerry (D) 13,535 65.0% George W. Bush* (R) 7,118 34.2% 186 0.9% 20,839 -12 -17 0.58%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, West Orange township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 20,347 77.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,519 21.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 119 0.5%
Other 118 0.5%
TOTAL 26,103
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -26


2016 President, West Orange township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 16,757 74.1%
Donald Trump (R) 5,201 23.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 230 1.0%
Other 440 1.9%
TOTAL 22,628
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -23


2012 President, West Orange township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 15,214 71.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,950 27.9%
Other 164 0.8%
TOTAL 21,328
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -19


2008 President, West Orange township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 15,423 69.3%
John McCain (R) 6,667 30.0%
Other 154 0.7%
TOTAL 22,244
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16


2004 President, West Orange township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 7,118 34.2%
John Kerry (D) 13,535 65.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 92 0.4%
Other 94 0.5%
TOTAL 20,839
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Orange township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 39% Phil Murphy* (D) 11,219 77.0% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 3,259 22.4% 100 [+] 0.7% 14,578 -25 0.56%
2020 S2 69% Cory Booker* (D) 19,853 78.1% Rik Mehta (R) 5,180 20.4% 402 [+] 1.6% 25,435 -21 0.57%
2018 S1 53% Robert Menendez* (D) 14,515 75.1% Bob Hugin (R) 4,259 22.0% 556 [+] 2.9% 19,330 -19 0.61%
2017 G 34% Phil Murphy (D) 9,714 77.6% Kim Guadagno (R) 2,598 20.8% 205 [+] 1.6% 12,517 -21 0.58%
2014 S2 33% Cory Booker* (D) 8,894 75.1% Jeffrey Bell (R) 2,748 23.2% 195 [+] 1.6% 11,837 -19 0.63%
*: 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