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Jersey City city, NJ


Hudson County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 287,899   ( 40,302 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.7 square miles
Population density: 19527.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:66,268 23.02% 24.5%
Black:57,25019.89% 3.1%
Indian:5240.18% 10.6%
Asian:73,07725.38% 25.6%
2+ races:9,8143.41% 68.2%
Hispanic:78,26327.18% 14.7%
Total non-White:221,63176.98% 14.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:13,032 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:27,270 13.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Jersey City city, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +5,327 D +4,336 R + 6.6%
D +9,663
2020 vs. 2012 R +6,912 D +7,245 R + 8.5%
D +14,157
2020 vs. 2008 R +3,503 D +8,926 R + 1.6%
D +12,429
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,824 D +4,590 D + 4.9%
D +2,766
How to interpret this table


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(Some years may be unavailable)

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 42% Joe Biden (D) 78,209 81.3% Donald Trump* (R) 17,032 17.7% 986 1.0% 96,227 -24 -29 2.11%
2016 39% Hillary Clinton (D) 68,546 82.7% Donald Trump (R) 11,705 14.1% 2,645 3.2% 82,896 -27 -32 2.12%
2012 37% Barack Obama* (D) 64,052 85.4% Mitt Romney (R) 10,120 13.5% 803 1.1% 74,975 -27 -34 2.05%
2008 42% Barack Obama (D) 65,780 82.3% John McCain (R) 13,529 16.9% 584 0.7% 79,893 -25 -29 2.06%
2004 37% John Kerry (D) 52,979 76.0% George W. Bush* (R) 16,216 23.2% 559 0.8% 69,754 -23 -27 1.93%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Jersey City city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 78,209 81.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 17,032 17.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 458 0.5%
Other 528 0.5%
TOTAL 96,227
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -29


2016 President, Jersey City city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 68,546 82.7%
Donald Trump (R) 11,705 14.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 878 1.1%
Other 1,767 2.1%
TOTAL 82,896
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -32


2012 President, Jersey City city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 64,052 85.4%
Mitt Romney (R) 10,120 13.5%
Other 803 1.1%
TOTAL 74,975
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -34


2008 President, Jersey City city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 65,780 82.3%
John McCain (R) 13,529 16.9%
Other 584 0.7%
TOTAL 79,893
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -29


2004 President, Jersey City city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 16,216 23.2%
John Kerry (D) 52,979 76.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 351 0.5%
Other 208 0.3%
TOTAL 69,754
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -27
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jersey City city, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 20% Phil Murphy* (D) 36,592 81.5% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 7,636 17.0% 692 [+] 1.5% 44,920 -29 1.72%
2020 S2 41% Cory Booker* (D) 75,512 81.2% Rik Mehta (R) 14,952 16.1% 2,560 [+] 2.8% 93,024 -25 2.09%
2018 S1 29% Robert Menendez* (D) 54,262 83.2% Bob Hugin (R) 9,025 13.8% 1,935 [+] 3.0% 65,222 -29 2.06%
2017 G 19% Phil Murphy (D) 34,659 85.6% Kim Guadagno (R) 4,837 11.9% 988 [+] 2.4% 40,484 -28 1.88%
2014 S2 14% Cory Booker* (D) 25,108 84.8% Jeffrey Bell (R) 3,835 13.0% 653 [+] 2.2% 29,596 -29 1.58%
*: 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